From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

I had a philosophical reaction to Schitt’s Creek.

Remember how legendary comedian George Carlin used to talk about the importance of “stuff?”

“That’s the whole meaning of life, isn’t it?” Carlin would say. “Trying to find a place for your stuff. If you didn’t have so much stuff, you wouldn’t need a house.” Continue reading.

From James Bawden:

I wasn’t even sure I wanted to watch the previews of Schitt’s Creek which CBC sent my way. I mean the title is terribly off putting but eventually curiosity got the better of this TV critic and I watched three episodes one after the other, barely pausing for a cup of tea.

And you know what?

At times this sitcom starring Eugene and Dan Levy and Catherine O’Hara is funny and crazy as hell. Continue reading.

From David Berry of The National Post:

I have no idea what your reaction to hearing that the CBC was going to air a show called Schitt’s Creek was, but mine was to roll my eyes so hard I almost pulled a calf muscle. Never mind that legitimate comedic treasures Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy were attached — hell, that might have even made it slightly worse, given the recent track record of Canadian comedy legends in sitcoms — that name just reeked of overstraining humour, like putting wacky glasses on a watermelon before you splatter it. I could practically taste the desperation sweat. Continue reading.

From CBC:

Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara are up Schitt’s Creek
SCTV alumni Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara are teaming up in the highly anticipated comedy, Schitt’s Creek, premiering on CBC Television this January. The filmed-in-Canada comedy series stars Levy as a filthy rich video store magnate, Johnny Rose, who finds himself suddenly broke and forced to move his spoiled family to Schitt’s Creek — a small, depressing town they once bought as a joke. Continue reading.