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They're talking awards, heck; they're talking plum villain
roles in big blockbuster movies (McMahon just scored the role
of Dr Doom in the highly-anticipated Fantastic Four
movie).
In "Nip/Tuck", McMahon and Dylan Walsh (a two-bit
features actor who appeared in films like Betsy's Wedding
and Congo) play buddy-plastic surgeons, with their
own practice, who start to sense a little strain in their
long-term relationship.
Sean (Walsh) is more the nice-guy of the two. He's a family
man (though his marriage needs a bit of work), a little weak-kneed
but generally good natured.
Christian (McMahon) is the calculating bastard of the duo.
He'll lie, cheat, steal and sleep his way to the top if he
has to. It's a moral riff that comes between the two: Sean
does some soul-searching and realises that his heart might
not lie in his chosen profession and in the meantime takes
on a couple of pro-bono cases, whilst Christian's constant
trade of sex for surgery garners him a worsening reputation
by the minute.
More "Six Feet Under" than "Popular"
- the show Ryan Murphy did prior, which airs on Fox8 here
- "Nip/Tuck" revels in it's melodramatic soap-opera
template but at the same time mixes it up by throwing in a
welcome dose of sex, language and a certain edginess that
cable TV can get away with.
It's not the finest thing Pay-TV has produced, but it's definitely
another non-commercial effort to make the WB, FOX, NBC and
ABC execs a little more panicky.
DVD Extras
Some Television shows are starting to look fantastic on DVD.
"Firefly", "Buffy", "The X-Files"
- they look near as good as a feature when transferred onto
the little discs. "Nip/Tuck", however, sits somewhere
between tolerable and good.
There's some noticeable grain in the low-light scenes and
although colours are spot-on, there's a few instances where
you'll spot halos. At the other end of the scale though, the
audio sounds terrific. It's a real step-up from its broadcast
quality.
For the bonus features, you get deleted Scenes appear with
the episodes they come from. There are also three interesting
featurettes - one where we hear from real-plastic surgeons,
another one for the make-up effects and another much more
comprehensive featurette, that offers an inside look at what
elements combine to make the show work.
Rounding out the welcome bag of extras is an amusing gag
reel and a music video of the show's main theme song.
Conclusion: Movie 80% Extras 85%
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