"The Good Place" Creator Michael Schur
Michael Schur (The Office, Parks & Rec), master o…
IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit · Chris O'Falt
June 11, 201842m 30s
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Show Notes
Michael Schur (The Office, Parks & Rec), master of the work place comedy, talks about the challenges of tackling the big concept and twisty plot of “The Good Place.” In this conversation Schur outlines the one vital key to success in all serialized tv, working with philosophy professors as consultants, modeling heaven after The Grove and avoiding the M. Night Shyamalan trap of training an audience to anticipate twists.
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