Is Schitt's Creek Any Good?

With a name like that, how bad could it be?

I binged. It was very good. All the actors are well cast, and I'm crazy for Catherine O'Hara.

I think you'll like it.

Also, I was strangely aroused by Eugene Levy, who is very well dressed in the show. Here I will now state that I'm over 60.

Dan Levy is a real cutie.

Yes! Moira is the best!

Dryly witty. Not Ha Ha funny, though. I love it. And now they've got Steve Lund, that hot monkey from Bitten playing a bisexy guy!

It's a fun show. Glad they are giving the son a sex life.

No. It's Canadian television, OP--horribly acted, unfunny small town humour, poorly shot and skews older.

R7 = works for NBC.

Netflix claims to have it but they don't.

No binging for me.

I enjoy it, because the cast is great and especially Catherine O'Hara is excellent as Moira, the newly minted Voice of the PEOPLE!

Could use better writing, I guess. The veterinarian is super hot.

I'm Canadian and generally avoid Canadian shows, dramas or comedies, like plague. For the same reasons R7 mentioned (the mere thought of something like "Corner Gas" or "Letterkenny"makes me want to barf.) However, if you want to get into one Canadian show which is surprisingly good, watch "Sensitive Skin" with Kim Cattrall.

R7 nails it. The cast is superb, but the show itself is a snooze-fest.

The best Canadian series ever was [italic]Little Mosque on the Prairie.[/litalic]

Since Netflix didn't have it I watched a Swedish detective show instead The Sandhamn Murders on Hulu . Very good looking blonds and the geographic scenery was nice, too.

I suppose whoever thought up that title thought they were being very clever. I've seen promos for this thing. It looks like a piece of shit.

Hulu has Schitt's Creek,dear.

I find it very funny. Catherine O'Hara and her weird soap opera star accent steal the show.

[quote] Hulu has Schitt's Creek, dear

No it doesn't, dear.

Not in the US

It's on POP. I get it here in Colorado.

Amazon has it - u have to purchase

I'm smiling now as I think about Moira's many, many wigs hanging on the wall of their dismal motel room.

I got my copies to view from my local public library. (I had to request it)

Just started watching it on Netflix. Dan Levy and his character are great, best part of the show for me.

First 2 seasons are free on Amazon Prime. Love Dan Levy the most also.

I was stoked to see it last year when it premiered on whatever channel originally aired it. Couldn't even make it through the first episode. That bad.

As others above noted, let me STRESS that it is very Canadian. If you know what that means/entails, then you're smart enough to know to avoid it. What a waste of O'Hara and Levy.

The very elderly and/or infirmed might find it a pleasant enough way to while away their final hours.

I've started watching it and I enjoy it. Definitely not groundbreaking TV, pretty much your typical "fish out of water" setup, but it's easy to watch and mildly amusing. The "kids" are stereotypical millennial brats, and Catherine O'Hara is fabulous, with shades of Norma Desmond.

I'm not some great lover of Canadian TV, either...I couldn't get through 10 minutes of Corner Gas or Trailer Park Boys. But I like this show, so far.

What about Kim's Convenience?

Dan Levy, dreamboat. So too is the vet and the log cabin guy. I also find the show very funny.

Its on Netflix in the US. Ive been watching it.

O'Hara is a riot & some of the guys are really hot. But not Daniel Levy.

It's good with Schveddy Balls.....

[quote]The best Canadian series ever was Little Mosque on the Prairie.[/litalic]

Don't plan on entering the US any time soon.

r9 Check again. They just added it.

I've seen four episodes. It's OK. I adore Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy, but some of the writing is not that funny to me - maybe I'm just too old. One thing I cannot stand is Chris Elliott's character! I loved his first show, back in the 80s when he played the immature paper boy living with Mom and Dad. But this character is repellent to me, probably because it's over the top in so many ways.

Season 3 just started on CBC, and it's interesting that David's new "love interest" is portrayed as bi. He even suggests a throuple thing but David and Stevie the front desk girl aren't too impressed. Yes, Ted the vet is a cutie (who apparently enjoys being cougared).

I typically am not drawn to sit com, comedy, when I choose to watch a series at home - more likely it's drama, crime, mystery, suspense, etc. But I put on Schitt's Creek via Netflix the other day because I am so damn depressed lately - I needed something light. I had it on for 7 episodes and will continue. Some VERY funny one-liners and witty moments. While I completely agree with the above, not "ground breaking" and some blah writing, overall I recommend it, easy watch, fab cast.

r9 - and everyone - have you all never heard of Project Free TV? It has pretty much any show whether it's Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, regular network shows, etc. Just be prepared for pop-ups you have to close, but usually they're harmless. It gives you a list of sites you can stream shows from. My suggestions are vodlocker, video-me, and vidzitv. Filehoot is always a good site too (when available).

Schitt's Creek is hilarious. Yes, it's a dumb name - the family bought the town as a joke BECAUSE of its dumb name.

And Dan Levy's character is basically Datalounge: The Guy.

It's watchable - not the best thing I've seen, but a definite notch above typical CBC fare. The cast is very, very good.

It started a little slowly but I love it. Very funny people.

I guess I can see not liking Chris Elliott but everyone else is great. And the guy who plays Mutt is hot af

I like it, I think this season is the best. I laughed so hard at the "she clearly needs her medication" line at the car dealership. It also warms my heart that Eugene Levy had a gay son that looks just like him. Its so damn cute. I loved Sctv when I was a kid.

didn't realize Twyla was Dan Levy's sister IRL. She looks way more like her mother.

Dan Levy is straight and married to a woman.

Dan Levy is so gay on the show that half the time he looks like he's about to take flight.

R41 – You're confusing actor Daniel Levy with comedian Dan Levy. Daniel Levy, son of Eugene Levy, is gay; standup comedian Dan Levy isn't.

This thread caused me to watch Schitt's Creek and after some initial hesitation I love it. I dislike the Chris Elliott character but everybody else is really good. I binge-watched the whole thing and now I'm up to date, dammit. I need another thirty or so episodes.

Dustin Milligan (the vet) is handsome and totally fuckable. He also plays a seemingly stupid mercenary in "Dirk Gentley's ...(etc.)"

R7, couldn't be farther from the truth.

It's one of the best comedies on TV now.

Im.also strangely attracted to Dan Levy.

it's a classic comedy of manners for our times and a damn good one.

Stevie is my favorite character. Her line deliveries ate are classic.

Yes, r47. She is like the textbook definition of "deadpan."

Separately, the recent plot where the veterinarian played by hot Dustin was caught stripping on the bunnycam, and then decides it might be good for business, was hilarious. And yes he is great on Dirk Gently, hope he's back for season 2

I watched the first season very recently on Netflix. I find it pure entertainment. As said it's not "ho ho ho hurr hurr hurr" funny -- its a comedy of manners, and so makes you smile to yourself (and more than occasionally, cringe). But I like shows like that, rather than "non-stop laugh riots." It takes its time and tells its archly amusing stories. At first the characters seemed like stereotypes but they've really fleshed them out and the show is oddly touching in a way.

I'm surprised there's not more talk here about Dan Levy's character, who is so homosexual it's visible from orbit, but nonetheless has a fling with straight woman Stevie. The first relationship he's shown having is with a woman -- I'm curious how others feel about that. Levy's adorable.

I love the performances. They're so funny, each and every one. I was a little worried about Chris Elliott as he has his schtick but he's grown on me too. Annie Murphy is very entertaining and she's exceptionally beautiful as well. Also really enjoy Emily Hampshire, who is in many ways the moral center of the show. (At least in season 1, all I've seen so far.)

Cinnamon buns!

I love this show. Every character is a hoot (the exception being Chris Elliott; he's so repulsive I hate when he's on camera.

On another note, anyone watch "My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". That's another show that is very funny. Good gay story line (including PDA); one of the main characters has an abortion (and they actual say the word "abortion" ). Season 2 was great

Saw first two seasons on Netflix. First season a bit uneven with some good bits and watched it when I needed something to watch for 30 minutes. Second season was hilarious. By third episode I was binge watching, totally hooked, and was so glad I kept watching the first season. I hope third season is as good as second season.

I like the funny old guy who rents his garage desk to the dad. He underplays all those weird confessions about his wife.

Yes, Stevie ( Emily Hampshire) is the moral center of the show. I love the way she plays off Daniel Levy's character. Great lines

I guess I'm alone in thinking the second season was absolutely dire. I loved the first season though.

Dan Levy is starting to look a bit plump, no?

"Wait, your eyebrows didn't move so I can't tell if you were being serious."

How long until the third season lands on Netflix?

I was just thinking this, R56. The guy has definitely gained weight.

Really love this show and so happy to see so many SCTV alum reunited on screen and behind the camera.

I love how they're all acclimating to their new surroundings thinking they can subtly change things when the reality is they're changing and don't even see it.

It's one of my favorite shows. I find it funny, well written and refreshing compared to popular TV comedies out today.

Looks like David might be finding a new beau in the form of the guy who was helping file his business paperwork.

Yes, he was definitely cute and amused by David's antics.

I'm watching it now, I like it. So far seaosn 3 is actually better than season 2.

CBC just announced they renewed it for a fourth season (to be airing in 2018).

Well, that bar was pretty low, R64.

Looks like Patrick will be investing in David's business and helping run the place. I imagine David will have to repay him"in kind".

Catherine O'Hara is a tremendously talented comedic actor who never got the roles, or acclaim, she deserved. Andrea Martin, her SCTV colleague, had the song and dance chops to win fame on Broadway, but O'Hara is arguably a better actor and funnier (I adore both women). O'Hara as Lola Heatherton on SCTV was the perfect sendup of pretty but dim showbiz chicks of the 70s, kind of like some reality show "stars" of the present, with more glitz.

Are Eugene Levy's eyebrows still real, at this late stage, or glued on? He's another great comic talent.

Funny thing about Eugene, as told by Catherine--he's the most serious and dull person you could ever meet off camera. She says as funny as he is on camera is how reserved and unassuming he is behind the camera.

And I agree about Catherine being brilliant; in After Hours she played a great character out for blood.

One of my favorite sketches from SCTV complete with John Candy as Divine!

Fuck off cunt at R7. Schitt's Creek is developing a cult following. Only thing following you are flies you cunt.

This season has been the best by far.

The whole Patrick hitting on David who's clueless about it is funny so far.

David is very aware. They are just getting to know each other. It is not like DL where the bottom presents hole after finding out their name.

[quote]It is not like DL where the bottom presents hole after finding out their name.

Hey, what's your name, r73?

I'm in the middle of season 2 and it's okay, but it needs more Stevie.

David and Patrick were flirting. Patrick is obviously gay, I'm glad they finally found David a love interest.

I fell in love with SCTV when it was originally on NBC in the early 1980s. Watching Schitt's Creek has sent me down the YouTube rabbit hole of watching old SCTV clips, and now I yearn for Eugene and Catherine to suddenly, in the middle of playing John and Moira, both switch character and start playing Bobby Bittman and Lola Heatherton. "HOW ARE YA??" "You're so talented it's SCARY, and I love you so much I want to BEAR YOUR CHILDREN!"

On tonights ep David's ex shows up and causes some tension!

[quote] "ho ho ho hurr hurr hurr"

R49, you laugh weird.

[quote] Amazon has it - u have to purchase

Season 1 & 2 are available via Amazon Prime

The fellow members of the town council Moira got herself elected to are all so idiosyncratic and well-played. And at the municipalities convention, when she was a star just because she used to be famous...

[quote] O'Hara as Lola Heatherton on SCTV was the perfect sendup of pretty but dim showbiz chicks of the 70s

I have seen several moments over the first 2 seasons where I noticed a distinct Lola Heatherton coming out in a line or 2

Who played Sebastian Raine? Cannot find his name.

Lola's Love Spirit!

R83 Sebastien was played by François Arnaud.

I love how Catherine plays Moira because every now and then her Elizabeth Taylor slips out.

I've only seen the first 2 seasons on Netflix, but it really grew on me. All the characters have developed. And Moira's diction has definitely gotten weirder and more Catherine O'Hara-like in the second season!

I just watched the new episode. Why didn't they even kiss? I love this show, but it kinds annoys me how it's so PG-13. So far David has only kissed one guy on the mouth. He supposedly hooked up with Sebastien yet we didn't see anything, and it's so disappointing because the love interest was hot af. I never expected any explicit scenes, but I expected at least a kiss on a bed then a cut away, but we didn't even get that.. wtf?!

I just watched the new episode. Why didn't they even kiss? I love this show, but it kinds annoys me how it's so PG-13. So far David has only kissed one guy on the mouth. He supposedly hooked up with Sebastien yet we didn't see anything, and it's so disappointing because the love interest was hot af. I never expected any explicit scenes, but I expected at least a kiss on a bed then a cut away, but we didn't even get that.. wtf?!

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to post that twice. I got a not posted error the first time.

OH God, thanks, r84. The young Martin Short as one of the Juuls Hooland tights-wearing dancers!

And Juuls backing away after Lola unloads her catchphrase, "I love you! I want to bear your children!"

I mean...David's sex life-just like the other characters'-isn't what the show is about R89.

I find it funny that this show is so tame yet the show that comes on after called Working Moms in the first ep had three women on camera topless talking about their tits.

R92, and like I said I never expected a graphic sex scene. I did however expect a kiss or something. I find it ridiculous that they implied they slept together without them even as much as touching each other.

Not sure if it's intentional or not, but doesn't the show have a bit of that 60s/70s sitcom style where couples aren't very "demonstrative" of their affection?

Nah. It's not good

R96 When tops see your prolapsed anus, they say the same thing.

What happened in yesterday's episode? I haven't watched it yet..

The show is maybe not perfect, but I am willing to support any show written and acted by an openly gay man. For once a gay actor plays a gay character. I'm sick of seeing all the straight actors taking all the gay roles which should go to gay actors.

Noah Reid (Patrick) is cute in a generically handsome Canadian way.

Stupid David falls for losers but then Patrick is interested and he's being oblivious.

I think they handled the framed license pretty sweetly.

It was alright. It was like Fruit Hoops instead of Fruit Loops.

The whole birthday dinner/maybedate was cute. Nice ending too.

It's Canadian, so...

I like the feel of these snobs still being like fish out of water in the hick town after three seasons but there being small signs of them adjusting (Johnny helping to run the Motel, Moira joining the Jazzabelles, David with his pretentious shop, and Alexis as front desk assistant of the hot vet). It has this bit of feel good comedy that I enjoy very much these days (am I getting old?).

R106 it's funny that they feel they haven't changed yet it's clear they have. They think they're changing the town but it's the other way around and they don't even realize it. You don't change the Creek, the Creek changes you!

David's interactions with Patrick have been rally nice. The second to last ep where they hugged and then in the car after the date when Patrick said he'd never kissed a guy before and was worried the date might end without that happening was very sweet. It's turned out to be a really great show.

This is a rare show that keeps getting better with every season. I'm loving it.

What's the cougar action?

Except David is Bi, R99.

Actually he's Polysexual R111.

I started watching this show because of this very thread and have now enjoyed every episode. So happy that DL can improve my TV watching experience. Was thrilled with the David/Patrick kiss. I teared up.

Everyone on the show is great. But then there's Catherine O'Hara. She is an absolute genius. Everything she does, she hits out of the ballpark.

And best of all she seems so down to earth, a regular person. Recently I saw a bunch of photos from the shooting of Beetlejuice, back stage things, people clowning around. The photos rarely ever show Alec Baldwin and never show Geena Davis. But they do show the supporting actors fooling around quite a lot -- Glenn Shadix, Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones, and so on. And right there with them is Catherine O'Hara.

David is getting too chubby. Fix that mess!

more Noah Reid

[bold]Catherine O'Hara is [italic]brilliant...

The writing is weak in some of the later episodes

Noah Reid is adorkable, and that kissing scene in the car this episode was beautifully played. Both Levy and Reid get it exactly right before and after the kiss. It was the cherry on a truly wonderful episode that found the perfect balance of aww moments and the best of Schitt's absurdities.

I loved the season finale, and I'm going to watch it again, which I rarely do.

I am happy that the show has not turned cynical, and that each character had a happy moment or two. I'd like to mention the high school graduation with both the doctor and her mother in attendance.

Really lovely stuff.

Agreed R119. When Alexis is looking in the audience and sees that her parents didn't show up, only to later see her mother on stage was really nice. I guess when you lose everything it's the little things that matter.

I never thought I'd use that expression un-ironically but that last episode really warmed the cockles of my heart.

The final two episodes of this season were lovely. Congrats to all involved, to the CBC and to Pop for running it in the US.

Here's hoping someone campaigns for an Emmy nom for O'Hara.

I love this show, and I love all of you for loving it. Only one more thing to add - I love how David and Alexis's facial and vocal inflections mirror and resemble each other's, just like a real brother and sister would - Dan Levy and Annie Murphy have really perfected this, and it's one more really subtle thing that makes this show so good.

[quote]I love how David and Alexis's facial and vocal inflections mirror and resemble each other's, just like a real brother and sister would.

Which is surprising given that throughout Alex's puberty she was partying and being taken hostage all over the world without her parents knowing.

My heart cockles were similarly warmed.

Their similar facial expressions seem stronger this season, which I guess comes from the cast working well together.

And r124, while Alexis may not have a grown-up very closely to David, by living in that hotel room together they have had plenty of opportunities to make up for lost time.

Just binged this show. It's delightfully and unexpectedly humorous. Dan Levy and Annie Murphy crack me up as the affected spawn of wealthy parents that clearly had little to do with their up bringing. I love how Murphy's Alexis has adopted the Kardashian vocal patterns and vocal fry to a tee. Whoever said that David is the human version of Datalounge nailed it. He's easily my favorite character.

Stevie (Emily Hampshire) reminds me a lot of a more subdued, dry-witted Parker Posey in Christoper Guest films. She plays off Levy's characters exceptionally well. The scene with David and Patrick when they are setting up David's shop for the opening was my favorite so far. I need to see more of these three in their own scenes in season 4.

Catherine O'Hara nails the role of Moira as the over-indulged actress past her prime. And Eugene Levy as expected plays beautifully off her as her clueless, but doting husband.

Tim Roson (Mutt/log Cabin Guy) is hot as all get out. FWIW he's also a great guy - very personable in real life. He plays Doc Holiday on Wynonna Earp - another Canadian show - on SyFy.

Schitt's Creek definitely a binge-worthy show. Glad it's getting a 4th season.

The guy who plays Patrick reminds me a bit of a less lanky Corey Monteith. That wholesome young looking cuteness must be a Canadian thing.

Is shit good?

David got fat this season.

But per his Instagram, Dan Levy seems to be working out a lot, so maybe he's turning things around.

R130 Who gives a fuck if he is fat? You body-shaming Nazi fuck!

Love the show. It's not easy to make rich, entitled snobs, who have fallen from grace, endearing in these days.

I heard an interview with O'Hara this year where she talked about how great it is to be able to live in Toronto and work with Levy and the rest of the cast, and go to her cottage on weekends with family, and that she will be fine if good movie offers from Hollywood don't come as much anymore. Love her.

O'Hara is my favourite part of the show, w David Levy a close second.

I'm surprised Eugene Levy isn't getting much love here. Maybe his facial gestures have been played out but as someone who has never seen the American Pie franchise, it's absolutely hilarious to watch. He makes the show for me, with his real-life son coming in a close second.

Well, I've always loved Eugene Levy, r135, and I've never watched the Pie movies either. He's great on Schitt's.

Loved him as quiz show host Alex Trebell on SCTV, especially when it was the high school scholarship competition "High Q" (Andrea Martin and Catherine are so good in this clip, too)

I just started watching it. It's a great show. Catherine O'Hara's effortless brilliance is unsurprising and I love watching Daniel Levy perform. R135 mentioned Eugene getting little love, and that's part of the territory when you're playing the straight man. Every other family member is dialed to 11, so he has to keep things grounded to some extent, though he's not without his little absurdities. Annie Murphy was somewhat of a revelation for me. Not only is she able to keep up with her cast members, but she contributes as well.

Only thing I dislike about Schitt's Creek is that the title appears in the show without an apostrophe, but any time the name of the town appears on a billboard or a sign, the apostrophe's there. Super annoying and an easy fix that should have been made in post.

An amusing show. It's not going to set the world on fire, but its charm really is the key to why it works.

Moira: I just had breakfast with Alexis the other day. David: No, that was me. Moira: Nonsense, we had a lengthy conversation about hosiery and menopause! David: Again, that was me!

Eugene is excellent on the show, but his role is the least showiest role. Every comedy needs the "straight man" or it falls apart. It's like Jason Bateman on Arrested Development. No one ever talks about how wonderful he was on that show, because the other characters were far more colorful. They brought him back in the Netflix season and they'd made him almost as bizarre and quirky as the rest of his family and it just didn't work at all.

Playing the straight man sucks, because you rarely got the props you deserve. I think that's why Be a Arthur wasn't always fond of The Golden Girls. She knew it was great material, but she rarely got to let loose and have fun like her co-stars, because she had to play the normal, stable one. It's a very tricky kind of role to play.

I’m looking forward to season 4

R137 Well cunt, you should definitely kill yourself over that travesty. Quickly now, cunt.

Moira's wall of wigs in the motel room cracks me up every time they show it.

Moira is my God.

[quote]I'm surprised there's not more talk here about Dan Levy's character, who is so homosexual it's visible from orbit, but nonetheless has a fling with straight woman Stevie. The first relationship he's shown having is with a woman -- I'm curious how others feel about that.

That was the most ridiculous, far-fetched thing on this show. Completely unrealistic. David is actually my least favorite character along with Stevie. I'm quite surprised to see how much love they get from posters here. The CONSTANT sarcasm from those two gets very, very old. Also, Mutt always looks like he's wearing cadaver makeup.

The main cast is extremely talented.

Alexis and Moira's pretentiously affected voices crack me the hell up. I adore the relationship btw David and Stevie. The way those two play off each other is hilarious. And when Stevie and Patrick team up on David in 311 is nearly has me on the floor. I really can't wait to see what they have ready for s4.

Per Dan Levy's Twitter account, SCreek S4 will be available on Netflix on Oct. 11.

Just finished up season 4 on Netflix. Love the "Simply The Best" episode the best. It was a great scene with patrick, David and Moira.

This show is consistently great. They never lose sight of their characters, which is tricky for most comedies... especially after three seasons.

I know there's a Season four Christmas episode coming as well as a Season 5 and I hope as many seasons as the cast and creators want to do it. It will be interesting to see how long they stick to the original concept of the Roses living in adjacent rooms in a motor lodge. Also, I'm sure Chris Elliott is a lovely man, but, jaysis, please write out Roland. Make Jocelyn the mayor -- or, even better, Ronnie.

I almost didn't watch this show due to Chris Elliott being in it. I'm glad I gave it a chance though. I wouldn't mind Elliott's character coming to an untimely end. Replace him with the funny deadpan actor who was renting out his garage and who's always talking to his wife.

Fuck that, Roland Schitt is awesome!

I echo the negative sentiments about Elliott. I find the overuse of the vocal filler “so...” grating.

Binge watching this in the New Year ... quite funny

I love the show ever since they added the boyfriends for the kids. Adding love interests for David and Alexis finally gave them some needed dimension. Couldn't stand David at first. Just bitchy day in day out, there was no redeeming quality in that character. But since both kids have someone they care about I started rooting for them. The David/Patrick relationship is truly well written. And Noah Reid is indeed cute as a button.

Am I the only one who tries to like it because they love SCTV but finds it way overrated?

I finally binged this show. I love except for David. What an annoying character. Theyr all annoying but David is so oi ver the top that he makes his family seem normal. why is dado always talking with his hands in a perpetual limp wrist like he's having a stroke? Why does he have to complain about everything, my god

I totally believe Patrick would fall for a david type Nathan and jeffree star who met before he was rich are real life examples of that but jeffree at his most flamboyant is not as nearly annoying and catty as david.

All the characters ended the show with some sort of growth. David started whining and screeching about everything and ended the show whining and complaining about everything. In the real world no one in this town would deal with David as they did I this series.

Maybe that's the problem when you write yourself in the show. I wonder if Dan Left is as shallow and annoying as david and that vogue video with the questions makes me think he is

What a waste in an otherwise great show. patrick deserved better than David.