The Good Place

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2016
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 306 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 257 out of 306
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 306
  3. Negative: 22 out of 306
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  1. finnigan37
    Jan 5, 2017
    3
    I had high hopes for this show and have watched every episode. Unfortunately, it is not very funny. The premise is already growing tired and the characters are just kind of boring. The best you get out of The Good Place is one or two mild chuckles per episode. Honestly, has this show ever inspired an out-of-control belly laugh? Probably not.
  2. Ripandread
    Sep 27, 2016
    1
    I can sum up this show in one word: DUMB.

    There was nothing entertaining at all during the premier episode. Ted Danson's character came off as some TV pitchman for a used car dealership. My prediction: This show will go to Heck before Xmas
  3. angelfire5h
    Sep 21, 2016
    1
    I love comedy and was thinking this would be an interesting show with all the good actors it has in it. It was a JOKE! An insult to my intelligence..how STUPID! Will be deleting this..
  4. Singabob
    Sep 22, 2016
    1
    It shouldn't be so hard to follow or understand a comedy show, let alone its concept. This isn't clever or even challenging, its annoying and unlikeable. These folks are apparently in a form of "purgatory" because they can't carry a comedy show...and is my bet for the first cancellation of the season.
  5. cigarking
    Sep 21, 2016
    0
    Probably one of the most moronic shows I have ever watched. The entire premise is lost on me. Switched channels 20 minutes into it. Never again.
    I can understand Kristin Bell grabbing this job. Anything is better than doing shampoo commercials. But Ted Danson coming off a hit and then into this piece of crap. Won't do much for his career.
    I give it 3-4 weeks then this garbage will    Probably one of the most moronic shows I have ever watched. The entire premise is lost on me. Switched channels 20 minutes into it. Never again.
    I can understand Kristin Bell grabbing this job. Anything is better than doing shampoo commercials. But Ted Danson coming off a hit and then into this piece of crap. Won't do much for his career.
    I give it 3-4 weeks then this garbage will be in the can for good.    … Expand
  6. BellaSwan1992
    Apr 15, 2018
    0
    Unfunny, bland, formulaic, puerile bugman "comedy". Despite nominally being a show about moral behavior and its consequences, manages to have less to say about it than an average episode of Seinfeld. The characters are all flat, dull, and unlikable (and not in a funny, transgressive way), the plot is predictable sitcom melodramas and mixups, and the entire premise is frankly just dumb andUnfunny, bland, formulaic, puerile bugman "comedy". Despite nominally being a show about moral behavior and its consequences, manages to have less to say about it than an average episode of Seinfeld. The characters are all flat, dull, and unlikable (and not in a funny, transgressive way), the plot is predictable sitcom melodramas and mixups, and the entire premise is frankly just dumb and poorly realized, since the writers have a very weird, narrow, and trite idea of what "moral excellence" looks like (apparently it mostly means working for nonprofits).… Expand
  7. nautico
    Sep 20, 2016
    0
    What a goofy show. It tries hard to be surreal, clever, and amusing, but fails on all counts. Bell is easy on the eyes and Danson is as competent as usual, but that's it. I can't believe the positive reviews and trust this turkey will meet its demise before Thanksgiving.
  8. Bgrod
    Sep 19, 2016
    0
    Forkin' awful. High concept mess that tries way, way too hard to be absurd and different but the humor went missing. This make You, Me and the Apocalypse seem brilliant. Seriously, what is wrong with the critics falling all over themselves praising this turkey? Must be the Parks and Rec creator lineage. The Good Place is one of the worst shows I have seen. Shockingly bad. Too badForkin' awful. High concept mess that tries way, way too hard to be absurd and different but the humor went missing. This make You, Me and the Apocalypse seem brilliant. Seriously, what is wrong with the critics falling all over themselves praising this turkey? Must be the Parks and Rec creator lineage. The Good Place is one of the worst shows I have seen. Shockingly bad. Too bad that great talents like Bell and Danson are completely squandered.… Expand
  9. ED2664422
    Sep 22, 2016
    1
    What the FRACK WERE THEY THINKING 30 MINUTES OF MY LIFE I WILL NEVER GET BACK i did not care for any of the characters and i like ted, cancelled cancelled cancelled cancelled do the merciful thing
  10. Synycom
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    Couldn’t be less funny. Must be for the ultra politically correct snowflake of snowflakes.
  11. capraesque
    Jan 15, 2018
    1
    I have enjoyed many movies set in 'heaven' such as Defending Your Life and Heaven Can Wait. And the good versus evil of Capra, Preston Sturgess movies et al. But I find this, irritating, and one dimensional. It's like watching a pantomime. I know the main character is supposed to be annoying, but it's so much so I can't watch. It's a miss for me.
  12. tvmaven
    Mar 11, 2019
    2
    Typical network sitcom drivel. Tepid jokes, performed with a perfunctory speed to make the 22 minute mark. If critics gave it high reviews its because when it comes to networks the pickings are slim so in comparison it's somewhat better than the other sitcoms.

Awards & Rankings

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#45 Best TV Season of 2016
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#16 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 23, 2016
    80
    The first five episodes propel the story with so many surprises and calamitous cliffhangers that even nonbelievers might want to check the out-of-this-world Place out. [26 Sep 2016-2 Oct 2016, p.17]
  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Nisen
    Sep 20, 2016
    80
    A series pilot has to walk a rather tricky line of setting up a series premise, giving a hint of things to come, and, you know, being entertaining. As far as pilots go, NBC's The Good Place (from Parks and Creation co-creator Michael Schur) hits it out of the park with all of the above-not to mention some honest to goodness earned laughter.
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  3. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Sep 19, 2016
    83
    The first episode starts out whimsical and veers into freakish by the end, but I'm already invested in seeing where it goes from there.
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