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Summary: TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasure
Review: Is it outrageous? Of course. Is it ridiculous? You bet. Is it depraved? Most definitely. Is it a joy from start to finish? Absolutely.The latest and greatest to come from those sensationalists over at FX, "Nip/Tuck" is best described as a soap opera on steroids (or perhaps cocaine would be more appropriate). Everyone on the show is impossibly good looking, everyone talks with slickness that could only be provided by a writer, and everyone has lots and lots of [adult relations]. The plots are fast and loose, and only get faster and looser as the season progresses (for proof, look no further than the season finale). Only the subplot involving Sean's marital crisis keeps the show from spinning off into oblivion. Not that all of this is a bad thing, of course. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed watching a show this much. When I sit down to watch "Nip/Tuck," I know that there will be plenty of debauchery before the show is finished, and I am never disappointed. The show keeps piling on one outrageous moment after another (the gerbil incident, Matt's "surgery," the porn party) and never stops to look back. All of this gives the show a melodramatic quality, which for me is half the fun since my roommate and I watch it together and provide a running commentary on the sheer ludicrousness of the whole thing. The reason I gave this show 3 stars, and the reason I don't see myself buying the DVD, is that the show is too slight for its own good. It doesn't have any depth, and I doubt repeat viewing would bring anything new to the show. Of course, that doesn't mean that I'm not tuning in to FX on Sunday nights to catch the encore showings of the episodes I've missed. A-/B+
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Summary: Brutal, Honest and Entertaining
Review: It had been awhile since I had picked a show that I really liked and sat down to watch it every week on cable television. Then I saw the advertisments for Nip/Tuck and I was intrigued. Watching the show was every bit as rewarding as the previews suggested it would be.
A story of two plastic surgeons in the middle of their lives. They make a deal with the wrong kind of man. This of course starts a series of a events and soon their lives are spiraling downward and they are left frantically trying to get it back in control. It seems each time it couldn't get worse, it does.
Suspense and suprises in every episode, and the realistic characters make it believable. Their marriages aren't perfect, they make deals with the wrong people, lie, and cheat, but there is an honesty that really endears them. It is sometimes gory in surgery and I have a hard time watching it but I got through it (I am VERY squeamish when it comes to surgery) so it shouldn't be a problem for most people. However with somewhat touchy subjects, such as sex changes, the show is not for everyone though I would highly recommend it.
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Summary: Stiches: NO Silicon: Yup!
Review: My mom watches this series...and she likes it. I thought it wasn't natural to like these kind of shows, but I actually found me sitting through the whole season. And do you see me growsing out...YES, but this is fairly a nice treat
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Summary: Very good, I 'm eager for the second season.
Review: Nip/tuck is a strange show, italian Tv has been broadcasting the first few episodes in the last weeks and I found myself strangely (and unexpectedly) hooked. A previous review states that this is a realistic show... well, I wonder if the reviewer watched it or merely pretended to! This show presents an hyperbolic display of our society, focusing (morbidly) on its vices. It's all about sex, mental disorders (beauty-obsessed ones), cynism, money, lust, etc. It WANTS ro shock you and outrage you and pays little attention to the likelihood of the picture. Maybe one or two of the things mentioned in the show could happen to you in real life but a setting where they seem to happen to everybody, over and over again, is extremely unrealistic. Maybe this exaggeration was intended to make the underlying denounce more effective or maybe it was just shock-marketing, "épater les bourgeoises".
But then, maybe it's the morbidness that makes this series compelling. The plot is very engaging, just make sure you don't show this to your children!
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Summary: Addictive!
Review: Refreshing to see a new show like this. When it was first released, I thought how can they stretch a theme about two plastic surgeons into a successful series? Well they have, and each show is both engaging and exciting.
Season 1 is worth seeing, but Season 2 is even better! Many people missed Season 1 on TV, so obtaining this DVD box gives you the chance to see how it all started.
In Australia, we are viewing the final episodes of Season 2. It is so popular here that the Tv Network is broadcasting it twice a week. Each episode of this latest season is enthralling and hard to switch off. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a series so much.
I was not a fan of Julian McMahon before this show mainly because I remembered the shows he was in here in Australia before moving to LA. However, he is outstanding in Nip/Tuck. He has certainly perfected his art since the old days.
Well done!
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Summary: By Far The BEST Show On TV!
Review: Since I started watching Nip/Tuck during the first season, I have been hooked. The writing is tight; each episode is themed, and the surgeries are linked to the topic. Even the men and women used for eye candy aren't gratuitously thrown into the episode. As the director puts it, it's a deep show about superficiality. On the surface, everything looks so perfect, yet look a layer or two into the situation, and the rot is exposed. Excellent show premise!
Dylan Walsh is superb as Dr. Sean McNamara, but Julian McMahon clearly steals the show as Dr. Christian Troy. McMahon's suave character keeps you guessing what he'll do next. The themes are very sophisticated, and the show is certainly NOT for children.
This is by far the best show on television, and if you need to catch up on the series to this point, pick up this DVD set- it's well worth the investment!
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Summary: A Great Cast and Intriguing Story Lines!
Review: This show had me hooked after I watched the first episode!It is my favourite show of all time!Julian Mcmahon who plays Dr. Troy on the show is extremely sexy!The patient stories keep you interested because their always fresh and racy and the surgeries look so very realistic that I almost cant believe it.This DVD gets more use at my house than any of the other several things Ive purchased a Amazon.It is certaintly the best purchase Ive ever made at Amazon because I watch it repeatedley after work to de-stress myself after a long day.
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Summary: Best new show of the decade
Review: This show is amazing, I watched the first episode and was a little apprehensive because it was so gory and so shocking but I think that was the point, was to get people talking and get the viewership going into the second episode. The acting is amazing, the storylines are great, shocking, and leave me counting the hours till the next episode. I will definately be getting this dvd the day it comes out in preperation for season 2 which should be great to. I recommend this show to everyone!!
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Summary: Best show you have never seen!
Review: This show is incredibly addictive and is as good as t.v. gets period! This show is easily on par (if not better than) with Six Feet Under, Sopranos, West Wing or any other drama on t.v. If the second season is as good as the first and it gets snubbed by the Emmys and Golden Globes then those awards will be even more worthless then they already are. It's too bad this show is done through FX and not one of the main networks (NBC, ABC, CBS)or HBO otherwise everyone would already be watching it.
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: This television show is definitely one of the best on tv, especially in the drama genre. I bought the boxset after seeing a couple espisodes on tv. i was blown away by the plots, the sex, language, and surgery scenes. Its like no other show on tv nowadays. everyone that i showed this show to ended up loving it and we watched the entire this over a weekend. i recommend it to anyone who's looking for a good provocative show that's willing to push the envelope.
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