Shameless US (* US Pace *)

HavingCrack · 13-07-2010 1:57am

http://www.sho.com/site/announcements/view.do?articleid=841

So the pilot of the US version of Shameless has been made and the network Showtime are aiming to have a full series airing by Januray 2011. What does everyone think of this?? Will it work? They have a great cast by the looks of things with William Macy playing Frank but I just can't see the show transferring to America without a significant overhaul.

The council estate doesn't really exist in the US in the same way as the UK. There are the 'projects' in places like the South Bronx in New York and Palo Alto in San Francisco but they're not really the same sort of thing as the British council flats. I can imagine the show ending up being set in a trailer park or something along those lines. That all said I feel the US Office is actually quite a good programme if it differs a lot of its British original so US Shameless could work.

Whats everyone else thoughts on how it'll pan out?

Richard Dower · 13-07-2010 2:02am

"meh" is my generic/scripted response.

JP Liz V1 · 13-07-2010 10:15am

Showtime has announced premiere date for Shameless.

The cable network will debut the US version of Shameless from producer John Wells and starring William H. Macy on January 10.

Basq · 13-07-2010 10:28am

Shameless US threads merged!

pickarooney · 13-07-2010 12:39pm

Truly shameless promotion

ScumLord · 13-07-2010 12:46pm

I'm always surprised by how much alcoholism is in some American shows. I can see them making shows about an alcoholic that uses weed but don't know if they'd go any further than that.

Minstrel27 · 13-07-2010 1:05pm

HavingCrack wrote: »

Whats everyone else thoughts on how it'll pan out?

I look forward to it. I would only be worried if it was being made by one of the networks (NBC, FOX, CBS etc.)

Forest Master · 13-07-2010 1:21pm

Caveat wrote: »

It sounds like an awful idea but then again so did the US version of The Office - which I believe turned out kind of OK? I dunno, have never watched it.

I watched it - it's sh*t - slapstick sitcom.

HavingCrack · 13-07-2010 3:42pm

basquille wrote: »

Shameless US threads merged!

How come I can never seem to find the threads I want :mad:

Barname · 13-07-2010 3:47pm

its been done

It was called Roseanne

Barname · 13-07-2010 3:58pm

Caveat wrote: »

Big blue collar family in Chicago?

Probably Irish again.

Go on the scumbags!!

yes, it wouldnt be PC to have a real Chicago welfare family .......

JP Liz V1 · 13-07-2010 4:01pm

HavingCrack wrote: »

How come I can never seem to find the threads I want :mad:

Try the search function

paddyismaddy · 13-07-2010 4:50pm

macy and janney are great actors and the fact its on showtime it could work

the uk version is very explicit in language and nudity so this will be too no doubt considering its showtime

Richard Dower · 13-07-2010 8:39pm

HavingCrack wrote: »

How come I can never seem to find the threads I want :mad:

Yup, and i get scolded for a shoddy search engine :mad: -

JP Liz V1 · 14-07-2010 3:23pm

Alison Janney is no longer part of the cast

Basq · 14-07-2010 3:35pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Alison Janney is no longer part of the cast

Allisson Janney was never a dedicated cast-member - she's been listed as guest-star (or a "recurring guest star") in all press releases.

paddyismaddy · 14-07-2010 4:03pm

who was janney playing anyways?

JP Liz V1 · 15-07-2010 11:07am

paddyismaddy wrote: »

who was janney playing anyways?

From the picture I thought it was Sheila

Basq · 15-07-2010 11:11am

Yep, her IMDb confirms she's playing Sheila alright!

# "Shameless" .... Sheila (1 episode, 2010)
- Pilot (2010) TV episode .... Sheila

JP Liz V1 · 15-07-2010 11:16am

Sheila was a major character in the UK show so I assume she would be in the US show also so I doubt she'd be a guest star or recurring

JP Liz V1 · 01-09-2010 12:05pm

http://www.hitfix.com/articles/joan-cusack-exhibits-shameless-behavior-for-showtime

Joan Cusack has joined the cast of Showtime's new dramedy "Shameless."
Cusack will appear in all 12 episodes of "Shameless," which will premiere on Sunday, Jan. 9.
"Shameless" is based on the adored British format and features original creator Paul Abbott as executive producer along with Emmy winner John Wells. The series features William H. Macy as the alcoholic patriarch of a working-class Chicago family, but truly stars Emmy Rossum as the eldest daughter who has to keep the family together.
Cusack will play Sheila, an agoraphobic housewife who strikes up a relationship with Macy's character.
The role was played by Allison Janney in the pilot, but with the "West Wing" star committed to ABC's midseason comedy "Mr. Sunshine" and producers determined to expand Sheila into a larger role, there wasn't enough Janney to go around.
Cusack has earned a pair of Oscar nominations for her performances in "Working Girl" and "In & Out." He TV credits include the short-lived "What About Joan" and a run on "Saturday Night Live."
Production on "Shameless" will begin in mid-September.

DeWitt · 22-10-2010 3:08pm

New trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2nAnpNouEM&feature=player_embedded

I'm not a big fan of the Uk version, but I'll check this out for Emmy Rossum & Justin Chatwin.

pickarooney · 22-10-2010 3:15pm

It's hard to comprehend so many people wasting so much time making something so pointless.

Basq · 22-10-2010 3:16pm

Looks like a lazy lazy remake...

MickShamrock · 22-10-2010 4:20pm

I guessing this will be like a more serious version of "My Name Is Earl".

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 23-10-2010 10:25am

Oh God, its a word for word rip off... It's not gonna work... Don't think I can even attempt to watch it in January - think I'll just rewatch the good auld UK version instead...

tvnutz · 25-10-2010 1:09pm

CaptainNegative wrote: »

Oh God, its a word for word rip off... It's not gonna work... Don't think I can even attempt to watch it in January - think I'll just rewatch the good auld UK version instead...

It doesn't look great at all,but in terms of it copying the original version word for word nearly,a lot of remakes do that for the pilot but then go off in their own direction,like the US Office and possibly other remakes. Whether that happens with this version has yet to be seen. Ill probbaly watch the pilot and see what its like.

Basq · 25-10-2010 1:12pm

tvnutz wrote: »

It doesn't look great at all,but in terms of it copying the original version word for word nearly,a lot of remakes do that for the pilot but then go off in their own direction,like the US Office and possibly other remakes. Whether that happens with this version has yet to be seen. Ill probbaly watch the pilot and see what its like.

Yeah, that's what I presume will happen too.

I'm still yet to finish the 1st season in my 5 season boxset I picked up in Zavvi a year or 2 back.

JP Liz V1 · 26-10-2010 3:05pm

DeWitt wrote: »

New trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2nAnpNouEM&feature=player_embedded

I'm not a big fan of the Uk version, but I'll check this out for Emmy Rossum & Justin Chatwin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2nAnpNouEM

paddyismaddy · 28-10-2010 4:16pm

^ that looks awful to me

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