The Big C: Cathy, Sean and Paul related scoop from Zap2it's Carina Adly MacKenzie

Here's some scoop on The Big C from Carina Adly MacKenzie's Monday Kickstart column for the week of 5/6/13.

"The Big C": Not everyone is dealing with Cathy giving up chemo as well as she is. Sean is trying to keep his sister alive longer by growing his version of a playoff beard and trying to get her to wish on shooting stars like when they were kids -- and yes, it's as cute and sad as it sounds. Meanwhile, Paul wants to try to reconnect with Cathy as a couple, but she's trying to get him to move on with someone new ... before she's even dead. 

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The Big C: Scoop on Alan Alda's return in the season 4 premiere (Episode 4x01 "Quality of Life") from Zap2it's Carina Adly MacKenzie

Here's some scoop on The Big C from Carina Adly MacKenzie's Monday Kickstart column for the week of 4/29/13.

"The Big C": Alan Alda is back as Dr. Sherman, but his relationship with Cathy makes a pretty dramatic shift in the season premiere. His outlook on things causes Cathy to make some big changes in her every day life, which she is really happy about, even if she is increasingly more exhausted from the chemo treatments.

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Perception: ‘Veep’ Star Reid Scott to Play Brain Surgeon-TVLine

According to TVLine's Megan Masters, Reid Scott will be guest-starring in season 2 of Perception. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Scott's role:

Scott will drop by the TNT drama as a brain surgeon who helps determine the mental stability of a self-proclaimed murderer. What’s more, he’ll have electric chemistry Rachael Leigh Cook‘s Agent Moretti.

Veep, meanwhile, launches its Season 2 Sunday, April 14 on HBO.

Link to the full article:‘Perception’ Cast — ‘Veep’ Star Reid Scott to Play Brain Surgeon - TVLine



My thoughts: In terms of Reid Scott's work as an actor, the only thing that I'm familiar with is his work on The Big C, and I really liked him on that show, so it will be great to see him on Perception. That being said, I think that Perception is a great show, and I also think that the show is extremely underrated and deserves to get more recognition and attention than it has gotten from people so far. I've never been able to get into any of the shows that make up the CSI franchise, but I love crime dramas that take the concept of a crime solving TV show and add a unique to twist to it such as Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Grimm, or this case Perception.

One of the main reasons why I decided to check the show out when Perception first premiered is because I've been a huge fan of Eric McCormac's ever since he was on Will & Grace, and I always think that it's a lot of fun to watch actors play different roles, especially when the characters that they play are very different from roles that they've played in the past. Eric plays the role Dr. Daniel Pierce perfectly, and starring on Perception has really allowed Eric to show his range as an actor, if you ask me. The character Dr. Daniel Pierce couldn't be more different from the character Will Truman on Will & Grace. That being said, if you're not already watching Perception, I highly recommend checking the show out. It really is a fantastic show.

The Big C: Renewed For a Fourth and Final Season-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, Showtime has renewed The Big C for a short fourth and final season, which will consist of four one-hour episodes. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on The Big C's renewal:



The cancer dramedy’s series finale will air on Sept. 16.

Safe to assume the series will conclude with Laura Linney’s Cathy succumbing to her illness? ”I wouldn’t assume anything about how its going to end,” Nevins warned. “They have a very interesting, novel and form-breaking way to handle where the show is going.”



Link to the full article:The Big C Renewed For Season Four -- Final Season - TVLine



My thoughts: While I'm glad that Showtime has renewed The Big C for a fourth and final season, I really wish that they had renewed it for more than just four episodes. I think it would have been better if they had renewed it for at least eight episodes like they did with The L Word's sixth and final season. Maybe the writers will prove me wrong, but I don't think four episodes is enough to give the show a satisfying ending.

The Big C: Scoop on a possible season 4 renewal from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on The Big C from this week's (Posted on 7/3/12) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: Any word on The Big C getting renewed for Season 4? —Evan
Ausiello: Right now, it could go either way.



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The Big C: Scoop from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on The Big C from this week's (Posted on 2/14/12) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: Is Oliver Platt’s Paul coming back to The Big C for Season 3 after his heart attack at the end of Season 2? —Gary
Ausiello: He’ll be back and he stands to make a boatload of cash. Allison Janney has signed on to guest star as an ultra-successful Hollywood producer who wants to purchase Cathy and Paul’s life rights and turn it into a movie.


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The Big C: Makes Gabourey Sidibe Series Regular For Season 3-TVLine

According to TVLine's Andy Patrick, Gabourey Sidibe has been made a series regular for season 3 of The Big C. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details regarding Sidibe's promotion:


The upgrade not only makes sense from a quality standpoint — c’mon, the erstwhile Precious is 11 kinds of awesome as smartass Andrea Jackson — but also from a plot perspective. The onetime Oscar nominee’s character and Laura Linney’s Cathy could scarcely be closer if they weren’t surrogate daughter and mother but the real deal!


Link to the full article:The Big C Makes Gabourey Sidibe Series Regular Season 3

The Big C: Susan Sarandon Cast in Season 3

According to TVLine's Vlada Gelman, Susan Sarandon has been cast in a recurring guest star role for season three of The Big C. Here's an excerpt from the original article with some details on Susan Sarandon's role:

The Oscar-winning actress will play Joy, a cancer survivor who befriends Laura Linney’s Cathy. She uses “her cancer experience in a unique way trying to inspire other people,” creator Darlene Hunt tells THR. “She makes Cathy question whether she’s doing enough with her own cancer experience.”

The new season, premiering Sunday, April 8, will also feature Victor Garber (Alias) in a guest spot. The Showtime dramedy previously employed Idris Elba (Luther) and Hugh Dancy (The Jane Austen Book Club) in meaty arcs.

Link to the full article:Susan Sarandon Cast in The Big C Season 3

The Big C: Victor Garber to Guest-Star-TVLine

According to TVLine's Megan Masters, Victor Garber will be guest-starring in a season 3 episode of The Big C. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives a few details regarding Garber's role:

The Alias alum has landed a guest spot in the upcoming third season of the Showtime dramedy (premiering Sunday, April 8), playing a man who causes a lot of trouble for John Benjamin Hickey’s Sean.

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Tony Winner John Benjamin Hickey to Guest Star on A Gifted Man-TVLine

CBS’ A Gifted Man will be seeing a very special patient during November sweeps: Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey.

TVLine has learned that Hickey, who won his Tony this year for The Normal Heart and currently plays Sean on Showtime’s The Big C, will guest-star on the Eye’s supernatural-tinged medical drama as Ben, an upscale limo driver for an elite car service. Ben has a condition that causes him to break into uncontrollable fits of rage that dissipate almost as quickly as they arrived, and what’s more he also is hiding a terrible secret.

It is when Ben brings his son into the late(-ish) Anna’s Clinica Sonando but that he decides he needs to be treated himself.

Hickey’s other TV credits include guest gigs on The Good Wife, In Plain Sight and original flavor Law & Order.

Now in its second week, A Gifted Man airs Fridays at 8.7c.

This article was written by Matt Webb Mitovich.

Link to the original article:Tony Winner John Benjamin Hickey to Guest Star on A Gifted Man - TVLine

Showtime's The Big C Renewed for Season 3-TVLine

 

 

For fans of The Big C, this is just what the doctor ordered: a third season of the Showtime dramedy — meaning Cathy (played by three-time Emmy winner Laura Linney) will live to see winter. 

 

With the series’ sophomore finale set to air Sept. 26, the cabler announced on Thursday that it has picked up a third, 10-episode season, to bow during the second quarter of 2012. 

 

Showtime has a new season of Dexter and the freshman thriller Homeland premiering Sunday, Oct. 2, while Shameless and Californication are set to return Jan. 8, 2012 — the same night that House of Lies, a dark comedy starring Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell, debuts.

This article was written by Matt Webb Mitovich.

Link to the original article:Showtime's The Big C Renewed for Season 3 - TVLine