The Big C

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Television series
German title The Big C
Original title The Big C
The Big C: Hereafter (Season 4)
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Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2010-2013
Production
company		 Original film, Sony Pictures Television
length Season 1–3: 30 minutes
Season 4: 60 minutes
Episodes 40 in 4 seasons ( list )
genre Dramedy , black comedy
idea Darlene Hunt
production Darlene Hunt , Laura Linney , Jenny Bicks , Neal H. Moritz , Vivian Cannon
music Marcelo Zarvos
First broadcast August 16, 2010 (USA) on Showtime
German-language
first broadcast		 April 5, 2011 on FOX
occupation
synchronization

The Big C (in the fourth season The Big C: Hereafter ) is an American television series directed by Darlene Hunt and starring Laura Linney . The four seasons produced were broadcast from August 16, 2010 to May 20, 2013 on the pay-TV channel Showtime .

action

season 1

Cathy Jamison is a shy suburban wife and mother whose recently diagnosed cancer diagnosis forces her to turn her life around and find hope, humor, and the bright side of the dark situation as she tries to get along with her childish but well-meaning husband . She hides her illness from her circle of friends and instead starts planning a swimming pool in her garden. During the construction work, she comes into contact with the grumpy neighbor Marlene for the first time, who calls the public order office during the construction work. Cathy discovers that Marlene is a lonely old woman who lives alone in the neighborhood after the death of her husband and many friends. At work at school, she clashes with the student Andrea, who draws Cathy's attention with cheeky sayings. Cathy offers the overweight schoolgirl money for every pound she loses and begins to get closer to the girl.

Her son Adam is noticeably moving away from Cathy and wants to flee to a summer camp for the summer, despite his mother's ban. Together with Andrea, Cathy manages to hold up the bus to the camp and keep her son at home. Adam punishes his mother with ignorance and anger at her, while Cathy visits a self-help group. There she feels, however, that the sick speak positively about their illness and put on a smile instead of grappling with the fact that they have to die. Cathy gets to know the craftsman and painter Lenny at school and starts an affair with him, which does not go unnoticed by Andrea, who also has her eye on the British with African descent. Cathy finally has to deal with the fact that the cancer is now also visually noticeable when Lenny notices a patch of skin on her bum. Cathy has an operation and wants to be picked up by Marlene, who agrees to finally tell her family the truth. After the operation, Cathy waits in vain for Marlene and is forced to call Lenny after she had already ended their affair.

At a charity party, she decides to forgive her husband until he admits that he has let another woman masturbate him with his hand. Finally, Cathy begins to drive to her old parents' house with her brother Sean so that she can have a serious conversation with her father. On the drive, Sean finds out by chance that Cathy is cheating on her husband and is mad at her. However, he overhears the conversation Cathy later has with her father and in which she praises Sean for his life and emphasizes his positive qualities. She condemns her father for putting the whole house under pressure and apparently not wanting to be happy. Cathy then takes the urn with her mother's ashes while Sean digs up his old time capsule , which they later open on the Mississippi River . Cathy pours her mother's ashes into the river and confesses her illness to Sean. Sean bursts into tears and Cathy feels guilty. She quickly tells him that it was just a joke, as revenge for his black humor.

Cathy then decides to accept Lenny's offer and flies with him to the Bahamas for two weeks. After this short vacation, Cathy and Andrea have an argument, who is jealous of the teacher because she is having an affair with Lenny. There is also an argument between Cathy and her husband, who also gets wind of the affair and gets drunk at a business party and has to pick up their son from a party because Cathy is sleeping with Lenny and does not take her son's calls. Since Adam is supposed to drive home himself, there is an accident. At the hospital, Cathy, her doctor, speaks again to tell her husband about the disease. When she sits down with him and wants to confess to him, he demands a divorce and leaves her alone.

Cathy manages to clarify the dispute with Andrea with visits to the church, where Andrea sings in the choir. She apologizes to Andrea in front of the entire community. After the service and a conversation with Marlene about God and Faith, Cathy goes to see her husband again and is told that he has slept with another woman. Cathy ignores this fact and announces that she has cancer. Paul then gets into a phase in which he wants to try to help Cathy. Until Cathy reveals to him that she is not doing chemotherapy because she just wants to live instead of becoming weaker and weaker and slowly taking a suffering path.

When Cathy wins a competition during a trip to a strip club with Marlene and Rebecca, Cathy realizes that she must take the chance to beat cancer as well. She travels to Canada with her doctor and wants to give bee sting therapy a chance there. At the same time, Marlene is struggling more and more with symptoms of dementia and finally even threatens Adam with a pistol because she thinks he is a burglar. When Marlene later found out about this, she committed suicide and bequeathed the house to Cathy, into which her brother moved from now on.

After Marlene's funeral, Cathy and Paul go to a clinic where Cathy is undergoing further therapy.

season 2

Sean lives in Cathy's neighborhood with pregnant Rebecca. Now that the aggressive therapy does not bring the desired results, Cathy goes to another doctor. There she learns about a new therapy option that has already achieved great success in Europe. But unfortunately all places are already taken. Tragically, however, one of the participants dies and, as if by a miracle, a place becomes free for Cathy. But now Cathy has a remorse because the deceased gave her her lucky charm shortly before her death.

On the way to therapy, Paul and Cathy run into a jogger in front of the car and they hit him. This is visibly in pain on the floor, and Paul and Cathy try to help the injured man, dismayed. But the jogger gets up after a few minutes and starts laughing at them both from the bottom of his heart. Cathy and Paul are furious with the jogger, but he makes off first. There is an abrupt reunion with the prankster in the waiting room. He is also one of the participants in the therapy and his name is Lee.

Cathy befriends Lee over a longer period of time and makes him her therapy partner. He is very interested in Cathy. She initially assumes that Lee wants more than just friendship. But she quickly realizes that Lee is more interested in men than women. Lee was diagnosed with cancer at the age of twelve and has been traveling the world from therapy to therapy ever since. But none seems to be able to completely cure him. The new therapy is working well for Cathy, and the first signs soon show that the therapy is successful for her. She tries to keep this a secret from Lee, however, as he doesn't seem to be feeling better. Rebecca and Sean are excited about their baby and start renovating the apartment and buying things for the baby. It hits them all the more bitterly when Rebecca loses the child.

Lee is a passionate runner and he would like to take part in a race again. But shortly before the day of the race he dies in Cathy's arms and she resolves to take part in the race in his place. While Cathy takes part in the race, Paul pays a visit to their joint health insurance company. She refuses to pay large parts of Cathy's treatment. When Paul meets his clerk, he ventures his anger. But when leaving the building, Paul suffers a heart attack and falls to the ground.

As Cathy walks towards the finish line, she can see her entire family waiting at the finish line - including Paul and Marlene. But apparently no one can see Paul except her.

season 3

After Paul's heart attack, Cathy begins to gradually escape reality. She spends her afternoons in a bar near the hospital where Paul was admitted. Cathy quickly makes up the story that her name is Alexis and that her husband died of a heart attack. Meanwhile Andrea is returning from her trip from Africa and from now on wants to be called Ababu in order to give her African identity more expression. Cathy makes the discovery that Paul has started blogging about his near-death experiences on the Internet. He is enjoying increasing popularity. Paul wants to enjoy his new life more and registers Cathy and himself for a weekend experience with Joy Kleinmann. Joy Kleinmann is a well-dressed, apparently wealthy lady in her early fifties and gives speeches about life to her followers. She encourages her audience to enjoy it more and to make more of their lives. Joy is a fan of Paul's blog and asks him to speak in front of her audience as the "Flip that switch" guy. Cathy has a revelation during her adventure weekend. In order to bring joy back into her life, she wants a baby.

But as hard as the two try, it won't work out with a pregnancy. They quickly realize that they have to look around for an alternative. But the adoption agencies are also opposed to this. They do not think that a cancer patient is a suitable candidate to become a mother. Cathy therefore decides to forge a document which should prove her health. When Paul learns about this, he is angry and dissuades Cathy from falsifying documents. Paul's new career is taking up more and more time. That's why he hires Ababu as his assistant. She wants to save the money she earns for studying at the fashion school in New York. Ababu catches Joy in a bar as she approaches Paul. Paul is not really averse to the idea of ​​taking his relationship with Joy to another level, but remains steadfast. Ababu tells Cathy about her observations. After Cathy confronts Joy, Joy is hit by a bus. Paul will now perceive the planned joint appearance of Paul and Joy in Puerto Rico alone.

After arriving in Puerto Rico, Cathy and her brother Sean begin a diving course. There, Sean catches the eye of a pretty blonde student. When the three of them go on a diving tour with the other course participants the next day in the open sea, Sean only has eyes for his new conquest and leaves Cathy to herself. She swims after fishing alone and loses orientation in the process. Paul's appearance in front of the audience, which was actually looking forward to Joy, goes better than expected. At the end of his performance, he is celebrated by the crowd and kissed by a passionate fan. After the performance, he meets a woman at the port. He introduces himself as Brian and claims that his wife died of cancer a month ago. Sean and the rest of the diving course are now worried about Cathy, who has not found her back on board. Finally, Cathy is picked up by a Puerto Rican fisherman who does not speak a word of English. He tells Cathy that his name is Angel and that it will be some time before they come ashore because the ship's engine is broken. After a call from her doctor, Cathy decides that she will probably die within a year. When Cathy finds herself back on land after the exciting afternoon, she decides not to reunite with her family, but to live with Angel on his fishing boat.

Cast and dubbing

The German dubbing was done by the dubbing company Scalamedia Studios in Munich . The dialogue was directed by Marina Köhler, who in addition to Inez Günther , Stefan Sidak and Stephanie Kellner also wrote some of the dialogue books.

Role name role actor Main role Supporting role Voice actor
Cathy Jamison Main character Laura Linney 1.01-4.04 Katrin Fröhlich
Paul Jamison Cathy's husband Oliver Platt 1.01-4.04 Lutz Schnell
Sean Tolkey Cathy's brother John Benjamin Hickey 1.01-4.04 Matthias Klie
Adam Jamison Cathy's son Gabriel Basso 1.01-4.04 Tobias Kern
Marlene Cathy's neighbor Phyllis Somerville 1.01–2.01 2.07, 2.13, 3.08 4.04 Angelika Bender
Andrea "Obabu" Jackson Cathy's student Gabourey Sidibe 3.01-4.04 1.01-2.13 Stephanie waiter

Guest appearances

Role name role actor Appearances Voice actor
Dr. Todd Miller Cathy's doctor Reid Scott 1.01-2.13 Stefan Günther
Tina Paul's affair Nadia Dajani 1.04-1.05, 1.10, 2.09 Sandra Schwittau
Lenny Cathy's lover Idris Elba 1.05–1.09 Ole Pfennig
Cathy's father Brian Cox 1.07 Thomas Rauscher
Bee man Cathy's cancer therapist Liam Neeson 1.12 Bernd Rumpf
Rebecca Sean's mistress Cynthia Nixon 1.08–2.09 Marina Krogull
Lee Fallon Cathy's therapy partner Hugh Dancy 2.02-2.13 Benedikt Weber
Joy Kleinmann Paul's career role model Susan Sarandon 3.04-3.09 Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif
Poppy Kowalski Adam's chat acquaintance Parker Posey 2.09-2.12 Elisabeth von Koch

Production and broadcast

The series' original title was The C Word , but this has been changed due to the similarity to showtimes The L Word . The pilot episode aired on August 16, 2010, on the slot after the start of the sixth season of Weeds - Little Deals Among Neighbors . Oscar winner Bill Condon directed the pilot. With 1.2 million viewers, the premiere had the highest ratings for Showtime in eight years in the field of series starts of its own series. In Canada , the series has been broadcast on Super Channel since September 1, 2010 .

On September 20, 2010, Showtime extended the series by a second season, which began broadcasting on June 27, 2011. In September 2011, Showtime announced the production of a third season, which began airing on April 8 and ended on June 17, 2012. In late July 2012, Showtime announced the production of a fourth and final season. The four-part fourth season, entitled The Big C: Hereafter , began broadcasting on April 29 and ended on May 20, 2013.

In Germany, the first season was shown on April 5, 2011 on the pay TV channel FOX . The broadcast on free-to-air television has been on the ZDFneo channel since October 12, 2011 . The second season was shown in Germany from February 21, 2012 to April 3, 2012 on FOX. The third season of the series aired from August 7, 2012 through September 4, 2012. From October 15, 2013, FOX plans to broadcast the fourth season.

Awards

Emmy

Golden Globe Awards

  • 2011 - 2 nominations, including 1 award:
    • Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical ( Laura Linney )
    • Best TV Series - Comedy / Musical
  • 2012 - 1 nomination:
    • Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical ( Laura Linney )

DVD release

United States
  • Season 1 was released on June 7, 2011
  • Season 2 was released on May 8, 2012
Great Britain
  • Season 1 was released on May 2, 2011
  • Season 2 was released on August 20, 2012
  • Season 3 was released on September 16, 2013
Australia
  • Season 1 was released on May 4, 2011
Germany, Austria
  • Season 1 was released on July 7, 2011
  • Season 2 was released on May 16, 2012
  • Season 3 was released on September 12, 2013
  • Season 4 was released on May 27, 2014, as was a complete box of the entire series

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d The Big C. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 5, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Denise Martin: Showtime sets summer premiere dates for 'The Big C' and 'The Real L Word' . Los Angeles Times . March 17, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ James Hibberd: Showtime's 'The Big C' draws record premiere . The Hollywood Reporter . August 17, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ The Big C . Great channel . Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  5. ↑ Showtime Renews 'Weeds' & 'The Big C' . TV by the Numbers . September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  6. ^ Robert Seidman: Showtime Announces Premiere Dates for 'Weeds,' 'The Real L Word,' 'The Big C' and Others . TV by the Numbers . March 1, 2011. Accessed March 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ 'The Big C' Renewed By Showtime For A Third Season . TV by the Numbers . September 1, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2011.
  8. ↑ Robert Seidman: Showtime Announces Premiere Dates for 'Nurse Jackie,' 'The Big C,' and 'The Borgias' . TV by the Numbers . January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  9. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Final Installment Of Showtime's 'The Big C' Gets Title; Adds Kathy Najimy, Isaac Mizrahi . In: Deadline.com . November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  10. ↑ Carolin Neumann: The Big C from April as a German premiere on FOX (update) . Serienjunkies.de . January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  11. ↑ zdf_neo shows "The Big C" and the "Prisoner" new edition . Wishlist.de . April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  12. ↑ - The Big C, the second season from February 2012 on Fox Deutschland Fernsehserien.de
  13. ↑ The Big C: Season 4 from October on the Fox Channel . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.