If you’ve been reading these reviews for a while, you know that I have many thoughts about the tension between
Shameless’ inherent dramatic structure and John Wells’ belief that he is in fact making an hour-long sitcom, and so I will spare you the full essay on this topic. But in case you’re new, the show has long embodied a tension between the show it is and the show Wells wants it to be, and it’s been one of the sticking points as it limps into its final season.
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However, I sometimes fear that this will be read as my dismissing the sitcom as a mode of storytelling, which isn’t my intention. As much as I don’t think
A day on set consists of a lot of hurry up and wait.
This is something that Albuquerque native Elise Eberle has gotten used to as her profile has risen in the film industry.
Not only are there long days, but all members must get daily COVID tests.
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“I don’t have nothing to complain, about because they are taking all the precautions,” she says. “It’s pretty awesome, and I’m blessed to be working, considering how much is going on in the world.”
Eberle has returned to Showtime’s long-running series “Shameless” for its final season. New episodes air at 10 p.m. Sunday on Showtime.