Michael Schur
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Podcast Appearances
You've done so much about ethical decisions, especially like on The Good Place and the book that was almost like a companion to it. And one of the questions in the series is, is it okay for the Ted Danson character to go in and video and audio record people without their knowledge? Because he's there to spy. I mean, he's the John le CarrΓ© of assisted living. Right.
You've done so much about ethical decisions, especially like on The Good Place and the book that was almost like a companion to it. And one of the questions in the series is, is it okay for the Ted Danson character to go in and video and audio record people without their knowledge? Because he's there to spy. I mean, he's the John le CarrΓ© of assisted living. Right.
And, I mean, he's even reading a John le Carre book in bed before the plot kicks in, before he knows about this job. Yeah. So, yeah. And the episode's called Tinkered Taylor, Older Spy.
And, I mean, he's even reading a John le Carre book in bed before the plot kicks in, before he knows about this job. Yeah. So, yeah. And the episode's called Tinkered Taylor, Older Spy.
And, I mean, he's even reading a John le Carre book in bed before the plot kicks in, before he knows about this job. Yeah. So, yeah. And the episode's called Tinkered Taylor, Older Spy.
A great title. But anyway, so he's, you know, one of the questions is, is it ethical to record people without their knowledge? Did you think about that a lot?
A great title. But anyway, so he's, you know, one of the questions is, is it ethical to record people without their knowledge? Did you think about that a lot?
A great title. But anyway, so he's, you know, one of the questions is, is it ethical to record people without their knowledge? Did you think about that a lot?
You've worked with Ted Danson on two series.
You've worked with Ted Danson on two series.
You've worked with Ted Danson on two series.
On The Good Place and now on your new series, A Man on the Inside. I love watching him. I think he's like fantastic. What is great about working with him?
On The Good Place and now on your new series, A Man on the Inside. I love watching him. I think he's like fantastic. What is great about working with him?
On The Good Place and now on your new series, A Man on the Inside. I love watching him. I think he's like fantastic. What is great about working with him?
Your previous series, The Good Place, was all about ethical dilemmas and who gets to go to the equivalent of heaven and who gets sent to the equivalent of hell and how your character and your decisions and your actions are measured to determine that. And you wrote a whole book that's part funny, part serious about philosophy and the great philosophers.
Your previous series, The Good Place, was all about ethical dilemmas and who gets to go to the equivalent of heaven and who gets sent to the equivalent of hell and how your character and your decisions and your actions are measured to determine that. And you wrote a whole book that's part funny, part serious about philosophy and the great philosophers.
Your previous series, The Good Place, was all about ethical dilemmas and who gets to go to the equivalent of heaven and who gets sent to the equivalent of hell and how your character and your decisions and your actions are measured to determine that. And you wrote a whole book that's part funny, part serious about philosophy and the great philosophers.
What made you want to do something like a comedy series that's really about, you know, judging behavior and judging, you know, moral and ethical decisions?
What made you want to do something like a comedy series that's really about, you know, judging behavior and judging, you know, moral and ethical decisions?
What made you want to do something like a comedy series that's really about, you know, judging behavior and judging, you know, moral and ethical decisions?