staradvertiser.com NOVEMBER 10 - 16, 2019 FAMILY DYSFUNCTION William H. Macy plays Frank, the Gallagher family patriarch and the root of 99.99% of their problems, in Shameless. The 10th season of the cable network’s longest-running original series is also its last, and costars Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, Ethan Cutkosky and Christian Isaiah. Airing Sunday, Nov. 10, on Showtime. DOE: Five Promises for Hawai‘i’s Students THIRD PROMISE: SCHOOL DESIGN TODAY, NOV. 10 | 1:30 PM | CHANNEL 53 Learn about the 2030 Promise Plan from Superintendent Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto through this five-part monthly series, olelo.org hosted by Jill Kuramoto. ON THE COVER | SHAMELESS No Apologies Final season of ‘Shameless’ ible, blue-collar version of America’s poor by Cameron Monaghan (“Gotham”), whose that series such as “Malcolm in the Middle,” struggles in earlier episodes revolved around premieres on Showtime “Roseanne” or even “Married with Children” his sexuality, and later his mental health. showcased — this is not living paycheck to The only other daughter in the family is By Breanna Henry paycheck, it’s living penny to penny. Despite Debbie (Emma Kenney, “The Conners”). She is TV Media heavy themes of alcoholism, abuse, poverty the only one of Frank’s kids who openly cares and mental illness, “Shameless” manages for him, and watching her go from being an he 10th and final season of Showtime’s more laughs than many comedies, and the adorable young girl to a teen mom and pros- longest-running original series premieres Gallaghers seem more real than the cast of any titute over the course of the series is both TSunday, Nov. 10. In simplest terms, reality show. heartbreakingly tragic and excruciatingly real. “Shameless” is a chronicling of the Gallagher William H. Macy (“Fargo,” 1996) plays Frank, The other side of that coin is Ethan Cutkosky’s family. They’re poor yet shockingly well ad- the Gallagher family patriarch and the root (“The Unborn,” 2009) character, Carl, the sec- justed, considering the circumstances — this of 99.99% of the family’s problems. On top ond-youngest Gallagher child who goes from South Chicago family has seen more than its of being an impenitent alcoholic and drug being a suspected psychopath to a reason- fair share of grief and strife. addict, he is also quite absent, often leaving ably responsible young adult in military school. The series has been nominated for dozens his six children to fend for themselves. Up Frank’s youngest son, toddler Liam, is played by of television awards since it premiered to this point, the family had Frank’s el- Christian Isaiah (“Married”), and revealing much in January 2011, and with a large, dest, Fiona (Emmy Rossum, “Before I about him would be far too much of a spoiler. outstanding ensemble cast, an indie Disappear,” 2014), who ran the house The Gallagher’s neighbors, Veronica (Shanola rock soundtrack and a wry, colorful and took care of everyone, despite Hampton, “#Truth,” 2019) and Kevin (Steve script, it isn’t hard to see why. English her own struggles and youth. Howey, “Stuber,” 2019), and Ian’s on-again off- screenwriter Paul Abbot created Rossum is not returning for the final again partner, Mickey (Noel Fisher, “The Red the original British version of season, though, and as difficult as Line”), round out the highly dysfunctional cast “Shameless,” and his semi- it is for fans to see her go, it will that you can’t help but fall in love with. autobiographical script certainly be much harder for the The 10th season of “Shameless” promises became a massive hit in Gallagher family. Lip Gallagher more of Frank’s misadventures, Ian’s rela- the U.K. before American is played by Jeremy Allen White tionship troubles, Lip’s seemingly doomed producer John Wells devel- (“After Everything,” 2018), and he attempts at being a better father than his oped the pilot of Showtime’s epitomizes the “brilliant, but lazy” own, and more of Debbie getting into trouble American take. If you are a new character trope while remaining — what it doesn’t promise is a happy ending for viewer, know that “Shameless” one of the most endearingly the Gallagher family. Viewers might want ev- is gritty, vulgar and violent. tragic, lovable members of erything to work out, a happy ending for these “Shameless” has it all, and is the family. Ian is the third old- long-suffering characters, but in the wise unapologetic — shameless est, wonderfully portrayed words of Ian Gallagher, “Sometimes we get so even — about every scene. wrapped up in getting what we want that we The Gallaghers are far William H. Macy stars in forget to ask ourselves why we wanted it in the “Shameless” from being the easily digest- first place.” 2 STAR CHANNELS November 10 - 16, 2019 BEST BETS Sunday Tuesday Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne and Kacey Musgraves. 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November 10 - 16, 2019 STAR CHANNELS 3 ON DEMAND Inter-dimensional history Final season of ‘The Man in the High Castle’ premieres on Prime WHAT’S NEW ON AMAZON Titans,” 2010) stars as Juliana Crain, who is the First Order, this is the story of a lone wolf, a brought into the covert world of the American bounty hunter on the edge of the galaxy. Pedro PRIME: Resistance after her sister is killed by the Pascal (“Game of Thrones”) stars as the titular Japanese and she is entrusted with a film that “The Man in the High Castle” Season 4 Mandalorian (Mandalorians are beings from the exposes an alternate reality where America planet Mandalore, the most famous of which What would the world have become had the and its allies won the war. Later in the series, is the character Boba Fett), and he’s described Allies been defeated in World War II? 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