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Aug 16, 2010 · Pilot: Directed by Bill Condon. With Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso, John Benjamin Hickey. Cathy doesn't want to be the one who is always responsible and in control, especially now that she has been diagnosed with a terminal case of melanoma.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Bill Condon
- 2010-08-16
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"Pilot" is the first episode in the first season of the Showtime drama The Big C. It originally aired on August 16, 2010.
Cathy Jamison, a reserved suburban wife and teacher in Minneapolis, is diagnosed with melanoma and has decided against starting chemotherapy. She keeps her diagnosis a secret from her unruly teenage son Adam, and her immature but well-meaning husband Paul, whom she has kicked out of the house. Upon learning of her diagnosis, Cathy decides to build ...
A pool guy somewhat patronizingly tells Cathy (Laura Linney) that her yard is too small for a pool and suggests a hot tub and patio instead. She agrees, then offers to pay double so he'll come out the next day. She cheerily wishes him a happy first day of summer.
Paul (Oliver Platt) pulls up on his scooter. She's not exactly happy to see him, visiting from sleeping on his sister's couch. He asks her to rub the knot in his shoulder. She's rubbing, when he suddenly starts begging her to talk about whatever's going on. He apologizes for what happened. Then asks what they're going to tell their son Adam.
But Cathy has to go, she has an appointment with her dermatologist.
Cathy cracks up telling her hot young dermatologist about growing up with a pool.
After some thought, she tells him she doesn't want to do what he's suggesting about her hair. He gives her a brochure on alternative treatments for melanoma.
She hasn't told her husband. The doctor is borderline appalled. She explains that she was going to tell Paul but when she came home there were 15 men playing video games in her house and her husband was peeing in the front yard. "I found myself saying, 'I need to be alone for a while,'" she explains.
•Cathy Jamison: If you were ready to go, did you ever think about just going?
Marlene: Think about it all the time, but I just keep waking up.
•Marlene: You can't just walk into my house!
Cathy Jamison: You have no idea what I can do!
Marlene: You're a pain in the ass!
Cathy Jamison: You're a fucking cunt!
The Big C's pilot episode was received positively by critics, while subsequent episodes received mixed reviews from critics. Season One received an overall score of 66 on Metacritic based on 27 reviews.
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The Big C: Created by Darlene Hunt. With Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso, John Benjamin Hickey. A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
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- 2010-08-16
- Comedy, Drama
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Aug 16, 2010 · The Big C - Pilot. Buy. TV-MA. CC. The Big C. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 24. The Big C S1 E1. After being diagnosed with melanoma, Cathy (LAURA LINNEY) decides to build a pool in...
Synopsis. A pool guy somewhat patronizingly tells Cathy ( Laura Linney) that her yard is too small for a pool and suggests a hot tub and patio instead. She agrees, then offers to pay double so he'll come out the next day. She cheerily wishes him a happy first day of summer. Paul ( Oliver Platt) pulls up on his scooter.
