Rescue Me is a great show. You can watch it online at hulu.com

One of the hot firefighters (but not the smartest one) finds out he has renal (kidney) cancer at the end of this episode:? “Sheila”

The next episode is called “Perspective”? ?

a snippit:

Doctor: “So you’ve had a few days to digest the diagnosis. How are you doing? Are the painkillers working?”

Sean: “I guess…I don’t take them that much cause of work. Um. Oh, I cried a couple times…that was weird, but nobody saw me so that was ok. Pretty much the whole things blows if you ask me. (laugh)? So what are my options at this point? Are we thinking about the whole chemo thing? Or…”

Doctor: “Probably not. Kidney cancer is by and large resistant to chemotherapy. Same with radiation therapy. We could try immunotherapy.”

Sean: “Oh hey, that sounds cool. What’s that?”

Doctor: “Well we use some pretty serious drugs to boost your body’s immune system. You’re young and in good shape. You could probably handle the side effects.”?

Sean: “Ok…what are those?”

Doctor: “Lemme think…extreme exhaustion,? low blood pressure,? liquid build-up in the lungs,? difficulty breathing, renal damage, heart attack…”

BREAKING BAD? is a TV drama with a dark, rich sense of humor and spectacular cinematography. The plot line follows the life of a high school science teacher living in New Mexico with his pregnant wife and high school aged son. When he is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he decides to set up a meth lab with a former student with the intention of manufacturing and selling meth to pay off his mounting bills.

A science teacher who becomes a drug dealer while he is going through chemo makes for good TV-especially because there is a documentary quality to the show that makes it believable. Breaking Bad reminds me of The Wire, possibly the best TV show ever made. ?

You can get a taste of Breaking Bad here:? EPISODE Season 2 Premiere online (full show) on AMC

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