"Nip/Tuck" (2003)TV series 2003-????

Creator:

Ryan Murphy

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

22 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The deeply superficial series returns.

Plot:

Sean McNamara and Christian Troy are two plastic surgeons running a partnership in Miami, Florida with different issues to life...

Plot Keywords:

Diagnosis | Medical Examination | Father Son | Partnership | Dark Humor

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 40 nominations

Cast

Dylan Walsh	...	Dr. Sean McNamara (78 episodes, 2003-2008)
Julian McMahon	...	Dr. Christian Troy (78 episodes, 2003-2008)
John Hensley	...	Matt McNamara (74 episodes, 2003-2008)
Joely Richardson	...	Julia McNamara (73 episodes, 2003-2008)
Roma Maffia	...	Dr. Liz Cruz / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Linda Klein	...	Nurse Linda / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Kelly Carlson	...	Kimber Henry (55 episodes, 2003-2008)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:-12 | Germany:18 (season 3 DVD) | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B15 (edited tv version) | Hungary:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Mexico:C (DVD rating) | Hungary:16 (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | UK:18 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Hands Down Entertainment

Trivia:

Each episode is named after a character undergoing plastic surgery in the episode.

Quotes:

Christian Troy: None of us get out alive. Now you can huddle in a group and face it one day at a time, or you could be grateful that when your body rubs against someone else's, it explodes with enough pleasure that you can forget, even for a minute, that you're only a walking pile of ashes.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Mad TV: (#12.2)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

A Perfect Lie

Nip/Tuck breaks new ground

I eagerly anticipated this series because of my admiration for Julian McMahon (Charmed). The entire cast is great, and the subplots are the real masterpiece of this drama/comedy. Sure, the premise is built around the issue of plastic surgery, but it is everything outside the operating room that provides the substance to this show. The triangle of Christian / Julia / Shawn is by now (second season) ripe for some real turbulence, especially with Christian's crisis and Julia's secret. I, for one, can't wait to see how the season unfolds - or explodes, I expect. The theme is also well-represented in showing how people can so easily take plastic surgery way too far - surgeons included. This show has a lot of life to it, and I can't wait to see where it takes us.