Sorry I'm so slack sometimes...
I've been meaning to catch both of these but, there's only so many hours in the evening. I HAVE to see the American version if only to compare. I get slightly miffed when SyFy touts "Being Human" as a NEW ORIGINAL Series!!!! What rubbish, don't they know how obsessed SyFy folks are?
As for the second series "Shameless", I grew up in the Projects the son of what would be called now "the working poor" surrounded by the poor. I've seen enough alkies, drug addicts and alike to last a life time. Not exactly what I'd call "entertainment". However, in that I respect your opinions so much, admire Mr. Macy's work and have Showtime, I'll give it a view on on-demand.
Thanks for your reviews...
Worf