A group of Persian refugees fleeing the Iranian Revolution of 1979 arrive in California and embrace or define the American Dream. They drink their faces off, have petty squabbles, cover themselves in jewels and gold, have extensive plastic surgery and the totally mad and open gay guy, must be the envy of every gay person in Iran; I think they kill people there, but if I'm wrong, I know they don't accept a gay lifestyle. This is the best way for America to overthrow Iran; show how much fun it is to be Western and free.I only see this series when traveling and in hotels or motels with cable and always look forward to seeing their antics. I'm not clear on where their money comes from as they don't seem to work, so I presume they were fortunate enough to load up their coffers before fleeing Iran. I don't think this show costs a lot to produce ---perhaps that's where their money is from?---- so I suspect it will have a long run and we'll be blessed to watch the cast grow old and die over the coming years. Having lived 20 + years in southern California, I can see this format being adapted to a wide range of transplants that make America so culturally diverse; Israeli's of Fairfax, Russian Oligarchs of Rodeo Drive, Chinese of Monterrey Park, Japanese of Palos Verdes, Koreans of Cypress, MS-13 of MacArthur Park....it's endless, but it will take a lot to top the Shahs of Sunset

I have seen bad but this is by far one of the worst shows I have ever seen, You have Reza talking about jerking off, and using terms like pussy when he went to the coffee shop. He needs to lighten up with his language. And no I am no pastor, but I would think it would be nice to turn the TV on and not have to stand guard over it wile Reza is on so any young kids watching will not ask whats jerking off? And has no problem using F**K at all wile he is on! I don't have a problem with the rest of the cast, I haven't figured out yet what the show is all about, One stabbing the other in the back and talking behind another person's back! But to go to another country and start screaming come on Rabbi's and see your gay Rabbi's is about on the top of the list of disrespect for the country they were in!Overall this show is about a 1 poor taste, poor planing, and down right poor cast!

This show was a lot funnier earlier on, but still worth watching these days. Iranians are a diverse bunch and some don't act like this at all, would take offense to being compared to Reza and MJ. However, there are some Persian-Americans that do party, drink, travel, gossip, and just want to have a good time like the Shahs of Sunset. The more the show goes on, the crazier the antics but take it all with a grain of salt. Persians are very social, happy people but this show seldom focuses in on that, it just displays the trashy behavior of some rather unhinged characters that are only a fraction of the Persian-American population.

This show is not a positive look on the Persian Americans in Los Angeles, California. They fled persecution, wars, and death in Iran to settle in Beverly Hills. Many of the cast mates are friends from Beverly Hills High School. Let's fact it, they're not normal in the first place. While I can only imagine the possible outrage from this show's existence, I find it interesting that Ryan Seacrest is in charge of production. Usually it's soul-less Andy Cohen but not this time. Hopefully unlike Cohen, Seacrest doesn't have painful reunion shows to watch. Anyway, the three women and three men have a balance. Reza is a Persian American homosexual real estate agent and his office mate and best friend is MJ, a Persian American woman. Asa is a Persian American woman and an artist who is probably my favorite. She's more concerned about her art rather than the others' opinions. Sammy and Mike are both Persian American and Jewish men in the show. Both men are interested in women not Persian nor Jewish. While this show is an interesting look into another culture and often a foreign land which is Los Angeles, the show does try to explain Persians who are really Iranians but they don't go by that. Anyway, this show has some moments but I'll watch this train wreck. It's not as bad as the housewives shows.