The Big C

The Big C started out as a show I was prepared to make excuses for. It steadily degenerated into a show that put…

The third season of The Big C ends not with a bang, but with a whimper. (At least I think it was the show that was…

After a steady and remorseless descent into the slime, tonight’s episode rallies and manages a slow, painful crawl…

Tonight, the never-ending circus of horrors with extra added attractions that is The Big C kicks off the festivities…

At one point in tonight’s episode, Cathy complains to Sean that he doesn’t seem to have a “filter,” which is kind of…

In its fake-offbeat, “quality TV” way, The Big C is just as predictably formulaic as any science-based  crime…

In its third season, The Big C, a show that originally conceived to give Laura Linney a chance to earn an Emmy by…

One of the intended highlights of tonight’s episode is the introduction of the actual “Willie Wanker,” whose male…

Of all the original Showtime series, The Big C probably has the easiest access to A-list celebrity guest stars,…

Tonight’s episode peaks early, when Adam confronts his mother about her affair, which he’s just learned about from…

"We're unkillable!" Paul (Oliver Platt) exclaims to his wife Cathy (Laura Linney), after he's run out of the house…

This season’s finale of The Big C didn’t move me nearly as much as season one's finale did (I think last week’s…

I think since The Big C has been on, there have been very few episodes that made its audience really think about…

A couple of tonight’s plotlines went a little too cuckoo-bananas for me to really count this episode amongst this…

Plot-wise, there were some elements of tonight’s Big C that I didn’t adore. Like Sean’s sudden departure. And my…

When I saw the previews for tonight’s episode last week, I was expecting a much sillier episode, but for a show…

Last week, I paid homage to Oliver Platt on The Big C, and now, I think it’s time for Gabourey Sidibe to get a…

Would it be totally inappropriate of me to suggest that Oliver Platt deserves an Emmy nomination for this season of T…

This show! If every episode of this series could be as good as tonight’s episode was, I wouldn’t feel nearly as…

Okay, readers, let’s chat. I know there aren’t as many of you out there reading about The Big C as there are people…