Shameless

[Gregadd]

Witness the decline of western civilization. The seven deadly sins combined with hedonism and narcissism. The end justices the means.Just when you think this can't get any lower.
Sunday's at 10 pm on Showtime.

 

[cjfrbw]

Watched an episode of this. Hollywood has a long and illustrious history of making dysfunction appear cute, when in real life, it's anything but.

I sort of thought of this as a 'dysfunction is cute' series based on one viewing. Maybe it's more of a comedy than I thought at first glance, then maybe it's OK, if that's one's thing.

 

[Don Hills]

It's another case of a UK idea not translating well to a US interpretation.

 

[Gregadd]

Watched an episode of this. Hollywood has a long and illustrious history of making dysfunction appear cute, when in real life, it's anything but.

I sort of thought of this as a 'dysfunction is cute' series based on one viewing. Maybe it's more of a comedy than I thought at first glance, then maybe it's OK, if that's one's thing.

Cute?

Imagine so without morals.
Spoiler alert.

Frank moves in with gay guy to take advantage of him. He is denied benefits only available to heterosexuals. He becomes a hero to the gay community . Frank accepts sex from a woman by an organization trying to prove gays can be converted.
Back episodes are available let on demand.

 

[Ronm1]

So far I have resisted watching any, all of these shows. No survivor, reality, etc here. Tunes a flick or I break out the Guild and fingerpick. Course there is always the option of cooking up something on the spur of the moment.

 

[BobM]

There is just something compelling about watching this continual train wreck of a white Irish ghetto family in Chicago and how they just keep on surviving somehow. I agree, if only a small fraction of what they go through were truly happening to somebody it would be very sad and pittiful. Unfortunately I also believe there are families out there that are dealing with this level of tragedy on a daily basis.

I think of it as a comedic tragedy. It is sometimes too easy to laugh at others misfortunes. Of course, if anyone in that family were to see you laughing at them you would likely get a pipe to the head from them.

 

[Gregadd]

There is just something compelling about watching this continual train wreck of a white Irish ghetto family in Chicago and how they just keep on surviving somehow. I agree, if only a small fraction of what they go through were truly happening to somebody it would be very sad and pittiful. Unfortunately I also believe there are families out there that are dealing with this level of tragedy on a daily basis.

I think of it as a comedic tragedy. It is sometimes too easy to laugh at others misfortunes. Of course, if anyone in that family were to see you laughing at them you would likely get a pipe to the head from them.

well I never had a silver spoon on my mouth
It is not their tragedy I find amusing.
It is the complete predictability of the outcome of the dysfunctional attempts to deal with it. I find ironic. Taking a pipe to someone's head is a prime example

 

[Gregadd]

Shameless pr one showtime Jaanuary 1.2016

on Showtime.