"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:

Operating Room | Therapy | Dark Humor | Partnership | Father Son

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 42 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:

New Zealand:R16 (seasons 1-4) | Hungary:18 (DVD rating) | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Germany:18 (season 3 DVD) | Mexico:B15 (edited tv version) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Hungary:16 (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:C (DVD 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:

Sophia Bush admitted in an interview that she didn't feel comfortable making the love scenes with co-star Kate Mara.

Quotes:

Christian Troy: You had no right to fire my nanny.
Gina Russo: I don't want my child around cheap common whores.
Christian Troy: He's around you all the time. Oh correction, you're an expensive whore.

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.