Good question Bobbity. I really liked the first 3 or 4 series of the uk version but then the Maguires kinda took over and whilst I enjoyed their initial involvement it then became too stale. The story was initially about the Gallaghers, with Frank being the down and out dad, leaving his kids to fend for themselves and had it continued on this it would have been ok. Guess sometimes you need to stop the series when it gets to the top instead of flogging a dead horse till the viewers get less and less. That is what happened to Shameless uk.
So I have just watched the one episode I quoted of the US version and no one answered my question. Was the last episode of the last series ? Thanks in advance
BTW Bobbity I do like the US version but I need to see more episodes to make a comparison. One thing I have noticed is that the US neighbourhood is a lot nicer to live than the one in Manchester and the people seem a lot more well off. I find the Russian whore a hilarious character and her one liners made me fell outta bed. Here is a list of the uk characters so you can see and compare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shameless_characters