I am a professional philosopher and The Good Place is my favorite tv show ever. Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go put the Peeps in the chili pot (and add some M&Ms)

I’ve only talked to profs who loved it.

most of the philosophers I've spoken to about it have loved it, and the ones who didn't like it were grumpy cynical types who hate everything anyway

I also loved it (albeit it was a love that slightly diminished over the last two seasons), and when it was on I lived with two other philosophers who also loved it

The philosopher in my life loved it, but thought it was unrealistic that Chidi's views were so unformed at his assistant-professor stage of life.

😅 I for one am not grumpy or cynical. As evidence, I present to the jury the fact that I'm currently doing a Moone Boy rewatch!

Seconding Hane’s assessment. This is also my experience.

Yeah, that’s my experience too.

Every philosopher I have talked to about it loves it. Without exception.

I guess I'm an exception then 😅 I just didn't personally find it that funny overall though, nothing in particular to do with Chidi's character.

Also my experience - I haven't encountered any haters (and I was a fan myself)

Huh. I thought I was in the minority

For example

I'm part of an unnaturally cool and chill dept at SUNY Albany, so take my anecdotal evidence with a grain of salt; but there's universal love from what I've come across in my long grad career. And also, as a comedy expert, it's a Mike fucking Schur show. He's a legend.

if the claim is "professionals hate it because it gets it right" you cannot cite me as your evidence

Ha! No, I was just citing you as evidence that philosophers don't like the good place

o7 o7

Echoing a wise man, ""I've met a philosopher who hated x" is true for all x". The overwhelming majority of philosophers I've talked to about Good Place have liked it a lot. I can only think of two who said they didn't.

The Good Place is incredible.