Friday, 1 March 2013
Shameless
Hello fellow readers, today I'm going talk about a fictionalTV Series. A couple weekends ago while I was babysitting I was looking for anew TV show series to start watching. I'm one of those people who gets reallyinto the shows I watch, like more so than just enjoying an episode here andthere. I'm a “I just watched 12 episodes in a row” type of person, so becauseof this unfortunate trait, I am very picky about the shows I choose to watch. Anyway, I came across a show called Shamelessand briefly remembered being told really good reviews about it. It turnedout to be about a family with an alcoholic father and an absentee mother. The 6children of this couple live together, with the eldest sister, Fiona caring forthem. At first I was positive that this would be a depressing and sad storyline for a TV series, and wasn't sure if I would like it, but then I watchedthe first episode. The show takes a very realistic view of the situation but has a lot of humorous moments to balance everything out. I felt inspiredby this show because it highlights how strong a families bond can be. TheShameless family is the epitome of dysfunctional however they also showwhat a real loving family can look like. Fiona dropped out of high school inorder to care for her 5 younger siblings and although it may not be ideal, shebecame the mother that those children needed, even though she didn't have to. Asmuch as they may fight with their siblings whenever one of them needs help, therest are always there to help. The father is definitely no “father of the year”and even though the children feel some hate towards him and how he acts theystill love him and help him when he needs it. When it comes down to it familyis something that many of us take for granted, even though we know when worstcomes to worst; family is what matters most. This show shatters the idea of thewhite picket fence family, and gives a good depiction of how real families preserverand love through dysfunction.
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I am so like you. I once watched a 50-episode series in 5 days. It's an addiction:)
ReplyDeleteI think this series sounds super-cool! It's great that an all too normal family is being portrayed. Too often we try to push families like these under the rug or worse, put them in the worst light possible. But what you said about the sibling love as well as humorous dialogue makes this a different show. I definitely want to check it out. Do you think there should be a lot of shows like this? Or do you think it could be easily overdone?
Hahah! I think what I find so special about his show is that nothing is really glamorized. I's very gritty and at times even R rated, kind of like life. It started out as a british series but I think the US version is having more success.I definatly think with this show just happened to have the right director and right cast, all the actors seem very genuine while in character which makes it easier to relate.I think I'm extremely biased becasue I like the show so much, but I do think it could be easily overdone.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree watching tv shows in batches is the only way to do it. The only problem is that once you catch up the wait is unbearable. If something is good, more is better.
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