From Slate:

The Winding Circumlocutions of Schitt’s Creek Reviews
Schitt’s Creek. There. I said it. Which is more than David Bianculli, TV critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, was able to do on Tuesday in his review of this new sitcom. It’s a show about a rich family, the Roses, that loses everything except the deed to a town purchased decades earlier as a joke. Here’s Bianculli twisting himself into Federal Communications Commission–approved knots… Continue reading.

From Brian Lowry of Variety:

TV Review: ‘Schitt’s Creek’
Seldom has a title been more descriptive than “Schitt’s Creek,” a tired reunion of SCTV’s Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara that makes a case for putting a cap on Canadian imports. Arriving in the U.S. on the rebranded Pop network, the half-hour series — created by Levy and his son Daniel — essentially builds a “Green Acres”-like show (with a pinch, perhaps, of “Arrested Development”) around a slim and juvenile pun, hoping the auspices and talent will carry through. Perhaps it will for Pop’s undemanding purposes, but that odor emanating from “Schitt’s Creek” is, at best, stale. Continue reading.

From NPR:

New Comedy ‘Schitt’s Creek’ From Canada Is A Reboot Of ‘Green Acres’
The sitcom on Pop network is about a wealthy family that is thrust into poverty. Their interactions with the locals is the main story, and the main source of comedy — and it’s worth checking out. Continue reading and listen to the story.

Family Flees To ‘Schitt’s Creek’ — That’s ‘Schitt’ With A C
Eugene Levy and his son, Daniel Levy, star in Schitt’s Creek on the CBC and Pop TV. The Levys talk with NPR’s Scott Simon about the comedy, family dynamics and what it’s like to work together. Continue reading and listen to the story.