Product: Shameless: The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray] (2012)
Rating: 5.0
Because You Want To See What Happens Next!
NO SPOILERS:When Howard Stern first moved to NBC NY, management tried to control him. He rebelled. Then the ratings came out. Most enlightening was that the people who proclaimed to despise Stern, actually stayed with the show longer than fans. The reason? "Because they wanted to see/hear what happened next!"Shameless is a cornucopia of taboos that is marketing material for the Christian Right/Family Values Coalition! Homosexuality, drug and alcohol abuse, child neglect, frequent sex, criminality, etc.Shameless is a dark comedy that is both shocking and funny with enough gratuitous sex and nudity to take the edge off a typical Sunday Night after having spent the lion share of the day watching football. There are also from time to time some real dramatic moments added to the mix. However, the main reason why I regularly tune in and have rated this *5 is because I find myself in the position of continually wanting to see "what happens next."The usual comedic fare these days are situation comedies, which while serialized, are often presented in a manner so that they can be watched on a stand-alone basis. Shameless is constantly evolving, thus to get best viewing experience one should start from the beginning.My highest rating for a dark situational comedy