So yesterday, Schitt’s Creek won, I believe, every award for comedy at the Emmy Awards (best comedy, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, etc.). So what, if anything, does this mean? Is there such a drought of good comedy that no one else had a decent show? Or are the members of the academy just lazy? Because they do seem to award the same people or the same show repeatedly, sometimes even when the quality just isn’t there.
I take it you don’t like the show?
Not at all. I like the show (although I have yet to see the final season or the movie that ends it all, as they’re not yet on Netflix). But there are other sitcoms out there and some of them are even pretty good. Did the members of the academy just go down the ballot and select the same show every time?
Movie? Did I miss something? Or is this just like a Community thing? Six seasons and a movie.
Googling, perhaps not a movie, but a farewell special, “Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell”.
The Emmys are pretty bad at keeping favorites, and making some odd choices. They also tend to overcompensate when they’ve overlooked shows in the past. I think this is a combination of overcompensating for the fact that Schitt’s Creek hadn’t won anything previously, as well as the fact that it was the final season and last chance to rectify that.
With that said, the awards were entirely deserved. I haven’t seen all of the competition, but of the acting awards, I think maybe only D’Arcy Carden should have won (Best Supporting Actress, “The Good Place”) - but Annie Murphy was fantastic. I need to make my way through “What We Do In the Shadows”, but of what I’ve seen, it’s a great show, but not as great as Schitt’s Creek (at least for the writing portion).
Got it, that already aired. I believe it was a two part thing, half behind the scenes and half cast round table discussion. It was really good and very worth watching. I was thinking of some upcoming movie to wrap things up. And without spoiling anything, the show went out on a great note and nothing more needs to be done with it.
Yes, it and the sixth season aired on PopTV in the US but I don’t have that cable channel in my lineup, so I have to wait for it to be made available through Netflix. (I’m not always a fan of Netflix making shows hard to watch but they helped bring a lot of attention to this show.)
Unfortunately it was also the last season of The Good Place 
(which has now won no Emmys during its run).
I read that this is the first time a comedy has won every single Emmy in the category. (My google-fu could not determine if it’s ever happened with a drama.) So while the academy does often play favorites, it hasn’t happened to this extent before.
More often, voters tend to just pick whoever won last year, and frankly I was getting tired of “Mrs. Maisel,” which doesn’t float my particular boat, dominating year after year.
I agree that all of Schitt’s wins were well-deserved. Loved that show. I do have a soft spot for “The Good Place,” though. It’s a crime they were overlooked early on, but IMO the final season was not their best.
I love the show, but it does seem extremely unlikely to me that one show would have the best actors in every one of the four categories.
I’ll have to rewatch the show. I saw the first two episodes and thought it was just okay. But I hear it gets better and better. Certainly the winners are gifted comedians but I don’t know how well it transfers. Obviously, lots of people think the latest seasons are very good.
It really is very, very good. You do have to get past Chris Eliot (the actor) as he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. You also have to learn to embrace Moira’s style of talking. But a few episodes in and you’ll be fine.
You also have to keep in mind that it’s not all slapstick and laughs from beginning to end. It’s certainly a funny show, but it does have it’s lovey-dovey moments as you watch relationships and friendships arc over the course of 6 seasons.
Also, it’s one of those shows that did keep getting better and better and went out on a high note. If this was a US filmed show, they could have dragged this out for a few more seasons. There wasn’t any real reason why they didn’t other than Dan Levy not wanting to do that to the show.
I’ve tried to watch this show twice now and can’t get past the heavy-handed writing and the constant mugging. I’ve made it as far as S1E7 and been pretty much completely unimpressed. At what point does it get any better?
If you made it that far, it’s not like you didn’t give it a good shot. It’s very much not for everyone.
However, if I wanted to nail down a turning point in the show, [looks at episode listing], it’s Season 3 Episode 8.
Without spoiling anything for those that haven’t seen it. This is the episode where David needs help getting his licenses to open up the store.
Between what happens with that and the new dynamic his friendship with Stevie takes on, it’s all uphill from there.
Other than saying I “liked” - or maybe “really liked” the show, this is exactly my thought.
And this:
I really disliked the O’Hara character. I can’t remember much of anything I ever liked her in. But many people think her fabulous.
Totally understandable. That’s why I mentioned earlier that you have to learn to embrace her style of speaking. If it grates at you, you’re never going to like the show since she does something quirky in just about every scene. Again, I can completely understand why a lot of people are going to be turned off by it. Personally, I think that’s one of the main reasons this show took so long before people started hearing about it. It takes a while to get past the quirks and follow the story that’s getting woven.
Having said that, watching interviews with the cast, it’s A)odd hearing O’Hara speak naturally and B)a bit jarring when she (to amuse the audience) slips in and out of the Moira character.
I think it very much helps (the show to be likable) that the Roses are not rich, stuck-up assholes. Sure, early on, they’re class conscious but they are, as far as I can tell, always polite to others and willing to pitch in. And a lesser take on the concept (or even an American take) would have had as a plot point the family seeking to regain their fortune. (Remember that Johnny Rose’s business manager stole the family fortune, so presumably some of the money is out there somewhere.)
That’s what I thought it was going to be after the first episode. I assumed each episode would have them trying to find a way to get back home or get their money back or get their name cleared or something. Basically, an updated version of Gilligan’s Island.
I liked Catherine O’hara in SCTV, admittedly a long time ago. Eugene Levy was in that too.