Welcome

Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Saturday, November 1, 2025

DVD/TV Series Review: The Good Place: Season 4

 


The 13-episode fourth and final season of The Good Place aired during the 2019/2020 TV season. All of the main cast members return for the final season, as do several of the major recurring cast members, including Marc Evan Jackson, Jason Mantzoukas, Maribeth Monroe, Tiya Sircar, Adam Scott, and Mya Rudolph. The guest stars this season included Timothy Olyphant and Nick Offerman playing themselves, Lisa Kudrow, and Mary Steenburgen (Ted Danson's real-life wife). The main plot of the fourth season revolves around the group attempting to prove that the point system, which determines whether someone ends up in The Good Place or The Bad Place, is fundamentally flawed. They are allowed to test their hypothesis through a series of experiments and, as has been the case in prior seasons, things do not always go as expected. 

The DVD set is a two-disc set. The bonus features include a gag reel and extended episodes. The season puts a very nice bow on the series. While it does stick to the comedy that worked for the first three seasons (and there are many laugh-out-loud moments), this season includes a lot more emotional drama, especially in the final episode. The series finale was an absolutely perfect ending to the show and was one of the best final episodes of any series I have watched. Because the show is essentially one long serial arc, you need to watch the prior seasons to fully follow what is happening in this one and get the most out of the experience. Ultimately, if you enjoyed the first three seasons, this is definitely worth watching.