“The Good Place” became one of the best shows on TV because of its main characters: crafty Eleanor (Kristen Bell), the ever-changing Michael (Ted Danson), anxious Chidi (William Jackson Harper), not-a-robot Janet (D’Arcy Carden), lovable dopey Jason (Manny Jacinto), and name-droppy Tahani (Jameela Jamil).But there was one new character in Season 2 so good that even the writers new right away that they could never get rid of.
At an event held Friday night on the set of “The Good Place” at Universal Studios, creator Michael Schur heaped praise on one of the show’s relative newcomers: Janet’s invented boyfriend, Derek.“Without saying anything about whether or not we have even considered bringing Derek back, the original conception was at the end of the episode, we were going to get rid of him.
Janet was going to blink and he was going to disappear,” Schur said.
“Then we were like,
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