"Schitt's Creek" what is the attraction with this one?

[nuxvomica]

30. Huge disappointment for me

I've made repeated attempts to get into the show because it stars three performers in my "pantheon": Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, and Chris Elliott. But it really needs much better writing as even these talents can't carry it by themselves. There's a scene in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip where the head writer grumbles that he has to rewrite some sketches after watching the dress rehearsal because they just "don't work," but the producer tells him not to worry because the performers will make it work, and the head writer angrily responds that it's his job to make sure it works before he even hands it to the performers. I don't think the writers on Schitt's Creek have the same philosophy.