>> AND THAT’S YOUR LATEST WEATHER.
WEATHER. >> FOR THE PAST TWO SEASONS
WE’VE SEEN TED DANSON PLAY A
DEMON WITH A HEART OF GOLD ON
"THE GOOD PLACE".
THIS SEASON THE ACTOR IS TAKING
HIS CHARACTER SOMEPLACE HE’S
NEVER BEEN BEFORE.
EARTH.
EARTH. >> IT WAS EVERYTHING I EVER
IMAGINED.
IMAGINED. I GOT TO RIDE A BIKE.
I PUT A COIN IN A THING AND GOT
A GUM BALL.
AND THEN SOMEONE CAME UP TO ME
AND SAID HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT I SAID?
I SAID TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> I AM GLAD YOU GOT TO CHEW A
GUM BALL.
GUM BALL. >> DAMN.
>> DAMN. I DIDN’T EVEN THINK TO CHEW IT.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY. >> DID YOU ALSO SAVE THEIR
LIVES?
LIVES? >> YES.
>> YES. OF COURSE.
OF COURSE. EVERYONE IS SAFE, INCLUDING
CHASE.
CHASE. NOW, JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH AS
THEY BECOME BETTER PEOPLE.
>> LOOK AT YOU ON EARTH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WELL, THAT WASN’T EARTH, BUT I
DID VISIT EARTH.
IT WAS VERY EXCITING.
>> THIS SHOW HAS CAUGHT ON WITH
SO MANY PEOPLE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT
THIS SHOW THAT HAS CAPTURED
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? IT’S A SEA OF SO MUCH STUFF TO
CHOOSE FROM.
CHOOSE FROM. >> I THINK BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT
DECENCY.
DECENCY. IT’S ABOUT THERE ARE
CONSEQUENCES TO OUR ACTIONS THAT
EVERYTHING YOU DO PUTS A LITTLE
BIT OF GOOD OR BAD OUT INTO THE
UNIVERSE, AND YOU ARE
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABLE. AND I THINK PEOPLE LIKE THAT
SENSE OF IT’S ABOUT DECENCY, BUT
IT’S ALSO TOLD IN A
NINE-YEAR-OLD’S SENSE OF HUMOR.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? REALLY.
REALLY. AND SPRINKLED WITH VISUAL MAGIC.
AND WE HAVE MIKE SHORE, THE
CREATOR.
CREATOR. AND KRISTEN BELL IS -- YOU
KNOW --
KNOW -- >> WE LOVE HER.
IF YOU WERE -- IF SOMEONE WERE
TO ASK YOU WHAT’S YOUR GOOD
PLACE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
>> I’M SO POLLY ANNA.
I AM TRULY LIVING IT.
I HAVE THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS.
I HAVE FOUR KIDS.
I’M MARRIED.
I’M MARRIED. I’M 70 AND I GET TO WORK.
LIFE IS PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY.
>> HOW MANY YEARS FOR YOU AND
MARY?
MARY? >> 25, 23 COMING UP AS FAR AS
MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE. 23rd ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 7TH.
>> OCTOBER 7TH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IN HOLLYWOOD, THAT’S LIKE --
>> THIS GESTURE WAS I REMEMBERED
THE EXACT DATE.
I DIDN’T BLOW IT ON LIVE TV.
>> WHAT IS IT?
HOW DOES ONE KEEP A MARRIAGE
GOING THAT LONG?
>> WHO SAID?
SOMEBODY FAMOUS ONCE SAID DON’T
GET DIVORCED.
GET DIVORCED. THAT’S HOW YOU DO IT.
YOU KNOW, WE LAUGH A LOT.
WE FOUND EACH OTHER LATE IN
LIFE, SO WE HAD A LEG UP BECAUSE
WE KNEW HOW LUCKY WE WERE, HOW
BLESSED WE WERE.
WE FOUND EACH OTHER RIGHT AFTER
WE BOTH INDIVIDUALLY SEPARATELY
HAD THE SAME THOUGHT WHICH WAS
I’M INCAPABLE OF BEING IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT MESSING IT
UP.
UP. >> IN ADDITION TO THIS SHOW, YOU
ALSO --
ALSO -- >> SHE IS FUNNY.
>> SHE IS FUNNY.
YOU KNOW WHERE YOU GUYS ARE
REALLY FUNNY?
REALLY FUNNY? ON CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
ARE YOU SHOOTING?
>> IN OCTOBER.
THE WHIMSICAL LARRY SHOOTS WHEN
THE WHIMSICAL LARRY WANTS.
>> YOU’RE SHOOTING WHAT, SEASON
10?
10? >> I DON’T KNOW.
I HATE GIVING HIM CREDIT FOR
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> WHEN YOU COME ON THE SET,
DOES HE SAY THIS IS YOUR SCENE,
DO YOUR THING.
DOES HE SAY HERE ARE ANY WORDS.
GET ON THAT.
>> THE FIRST ONE.
THERE ARE NO WORDS.
AND THEN, LIKE, ALL
IMPROVISATION, I MEAN, HE WORKS
FOR FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS ON THE
BEATS OF THE SHOW AND THE ARC OF
THE SHOW AND ALL OF THAT LIKE
ANY WRITER.
ANY WRITER. BUT THEN INSTEAD OF GOING OFF
AND WRITING THE DIALOGUE, YOU
JUST GO OFF AN OUTLINE WHICH
GIVES YOU THAT SENSE OF MAKING
SUFFICIENT.
SUFFICIENT. STUFF.
STUFF. BUT ALL IMPROVIZATION SUCKS THE
FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES.
IT’S HORRIBLE.
IT’S HORRIBLE. THEN ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME.
>> YOU WERE JUST NOMINATED FOR
AN EMMY THIS PAST --
>> WERE YOU ABOUT TO CALL ME A
LOSER?
LOSER? >> NO, I’M NOT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY --
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY ARE THERE
STILL THINGS OUT THERE?
THE THERE A ROLE YOU’RE WAITING
FOR STILL THAT YOU HAVEN’T
GOTTEN?
GOTTEN? >> I’M A CONTRACT PLAYER AT
HEART.
HEART. POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
TELL ME WHAT COSTUME I GET TO
WEAR, AND I’M HAPPY AS A CLAM.
I DON’T HAVE THAT.
I WANT TO -- ALL I WANT TO DO IS
WORK WITH REALLY CREATIVE PEOPLE
WHO ARE -- HAVE SOMETHING THEY
REALLY WANT TO SAY, AND THEN GO
BE PART OF IT.
OTHERWISE I DON’T HAVE THAT
DREAM PART.
DREAM PART. >> TED, WE LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.