History Series / GetShorty

''Get Shorty'' is a drama series on the EPIX channel based on the Creator/ElmoreLeonard novel [[Literature/GetShorty of the same name]]. Created by Davey Holmes, it stars Creator/ChrisODowd and Creator/RayRomano as a Nevada gangster and schlock movie producer trying to get a movie made with cartel money. Like the original novel and the [[Film/GetShorty film adaptation]], it focuses on the intersection of ruthless gangster tactics and Hollywood culture.

* AffablyEvil: Maybe not evil, but the protagonists do "collections" for mobsters, with a side in body disposal and occasionally murder. Amara ''tries'' to be this, but is too out-and-out ruthless for anyone to really buy it.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Hafdis Snaejornsson looks and lives like a hobo and drives his car into a hotel pool, causing him to have to video-conference from jail during pre-production, but he's a very respected director.

* CharacterTic: Miles sticks his religious necklace under his shirt before he does anything he's going to feel guilty about. Potentially [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because a dangling necklace is a liability in a confrontation and tucking it into his shirt helps negate that.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Again, "evil" is pushing it, but Miles genuinely wants to better himself for the sake of his daughter and wife. To a lesser extend, Amara lets her nephew Yago get away with shit that would get any other member of her crew killed.

* HollywoodHealing: Miles recovers very quickly from getting shot in the abdomen. Two days later, he's punching and kicking people without difficulty.
* IronLady: Samara, a female cartel boss who has to be twice as tough to get the same respect.

* LoanShark: Miles and Louis are collectors for a particularly ruthless one, in addition to being "disposal" when said collections aren't possible.
* MeaningfulName: Yago is a variant spelling of "Iago." Like the most famous Iago, Yago is treacherous and not to be trusted.
* MinnesotaNice: Tyler Mathis's M.O., especially around Nathan, is behaving as if he's a level-headed, laid-back guy while obsessing over his own ego and politely shaking off all of Nathan's attempts to talk about himself.
* MostWritersAreWriters: About half the series is about making a film, and revolves around actors, writers, producers, and other studio personel. Something the writers of a tv series probably know plenty about.

* {{Nepotism}}: It's pretty clear that the ''only'' reason Yago is Amara's lieutenant (and probably still alive, for that matter) is because he's her nephew.

* PapaWolf: Katie recalls how Miles excused the family dog for biting him, but secretly killed it after it nipped his daughter. When the man in charge of Emma's acting class sends Emma home in tears, [[spoiler:Miles...does not react well.]]

* TattooedCrook: There are a few, but most notably, Miles has distinctive neck tattoos.
* TheStarscream: Zigzagged with Yago; often he's actually too cowardly to carry it out and goes back on his schemes, but he definitely fits the trope as he clearly aspires to usurp Amara's position.

** Creator/AlanArkin has one scene as a decrepit director courted by Rick.

* CharacterTic: Miles sticks his religious necklace under his shirt before he does anything he's going to feel guilty about.

* PapaWolf: Katie recalls how Miles excused the family dog for biting him, but secretly killed it after it nipped his daughter.

* StraightGay: Movie star Tyler Mathis has no stereotypical gay mannerisms. It's treated as a twist that Nathan is his prostitute rather than his drug dealer.

* YouHaveToHaveJews: None of the main characters are explicitly Jewish, but this trope is very subtly in effect. The "real actor" in Emma's class wears a yarmulke. The delivery service that the studio uses is called "Easy [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Schlep]]."

* ArtifactTitle: The original novel and film's titles reference the struggle to get a short actor on board for the film. The show has no "shorty" that the protagonists are trying to "get." The closest thing is probably the police trying to arrest Amara, who is noticeably short.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Movie star Tyler Mathis doesn't seem to care about anything but his own ego. He causes chaos by insisting on rewrites of a movie mid-production because the love interest doesn't submit to his advances until the end of the film, implying that he's not handsome enough. He also uses Nathan as a sounding board for his insecurities while passive-aggressively refusing to listen to Nathan's issues.

* {{Jerkass}}: It would be easier to list the people that ''aren't'' this trope. A prime examples would be Tyler Mathis, an outrageously self-absorbed actor, and [[SmallNameBigEgo Yago]], Amara's nephew who possesses ambitions far, far beyond his abilities.

* LoanShark: Miles and Louis are collectors for a particularly ruthless one, in addition to being "disposal" when said collections aren't possible.

* TheSociopath: Louis shows definite shades of this, mainly in his chilling lack of empathy. He goes from friendly chatting to doling out headshots without blinking, and his sole reaction to [[spoiler: blowing a woman's brains out]] is ''annoyance'' that he has a mess to clear up. He even says that he'll feel bad about disposing of Miles' body if his plan with Amara goes bad, but he'll ''still do it''.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Amara, the mob boss Louis and Miles work for.

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Seems to be the primary business model for Amara. If someone screws up, betrays her, or she even ''thinks'' they've done so, they're dead. Most of her employees are scared shitless of her for this reason.

* YouveGotToHaveJews: None of the main characters are explicitly Jewish, but this trope is very subtly in effect. The "real actor" in Emma's class wears a yarmulke. The delivery service that the studio uses is called "Easy [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Schlep]]."

* TheSociopath: Louis shows definite shades of this, mainly in his chilling lack of empathy. He goes from friendly chatting to doling out headshots without blinking, and his sole reaction to [[spoiler: blowing a woman's brains out]] is ''annoyance'' that he has a mess to clear up. He even says that he'll feel bad about disposing of Miles' body if his plan with Amara goes bad, but he'll ''still do it''.

''Get Shorty'' is a drama series on the EPIX channel based on the Creator/ElmoreLeonard novel [[Literature/GetShorty of the same name]]. Created by Davey Holmes, it stars Creator/ChrisODowd and Creator/RayRomano as mid-level Nevada gangsters who go to Hollywood to launder their boss's money through the production of a movie. Like the original novel and the [[Film/GetShorty film adaptation]], it focuses on the intersection of ruthless gangster tactics and Hollywood culture.

''Get Shorty'' is a drama series on the EPIX channel based on the Creator/ElmoreLeonard novel [[Literature/GetShorty of the same name]]. Created by Davey Holmes, it stars Creator/ChrisODowd and Creator/RayRomano as mid-level Las Vegas
gangsters who go to Hollywood to launder their boss's money through the production of a movie. Like the original novel and the [[Film/GetShorty film adaptation]], it focuses on the intersection of ruthless gangster tactics and Hollywood culture.

* BerserkButton: Don't stick a gun in Miles' face. Not unless you want all your fingers to remain unbroken.
** Also, don't do anything that threatens his relationship with his daughter.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Again, "evil" is pushing it, but Miles genuinely wants to better himself for the sake of his daughter and wife. To a lesser extend, Amara lets her nephew Iago get away with shit that would get any other member of her crew killed.

* {{Jerkass}}: It would be easier to list the people that ''aren't'' this trope. A prime examples would be Tyler Mathis, an outrageously self-absorbed actor, and [[SmallNameBigEgo Iago]], Amara's nephew who possesses ambitions far, far beyond his abilities.

* Nepotism: It's pretty clear that the ''only'' reason Iago is Amara's lieutenant (and probably still alive, for that matter) is because he's her nephew.
* OhCrap: Rick undergoes a prolonged one when the FBI informs him that his mysterious, hard-negotiating lover-slash-"investor" is also a murder-happy Nevada crimelord who has had most if not all of her former lovers killed.

* PunchClockVillain: Miles and Louis are definitely presented as this, but the show doesn't gloss over the fact they are ''still'' villains. Even on a good day they're not above intimidation and blackmail.

** Also, don't do anything that threatens his relationship with his daughter. The one time we've seen Miles' "work" persona surface while talking to his estranged wife has been when he finds out she's been bringing a guy over to their house without telling him first. It's not pleasant, and even she's intimidated.

* {{Jerkass}}: It would be easier to list the people that ''aren't'' this trope. The prime example would definitely be Tyler Mathis, an outrageously self-absorbed actor who manages to be the most unpleasant prick in the series without ever doing anything criminal (aside from casual drug use).

* TheSociopath: Louis shows definite shades of this, mainly in his chilling lack of empathy. He goes from friendly chatting to doling out headshots without blinking, and his sole reaction to [[spoiler: blowing a woman's brains out]] is ''annoyance'' that he has a mess to clear up. He even says that he'll feel bad about prepping and disposing of Miles' body if his plan with Amara goes bad, but he'll ''still do it''.

* Jerkass: It would be easier to list the people that ''aren't'' this trope. The prime example would definitely be Tyler Mathis, an outrageously self-absorbed actor who manages to be the most unpleasant prick in the series without ever doing anything criminal (aside from casual drug use).

* BeserkButton: Don't stick a gun in Miles' face. Not unless you want all your fingers to remain unbroken.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Again, "evil" is pushing it, but Miles genuinely wants to better himself for the sake of his daughter and wife. To a lesser extend, Amara lets Iago get away with shit that would get any other member of her crew killed.

* AffablyEvil: Maybe not evil, but the protagonists do "collections" for mobsters.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Amara, the mobster Louis and Miles work for.

* LoanShark: The main characters.
* TheSociopath: Louis shows definite shades of this, mainly in his chilling lack of empathy for others. He goes from friendly chatting to doling out headshots without blinking, and his sole reaction to [[spoiler: blowing a woman's brains out]] is ''annoyance'' that he has yet another mess to clear up. He even says that he'll feel bad about prepping and disposing of Miles' body if his plan with Amara goes bad, but he'll ''still do it'', and his primary concern is always avoiding his boss' wrath.

* LoanShark: The main characters.

* MostWritersareWriters: About half the series is about making a film, and revolves around actors, writers, producers, and other studio personel. Something the writers of a tv series probably know plenty about.

* MostWritersareWriters: About half the series is about making a film, and revolves around actors, writers, producers, and other studio personel. Something the writers of a tv series probably know plenty about.