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Ted Danson returns to prime-time NBC in ‘The Good Place’
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By Kyla Brewer
TV Media
As the weather turns cooler and communities across the nation celebrate homecoming, the television season gets underway with hopeful freshman comedies, seasoned senior dramas and plenty of alumni.
This fall marks a very special home- coming for NBC as it welcomes Ted Danson (“Cheers”) back into the fold as one of the stars of “The Good Place,” premiering Monday, Sept. 19, and then moving to its regular slot Thursday, Sept. 22, on the peacock network. Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”) head- lines the series as Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who discovers she’s dead when Michael (Danson) welcomes her to The Good Place.
That would be fine and dandy with Eleanor, but she soon figures out there’s been a huge mistake. Michael, the ar- chitect of the idyllic afterlife community, informs her she’s been granted access to The Good Place instead of The Bad Place because she helped save innocent people from Death Row.A royal jerk
by her own admission, Eleanor knows she’s done no such thing, but hides in plain sight from Michael because she has no intention of going to The Bad Place.
Bell talked about why she finds the role challenging when she and Danson appeared on a panel at this year’s
San Diego Comic-Con to promote the show.
“It’s a very fine line that I have to ride to stay likable when I am the unlikable protagonist,” explained the actress.
She gave props to director Drew Goddard (“The Martian,” 2015), who also serves as executive producer of
the new comedy alongside creator and writer Michael Schur (“Parks and Recre- ation”), Morgan Sackett (“Veep”) and David Miner (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”).
A compelling exploration of what it means to be a good person, “The Good Place” shows a lot of promise, espe- cially considering Danson is involved.
As for Danson’s part in “The Good Place,” while speaking to fans at Com- ic-Con, he admitted he feels pressure to live up to the quality of the scripts.
“The real pressure I have to say is that the scripts are so good that you just don’twanttomessitup,”Dansonsaid.
The multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner should know a good scriptwhenheseesone—hestarred as lothario Sam Malone in NBC’s leg- endary comedy “Cheers” from 1982 to 1993.Although the first season’s ratings failed to live up to expectations, it went on to become one of the most popular television series of all time.
He also appeared in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and CBS’s
“Becker” and “CSI: Crime
Scene Investigation.”
Danson’s return to NBC
comedy in “The Good
Place” is particularly
sweet for the network be-
cause the show airs
Thursday evenings,
which was home
to the Must See TV
programming block
“Cheers” bolstered
for years.
It’s been a while since the Must See
TV heyday, and a
shift in programming trends means “The Good Place” is the only comedy airing in its time-slot on prime-time network television.
The show goes head- to-head with ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,”
Fox’s “Rosewood”
and CBS’s coverage
of NFL football, at
least until the return
of such comedies as “The
Big Bang Theory” to Thursdays later in the fall.
While many industry pundits seem concerned that “The Good Place” may not make good against the other net- works’ dramas, the move could work to the comedy’s advantage as weary view- ers look to Thursdays for a few laughs to wind down the week.
There’s little doubt Bell and Danson have the power to keep viewers en- gaged, and it can’t hurt that they have a solid supporting cast. Soon after ar- riving in the afterlife, Eleanor meets her “soulmate,” Chidi, played by William Jackson Harper (“How to Tell You’re a Douchebag,” 2016). He becomes her confidant as she admits there’s been
a mistake, and he struggles to decide what to do about the situation while helping her navigate life in a world where no one gets drunk or even uses cursewords.Theyoccasionallyenlistthe help of Janet (D’Arcy Carden, “The To Do List,” 2013), a source of information inTheGoodPlace.Thecastalsoincludes Jameela Jamil (“KokoPop”) and Manny Jacinto (“The Romeo Section”) as Elea- nor’s seemingly perfect neighbors.
Aside from giving away free frozen yogurt with Danson as they promoted the show at Comic-Con, Bell is going above and beyond for her new series. The actress invited her fans and fol- lowers to participate in her “’The Good Place’ 30-Day Do Good Challenge.” She called people into action by prompting them to upload videos and photos of themselves doing good in their commu-
nities as they help their neighbor- hoods, animals or the planet in general using the hashtag #TheGoodPlace.
Bell’s in a good place to influence millions to do good. She’s been a fan favorite since she starred in the title role
of the teen mystery drama “Veronica Mars” from 2004
to 2007. She gained even more fans thanks to her voice work as Anna in Disney’s hit animated
film “Frozen” (2013).
Bell and Danson are poised to
inject new life into NBC’s Thurs- days with a look at the afterlife in “The Good Place,” premier-
ing Monday, Sept. 19, on NBC, before moving to its regular timeslot Thursday, Sept. 22.
Manny Jacinto as seen in “The Good Place”
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