Ch. 30: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Director | Ian Phillips, Production Designer

The Good Place: The Podcast

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Michael Schur, Tv Production, Behind The Scenes, Philosophy, Parks And Rec, Tv & Film, Nbc, Comedy Writing, Entertainment Comedy, Kristen Bell, Tv, Manny Jacinto, Brooklyn Nine-nine, Mike Schur, William Jackson Harper, The Good Place, Marc Evan Jackson, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, Good Place, D'arcy Carden, Writing, Good Place Podcast, Acting, Stories, Entertainment, After Shows, Comedy, Tv Writing

4.9 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The Good Place production designer Ian Phillips and TV director Beth McCarthy-Miller shoot the shirt with host Marc Evan Jackson. They talk about the differences between the art department jobs, how Beth approaches directing an episode on a new TV show, Mike Schur’s love for cake and banners, Jacksonville Jaguars fans’ influence on the writing and a shirt-ton more funny anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories.

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0:00.0	Hi there! Welcome to the Good Place, the podcast!
0:07.2	I've really gotten into podcasts since we started this.
0:10.8	Did you know the number one podcast in the Good Place is Mozart and Jimmy Hendrix talking
0:16.8	about music?
0:18.2	And the number one podcast in the Bad Place is Joseph Stalin recapping the Bachelor.
0:25.0	Hope you enjoy this week's episode.
0:30.0	Welcome to the Good Place, the podcast.
0:36.7	I'm Mark M. Jackson.
0:37.7	I play Sean.
0:38.7	Today, we will discuss Chapter 30, Season 3, Episode 3, The Snowplow.
0:43.2	Written by Joe Mandy, including guest cast Maya Rudolph, Kirby Hall Beptiste, Ben
0:47.4	Lawson, Adam Groves, John Leary, and Ilka Urbach.
0:51.2	After Michael and Janet escaped to Earth, they set up surveillance of the humans.
0:54.8	They decided to help the four along in their ethical journey by solving problems, such
0:58.5	as Eleanor needing money, and Tahani needing a romantic partner.
1:02.4	This backfires when Larry Hemsworth proposes to Tahani and they plan to leave Australia.
1:06.8	Chedi and Simone call for the group to take a break so they can apply for grants, leading
1:10.2	Michael and Janet to scramble in order to keep the group together.
1:13.2	Eleanor lashes out due to losing the only group she's ever been a part of and ends up apologizing.
1:18.0	Michael and Janet decide to go sneak into the judges' chambers and figure out how to
1:21.2	reset the Earth timeline, but the humans catch them opening the magical door.
1:25.8	My guest today, our production designer Ian Phillips, and director of the episode,
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