All Forms of Art

  The Good Place is a comedy show about the afterlife. The story begins when our main character, Eleanor (Kristen Bell), arrives in a place designed for good people. Simple and effective, it's a good recipe for laughs, no matter your beliefs. The story is full of funny metaphors, and I particularly enjoyed the first season. Yet you may find it a bit repetitive from the second half of the second season. However, it’s a comedy, and it will make you laugh, so you’ll probably keep watching it anyway.  Stereotyped characters that work The characters are shallow and stereotyped. Yet it seems intentionally made for comedy, and it works. You have the bad girl, the intelligent guy with zero social skills, the idiot, and the revolted rich girl that nobody loves. The show might send us a message beyond making us laugh. Michael’s (Ted Danson) experiments can be seen as a warning. It shows us that most religious concepts are outdated and need to evolve. The other characters hold diffe...

  Three best friends fight for their dreams in New York City. No ambition is impossible or problem unbearable when they have each other’s support. It is a light, irreverent show that will often bring a smile to your face.  Same issues, different women The issues they face aren’t new - sex, romantic relationships, friendships, career moves. You watch these modern, independent, strong millennial women fighting for every inch of their conquests. Watching the first episode, I thought it would be one more “girly show”. You know - sex life, drama, and friends. It’s a bit more, and I loved it. The first season felt like an introduction to these women and their world. It is a way for us to know them. Who are they? How’s their life? How do they work? Then, the story evolves; they change; they build their own path. That’s when the actual story begins. That’s when they become the bold type . Inspiration and romance As a writer who fights every day to find my own voice, I found Jane’s...