He doesn ' t look it <| sep |> Shameless is kind of in a grey area between great drama and overthetop comedy . I love the show , but it falls short of greatness because some of the plot lines feel a bit artificial and cartoony as uSpdrjay mentioned . Also , the writers sometimes try too hard to cram in many social issues , making it a bit on the nose . Still , the acting , the characters , the humor It ' s a show I ' ll personally look back on very fondly . Some of its exaggerations kind of work , too , in their own way . Shameless exists in its own reality in a way , and few shows have this much heart and humanity . <| sep |> True , but the quote was wrong so . <| sep |> I love how we have the original photo , proving that OP ' s is shopped to make it look more blue , and yet people are actually arguing over this .