I am *so* into the TV show The Good Place. I love it when screenwriters can pull off something with such pinpoint precise structure and dialogue. It\u2019s one of those pieces of media that you occasionally see, and think, \u201cDamn, I wish I\u2019d written that.\u201d I think I\u2019d be really terrible at writing for TV, actually. So it\u2019s a good thing that I didn\u2019t write it.<\/p>\n
The Good Place (if you don\u2019t know) is a comedy show that takes place in the afterlife. It tackles philosophy in a way I haven\u2019t seen on TV before. The show contains a set of scenarios that invites the reader to ask, \u201cWhat is morality?\u201d Like the actual literature, it refuses a simple answer. It overtly discusses many of the complex (and sometimes overly simplified) answers that philosophers have come up with.<\/p>\n
I really respect media that can be both informative and entertaining. I never feel like The Good Place is preaching to me, but it polishes up\/builds my knowledge of philosophy. It does another thing I really like also–the writers\u2019 passion for the subject comes through so boldly that it makes me care about the subject, too, even if it\u2019s not something I\u2019m natively interested in. (The TV show Slings & Arrows does this with some Shakespeare tragedies; the writers\u2019 love just saturates it.)<\/p>\n
I watch a lot of TV because I\u2019m addicted to narratives, but when I read anything in prose, my work brain kicks in. TV avoids the work brain. I usually judge TV with lower standards than prose, because I consume so much of it, but The Good Place is just awesome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am *so* into the TV show The Good Place. I love it when screenwriters can pull off something with such pinpoint precise structure and dialogue. It’s one of those pieces of media that you occasionally see, and think, “Damn, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading