dallasryan Some TV series' start out real strong and then die off quickly i.e. the first 3 seasons of The Shield were the best out there, but then that show started going down the downward spiral from there on out. And most shows do that. They run out of material and they have nowhere to go. Some shows start off slow, and and then become great as the series progresses and they stay great or some start off slow, and then become great as the series progresses and then decline downward after awhile.With Nip/Tuck, it starts off strong and stays strong throughout the entire series and with many risks taken as well. A show that always reinvents itself. First season is dramatically intense and comedic at times. The 2nd and 3rd Seasons are scary with one of the best creepy villains of all time in The Carver.Then the show goes a different way as they move to a different state. It becomes more comical, the situations are still dramatic, but it takes a more comical turn. And then the next season it gets serious again but then the next season it gets more comical again. And each situation that the two leads run into with each other or by themselves becomes more ridiculous/comical as the seasons/years go by.But that's what makes it fantastic, the fact that Nip/Tucks creators know they are out of material so why not just make the most ridiculous situations you can with these crazy characters. The brilliance of it is, the characters in the show take it so serious, yet there is an underlying feel that the viewer can sense that the actors aren't taking the situations serious. The creators aren't even taking it serious anymore because they have proved with all of their main characters, that all the main characters are likable in their own vain and despicable manner, that you can throw them into any situation and crack up as you watch how that character deals with the situation and absolutely love every minute of what you are watching.That's the true brilliance of the show. Always reinventing itself to the very end. A very versatile and brilliant show. One of the few shows that really switched it up throughout all of it's seasons. One of the few programs that took many risks as well.

SeriousJest The first couple of seasons were great. The show takes an insightful look behind the curtains of the plastic surgery industry in Miami, a very plastic city. The characters are complex and interesting , the scenery is cool, and the plots are entertaining. I particularly like the way that the patients are metaphors for the trials and tribulations in the doctors' personal lives, and how the doctors often learn from their patients in many ways.Around Season 4, however, this series started to take a sharp turn toward the melodrama and playing with the net down of a soap opera. While I still found myself entertained with almost every episode, the level of crazy and drastic character changes really detracted from what were often clever concepts of image and its societal role.The actors were very competent, for the most part. I found myself thinking that Walsh would have been a good alternate for Walter White if Bryan Cranston had been unavailable. Carlson was perfect for the role of Kimber Henry, in looks, sensuality, and ability to be beautiful while radiating inner ugliness that crept closer to the outside as the series went on.On the other hand, I feel Hensley was miscast. His impish features just weren't right for the desirable young ladies' man that the show started to feature him as, nor was his soft demeanor right for the times that the show called for him to act hard. One might respond that that was the point, that his character was often out of his element in assuming those roles, but I still feel that the show could have chosen someone who was at least a little believable in those situations. He might be good in something else, but I found myself looking at him as a blemish on an otherwise-solid lineup.As the show gained popularity, more cool guest stars could be spotted, including the delectable Sanaa Lathan, who really embraced her sensuality for this show. I also enjoyed the performances of Mario Lopez and Peter Dinklage, who both brought some much-needed levity to the show when it seemed that most of the other characters were acting crazy.I'd love to hear from medical doctors on this one. Was this a decent medical drama, in your opinion? Or were they taking reckless liberties with the medical field in this one. I know I can't watch many legal dramas because they butcher the courtroom. Do you feel that way about this show?For more reviews and a kickass podcast, check out: www.livemancave.com

nixskits "Nip/Tuck" is a show that kind of feels like a nightmare you never really wake up from. Just when things get incredibly bad, one can rest assured they'll eventually turn for the even worse. Over several years, I've come to expect a much more compelling drama here than anywhere else (for me, only "Dexter" and "The Sopranos" compare). Certain other acclaimed television projects let me down tremendously when I finally watch them after all the hype and realize people who make a living writing about TV and/or the movies are not representing the average Joe or Jane who pays to buy their favourites on disc or see in the theatre.In Canada, "Nip/Tuck" (and "The Sopranos") were aired in their unedited form on a non cable network (CTV), allowing those who hadn't first seen these episodes on cable or satellite a viewing of them not altered from the originals, like the CBS mangling of "Dexter" a while ago. That kind of faith in the audience to make up their own minds (and at 10 pm, most of the children who shouldn't watch should be in bed already) is what separates Canucks from other countries that have a problem with nudity and adult themes.I became a huge fan of this Ryan Murphy creation after having watched his previous show "Popular", that gave many "N/T" guests their first big exposure. This rogues gallery of Miami (and eventually, LA) damaged personalities takes us from some kind of tarnished innocence to the very cores of compulsive behaviour and obsession. What the clients of McNamara/Troy want is perfection and they have to settle for simple improvements. The sex, drug abuse, identity crises and other items on the long list of their problems are human tornadoes that thrash whatever's in their path and shake them to the very foundations of being alive and unhappy with what is reflected in vanity mirrors. I would have said souls, but the majority of "N/T's" plastic pilgrims have long ago sold their "souls" in the venal pursuit of money and status.Julian McMahon is the flashier of the duo. His "Christian Troy" has a heart (just barely) under all his self involvement. The unconditional love he feels for his son Wilbur (who he knew from second one of his out of utero life couldn't be his biologically) is his most redeeming trait. His surviving childhood sexual abuse and becoming an insensitive adult that goes into women's lives like a robot programmed to reject any common sense and destroy potential stability is the ongoing tragedy of his life. Christian is basically a physical heterosexual and an emotional homosexual whose true intimacy is with his business partner and friend, Sean.Dylan Walsh's "Sean McNamara" is the sad sack of the two. Whenever he gets ahead in any way, you can almost set your watch to the soon to be taking two steps backward stumble into sheer disaster soon to erupt. This man is afraid of his own family and friends, because other than daughter Annie and colleague Liz, they've pretty much all stuck a knife in his back at some point. He can't trust most of his closest associates, so his introversion becomes a dangerous extrovert display when he discovers any pleasure and is, for a short time anyway, feeling worthwhile as a person."N/T" has changed somewhat over the seasons. It's evolved into a forum specializing in great parts for older performers ("older" meaning wiser, more skillful, not interested in the current trends and deserving of a less superficial choice of roles) such as Jacqueline Bisset, Sharon Gless, Larry Hagman, Kathleen Turner, Ruth Williamson, Catherine Deneuve and so many more. When it comes to the younger members of the cast, I'm a bit disappointed in how some of them have been dismissed too quickly for my liking. Why did Jeannine Kaspar (as Matt's Season 5 love interest) and Thad Luckinbill (as Richard Chamberlain's barely legal protégé) get dismissed so quickly? They were more rewarding than some others with prominent parts that went on a bit too long. My favourite items in the tabloids are always when plastic surgeries of the stars are analyzed by doctors and they give an educated guess as to who has had what altered on their body. And "N/T" has it's technical adviser in a real medical veteran, Linda Klein ("Nurse Linda" as an actress on the show, who's also advising "Grey's Anatomy"). The criticisms of this show can't say the recovery ordeals the patients go through are not gruesome and authentic or that plastic surgery is made to look like any fun at all.Wherever "N/T" goes over the remaining years, I'll be there and hoping it's quality level remains high like it has for half a decade so far.

daniloalmeida I come home back from college and I'm already turning the TV on. It's nip/tuck on FOXlife (here in Brazil).I'll make it short. The show orbits around the life of two hotshot plastic surgeons on Miami. But I fool you not, this is not a House M.D. about plastic surgeries, it's beyond that.The photography is a bliss, this show is simply an eye candy in terms of camera, lighting, cast, gosh - the costume designs. You could watch it on mute.But don't.The screenplay is well done to say the least. When the writers are inspired, you got yourself a fifty minutes masterpiece. This is not as nearly as a good review making justice to this great show, but hey, stop reading this and go watch it. If you don't, you lose.