Shameless: The Complete Third Season [3 Discs] [DVD]

This series lives up to it's name every week/episode. I can't really pigeonhole it by calling it a comedy - although it is as outrageous as anything I've ever seen on TV - basic broadcast or cable. The humor is black - but hysterical. As disfunctional a family as you will ever see. They love each other and hate each other in equal parts - deppends on the day of the week and the time of day. Emmy Rossum - the oldest of the siblings - and for a while - the glue that held them together - has come off the rails. William H. Macy - who will not win Father of the Year in any universe known to man - is in it to win it - for himself - no matter the cost or the trail of tears left in his wake. He's a pip. An acting tour de force. The entire cast - from the youngest of the clan to the friends and neighbors - is spot on. A wonderful ensemble. The writers have a field day painting them all into corners and then letting them out before painting them back in. It's s roller coaster ride - and well worth the taking.

This is the best season yet of Shameless and I already can't wait for season 4 to be released (I don't have Showtime). More plot twists and turns than ever, more intense drama and acting, you will never know what to expect next with this series. I was left with my jaw open half the time. Every character's true emotions and feelings come out in this season as everything comes to a head. Every character is as funny and interesting as ever and the problems the Gallaghers get themselves into become more and more serious. It is also very easy to relate to a lot of the problems such as Lip having no direction in life after school, Kevin and Veronica trying for a baby, and overall the whole family living week to week and surviving on what little they have. You will get sucked into this season and won't want to turn it off.

Storylines are even deeper as we now know the Gallagher family so well after spending two seasons with them. Macy and Rossum are two of the most under-appreciated actors on the small screen today and the show flies under the radar, except to critics, who adore it, and for good reason. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, you'll cry, but you'll know you've seen something highly worthy of your time. It can be difficult to watch, because some of these people are pathetic human beings, but it's SO well done and so well written. Don't miss it.

I think this show is very good. It has many great qualities. Great characters, touching story, and interesting plot. Emmy Rossum and William H. Macy are hilarious, and the rest of the cast is simply terrific. The story is very good as well. The family is so dysfunctional, its hard to resist. The characters are very well-developed and likable. Each episode is great and its interesting how many bad situations this family manages to get out of without getting in trouble.

Season 3 of Shameless turns things up a notch from previous seasons getting more raunchier and more darker than we have ever seen in this series. Of course all of that is underscored by some genuinely funny comedy that ultimately keeps the series grounded. But it is of course the dramatics that take center stage here in Shameless season 3, whether it be the Jimmy storyline or the rise and fall of Frank Gallagher, things are tense in this season.

Shameless is showing signs of wearing thin in its third season, pawing at shock value and gratuitous wrong-doing. I get it; that's the series. But there's a difference between bad behavior and contrived bad behavior. The show is feeling more and more like a scribbled script, with plotlines that are too manufactured for their own good. Can it recover? Absolutely. Will it? I for one hope so!

William H Macy is great as a character you will love to hate. The Gallagher family is great to watch as group of siblings that will do anything for each other to survive. Due to an absentee father with a hell of a drinking problem the family has had to survive by any means necessary. Sometimes breaking the law is the only way to survive.

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my husband. We both enjoy this television series very much - the comedy, the drama, and the characters. I ordered this DVD online from Best Buy and it arrived in perfect condition. There were no bumps or dents on the outer box and it was shipped and delivered in a timely matter.