I’m honored that a site called Folks is letting me write about something other than videogames and movies. Well, about something other than videogames, at any rate. I’ve written about what it’s like having first-hand experience with cancer and then seeing it in movies.<\/p>\n
When you do a keyword search for cancer on the Internet Movie Database, you get 1500 entries. Breaking Bad is at the top of the list. Bryan Cranston’s cancer gives him license to break bad. He starts a meth lab to support his family. The series creator, Vince Gilligan, summarizes Breaking Bad as a story about a mild-mannered teacher who becomes the equivalent of Scarface.<\/p>\n
Because cancer. Cancer lets you become an over-the-top Al Pacino character.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
You can read the article here<\/a>. You can also read a more personal take on my experiences here<\/a>. And about a good friend’s struggle with cystic fibrosis here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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