SummarySet in working-class Chicago, the Gallagher family, a working class family of eight, must survive the ups and downs of today's recession. With a mother who is out of her element and an alcoholic father who usually ends up passed out on the living room floor, 18-year-old daughter Fiona is left with the task of keeping her five younger brothers and... Read More
❮ Shameless (US)
Season 1
11 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Jan 9, 2011
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
50% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
38% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Jan 6, 2011
100
Shameless is excellent, compelling television from the first moment. As long as it stays true to the roots of the original, it's going to be essential viewing.
Jan 6, 2011
88
The charm of the show--and of the Gallagher family--is in its anarchy.
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.6
91% Positive
373 Ratings
373 Ratings
4% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
5% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
Dec 23, 2020
10
Shameless is my 2nd favorite new show of 2011, one of my top 5 favorite comedy shows of all time, one of my top 5 favorite drama shows of all time, and one of my favorite shows of all time. The perfect blending of really funny comedy and deep, touching, and heartbreaking drama is exceptional. The writing is both funny and deeply touching but heartbreaking at the same time, the writing is just phenomenal. The character development was outstanding especially with Fiona, Shelia, Karen, Ian, and Lip. Emmy Rossum, Joan Cusack, William H. Macy, Cameron Monaghan, Laura Slade Wiggins, and Jeremy Allen White gave remarkable performances. The performances from Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Gloria LeRoy, Noel Fisher, Joel Murray, Amy Smart, and Jane Levy were also pretty fantastic. The chemistry between the cast is perfect and just so funny, touching, and really authentic feeling, some of the best I have ever seen. The makeup and hairstyling was excellent especially on William H. Macy, Laura Slade Wiggins, Jane Levy, Emmy Rossum, Shanola Hampton, Noel Fisher, Joan Cusack, Alex Borstein, and Steve Howey. The costumes on Joan Cusack, Emmy Rossum, Madison Davenport, Jane Levy, Laura Slade Wiggins, Marguerite Moreau, William H. Macy, Justin Chatwin, Shanola Hampton, and Steve Howey were great. The intro and opening theme are hilarious and fantastic. This was a superb first season.
Jun 16, 2018
10
I fell in love with this series with an incredible cast, twisted yet amazing characters you'll fall in love with, and a dysfunctional family you can relate to in many ways. Season 1 is always so great to rewatch to see fetus Lip, Ian, Carl and Debbie.
Jan 9, 2011
80
That's Shameless in 30 seconds or less: messy, overcrowded, unapologetically frank and, at times, darkly funny.
Jan 11, 2011
60
Now and then Shameless sloughs off its mostly self-imposed constraints and fires on all cylinders, observing economic hardship, drunken tomfoolery and sexual shenanigans with a keen eye for class specifics.
Jan 7, 2011
50
Moments and characters like these take us out of the reality that Shameless otherwise aims to portray, falling victim to the pay-cable impulse to push the shock envelope just because it can. Which ultimately is less shocking than irritating. A shame, really.
Jan 6, 2011
50
Some brief memorable performances, particularly Cusack as a tippling housewife. Otherwise, an inexplicable misfire.
Jan 9, 2011
25
Shameless lives up to its title. What's left for the rest of the season? Cannibalism? Macy is a good sport about being dragged around the kitchen like dead weight.
Apr 24, 2018
10
I don't watch a lot of TV shows, but this is an incredible show! I adore the characters! It's so fast-paced, witty and charming, but it's never stupid. The dramatic scenes actually work and so do the comedic ones! I will be watching more of this show because I love it!
Apr 18, 2011
6
Whilst i liked this show, the music editing, acting and direction was really annoying and cheesy, I much prefer the UK version and would recommend it to anyone especially fans of this US version, i find it seems so much more realistic in the uk version (for one people are more normal looking than hollywood looking), the direction and narrative is much more stylish and gritty. characters such as kev, frank, shiela and steve are much better played. the parts people seem to like in this US show are soo much better in the UK version in my opinion. However i may be slightly biased as i grew up beside a UK council estate and met characters and was a part of communities similar to these, and thus you may not relate to it the same way i do, similar to perhaps my relation to this show relative to that of US viewers. Also the same could be said for the office UK and US versions however i can understand why people would prefer the US version as it is a totally different sense of humour and the UK in so cringe worthy at times its impossible to watch without ripping your own face off, however the UK version of shameless has the same sense of humour and so far the same plot more or less, just better done. Overall i think it is a good adaptation but if you like it i would urge you to try out the original.
Jan 13, 2011
6
Has moments of insight and amusement but mainly seems to be a writer's invention. A writer smoking something not quite legal. And it's rather a waste of the gifted William Macy. It tries hard -- probably too hard.
Jan 16, 2014
1
let me tell you something, watching poor people swear and carry on and have babies in reality is not entertainment. leave it to the professionals shameless (family guy and south park) step away from TV and don't ever come back.
Dec 9, 2013
1
1) A father beating to blood a kid is not fun, never 2) A kleptomaniac pathological liar about 10 years old is not fun 3) A devious bully child, not helped but encouraged in violent behaviours by his family is not fun and 4) A person sitting on the WC is not hilarious
