The big C . on Channel 4.

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FormerMember

9 Feb 2011

Has anyone found anything remotely funny in this latest tasteless offering from the States ?. If my dear wife , who died from recurrence of her breast cancer in October were to see it we would be buying a new TV set but the poker would still be O.K. . It bears no resemblance to any of our real life experience supposed to be a comedy and giving no indication at all as to what really happens. its only redeeming feature is that it is not screened until 23.00 . Explains a lot as to why much of the world hates the Americans I think if this is what they see as entertainment .

If anyone can see any of their own situation in this I would like to know but not sure what I will make of their mental condition .

I find it downright offensive to those of us battling or having battled with this awful disease which takes away so cruelly so many of our loved ones .

FormerMember over 13 years ago

Didn't particularly find it offensive at all, and I welcome anything that highlights how serious melanoma can be, so often it's trivialised as "only being skin cancer".

I am disappointed that it's not on earlier.

Marsha
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

I've not watched it but it doesn't interest me in the least. Comedy and cancer don't go hand in hand in my book.
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

hi there

i havent seen it, and would not wish to as in my opinion, as Pin says - comedy and cancer would never be in the same sentence in my book either.

hope u can put it behind u wiljon.

C xxx
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

I'm sorry for your loss and sorry you found the programme tasteless. Its a very difficult subject to make light of, of course, rather dodgy territory and I was nervous about watching it but pleasantly surprised. I think they got it just right, so far anyway and it made me laugh.

I have stage 4 melanoma too. Make what you will of my mental condition but I connected with many things that were depicted. The whole 'live as I want and quickly' attitude and not being afraid to say what you want to people anymore. Living on the edge :o)

I respect your opinion and I'm sure you aren't alone, but felt I should speak out as that lady, is very much, me.

Funnily enough I've never got on well with American comedy's generally speaking, except Desperate Housewives which I happened upon whilst spending yet another lengthy period of time in a hospital bed. That made me laugh too.

Ruth
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

Hi, to be honest, I'm not sure what I made of the programme. I was left a bit baffled by it.

I did wonder if it was supposed to be a comedy or what?

Cancer doesn't equate to humour, but sometimes we have to have a bit of a laugh in life and cancer patients have humour in their lives too. I don't think the programme is necessarily poking fun at the illness itself, but, more the situations the sufferer is experiencing.

I will probably watch it again to see if it gets any better, but, to be honest I can't see it. Unlike you Ruth, I think American comedies are funnier than British ones. I love Scrubs and Two and a Half Men. One of my favourites was Married With Children.

Christine xx
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