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Whenever You're Ready (The Good Place)
"Whenever You're Ready" is the series finale of the American fantasy-comedy television series ''The Good Place''. It is the thirteenth and fourteenth episode of the show's fourth season and the fifty-second and fifty-third episode overall. The episode was both written and directed by series creator Michael Schur and originally aired in the United States on NBC on January 30, 2020. The episode jumps forward from the previous episode to show the main characters existing happily in the Good Place. Over time, the four humans each realize when they feel complete, and they are presented with the opportunity to move on from their lives and end their time in the universe. Meanwhile, Michael, as an immortal being, seeks to find the same fulfillment. Planning for the finale began in earnest during the show's third season, and in June 2019, Schur announced that the fourth season of the show would be its last. Many cast members from earlier episodes made guest appearances or cameos in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Place
''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves significantly over the course of the series, the initial premise follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a woman welcomed after her death to the Good Place, a highly selective Heaven-like utopia designed and run by afterlife "architect" Michael (Ted Danson) as a reward for her righteous life. She realizes, however, she was sent there by mistake and must hide her morally imperfect past behavior while trying to become a better, more ethical person. William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, with D'Arcy Carden as Janet, an artificial being who assists the residents. ''The Good Place'' received critical acclaim for its originality, writing, acting, setting, and tone. The first season's tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd May
Todd Gifford May (born May 13, 1955) is a political philosopher who writes on topics of anarchism, poststructuralism, and post-structuralist anarchism. More recently he has published books on existentialism and moral philosophy. He is currently Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of Philosophy at Clemson University. Career In 1989, May received a doctorate at Pennsylvania State University in continental philosophy. For the first part of his career, he focused on French philosophy, before turning to moral and political philosophy. May has been teaching moral and political philosophy for over thirty years, beginning as a graduate instructor at Penn State before becoming a visiting assistant professor at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. May has been teaching at Clemson since 1991, and he currently teaches as the Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of Philosophy. May also teaches philosophy to incarcerated people. Art academic Allan Antliff described May's 1994 ''The Political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jackson Harper
William Fitzgerald Harper (born February 8, 1980), known professionally as William Jackson Harper, is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for his role as Chidi Anagonye on the NBC comedy ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2022, he starred in a lead role in the comedy mystery series '' The Resort''. Early life William Fitzgerald Harper was born on February 8, 1980, in Dallas, Texas. Harper grew up in Garland, Texas, and attended Lakeview Centennial High School. He graduated from the College of Santa Fe in 2003. Harper chose the stage name "William Jackson Harper" when registering for the Actors' Equity Association; most variations of "William Harper" were already in use, and he thought that "Fitzgerald" was too long. He then decided to honor his mother by using her maiden name, "Jackson", as his stage middle name. Career Harper made his NY stage debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Bell
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' and appeared in a Broadway revival of '' The Crucible'' the following year. She later appeared in the action thriller film '' Spartan'' (2004) and received praise for her performance in the television drama film ''Gracie's Choice'' (2004). Her first major role was the title character in the teen noir drama television series ''Veronica Mars'' (2004–2007), receiving critical acclaim and a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance. She reprised the eponymous role in the 2014 film and the 2019 revival. During her time on ''Veronica Mars'', Bell starred as Mary Lane in the musical film '' Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical'' (2005), a reprise of the role sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameela Jamil
Jameela Alia Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is a British actress and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of ''The Official Chart'', and was co-host of '' The Official Chart Update'' alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She was the first solo female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 chart show. In 2016, Jamil relocated to the United States. She played Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC fantasy comedy series ''The Good Place''. She is also the host of the TBS late night game show in '' The Misery Index'' and as one of the judges of voguing reality competition show ''Legendary''. In 2022, Jamil worked on two superhero projects: the animated film ''DC League of Super-Pets'' and the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law''. Early life Jamil was born on 25 February 1986 in Hampstead, London, to an Indian father, Ali Jamil, and a Pakistani-British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Arcy Carden
D'Arcy Beth Carden (born Darcy Beth Erokan, January 4, 1980) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her starring roles as Janet in the NBC sitcom ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020) and Greta Gill in the Prime series ''A League Of Their Own'' (2022-present). She earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in ''The Good Place''. She has held recurring roles as Gemma in ''Broad City'' (2014–2019) and as Natalie Greer in the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (2018–present). Carden began her career performing improvisational comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She went on to make appearances in several television series, including ''Inside Amy Schumer'' (2015), ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2016), and ''Veep'' (2017). She also appeared in numerous films, such as '' Other People'' (2016), ''Let It Snow'' (2019), and '' Bombshell'' (2019). Early life Darcy Beth Erokan was born and rais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TIAA Bank Field
TIAA Bank Field is an American football stadium located in Jacksonville, Florida, that primarily serves as the home facility of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and the headquarters of the professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stadium opened in 1995 as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium on the site of the old Gator Bowl Stadium (erected 1927), and included some portions of the older stadium. Located on the St. Johns River, it sits on of land in downtown Jacksonville. In addition to hosting the Jaguars, the stadium is regularly used for college football, concerts, and other events. It is the regular site of the annual Florida–Georgia game, a college football rivalry game between the University of Florida and the University of Georgia. The stadium is also the home of the annual Gator Bowl, a post-season college bowl game. Additionally, the stadium hosted Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005 and is one of the venues used by the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madden NFL
''Madden NFL'' (known as ''John Madden Football'' until 1993) is an American football video game series developed by EA Tiburon for EA Sports. It is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and commentator John Madden and sold more than 130 million copies by 2018. It is also the only officially licensed National Football League (NFL) video game series, and it has influenced many players and coaches of the physical sport. Among the series' features are detailed playbooks and player statistics and voice commentary in the style of a real NFL television broadcast. the franchise has generated over $4 billion in sales. Electronic Arts (EA) founder Trip Hawkins conceived the series and approached Madden in 1984 for his endorsement and expertise. Because of Madden's insistence that the game be as realistic as possible, the first version of ''John Madden Football'' did not appear until 1988. EA has released annual versions since 1990, and the series' name changed to ''Madden NFL'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Jacinto
Manuel Luis Jacinto ( ; born August 19, 1987) is a Canadian actor born in the Philippines. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came starring as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020). He has appeared as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu in the neo-noir thriller film ''Bad Times at the El Royale'' (2018) and as Fritz in the action drama film '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022). Early life Jacinto was born in Manila, Philippines, and is of Chinese Filipino descent. His family immigrated to Canada in 1990, when he was about three years old. He was raised in Richmond, British Columbia. Jacinto grew up playing baseball and basketball, and attended an all-boys Catholic high school, Vancouver College. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia. Career While interning, Jacinto participated in hip-hop dance competitions before deciding on acting as a career. He became frustrated by the lack of other Asian acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Danson
Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for more Emmy Awards for roles in the legal drama ''Damages (TV series), Damages'' (2007-2010) and the NBC sitcom ''The Good Place'' (2016-2020). He was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and was ranked second in ''TV Guide''s list of the top 25 television stars. Danson's made his film debut in 1978 in the crime drama ''The Onion Field (film), The Onion Field''. His breakout role was as Jack Holden in the films ''Three Men and a Baby'' (1987) and ''Three Men and a Little Lady'' (1990). His other film roles include ''Body Heat'' (1981), ''Dad (1989 film), Dad'' (1989), and ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998). Danson's other leading roles on television include the CBS sitcom ''Becker (TV series), Becker'', CBS drama ''CSI: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Place (season 4)
The fourth and final season of the fantasy comedy television series '' The Good Place'', created by Michael Schur, was ordered by NBC on December 4, 2018. The season premiered on September 26, 2019, and consisted of 14 episodes. The season is produced by Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Universal Television. The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop ( Kristen Bell), a deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is welcomed by Michael (Ted Danson) to "the Good Place" in reward for her righteous life; however, she eventually discovers that Michael's "Good Place" is a hoax, and she is actually in the "Bad Place", to be psychologically and emotionally tortured by her fellow afterlife residents. Eleanor and Michael claim that "the points system" for assigning humans to the Good Place or Bad Place is fundamentally flawed; in the real world, assigning a certain action as categorically Good or Bad is practically impossible due to unintended consequences. In the fourth se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Comedy
Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United States, United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle - from 1948 to 1956. The range of television comedy has become broader, with the addition of sitcoms, improvisational comedy, and stand-up comedy, while also adding comedic aspects into other television genres, including Drama (film and television), drama and News broadcasting, news. Television comedy provides opportunities for viewers to relate the content in these shows to society. Some audience members may have similar views about certain comedic aspects of shows, while others will take different perspectives. This also relates to developing new social norms, sometimes acting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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