Some governments, however, give such considerations short shrift. Local politics and related matters that actually affect viewers' lives get short shrift. But here the zany side gets no short shrift. It got very short shrift this weekend. She continued, "What gets short shrift in this trailer is the series' overarching plot". But he gave the Comenian agenda short shrift in the work. Calls when he feels the "brothers" are getting short shrift. He described the English translation as "short shrift". Shrift was a collaboration between former Smoke City vocalist Nina Miranda and producer Dennis Wheatley. Nina joined musical forces with Dennis Wheatley in forming the group Shrift.