# The Good Place

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/good-place/

11 people recommended The Good Place in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 12 months, in 10 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its funny, nuanced treatment of real philosophy and ethics and a moving ending.

Summary written by Claude from the comments below.

## Why people recommend it

- Serious philosophy handled with humor (4 comments in the sample): "I very unironically think everyone should watch The Good Place to get an initial feel for ethics." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46079141)) "they did playful treatments on various philosophical points, without spoon feeding a solution" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49420876)) "explores these second-order and higher-order effects in a surprisingly nuanced fashion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47726672))
- Praised as one of the best shows (3 comments in the sample): "The show is fantastic, so I'd suggest not reading unless you've already finished season 1" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48642944)) "one of the best TV shows of the best shows of the last decade" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355004)) "I am ride or die Good Place" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48643124))
- Memorable scenes and a strong ending (3 comments in the sample): "I remember being delighted how the scene skewered an unexpected but very deserving target." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48154765)) "I simply loved “the good place” for having such a powerful conclusion." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48379142)) "best molly-guard depicited in "The Good Place" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47464192))

## Other TV series people recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire/): 123 recommend, 35 mixed, 19 criticize
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5/): 52 recommend, 24 mixed, 16 criticize
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor/): 45 recommend, 7 mixed, 5 criticize
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley/): 44 recommend, 7 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Good Place", https://hackerapproved.com/p/good-place/ (11 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.