Shameless 

An alcoholic man lives in a perpetual stupor while his six children cope as best they can.

Creators:

John Wells, Paul Abbott

Stars:

Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky

Top Rated TV #97 | Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 14 wins & 58 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
William H. Macy	...	Frank Gallagher / ... 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Emmy Rossum	...	Fiona Gallagher 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Ethan Cutkosky	...	Carl Gallagher 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Shanola Hampton	...	Veronica Fisher 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Jeremy Allen White	...	Lip Gallagher 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Steve Howey	...	Kevin Ball 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Emma Kenney	...	Debbie Gallagher 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Cameron Monaghan	...	Ian Gallagher 97 episodes, 2011-2018
Michael Patrick McGill	...	Tommy 58 episodes, 2011-2018
Isidora Goreshter	...	Svetlana / ... 54 episodes, 2013-2018
Brenden Sims	...	Liam Gallagher / ... 53 episodes, 2012-2018
Joan Cusack	...	Sheila Jackson 44 episodes, 2011-2015
Noel Fisher	...	Mickey Milkovich 43 episodes, 2011-2016
Justin Chatwin	...	Steve / ... 40 episodes, 2011-2015

Storyline

Watch the Irish American family the Gallagher's deal with their alcoholic father Frank. Fiona, the eldest daughter, takes the role of the parent to her five brothers and sisters. Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam deal with life on the South Side of Chicago. Fiona balances her sex life and raising her siblings. Every episode is another crazy situation that one or more of the Gallagher six get into. Watch them grow and learn how to make their way in life with what little they have.

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Plot Keywords:

female full frontal nudity | dysfunctional family | alcoholic father | gay relationship | brother sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

The Gallaghers. Absolutely, Wildly, Unapologetically... Shameless (Season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Besramnici

Filming Locations:

2119 S Homan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bonanza Productions, John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

William H. Macy and Noel Fisher share the same birthday, March 13.

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Quotes

Steve: And what exactly does "hooked up" mean?
Kevin Ball: Last time I checked, penis goes into vagina.

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Connections

Featured in The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013)

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Soundtracks

The Luck You Got
(Opening theme song)
Performed by The High Strung

User Reviews

A triumph of American television

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.