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NBC gave Michael Schur total freedom. So the TV impresario made a sitcom that’s also a profound work of philosophy. Kristen Bell, the center of ‘‘The Good Place’’ universe.
May 24, 2021 · Mike Schur is the former showrunner for the NBC series “The Good Place.” His book, “How to Be Perfect,” will be published next year. Todd May is serving as philosophical adviser for the book.
Feb 3, 2022 · Michael Schur created NBC's "The Good Place," the acclaimed sitcom about how to become a better person, even after death. His latest project expands on that quest.
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Jun 20, 2023 · The Good Place creator Michael Schur utilized moral ethics in the popular NBC comedy - and positively influenced the style of TV sitcoms.
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Schur’s comedy, about a group of recently deceased humans trying to become better people so they can get into heaven, is built around elements far more complicated than most sitcoms. “Mostly what you get in comedy are tropes,” Schur said. “You get caricatures, like ‘This is a dumb guy. This is the charming lead. This is the uptight person’ — whatev...
Publications like Vox and The Guardian are digging deeper into the philosophical discussions raised on “The Good Place.” YouTube videos are being made to explain things further, and even those hoity-toity institutionsare using the sitcom to better educate the masses. Like plenty of significant pop culture before it, the show is becoming a tool for ...
Still, all of that study for “The Good Place,” all of that time in a room with “really smart people who have really interesting views,” all of that effort put into answering what it means to be a good person adds up to this: Michael Schur has a theory for the meaning of life. “To me, the meaning of life is to try to be a better person today than yo...
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Mar 7, 2017 · NBC has renewed The Good Place for a second season, which means we’ll see more of Michael’s evil ways, Schur says: “The fun part of the last half of the finale for me was, you got to see ...
Apr 9, 2020 · Michael Schur, creator of NBC’s hit comedy "The Good Place," helps us understand what we owe to each other — especially during a crisis.
