Likely the accountants were involved in the decision, it's just that the episode is focused on the Medium Place itself and the accountants hadn't been introduced yet. [70][73] Andrew P. Street of The Guardian wrote that "moral philosophy is the beating heart of the program" and that the show "made philosophy seem cool. Morality is also created in Michael not through Chidi's lessons, which Michael uses as a means of torture, but rather through the relationships he develops with the characters. On March 3, 2016, Manny Jacinto was revealed to have been cast as a "sweet and good-natured Jason" whose "dream is to make a living as a DJ in Southern Florida". After all, they use “years” to measure it, when time in the afterlife is measured in Jeremy Bearemies. How can I safely install applications which aren't distributed via the Mac App Store? They ultimately determine they are entirely incompatible and thus come to the conclusion that "hell is other people". Step in direction of roundhouse kick to inner thigh? Several cast members have received awards for their performances on the show. Factory. [4] She has also appeared in films The Back-up Plan (2010), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Downsizing (2017), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). [85][86], The second philosophical inspiration of The Good Place is the question of whether studying moral philosophy can have a direct effect on how moral one can be. Role During its run, The Good Place received many awards and nominations. [60], The editors of TV Guide placed The Good Place second among the top ten picks for the most anticipated new shows of the 2016–17 season. 1 In Total Viewers, NBC Tops Demo; 'Big Bang Theory' Most Watched Series", "100 Most-Watched TV Shows of 2019-20: Winners and Losers", "Our 10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows of Fall 2016", "The Complicated Morality of The Good Place", "How 'The Good Place' Became an Antihero Antidote", "How 'The Good Place' Goes Beyond 'The Trolley Problem, "The Good Place: How a sitcom made philosophy seem cool", "Talking to a Philosopher About 'The Good Place, "How 'The Good Place' Turned into the Smartest, Funniest Sitcom on TV", "The good places: The uncommonly decent TV worlds of Michael Schur", "The 50 best TV shows of 2017: No 8 The Good Place", "The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century", "Best of 2016: Television Critic Top Ten Lists", "Best of 2017: Television Critic Top Ten Lists", "Best of 2018: Television Critic Top Ten Lists", "How The Good Place taught moral philosophy to its characters – and its creators", "How a UCLA philosophy professor helped construct 'The Good Place, "The Good Place was groundbreaking TV.