Blog 3: My favorite series.



 One of my favorite series is called Shameless, is a comedy and it take place in U.S.A but it is a remake of a British series called the same way.  It has 10 seasons and this year was supposed to came out the 11th, but coronavirus, haha. Every season has 10 or 12 episodes, and the first season was emitted in 2011. 

First, I have to say that almost everything on this series is wrong, morally and ethically.

It is about a "dysfunctional" family who lives in the downside of Chicago. The father's name is Frank, and he is an addict alcoholic with no sense of responsibility or parental care. But he is free, he doesn´t care anything or anyone. He is everything that you cannot imagine that someone can be. Most of the time i hate him, but other times i feel sorry for him. He is an interesting person. The mother's name is Monica, she is also a drug-addicted and is completely insane, even when she seems to be nice and sweet. She abandoned her family because of Frank, so Fiona, the older sister, had to take care of her other 5 siblings when she was just a teenager. The kids, in order of age, are Liam, Carl, Debbie, Ian and the older, Lip. Every single one of them has their own and unique personality and you can witness how they change over the years. The family is a mess, there is never money, they live in a not very good area of Chicago, their parents are completely crazy, but the children really love each other, even if it is in a pretty twisted way.  It is a funny tragedy, and as the name, there is no place for shame in this family.

 

The series is not deep, it doesn´t blow your mind like others with more content , neither can change your life, is actually pretty easy to watch, (I don’t recommend it in the presence of kids because is really explicit) but at the same time, it makes a mockery of the USA society, and you can identify lots of critics on it.  

One of the reasons  why I like this series too much, despite of being really funny is because you can take something from every single one of the characters, even the secondaries, because they are well constructed, to the point that you feel them like real persons. I have feelings for all of them. That’s why it is so hard to pick one, but I think I would pick Kevin, he is the best friend's boyfriend of Fiona and I love him because he has the biggest heart in all the show, and also Sheila, one of the neighbors because she is crazy in a really sweet way. 

I already watched all the episodes, and i am expecting the last season, so in the midtime, all i can do is watch some chapters occasionally. 









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