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BosephusPrime t1_j2a7frn wrote

Arrested Development > Schitts Creek

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tangerinelibrarian t1_j2axchm wrote

Arrested Development was great but fizzled out by the end, where Schitt’s Creek started slow but became something really special and ended beautifully. It’s also more wholesome than Arrested Dev and the humor style is pretty different imo. I love them both though!

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BosephusPrime t1_j2b9b4q wrote

I agree with AD. I could not get into the extra seasons after it came back. Sounds like I should give SC another go.

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WhatsWithThisKibble t1_j2bcfs7 wrote

How far into Schitts Creek did you get? Season one was the weakest season by far but after watching the series more than once I appreciate it more than on my first watch. My first run I loved David. My second I really started to appreciate and recognize how funny Alexis was. And YES I watched a third time and that's when I really appreciated Moira and honestly, Roland a bit. It's one of my favorite shows.

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BosephusPrime t1_j2bgjy2 wrote

I only watched the first episode, had trouble not comparing it to Arrested Development. Usually I give a show at least 3 episodes. I’ll have to give it another try.

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WhatsWithThisKibble t1_j2bgrli wrote

Oh yeah. Definitely give it more time. The first season is definitely the weakest of all 6. One good thing is the episodes are so short so it's easy to binge.lol

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redsyrinx2112 t1_j2as9dv wrote

When I started watching Schitt's Creek, within the first few minutes I could not stop thinking about Arrested Development. Luckily the show morphed into its own thing. I really like Schitt's Creek, but Arrested Development is in my top tier of comedies.

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BosephusPrime t1_j2b9653 wrote

Good to know that initial comparison fades away. Maybe I’ll give Schitt’s Creek another try.

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redsyrinx2112 t1_j2begsp wrote

Yeah, the characters actually grow and change. As the show goes on it has way more feel-good stuff than AD ever had. I still like AD more, but Schitt's Creek is a nice show with good jokes.

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belac889 t1_j2b79fq wrote

I think they're similar for the first half of the first season, but it quickly becomes obvious that AD is about people with, well, arrested development. While SC is about everyone growing. And then they quickly diverge from there.

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WhatsWithThisKibble t1_j2bcnrt wrote

They really did such a good job with each characters growth and development.

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belac889 t1_j2be09l wrote

Alexis's growth is so well done. I think the last season was fairly weak in comparison to the rest except for Alexis's story with Ted. They knocked that one out of the park. (Closely followed by that Stevie/David scene from one of the final episodes)

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bernbabybern13 t1_j2cxrdy wrote

This never even crossed my mind because of how different they are. I don’t think they should be compared because they are both absolutely brilliant.

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