Popular imagery often features the ensemble cast—led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum—posing against brick walls or in their cluttered, lived-in family home. 2. Music and Film
The show's visual "image" is defined by a raw, unflinching look at life on the South Side of Chicago. It avoids a polished look to emphasize the gritty reality of poverty and the chaos of the Gallagher family.
Originally marketed as a drama, its "image" shifted in 2014 when it was officially reclassified as a comedy for awards like the Emmys to better reflect its balance of tragedy and humor.