Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0978374150297
Format: PAL, Box set
Number Of Items: 16
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 17406
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Please note that this is a PAL, Region 2 DVD and requires PAL or multi-system capable DVD player. It will not play on standard North American DVD players. Please read the item technical description carefully. ----------------------------------- Synopsis: This box set DVD contains every episode from all five series of Paul Abbotts offbeat TV drama Shameless. Based around the anarchic and hectic lives of the Gallagher family and their neighbours, the Maguires, the show's unpredictable and hilarious plots unfold in the chaotic world of the Chatsworth Housing Estate. Join Frank Gallagher and his AWOL wife Monica, their six children, and their equally-dysfunctional neighbours, as Shameless follows the ups and downs of their rollercoaster-like lives in this rough Manchester estate.
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Rating: - Pretty much Brilliant!!!
This series would never make traction in the US. Think of it. People on gov assistance and very much living nuanced lives on that assistance. Stuck on the gov tit like a leech on a hemophiliac for that matter.
The Gallagher clan and co are more human and real than any WASP PTA goer or church attending blowhard could ever aspire to.
The characters are detailed, subtle and astoundingly realized. Casting is above par and a joy to encounter. This is TV that is more cinematic than sitcom like. Yes I gush, but its the truth. Became a fan when I first saw season 1 on the Sundance Channel. Have been captive ever since.
Characters are flawed, as in real life. As most people are. But there is a realness to Shameless that challenges you. Do you really want to care for these people? Hang in there and soon enough you find another level within these characters that makes you practically tearful. That is great writing and acting.
If you are up for a challenge, and love great writing. Despite the fact that you may need to turn closed captioning on, and may miss some localisms that us US'inans may stare blankly at. This show is for you....and did I say it was funny. At times uproariously funny in fact.
Then take the plunge and go for it.
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