i loved it, i watched the first episode online from sunday when they put clips up on myspace, and then again last night on E4, and i have to say that i was suprised by it, because i have never gotten into 'shameless'. But i thoroughly enjoyed it, and will be watching it again next week.
i dont know why people are saying the acting is terrible, i thought it was good.. i think it is because it's not like The Oc that the acting appears bad, but its more realistic than that. They are only about 17 years old, and just acting probably how they do in real life, so i think its wrong to say that its badly acted.
Both me and my mum thought it was funny.