<s>
Although	O
the	O
plot	O
evolves	O
significantly	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
premise	O
follows	O
Eleanor	O
Shellstrop	O
(	O
Kristen	O
Bell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
welcomed	O
after	B-Application
her	I-Application
death	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
,	O
a	O
highly	O
selective	O
Heaven-like	O
utopia	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
run	O
by	O
afterlife	B-Application
"	O
architect	O
"	O
Michael	O
(	O
Ted	O
Danson	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
her	O
righteous	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
centered	O
on	O
an	O
afterlife	B-Application
in	O
which	O
humans	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
the	O
Bad	O
Place	O
"	O
after	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
humans	O
are	O
assigned	O
a	O
numerical	O
score	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
morality	O
of	O
their	O
conduct	O
in	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
those	O
with	O
the	O
very	O
highest	O
scores	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
enjoy	O
eternal	O
happiness	O
with	O
their	O
every	O
wish	O
granted	O
,	O
guided	O
by	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
named	O
Janet	O
;	O
all	O
others	O
experience	O
an	O
eternity	O
of	O
torture	O
in	O
the	O
Bad	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
's	O
failures	O
result	O
in	O
him	O
being	O
blackmailed	O
by	O
another	O
demon	B-Operating_System
who	O
wants	O
his	O
job	O
,	O
so	O
Michael	O
convinces	O
the	O
humans	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
fool	O
his	O
boss	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
passage	O
to	O
the	O
real	O
Good	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Michael	O
sees	O
that	O
humans	O
can	O
improve	O
their	O
goodness	O
after	O
they	O
die	O
,	O
he	O
appeals	O
their	O
case	O
to	O
the	O
eternal	O
Judge	O
,	O
who	O
rules	O
that	O
the	O
humans	O
may	O
be	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
lives	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
memory	O
of	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
,	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
prove	O
their	O
moral	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
learn	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
,	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
help	O
others	O
improve	O
their	O
moral	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
year-long	O
experiment	O
eventually	O
proves	O
that	O
humans	O
can	O
show	O
moral	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
institutes	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
whereby	O
deceased	O
humans	O
will	O
earn	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
by	O
passing	O
tests	O
of	O
moral	O
development	O
;	O
and	O
then	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
becoming	O
numbed	O
by	O
the	O
ennui	O
of	O
eternal	O
bliss	O
,	O
humans	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
exit	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
and	O
peacefully	O
end	O
their	O
afterlife	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
,	O
Jason	O
,	O
Chidi	O
,	O
and	O
Eleanor	O
eventually	O
choose	O
to	O
exit	O
;	O
Tahani	O
becomes	O
a	O
designer	O
of	O
afterlife	B-Application
environments	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
live	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
are	O
"	O
Bad	O
Janet	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Bad	O
Place	O
counterpart	O
specifically	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
to	O
respond	O
to	O
residents	O
in	O
an	O
inappropriate	O
and	O
impolite	O
manner	O
;	O
"	O
Neutral	O
Janet	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
impartial	O
,	O
robotic	O
version	O
of	O
Janet	O
that	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
Accountant	O
's	O
Office	O
;	O
"	O
Disco	O
Janet	O
"	O
who	O
is	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
lot	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
"	O
Janet(s )	O
"	O
,	O
Janet-versions	O
of	O
Eleanor	O
,	O
Chidi	O
,	O
Tahani	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first-season	O
finale	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
tricking	O
the	O
four	O
humans	O
all	O
along	O
and	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
torturing	O
them	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
later	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
and	O
befriends	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiya	O
Sircar	O
as	O
Vicky	O
,	O
a	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
who	O
portrays	O
the	O
"	O
real	O
Eleanor	O
Shellstrop	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
Eleanor	O
supposedly	O
stole	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Michael	O
places	O
her	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
introducing	O
the	O
other	O
demons	B-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
revised	O
afterlife	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Scott	O
as	O
Trevor	O
,	O
a	O
cruel	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
who	O
bullies	O
the	O
main	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Guldan	O
as	O
Chris	O
Baker	O
,	O
a	O
muscular	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
assigned	O
as	O
Eleanor	O
's	O
soulmate	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jama	O
Williamson	O
as	O
Val	O
,	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
and	O
Shawn	O
's	O
secretary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	O
Okuda	O
as	O
Gayle	O
,	O
a	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Good	O
Place	O
resident	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Jessica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Berg	O
as	O
Chuck	O
,	O
a	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Good	O
Place	O
resident	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Gunnar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bambadjan	O
Bamba	O
as	O
Bambadjan	O
,	O
a	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
lawyer	O
in	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
more	O
cunning	O
of	O
Shawn	O
's	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Siegal	O
as	O
Glenn	O
,	O
a	O
Bad	O
Place	O
demon	B-Operating_System
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cheerfully	O
dopey	O
Good	O
Place	O
resident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
few	O
demons	B-Operating_System
to	O
show	O
actual	O
concern	O
for	O
another	O
being	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
blows	O
up	O
in	O
"	O
Tinker	O
,	O
Tailor	O
,	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
,	O
Spy	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
Michael	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
reconstitute	O
himself	O
with	O
time	O
,	O
having	O
to	O
relive	O
the	O
life	O
cycle	O
of	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maribeth	O
Monroe	O
as	O
Mindy	O
St.	O
Claire	O
,	O
a	O
deceased	O
corporate	O
lawyer	O
and	O
addict	O
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
founding	O
a	O
charity	O
she	O
had	O
planned	O
during	O
a	O
cocaine	B-Application
high	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charity	O
generated	O
enough	O
good	O
points	O
after	B-Application
her	I-Application
death	I-Application
that	O
her	O
point	O
total	O
exceeded	O
that	O
required	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
keeps	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
Garfinkel	O
as	O
Forcett	O
on	O
his	O
office	O
wall	O
as	O
a	O
reminder	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
who	O
during	O
a	O
magic	O
mushroom	O
high	O
almost	O
understood	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
points	O
system	O
(	O
with	O
many	O
major	O
religions	O
only	O
understanding	O
about	O
five	O
percent	O
of	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Mantzoukas	O
as	O
Derek	B-Application
,	O
a	O
malfunctioning	O
artificial	O
rebound	O
boyfriend	O
created	O
by	O
Janet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
O'Malley	O
as	O
Jeff	O
the	O
Doorman	O
,	O
the	O
gatekeeper	O
of	O
the	O
doorway	O
between	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
and	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
synopsis	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
revolve	O
around	O
Eleanor	O
designing	O
her	O
own	O
self-improvement	O
course	O
with	O
Michael	O
as	O
her	O
guide	O
–	O
although	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
element	O
had	O
always	O
been	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
Bell	O
stated	O
she	O
was	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
first-season	O
finale	O
twist	O
when	O
she	O
signed	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
's	O
final	O
premise	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
element	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
NBC	O
announced	O
its	O
2016	O
–	O
17	O
TV	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
setting	O
and	O
premises	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
serialized	O
cliffhangers	B-Application
,	O
were	O
modeled	O
on	O
Lost	O
,	O
a	O
favorite	O
of	O
Schur	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
added	O
"	O
I	O
imagine	O
this	O
going	O
in	O
the	O
Lost	O
way	O
,	O
with	O
cliffhangers	B-Application
and	O
future	O
storylines.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
also	O
suggested	O
similarities	O
to	O
1960s	O
surreal	O
TV	O
show	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
in	O
its	O
isolated	O
,	O
rule-bound	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
's	O
critical	O
consensus	O
reads	O
,	O
"	O
Kristen	O
Bell	O
and	O
Ted	O
Danson	O
knock	O
it	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
park	O
with	O
supremely	O
entertaining	O
,	O
charming	O
performances	O
in	O
this	O
absurd	O
,	O
clever	O
and	O
whimsical	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
afterlife.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
have	O
noted	O
that	O
The	O
Good	O
Place	O
often	O
eschews	O
antiheroes	B-Application
and	O
cynical	O
themes	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
likable	O
characters	O
and	O
positive	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
made	O
humane	O
and	O
sidesplittingly	O
entertaining	O
television	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
notion	O
that	O
people	O
–	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
occasional	O
immortal	O
demon	B-Operating_System
–	O
are	O
redeemable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
reference	O
to	O
John	O
Locke	O
,	O
Tim	O
Scanlon	O
,	O
Peter	O
Singer	O
,	O
and	O
Derek	B-Application
Parfit	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
show	O
has	O
covered	O
everything	O
from	O
Jonathan	O
Dancy	O
's	O
theory	O
of	O
moral	O
particularism	O
,	O
to	O
Aristotelian	O
virtue	O
ethics	O
,	O
to	O
Kantian	O
deontology	O
,	O
to	O
moral	O
nihilism.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
season	O
of	O
The	O
Good	O
Place	O
,	O
NBC	O
released	O
a	O
six-episode	O
web	O
series	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Selection	O
(	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
The	O
Good	O
Place	O
Presents	O
:	O
The	O
Selection	O
)	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Eric	O
Kissack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
,	O
set	O
during	O
an	O
ellipsis	O
taking	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
season	O
3	O
episode	O
11	O
:	O
"	O
Chidi	O
Sees	O
the	O
Time-Knife	O
"	O
,	O
follows	O
Michael	O
's	O
former	O
demon	B-Operating_System
boss	O
Shawn	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
underlings	O
decide	O
which	O
four	O
people	O
to	O
pick	O
for	O
Michael	O
's	O
new	O
incarnation	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
Good	O
Place	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
