A series that truly gets better as it moves along, after a dubious start

Four types of TV miniseries: Some you know are great from the first episode and you'll want to stay w/ them to the end; some you know from the first 10 minutes - or at least the first episode - that this show is either a dud or at least is not meant for you; some seem good at first and you want to like them and give it a chance but after a few episodes it runs out of gas or ideas and seems to be going nowhere so you go elsewhere. The rarest form, however, is one that starts off unpromising, upsetting, or disappointing but for some reason to stick with it - maybe there's just a flare or excitement or a flash of humor - and over time the series grows on you and your in for the long haul: that's Schitt's Creek, which in the first 2 or so episodes seemed to be an unpleasant series about a wealthy family, snobbish and privileged, who lose all their money through some scam or scheme gone wrong and have to relocate to the one piece of property they still own, the eponymous Creek, a rural dump where they stay in a grungy motel w/ connecting rooms (and leaky plumbing) and find themselves interacting w/ a cast of rural Yahoos. Not promising - but I've always liked the Best in Show crew, and Eugene Levy in particular, and he (along w/ son and co-star Dan) created, wrote, and star (alongside BiS alum Catherine O'Hara and the hilariously whiny Annie Murphy as the Rose family of 4), and even in the first episode there are a few good laughs. Then, quite surprisingly, the show surreptitiously grows on you - or maybe just plain gets better as the crew gets into form - and we get to really like these hapless characters and, as they themselves do, get to care about and understand the people who've built their lives in this out-of-the-way community. By the end of Season 1, we're involved in the lives of all of the folks, and we've seen them grow and learn as they get to know one another, and it feels as if this series - which is actually entering its 6th season - is in for a good run. Bonus: The episodes are only 21 minutes each (13 per season), so very bingeable, though I don't recommend that, or alternately easy to find a personal time slot for a daily check-in (recommended approach).