Shameless is a BBC dramedy about a down-and-out family trying to survive with a hopelessly disappointing albatross of a father. I didn’t like it that much, but there are a few people that read this blog really liked it. There is funny moments, but they were sometimes hard to laugh at when they are amidst such depressing things and undecipherable British-slang. Well it was/is popular enough that it is now getting the Office treatment and getting remade on Showtime for an American audience (it looks like even a sometimes shot for shot remake judging from the trailer). It is now being set in Chicago and starring William H. Macy; nice to see is he getting a role that isn’t the dopey soft-spoken pushover. Showtime’s marketing is pretty good in tricking me into watching their shows, so I will probably end up watching a few of the shows. Sorry to get all Maureen Ryan there, but check out the trailers below and see what you think:
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American: