The Big C
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The Big C is an American dark comedy-drama television series that follows a suburban teacher confronting her terminal cancer diagnosis with unconventional humor and honesty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big C canonical | 18 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dark comedy-drama television series
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television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
coping with cancer
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family relationships ⓘ mortality ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
| follows | a suburban teacher confronting a terminal cancer diagnosis ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasElement |
character-driven narrative
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dark humor ⓘ emotional drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | episodic storytelling ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cathy Jamison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | how a woman chooses to live after a terminal diagnosis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
honest depiction of cancer
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mixing comedy with serious illness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | a candid approach to death and dying ⓘ |
| protagonistMedicalCondition | terminal cancer ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | teacher ⓘ |
| setting | American suburb ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| tone |
bittersweet
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humorous ⓘ serious ⓘ |
| uses | unconventional humor ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laura Linney