From Jim Bawden:
Great news: Schitt’s Creek is back
So far it’s been a hitless season for new Canadian series with shows toppling all over the place.
So here’s some great news: Schitt’s Creek is back for season two.
You can catch the shenanigans on CBC-TV Tuesday January 12 at 9 p.m. Got that? Think back –when did CBC last have a successful sitcom you actually wanted to see? Continue reading.
From Bill Harris of Postmedia Network:
‘Schitt’s Creek’: New challenges for creators Eugene and Dan Levy in season 2
You don’t want to think too hard about Schitt’s Creek.
I’m not being flippant. I mean it literally.
That’s the challenge for sitcoms with specific premises such as Schitt’s Creek,the second season of which debuts Tuesday, Jan. 12 on CBC, with back-to-back new episodes. Continue reading.
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Schitt’s Creek stars preview changing relationships in Season 2
Despite what they hoped for at the end of last season, the Rose family will indeed be sticking around the town of Schitt’s Creek for the foreseeable future. Season 2 of the CBC comedy returns Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. with two back-to-back episodes that pick up three days after David (Dan Levy) was last seen speeding out of town, leaving his parents, Johnny (Eugene Levy) and Moira (Catherine O’Hara), and sister Alexis (Annie Murphy) still stranded at the hotel they have been calling home. Continue reading.
The bloom is off the rose for the Roses. The rich family that saw their fortune seized by the government and cast out to live in their remaining asset—the town of Schitt’s Creek—tried desperately to sell the burg and escape. The Season 1 finale saw an end to that as the lone buyer died suddenly, leaving Johnny and his family stuck. What’s the plan for Season 2 of Schitt’s Creek, returning Tuesday at 9 p.m. to CBC? Lay low.
“They’re always looking to get out and if they had the opportunity they would,” co-executive producer and Johnny actor Eugene Levy says. “The reality is that they can’t sell the town, they can’t do much about their situation and they’re going to have to be there longer than they thought they initially would be. Now what do you do? You have to get on with your life.” That means—gasp—finding jobs. Johnny is on unemployment but trying to figure out how to make the best of the situation while kids David (Dan Levy) and Alexis (Annie Murphy) have to get work so they have money to spend, leading to interaction with the townspeople.
“David gets a job at a clothing store and [Robin Duke] plays Wendy, the manager of the store,†Dan Levy says. “The store is struggling, so she is balancing the reality of an unstable business with having hired David, who wants to redo the whole store. His ideas are not coming from a business mind.â€
One of Schitt’s Creek‘s strengths has been the heart hiding behind the hilarity. There are cringeworthy and laugh out loud moments aplenty, but those are contrasted with scenes of genuine feelings, like those between David and Stevie (Emily Hampshire), Alexis and Mutt (Tim Rozon) and even Johnny and Roland (Chris Elliott). Elliott recalls the rookie season scene where Roland and Johnny bonded over a plate of really good ribs.
“And they were really good ribs,” Elliott says wistfully. “I have not been able to find them since. I kept hoping for another take so that I could keep eating them. Then I purged and we went back and ate more.” Roland, Elliott teases, is still a pain in Johnny’s ass this time around, but acknowledge to having more in common than they first thought.
That’s important to Season 2, adds Eugene.
“That’s key to building the relationships,” he says. “Rather than running into the townspeople and saying, ‘Ooo, I wish we weren’t running into you,’ there is a little less of that.”
“Though Roland does tend to show up when Johnny doesn’t want him to,” Elliott says. “It’s not necessarily him, just not now.”
“Which is still most of the time,” Eugene says.
Schitt’s Creek airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on CBC.
From a media release:
CBC-TV’s winter programming lineup is filled with returning hit comedies, dramas and current affairs programs, as well as new titles filled with intrigue, suspense, and heart-warming moments.
New additions to the CBC prime-time lineup include the critically acclaimed drama JEKYLL AND HYDE, premiering Jan. 11; the emotional real-life stories of HELLO GOODBYE, premiering Jan. 8; and suspenseful three-part mystery MIDWINTER OF THE SPIRIT, premiering Jan. 6.
The acclaimed comedy hit SCHITT’S CREEK is among a group of shows returning with new episodes, as well as World War II spy thriller X COMPANY, and comedy staple MR. D. Ongoing CBC prime-time series are back with all-new episodes for winter 2016, including MURDOCH MYSTERIES, HEARTLAND, RICK MERCER REPORT, THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, DRAGONS’ DEN, THE NATURE OF THINGS, FIRSTHAND, MARKETPLACE, THE FIFTH ESTATE, and on CBC News Network, THE PASSIONATE EYE.
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