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Finished The Good Place yesterday. What a good show. (sopuli.xyz)

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Top quality show for me.

relatable and interesting characters
original setting
good humor
4 seasons with a satisfying ending

Definitely recommend

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[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The show is also almost like an intro to philosophy.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Well....Who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?

Plato.

I didn't have high hopes for this show going in but I was extremely pleased. The jokes were clever and the story telling was clean.

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

I agree, I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I did

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Michael Schur wrote a book called “How to be Perfect”, which is literally an intro philosophy book and explains how (and why) he incorporated different philosophical perspectives into the show.

[–] Zeroc00l@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Would you recommend it as an intro, or is it more focused on his work/the good place?

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

It’s definitely a real philosophy primer - the usual suspects (Aristotle, Kant, the utilitarianists, etc) are covered in an accessible way and couched in pop culture. But there are some spoilers if you haven’t watched the show.