It was called “Canada’s Best Secret” for so long, following the lives of a socialite family, the Rose’s who after losing all their money end up living in a motel in the town of Schitt’s Creek.
I think my reaction to watching this show was the same as everyone else’s. I thought it was good but nothing special until I sat up 3 hours later and realized I watched 10 episodes consecutively completely hooked. This show has now become comfort food to me, I have watched the series twice with no chance of me stopping, (it’s like my version of Friends or The Office).
Huge congratulations to the Schitt's Creek cast, who this morning have been nominated at the @SAGawards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series! 💫 #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/4gcVAVYjpB
— Schitt's Creek (@SchittsCreek) February 4, 2021
This show is fantastic, the writing is superb and the character development is something we don’t see done this well on most shows, with the four leads remaining true to their elitist (and fashionable) selves but softening their edges over time by opening themselves up to love and compassion.
I think the reason I and everyone gravitated towards it during quarantine more so than other sitcoms like Modern Family or How I Met Your Mother is that we relate to the theme of loss. Sure we are not all millionaires that lost our fortune, but we all had to deal with a loss that we had no control over because of the pandemic.
Some more so than others, maybe you lost your job and have struggled to make ends meet or you lost your grade 12 prom and graduation, something not as dire but still a loss nevertheless.
We all had something taken from us, something that we had no control over and because this happened on a global scale we had no idea how to handle it. But we can take something from Schitt’s Creek about how to handle these awful, out of our control situations.
We're honored to be nominated for 5 #GoldenGlobes including Best Television Series (Musical/Comedy)! Congratulations to the entire cast and crew who made our final season so special and thank you to the HFPA! pic.twitter.com/0ej0Y9QcLz
— Schitt's Creek (Pop) (@SchittsCreekPop) February 3, 2021
We follow the Rose family lead their lives in this town with little animosity towards the situation. Sure they keep to being their sassy selves, try to get out of owning the town and at first don’t accept their lives in the town, but no one blames each other for the situation or wallows in self pity over it (well maybe with the exception of Moira recoiling into a closet).
They make the most of it, they did not lose hope that eventually they would gain their lives back, all while sticking true to themselves and growing exponentially from their lost fortunes by finding real love, friendships and self fulfillment.
There are so many other reasons why this show has become the insane hit it has and it deserves all the love and attention it is getting. If you have not watched the show I highly recommend it.