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3:38 pm - 02/26/2012

The Big C returns April 8th

On April 8, Showtime's The Big C returns and although this brand new promotional poster supports the idea that diamonds are a girl's best friend, season three will actually reveal that time is.





Especially for Cathy Jamison, who finds out that for once, time is on her side as Dr. Sherman's clinical trials continue to push her towards a path of remission.

"How do you live knowing you're still living with cancer but I'm taking drugs that are working for the moment? How exactly do you live your life in that very precious state? How does she bargain hoping that she's going to beat the odds and get more time?" creator Darlene Hunt told THR.com of the new season.

Joining Laura Linney for the new year are an impressive a lineup of guest stars -- Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney and Victor Garber will each appear in the Emmy-nominated series alongside regulars Gabourey Sidibe, John Benjamin Hickey, Oliver Platt (phew!) and Gabriel Basso.

Source

So Oliver Platt is back but that doesn't mean Paul is alive...although I don't see the writers keeping him dead.

Sorry mods, ignore the last post missing the source!
fionaapple 26th-Feb-2012 08:42 pm (UTC)
Laura Linney is flawless and one of the most underrated actresses ever.
nemoteen 26th-Feb-2012 08:44 pm (UTC)
This show is amazing, and I can't wait to have it in my life again.
alfredhitchcock 26th-Feb-2012 08:45 pm (UTC)
i'm so glad it's back, i've never cried at a show like i did with the big c. the scene with her son finding his gifts, and what happened to hugh dancy's character, and then DAT ENDING. fucking GUTTED
bnlmaroonvwbug 26th-Feb-2012 08:50 pm (UTC)
ia so much. someone spoiled hugh' death before i managed to see the episode but it still made me cry when i watched it.
frankenmutt 26th-Feb-2012 09:00 pm (UTC)
Hell yes.
omg that season 2 ending
girltoinfinity 26th-Feb-2012 09:07 pm (UTC)
oh my god that scene with the presents ????? i was fucking inconsolable
polaroidmoment 26th-Feb-2012 09:18 pm (UTC)
Oh man, all of those scenes had me full on sobbing like a baby. The final scene of last season left me feeling crappy fore the rest of the day.
violetsapphire 26th-Feb-2012 09:19 pm (UTC)
That was so sad!
ukesenshi 26th-Feb-2012 09:19 pm (UTC)
Girl yes, the scene when he finds the gifts, my LORD.

My Mom survived cancer when I was like 5 years old. I've always understood I was lucky to have her, but I didn't really "get it" the way one would if they went through it at an older age.

Watching that scene (and a lot of things in the show tbh) felt so fucking real and hit soooo close to home, just imagining if each of those presents was a year and if I had lost all those years with my Mom .... I was a sobbing mess for like a day and a half.
treebraids 26th-Feb-2012 08:46 pm (UTC)
Are they still pretending this is a dark comedy?
buyamerican159 26th-Feb-2012 10:28 pm (UTC)
Some things are definitely comedic, but IA that it is a bit too dramatic and sad to be considered a comedy.
bulimia 26th-Feb-2012 08:46 pm (UTC)
i love her so much. i can't wait for hyde park on hudson this year too
kimberleygrace 26th-Feb-2012 08:46 pm (UTC)
<--- immediately thought of Chris Hardwick
rolt_me 26th-Feb-2012 08:48 pm (UTC)
Its a qt show but like every other Showtime dramedy, I don't get a laugh out of it.

Edited at 2012-02-26 08:49 pm (UTC)
zulkey 26th-Feb-2012 09:03 pm (UTC)
no, calling it a 'comedy' is def stretching it.
frklphace 26th-Feb-2012 08:56 pm (UTC)
stupid promo shot but i love this show

op start the petition i will sign it
verstand 26th-Feb-2012 08:57 pm (UTC)
I was just wondering the other day when it was coming back. Yay!
pippa_middleton 26th-Feb-2012 08:58 pm (UTC)
I fucking love this show <3 Laura Linney is so awesome.
zulkey 26th-Feb-2012 09:03 pm (UTC)
So Season 1 was denial, 2 was anger: I wonder how "bargaining" will reveal itself.

Is it little odd that it's premiering on Easter? Won't everyone be in a jellybean coma?
jessography 26th-Feb-2012 09:45 pm (UTC)
Are they actually going through the stages? I'm dumb.
zulkey 26th-Feb-2012 09:56 pm (UTC)
I didn't pick up on it til last season; all the press materials (I'm a critic) featured LL in boxing gear in a ring.
missthing19 26th-Feb-2012 09:08 pm (UTC)
We better get more Andrea this season.
violetsapphire 26th-Feb-2012 09:17 pm (UTC)
WTF! Doesn't this usually start airing in July? Not that I'm complaining. I'm hoping Paul is alive. She's lost too many people so far!
ukesenshi 26th-Feb-2012 09:21 pm (UTC)
I still miss Marlene.
zulkey 26th-Feb-2012 09:57 pm (UTC)
Agree also needs moar Thomas.
palmerraids 26th-Feb-2012 10:39 pm (UTC)
My basset hound and I are in love with Thomas! lol
saikaro_x 26th-Feb-2012 09:22 pm (UTC)
I love this show! And I love Laura Linney. The season finale was so intense.
doperperson 26th-Feb-2012 10:04 pm (UTC)
yas! i just got into this show last month and it is so good.
palmerraids 26th-Feb-2012 10:48 pm (UTC)
Can't wait, I love this show! I'm ngl I still miss Hugh on the show but I'm super excited for the new guest stars. I'm hoping the new season has more Andrea/ Thomas in it tho
tigirah 26th-Feb-2012 10:49 pm (UTC)
Omg this show turns me into a blubbering mess almost every episode, fuck. My friend recently lost her mom to cancer and I kind of want to suggest the show to her, I THINK she'd enjoy it in a weird way but idk...

I'm kind of getting sick of Gabourey's character though, like ok you're fat and sassy, enough now.
emstrange1 26th-Feb-2012 10:58 pm (UTC)
The season finale was good, but overall, I was pretty bored with the season. Paul and Mykail were the only reasons I watched.
la_petite_singe 26th-Feb-2012 11:29 pm (UTC)
OK, weird poster, but FUCK YEAH, this show. <3 I love it so much. It kept making me cry last season.
falloutbi 26th-Feb-2012 11:40 pm (UTC)
I love this show. It really helps my mom and I cope with her diagnosis
givemethepeasx 27th-Feb-2012 12:43 am (UTC)
i cannot wait.
hipsandhearts__ 27th-Feb-2012 09:01 am (UTC)
I will actually be surprised if Paul is dead. I just finished the Season 2 finale on Friday, so happy I dont have to wait too long for Season 3.
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