Your heart may not be ready seconds after the series finale of Schitt's Creek. A documentary on the show Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell will run on CBC and Pop TV following the series finale next week. The series finale moves up to 8 p.m. Eastern with the hour-long documentary to run at 8:30 p.m Eastern.
The series finale will also run on Comedy Central and Logo.
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The special features the magical phrase "never-before-seen footage." There will be cast and crew interviews. The style now is to have other celebrities talking: they include: Paula Abdul, Will Arnett (Canadian), Carol Burnett, Cameron Crowe, Tony Hale, Amy Sedaris, Johnny Weir, and more. Hopefully, Mariah Carey will be on the list.
Our advice is to tape the documentary and watch when you are ready emotionally. Your humble narrator might not be able to handle the documentary right away.
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As we count down to next week's series finale, we are looking back at how the United States was first introduced to the show: through the primary crew of Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC simulcast on the NHL Network.
For those who follow our NHL coverage, you know the hockey announcers read CBC promos on Hockey Night in Canada games. This was our summary of the very funny circumstance of the first promo for Schitt's Creek.
(Jim) Hughson reads the first promo for the show, including the title. "I've never said that on the air in my life," said Hughson. Craig Simpson chimes in but we couldn't hear exactly what he said. Glenn Healy adds his teasing questions: "What is that show again? Jim, could you repeat that?"
Minutes go by in the period. Hughson reads the 2nd on-air promo for Schitt's Creek, but Hughson doesn't say the name of the show.
Healy can't let that go by without a remark. Healy was talking about Pittsburgh's Craig Adams who did not pass the puck to Sidney Crosby when Crosby wanted the puck. Healy joked that therefore this was Adams' last shift with Crosby and how Adams "basically was up Schitt's Creek without a paddle."
Hughson, realizing what Healy had done, groaned, "Oh no."
The name is part of the gag of the show. In print, people can easily see that the word they are hearing isn't that word. But in a casual promo during a hockey game, the audience might not realize what is happening.
You might recall that Ryan Kesler, then of the Vancouver Canucks, said the actual naughty word on the CBC airwaves during an episode of After Hours. Oake said the late hour allowed for that word on CBC television. We have learned many times that Canadians are much more tolerant of on-air swearing than Americans.
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