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sun, apr 6, 2014
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sheila fights for custody of the native american kids and clashes with sammi. fiona gets sprung from jail and lands a job with the help of her parole officer. and frank begins to feel like his old, troubled self.
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fiona is hauled away to a correctional facility as frank wakes up from his operation. ian crashes mickey’s son’s christening, amanda’s parents bribe lip to stay away. oh, and dcfs makes an unexpected visit.
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10
i’ve grown up with the original shameless. it’s a fast paced comedy-drama like no other, in that it lends itself perfectly to both without apology or hesitation.
whereas the british original finds it’s characters living, fornicating, screaming and jumping in the revelry of zero-expectation in a rigid class system, the american remake masterfully equivocates the triumphs and the tribulations of a lower class family existing on the edge of acceptability at the heart of society in a flawless, delicate and shameless manner.
the pilot introduces the characters, much like their british counterparts, not in an effort to garner their sympathy but simply as a statement of fact. the aspiring teen marine struggling to hide his homosexuality only fears losing the love of his brother, the absent drunk dad who loves his children but through the haze becomes a heckling prophet - a shakespearean fool who sees through the thin veil of sanity and order, a young woman struggling to keep the family together seeing a way out through a handsome highwayman. these people are not bad even if they do bad things. society has forgot about them and for that they couldn’t care less for it.
the whole cast is tremendous but william h. macy rises to the occasion with the father, a frank gallagher straight out of a bar in memphis at 3 a.m. on a wednesday, last orders, don’t interrupt him because he hasn’t finished yet, he’s got to tell you what’s wrong with the world before he wakes up and it all ends. you would believe this guy was a war vet or something with the confidence and delirium at which he pontificates.
no matter what your race or background you can take something away from shameless. most television that likes to call itself comedy, drama, or both, tends towards a particular demographic, offering an escape fantasy for, say, the ‘off-beat’ teens in glee or the sexually deviant young adults in true blood or the repressed housewives in that show about the repressed housewives.
as the designated guardian’s new boyfriend takes a seat at the head of the table, he pushes frank’s legs aside as he crashes drunk on the floor. shameless doesn’t escape anything, it lives in the world it is given and every so often reminds you, during those joyously chaotic scenes, that the sweetest lemonade is almost bitter, so it’s just as well every episode is only an hour for you to laugh, cry and enjoy.
moments of anarchic jubilation inter lap, run over and sometimes juxtapose flourishes of near-the-bone reality, served eloquently on a fresh platter to which america needs to to have the stomach for.kgft
9
i have loved this show for 10 years, but season 11 sucks! i don’t even know what to say about it. apparently the writers think the show is over because all they can do is compile scenes from previous episodes. there have been a couple of eps that were really interesting and moved the story along, but that’s all. shame on the writers for letting down their loyal fans.supermanfan-13
9
i’ve loved shameless ever since the beginning of season 1 and now that it’s over i really miss even though it was probably time for it to end! while it was still worth watching, it just wasn’t the same once emmy rossum left. shameless was such a great show for such a long time that it was hard to say goodbye…i miss it
8
one of the funniest shows ever. but like someone wrote before this, season 11 and 10 are sooo bad. 10 had some emotional moments but besides that no. and 11 is hard to watch. like i have to force myself to watch the weekly episodes. i’m only watching them to say i’ve seen all the seasons.ruffneck543
9
i don’t leave reviews very often but i had to for this show. i have not seen the uk version and don’t really care to because this show is just top notch. i had never heard of this show since i work overseas but ended up catching the 5th episode and absolutely loved it. i told all of the guys in the fire station about it and ever since we have had to catch up on all of the previous episodes. everyone in the department loves this show and that is a hard thing to do. all of the characters are just great and have so many flaws. william h. macy does an awesome job as the dysfunctional father. i gave it the highest review i think a show can receive because i don’t think there is a perfect show, but this comes darn close. i definitely recommend this show.