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| Topic | I don't get The Good Place and I need help |
| Peridiam 11/26/18 4:02:30 AM #1: | Its got rave reviews, I can barely find a dissenting opinion. I feel like Im going crazy trying to understand the appeal. This show is from the same guy who created P&R, yet Im 4 episodes into TGP and I havent laughed once. Not even once! WTF. I cant find whats good about it. I looooove P&R, possibly my favorite show. The creators Black Mirror episode is also one of my favorite BM episodes, if not my favorite. The guy can create excellence! My issues with TGP: - Everything is super corny. It feels like the shows dialogue is of a similar vein to fart jokes. Im trying to find the wit, the cleverness. Ive reasoned that the show isnt trying to be clever, but I also just dont see the humor, because... - The dialog feels forced, kinda hollow. More like actors reading their lines then being in-character. I dont believe them. Its like theyre aliens intending to be charming, but almost intentionally unfunny. Was that a joke? I ask myself. I think they were trying, but it was rather obvious and kinda flat that Im not sure. Forcefully over the top. Including Kristen Bell who is the outsider looking in within the plot. I was hoping she might give me a reprieve from the weird interactions between everyone else, but she might be the worst offender after 4 episodes. To those who like the show, what did you like about it through the first 4 episodes? What am I missing? I feel like Ive slipped into an alternate dimension where Ive lost a sense of humor, yet there I go rewatching P&R, The Office, Arrested Development, etc. being thoroughly amused. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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