Customer Reviews
EXCITING 
2008-07-23
IF YOU ARE A FAN YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. IF NOT THE STORY LINES ARE LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE. NOT FOR CHILDREN. SOFT PORN.
SOME SCENES I CANT' WATCH. But I love the stories.
FX has hit the mother load! 2008-07-16
Have you ever watched a show so powerful that you can't wait until the next episode? Among a string of wonderful new shows on the FX Network, Nip/Tuck was a jewel! It is edgy, brilliant and definitely well written. And I love the fact that there is always some plot twist that was completely unexpected.
For an hour (probably more like 35 to 40 minutes) you enter a world the superficial world of brilliant Plastic Surgeons Sean McNamara and Christian Troy. Beginning each consultation with "tell me what you don't like about yourself", they set out to fix or improve those things that their clients hate about themselves. Everything it appears can be fixed with the services of a fine surgeon and a scalpel.
Sean (played by Dylan Walsh) is the more talented Surgeon whose life appears on the surface to be perfect (2 kids and a loving wife, Julia). Conservative and straight laced, Sean is the perfect alter-ego to sex crazed Christian. Christian (played by Julian McMahon of Charmed) is the more sophisticated of the two, but finds himself "bedding" one woman (and sometimes two) in every episode. Having one meaningless sexual relationship after another, appears to interest him more often than a complicated surgery. Liz, their anesthesiologist and friend, is constantly trying to show Christian the error of his ways, while assisting them both by performing some very complicated and creative surgeries. Soon you will find that the creative and wonderful storylines have pulled you into the dazzling world of McNamara-Troy, and you have simply fallen in love with this wonderful show, and looking forward to every episode. I can only hope that Season 2 lives up to Season 1. I am extremely pleased that FX took a chance on this series, because the world is definitely ready for it.
Shocking, unpredictable, engaging fare 2008-01-10
Definitely not for everyone. Those with sensitive stomachs will not appreciate the close-ups of the plastic surgery, while certain sensibilities will be offended by the sexual activities of the various characters.
Other than that, there is a lot to bite into here. Two best friends are plastic surgeons and face a constant barrage of ethical dilemmas, challenging patients, a dangerous drug runner who forces them to remove heroin from female "mules," and more.
Then there are the family conflicts. Dr. MacNamara's wife was close to his partner, Dr. Troy, who is now the godfather (and possibly father!) to their kids. Troy himself has a troubled past that causes him a lot of distress when he confronts a priest who has been molesting boys.
And MacNamara and spouse very nearly destroy their marriage with infidelity, lies, and secrets; while their teenage son experiments sexually and also tries to cover up a hit-and-run that he was involved in.
Slick Miami settings and messed-up people who are attractive on the outside but damaged goods inside make this unpredictable, shocking, and memorable.
the nip/tuck where it all began 2008-01-07
very good-although i saw it, my wife just got into it this year, so i got her seasons 1-4 for christmas. season 1 was viewed in about 4 days.she's hoooked now!
The best just got better 2008-01-06
The second season of one of the best shows on TV. If you have not seen this show make a point of it. As you watch this show, you see that beauty is in the inside. You also get introduced to the Carver and have the best cliff hanger since Who shot JR
Great show 2007-12-21
Beauty the saying goes is only skin deep. The beauty of Nip/Tuck is that it goes deeper laying bear the complexities and fragile natures often found in patients seeking cosmetic surgery. Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon portray hotshot Miami South Beach plastic surgeons who are themselves in full-blown midlife crises as they confront career family and romance problems. The series' cutting-edge stories range from funny to suspenseful to uncommonly powerful. The surgeries are graphically bold. The sexuality is rampant. Presented here in 13 first-season episodes on 5 discs and featuring compelling extras the highly praised Nip/Tuck is a prescription for entertainment unlike anything you've ever seen.Running Time: 638 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085393226022 Manufacturer No: 32260
ITS FACT OF LIFE 2007-12-21
I bought this TV series before 1 months based on reccomandation from a friend in Italy. At the begining I thought its normal TV series, but later I discoverd that the movie really displays fact of life in an ordinary clinic. The movie takes a complication on life realations from nurses to employees to doctors and how it effect their relative indirectly.
Definately a guilty pleasure 2007-11-28
It a late night joy for me. I get home from work, pop in a dvd, and laugh and squirm and drop my jaw for a few hours.
Other reviews can tell you the synopsis.
I love the fact the series doesn't make apologies for itself and even if the characters are being hypocritical or idiots, it's obvious to the viewers, but it's not trying to force us to say that they're right. Yes, the characters can be vapid and stupid. Yet the parts that make you think are really more the people who come in and out of their lives. Sean's character I can't stand, but like any good character foil is needed. Yet, if the characters were great and wonderful and you loved them to death and they did the right things... well.. it wouldn't be a guilty pleasure, would it?
And yes, the surgeries are graphic. I don't mind watching the lipo but when they start working on the nose I definitely am peeking through fingers. The sex is hot, and Christian is still gorgeous even if he is a jerk.
Not for young viewers! But definately not your mothers soap operas either. It's definately going to get a strong reaction one way or another.
Best New Show 2007-10-17
Nip/Tuck... this is my new favorite show and I will sit at the edge of my seat for every new season that comes out :) This is definately a show to get hooked on!
The #1 Show on Television/For starters and spoilers 2007-10-14
"Nip/Tuck" (Season One)
These days in television, there seems to be more and more television shows dedicated and created for mature audiences only. Some people love "The Sopranos", "The Shield", "The Wire", "Desperate Housewives", "Sex and the City", etc... But for me, "Nip/Tuck" is the greatest television show ever created. I enjoy it much more than "The Sopranos" and just as much as I've enjoyed "Oz". This show is basically about the personal and professional lives of two male plastic surgeons who owns their own practice (McNamara/Troy) and reside in Miami, Florida. The show is intelligently written, attention-grabbing and very graphic in profanity, violence (including surgeries) and sexual content. And this television show is much better than over-rated shows such as "ER", "Grey's Anatomy", "City of Angels", etc...
Sean McNamara is a family man who is not only educated, but he's also very serious about his career, weak and sympathetic (in some instances). Sean McNamara has two children and a housewife names Julia, who put her career to the side due to the fact that she's had children. Sean's teenage son, Matt, is going through things that would make many parents hit the ceiling. Matt is engaging in sexual escapades, which includes porn stars, threesomes, drugs, car accidents, etc...
Christian Troy, on the other hand is handsome, educated, to-the point, very verbal, a womanizer, a brute, materialistic, unethical and underhanded. Christian Troy loves fast cars, women and loves to make people feel low every once in a while. Christian Troy is a single man who has countless sexual escapades with porn star Kimber (played by the beautiful Kelly Carlson) and a woman he met at a "clinic" for people who have sexual addictions. We also see how he becomes victimized by stalkers and "haters". We also get a glimpse of what his childhood was like in one dramatic episode about Catholic priests and pedophiles.
I also love this show because much of it is true. We live in a society today that is fueled by self-hatred, thanks to media images telling people how they ought to look and feel about themselves. There's a number of people who undergo surgery trying to lose weight (because they're to lazy to exercise), women who feel as if they need breast and butt implants to get a man's attention, etc... This show focuses not only on what plastic surgeons go through, but this show focuses on one of America's sicknesses.
This season of "Nip/Tuck" introduces you to the characters (and contains 13 episodes)... And just like every season of this show, this season shows both their professional and personal lives. However, you really don't get to know everyone until Season 2. Season 1 is a very excellent season of this show. However, Season 2 happens to be my favorite season. Season 2 is much more hype, twisted and graphic than Season 1. When Season 3 starts, that's when things start to slow down a bit. I won't give away any spoilers for those seasons right now. Just watch out for my review for every season of this show!
CAUTION: I will be the first to admit that this show is absolutely not recommended for everybody. This show is explicit and contains bold, sickening and graphic surgeries, constant profanity, strong sexual content, including dialogue and some brutal violent sequences. This show's sexual content makes the sex on "The Sopranos" look like "Sesame Street". The sex on this TV show is even more graphic than the sex on "Sex & The City". The show's rating is TVMA. This show is absolutely not for immature people, children or people who are sensitive to profanity, sex and violence.
My favorite episodes [8/13]:
1) Pilot -- The surgeons come face to face with a tough Hispanic gangster who's after a rival/client who happens to be a pedophile.
2) Nanette Babcock -- An hugely overweight woman wants plastic surgery to look good for a high school reunion, but fails to see that her expectations are unrealistic.
3) Sophia Lopez -- Sean confronts an old colleague who is notoriously known for malpractice. Christian tries to relate with Matt, but the two end up in temporary trouble.
4) Megan O'Hara -- Christian becomes the victim of a few stalkers and he comes face-to-face with them. Sean develops a relationship with a female patient with cancer.
5) Cliff Mantegna -- Matt is caught having a threesome by his mother. The parents of the three teenagers hold a conference which turns ugly.
6) Sophia Lopez Part II - Christian swaps his sexy "girlfriend" Kimber to another plastic surgeon for a Lamborghini, which results in Kimber "torturing" and leaving Christian.
7) Adelle Coffin - A very sad episode. Sean's relationship with female patient Megan O'Hara comes to a tragic end.
8) Escobar Gallardo - The season finale. Escobar Gallardo's constant pressure, threats and blackmails toward the two plastic surgeons comes to an end.
This DVD Boxed Set is filled with some very nice special features, including the music video for the catchy theme song. I appreciate the fact that there are deleted scenes for certain episodes, many of which are necessary. For me, I love to watch television shows and movies with English subtitles, although I speak English. I've watched a number of foreign films growing up, so I've grown accustomed to that. Besides, I like to read what people are saying in case I can't turn of the volume on my DVD player. This is extremely recommended!
