No. The only thing that matters is the final count in the Electoral College. Concession merely signals that the losing candidate has accepted that they have no chance of gaining a majority of the Electoral College votes and becoming president.

Or some ultimate version of the "uncanny valley" at work…

Could be something to do with the studio execs wanting the show to appeal to the only demographic that matters to the advertisers…

So it's Lost with sink holes instead of smoke monsters?

Yeah, the timing seems a little off.

Ah, but if you found your perfect soul mate in the Good Place, theoretically you would understand what made them a better soul mate than your wife, and also understand that she would find a better soulmate for her too, so your heavenly bliss would not be compromised in any way.

Not a very ambitious show, that's for sure. 10 minutes of setup and we're into the weekly procedural already. It would have been nice if they'd taken a little more time to develop the intended arc of the show, but I guess it's just not that kind of show.

As the reporter blandly said in the first couple of minutes: "Oh, the humanity!"

You can find out for yourself. All you need is a chair and a mirror.

She kissed a girl, and she liked it…

Give it time. Game of Thrones began the same way — focused on a subset of characters before expanding the narrative. You can't throw a dozen major plotlines at the audience from day one, you have to draw them in and hook them first.

It's really just setting the scene — you get to see the reset switch in action before it stops working.

The increasing popularity of the 10-13 episode season is an extremely good thing in my book. Yeah, it's a pain to have to wait 9 months for the next season to roll around, but the good shows more than make up for it in terms of quality. I can't think of a single show in my top 10 list that is more than 13 episodes a…

The show reminds me a lot of Pushing Daisies in its style, sensibilities, and subject matter — and sadly, its likely lack of mass appeal.

Not really any different from the traditional Christian concept of Heaven and Hell, is it, though? Unless you believe in universal salvation, Hell has a ton of people in it that haven't done much wrong in their lives other than remain unsaved, and conversely, Heaven will have some of the most appalling people to ever…