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| Topic | I don't get The Good Place and I need help |
| Peridiam 11/26/18 5:43:33 AM #6: | To me, Nosedive felt intentionally forced. The characters felt alien and distant, but it was an effect of the technology. I was enamored with the premise. A lot of Black Mirror gives me that 'alien' vibe with its characters though. The Good Place feels like it's trying to be funny. It's over the top in its delivery, yeah, but nothing they say is very clever or smart. It has a compelling premise too - such as in EP4 with the 'favorite meal' at the dinner bit, but then it devolves into a scene about Jason being a monk with robotic dialogue on the side, Kristen Bell destroying a cake, etc. A sink hole opens and the dude is hanging on inside it and then we get this cheesy bit about his favorite soup being stored in the fridge. I get what they're trying to do here, but it's so obvious, in your face, and delivered like being read off a script. But it's like this with just about everything (so far)! --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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