Love this article about the role of the town in Schitt’s Creek:
Both Schitt’s Creek and Letterkenny use their locations not just as background scenery, but as titular characters. By actively imagining a rural place that is progressive, smart and empathetic — things that Daniel Levy, the show’s co-creator, says “small towns are so often not shown as” — Schitt’s Creek invites us into a quirky and accepting universe. There, everyone is treated dignity and respect (witness, for example, the wide-eyed but gentle reactions to the now-iconic song “A Little Bit Alexis”).
Why does it matter that the Roses aren’t heroes and Letterkenny wasn’t created for city folks? Because the storytelling is so much richer as a result. These imperfect, reality-adjacent places ask us what it would be like if, as Levy puts it, “we were all a little more compassionate and empathetic.”
https://theconversation.com/letterkenny-and-schitts-creek-are-love-letters-to-rural-canada-143065
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Can we make our towns, suburbs and cities more compassionate and empathetic. Wouldn’t it be nice?
