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Author: spratt89    Time: 4-17-2011 11:46     Subject: About THE BIG C & Episode Guides


The Big C Aired From August 16, 2010 - May 20, 2013 On Showtime



About the Show:
Laura Linney three-time Academy Award nominee, three-time Emmy winner, and SAG and Golden Globe Award winner is coming to series television in a provocative new SHOWTIME half-hour series about a woman diagnosed with cancer. The series delves into the emotional ups and downs of a suburban wife and mother forced to face reality yet also find the light side in a dark situation. A metaphor for the way we all should live, yet rarely do, this is a journey about how to seize the day.

Cast:

Actor

Character

Laura LinneyCathy
Oliver PlattPaul
John Benjamin HickeySean
Simon KassianidesDr. Nicholas Argos
Gabriel BassoAdam
William DuffyOfficer Donner
Phyllis SomervilleMarlene
Reid ScottDr. Todd
Nadia DajaniTina
Gabourey SidibeAndrea

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Author: spratt89    Time: 4-17-2011 11:47     Subject: Season 1 Episode Guide



Episode 1: Pilot
After a terminal cancer diagnosis, Cathy Jamison, a perfect suburban wife and mother, drastically changes the way she is living her life.

Episode 2: Summer Time
Cathy's husband Paul asks her to see a couples therapist. Meanwhile, their son Adam attempts to escape from his mother.

Episode 3: There's No C In Team
Cathy joins a support group, while Marlene finds out about Cathy's secret.

Episode 4: Playing the Cancer Car
Cathy takes her retirement savings to buy a convertible. In the meantime, Adam receives Marlene's help.

Episode 5: Blue-Eyed Iris
Cathy is worried when she catches her son watching porn. At school, Cathy hooks up with the school's muralist while Sean tries to save the building in which he is squatting from demolition.

Episode 6: Taking Lumps
Cathy asks Lenny to get help. In the meantime, Cathy's husband and her son participate in a bathtub race and Cathy's brother starts living in her backyard.

Episode 7: Two for the Road
Sean doesn't take Cathy's news well and Adam vomits on Marlene's lawn after getting drunk.

Episode 8: Happy Birthday, Cancer
For her birthday, Paul surprises Cathy with a party just when Lenny has invited her to an art opening on the Bahamas. At the party, Cathy's brother begins a fling with Cathy's eccentric college friend Rebecca. Meanwhile, Adam picks up Marlene who is wandering around in the backyard.

Episode 9: The Ecstasy and the Agony
Cathy learns from her doctor that she was not accepted for a clinical trial. Meanwhile, Andrea and Adam get into a fight, Paul finds something out and Sean has a surprise for Marlene.

Episode 10: Divine Intervention
Cathy pays Andrea a visit at home. In the meantime, Sean and Rebecca break up and Adam sees Andrea to make an apology.

Episode 11: New Beginnings
Cathy meets with Marlene and Rebecca to have a rather unusual lunch. Meanwhile, Paul approaches his co-workers to find support.

Episode 12: Everything That Rises Must Converge
Cathy searches for an alternative treatment and visits the Bee Man with Dr. Miller. Meanwhile, Paul shows a lot of support and Marlene's Alzheimer's gets worse.

Episode 13: Taking the Plunge
Cathy learns that the bee therapy didn't work. Rebecca tells Sean a surprising secret which brings them back together. Adam finally has a moment of needed vulnerability.

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contributed by codebreaker
Author: waterlilybarb    Time: 6-9-2012 14:59     Subject: Season 2



Episode 1: Losing Patients
Cathy threatens her friendship with Dr. Todd when she consults another specialist. Meanwhile her brother Sean tries to come to term with his new life as a soon-to-be father.

Episode 2: Musical Chairs
Cathy sees her new oncologist and finds out that a promising clinical trial is already filled up. Rebecca asks Cathy to throw her a babyshower and Sean decides to get better while Adam despises his classmate's sympathy.

Episode 3: Sexual Healing
Cathy and Paul experience sexual frustation caused by Cathy's reaction to the clinical trial, but there new housemate Andrea helps them sort their problems out. In the meantime, Rebecca is irritated by the newly medicated Sean, while Adam turns to another girl as Mia doesn't feel ready to have sex with him.

Episode 4: Boo!
In the parking lot of the hospital, a fellow cancer patient named Lee introduces himself to Cathy in quite an unorthodox way. Meanwhile, Sean believes Marlene's ghost still occupies the house when he hears strange noises.

Episode 5: Cats and Dogs
Cathy worries about their financial situation after Paul has lost his job. Elsewhere, Adam gets caught in the act and Sean shows off his eco-friendly homemade sling.

Episode 6: The Little c
Cathy finds a new job as a swim coach, but Adam's little adventure soon jeopardizes her new income. Meanwhile, Sean needs some help to take his relationship to a new level and Andrea shows interest in Paul's Ukrainian coworker Myk.

Episode 7: Goldilocks and the Bears
Lee takes Cathy to a Tibetan doctor to deal with her high blood pressure. Feeling jealousy of Lee, Paul takes Cathy and Lee out for an evening, while Adam interfere with Andrea's date.

Episode 8: The Last Thanksgiving
Cathy invites friends and family to a Thanksgiving dinner, but a long-hidden secret she brings to light causes trouble.

Episode 9: A Little Death
Rebecca chooses a rather unusual way to cope with her miscarriage which unites Cathy with old friends.

Episode 10: How Do You Feel?
Cathy helps Lee cross something out of his wish list. Meanwhile, Poppy takes Adam to her high-school reunion party and some neighbors annoy Sean.

Episode 11: Fight or Flight
Lee and Dr. Sherman make Cathy take a choice about her family. In the meantime, Adam tries to find his uncle who went missing.

Episode 12: The Darkest Day
Lee interrupts Cathy's preparation for her Italy trip, while Paul and Adam make discoveries about Myk and Poppy.

Episode 13: Crossing The Line
After Lee's death, Cathy decides to run her own marathon. Meanwhile, Paul has to find a new strategy with the insurance company and Adam connects with Cathy's old doctor.

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Author: waterlilybarb    Time: 6-9-2012 14:59     Subject: Season 2 Episode Guide



Episode 1: Thin Ice
Cathy receives medical news that gives her reason to hope for recovery; Sean supports Andrea's newfound appreciation for her African heritage; Adam turns to prayer to help his ailing mother.

Episode 2: What’s Your Story?
Sean discovers a new and unusual way to generate income; Andrea tries to start an African-American interest club; Adam becomes increasingly devoted to his faith and joins a Bible study group at school.

Episode 3: Bundle of Joy
Cathy meets a " joyologist" at a creative retreat who helps her make a life-altering decision; Sean wines and dines Andrea at a fancy restaurant for Valentine's Day; Adam attends church for the first time with his new crush.

Episode 4: Family Matters
Cathy focuses on her new personal pursuit while Adam and Andrea each cope with her new direction in their own ways; Sean meets Willy, the former owner of his sex line business.

Episode 5: Face Off
Cathy goes to great lengths to impress the parents of the baby she hopes to adopt; Joy encourages Paul to share his near-death experience with a live audience; Jessie encourages Adam to deepen his relationship with God.

Episode 6: Life Rights
Cathy and Paul receive a once-in-a-lifetime offer from Joy's famous friend Rita; Sean befriends Tim, one of his phone-sex customers; now living with his uncle, Adam asserts his independence.

Episode 7: How Bazaar
Cathy and Adam go a little too far with their generosity; Joy encourages Paul to pursue an endorsement deal; Sean brings his new friends Tim and Giselle to a charity auction.

Episode 8: Killjoy
Cathy pays back Maxine and Dave, and confronts Joy about Paul; Sean discovers the pros and cons of his relationship with Tim and Giselle; Paul learns something new about Cathy.

Episode 9: Vaya Con Dios
Cathy tries scuba diving in an effort to maximize the fun on her Puerto Rico vacation; Paul, reeling from the news about Joy, tries to keep it together during a speaking engagement. Later, Sean decides to take a respite from dating after undergoing yet another breakup.

Episode 10: Fly Away
Cathy finds herself spending time with a stranger; Paul is flattered by the attentions of an American tourist; Sean is guilt-ridden when his sister doesn't return to the dive boat.

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Author: waterlilybarb    Time: 4-29-2013 11:20     Subject: Season 4



Episode 1: Quality of Life
Cathy plans Adam's sixteenth birthday party. Andrea struggles settling in with her new room-mate at fashion school. Paul brings in a new assistant.

Episode 2: You Can't Take It With You
Sean feels inspired to donate to charity. Cathy upsets Paul when she signs him up to an online dating service. Andrea struggles to impress her tutor, Isaac Mizhari.

Episode 3: Quality of Death
Dr. Sherman pays Cathy a visit who has checked herself into a hospice and is experiencing problems with her new room-mate. Adam confronts Paul about his lack of parental guidance. Andrea seeks inspiration from Cathy.

Episode 4: The Finale
Adam surprises everyone when he fulfils one of Cathy's wishes. Cathy's estranged Dad visits her. Andrea gets the opportunity of a lifetime. Sean has mixed feelings about his impending kidney surgery.

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