Want to get inGoodwith these two before the show debuts on Sept. 19?
Describe your chemistry in, say, six words or less.
TED DANSON:Wow.
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I cant count so you go first.
KRISTEN BELL:Honest…sweaty…giggly…irreplaceable.
Did you say six words or less?
Can I use four?
I am awed by her talent and effortlessness in front of the camera.
Did you do adoration?
Because I have a huge amount of adoration.
And you have to go with friend.
BELL:Effortless we should throw in there.
This might come as a shock to America, but its very easy to be friends with Ted Danson.
He is one of the most likable people on the planet.
Lets go with mutual.
DANSON:And just so we dont sound totally boring, can we throw in inappropriate?
What can viewers expect from your version of the afterlife?
DANSON:I would say it isAlice in Wonderland-like.
It is truly surprising and definitely has an edge.
DANSON:It really is about what it means to be good and what it means to be bad.
Whats one weird thing about the afterlife that you learned?
BELL:There are no hangovers.
In the pilot episode, my character has 32 glasses of wine and no hangover.
Whats funny about the afterlife?
DANSON:[To Bell] You keep bumping into it.
The filter that you bump into.
We have a filter in this particular neighborhood in the afterlife where you cannot curse.
So my character still swears a lot, and all of her swears are adjusted to safe words.
DANSON:[My character is] kind of middle management.
And yet again, may I introduce: comedy.
DANSON:Oh I know.
We have an informational delivery system called Janet.
DANSON:Yeah, something like that.
She can do anything instantly, and that provides a lot of humor as well.
What kind of conversations do you have on set?
Has this led to the asking of some deep philosophical questions?
BELL:Thats not untrue.
DANSON:And to me that is the description of the ideal costar.
[To Bell] You are about as uncomplicated as it gets.
You so wonderfully have your priorities straight.
And that to me is perfect.
Ted, youre a Comic-Con newbie.
Whats the intimidation factor heading in?
DANSON:Ive heard peripherally about it, so my intimidation level is pretty, pretty high.
Its hip, young nerds gathering together, and it scares me.
BELL:Theres no reason to be intimidated.
I personally believe the best people in the world go to Comic-Con.
Its the one place in the world where trolls dont exist.
Any other tips, Kristen?
BELL:Im not gonna lie, Ted.
Because you might never get out.
Any place is up for grabs to have a full-on conversation about your character.
DANSON:Okay, so dont hydrate before you go.
What is the one costume that each of you would not be caught dead wearing?
BELL:Fine, Ill return it.
Currently I dont think I need to go mid-riff anymore, currently nothing that shows my mid-riff.
Meant to ask: Hows the wi-fi inThe Good Place?
BELL:Oh, its fantastic.
And you dont really need it, you have Janet.
BELL:But as far asThe Good Placeset, its contractual, so its fabulous.
A version of this piece appeared in the July 22/29 issue ofEntertainment Weekly.
