Best Television Show Tournament Round 1e: The Good Place (47) vs Better Call Saul (82)

[Chris]

The Good Place
Plot: Four people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.
Genres: Comedy, Philosophical fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia
Created by: Michael Schur
Starring: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, Ted Danson
On-air: September 19, 2016 – January 30, 2020


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Better Call Saul
Plot: The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
Genres: Crime drama, Legal drama, Black comedy, Tragedy, Neo-noir
Created by: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould
Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Michael McKean, Giancarlo Esposito, Tony Dalton
On-air: February 8, 2015 – August 15, 2022​

 

[Gentleman Jake]

The good place is my favorite modern day sitcom. It was just brilliant from start to finish

 

[Spider Matthau]

Hell of a match up. Both are smart shows, but I am going with the laughs on this one.

 

[Vegeta]

I have seen Breaking Bad, but I have yet to really watch Better Call Saul. If I had, it probably would get my vote. I have however, seen The Good Place, and it was really enjoyable. So it’s getting my forking vote

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Just a bummer of a matchup for Saul because The Good Place was a near perfect comedy for me

 

[Canadian Dragon]

"Ya basic!"

 

[Gentleman Jake]

"Ya basic!"

Pobody’s Nerfect


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[Keith]

Saul for me but can see why Good Place is winning

 

[Dubble J]

Fork Yeah!

 

[Gentleman Jake]

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[Cwalker]

I went Better Call Saul but I love both shows

 

[Gentleman Jake]

I went Better Call Saul but I love both shows

I guess we’ll be trying out our new butthole spiders on you

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[Cwalker]

I will say Maya Rudolph was a doll as the judge on The Good Place

 

[BSE]

"What matters isn't if people are good or bad. What matters is, if they're trying to better today than they were yesterday. You asked me where my hope comes from? That's my answer."

"The point is, people improve when they get external love and support. How can we hold it against them when they don’t?"

 

[Jimmy King]

Like both shows (I owe Saul a rewatch) but I went with The Good Place.

Bad Janet rocks.