Original Desmond

I have never seen an episode of Nip Tuck. Being perfectly honest, in the early days i thought it was a reality show about plastic surgery

Now like others, i am looking for new shows to discover.

so what is Nip tuck similar to ?

DVD Josh

St. Elsewhere, but that's even a stretch.

TGM

lol. It's not anything like St. Elsewhere.

If you are offended by perverse sexuality and swearing then you will not like this show.

DVD Josh

I don't really disagree, I was more stating a medical show that dealt with stark personal issues and relationships. Like I said, it's a stretch.

Nip/Tuck is actually rather original.

raven56706

erotic porn with some drama

BDLOU

It's your basic train wreck show. You can't look away even though it's something you don't want to see. There is more bad acting in it than good. The story lines are over the top and no where close to being believable. Even after all that, you will keep coming back and you won't be able to explain why. I really can't think of one show it is like.

DVD Josh

Yeah, the acting is so bad that the show has been nominated and won several golden globes, emmys and numerous other awards, including the 2005 GOLDEN GLOBE for BEST DRAMA.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361217/awards

DJariya

It's pretty comparable to some of the Andrew Stevens-Shannon Tweed erotic thrillers from the 1990's for some of it's campiness and sexuality. Medical-wise, I really don't think there is any show it can be compared to.

Original Desmond

i am going to check out the pilot and 1 other episode and see if i like

beesonosu

I think Six Feet Under has some similarities to Nip/Tuck. Now, hear me out.

I watched the first few seasons of Nip/Tuck and enjoyed them but I really didn't enjoy last season. I've tried to get into this new season as I've heard it has improved but I doubt that I will ever be able to "get into it" again.

I bought the SFU box set complete blind and within two weeks time I had finished the 5th and final season. I really enjoyed the show and will definitely visit it again.

In my opinion, SFU is all-around better than Nip/Tuck, from acting to music to realistic storylines - and especially the writing. The similarity that I saw, however, was how each show introduces a patient (or a corpse!) and incorporates them into the overarching storyline. Most of these characters last one episode but their impressions on the main characters may last longer. This may differ slightly from some shows where you have strictly acute "episodic" episodes coupled alongside chronic "storyline" episodes a la The X-Files. I think many of today's series do a better job of blending the two together. My opinion is that SFU streams this better, but similarly, to Nip/Tuck. Does that make any sense?

DVD Josh

The first two eps? You will be hooked, guaranteed.

CKMorpheus

I see where you're coming from... granted I really really liked the first few seasons of Nip/Tuck, but the last two or three have gone down hill. Comparing it's structure to SFU is a good assessment though... But SFU is LIGHT YEARS better in terms of everything.

EDIT: And yes, after the Pilot for Nip/Tuck I was hooked! Have fun!

beesonosu

^ I'm in complete agreement. I've always thought of N/T as a "throwaway" in the sense that you can watch an episode, enjoy it, and move on from there. For me, SFU kept with me a longer time and the storylines, while sort of wild, are much more believable than N/T.

jonw9

It is very difficult to say.

One weeks episode some times doesn't even resemble any other episode.

BDLOU

I guess I can clarify the bad acting thing. The two main characters are good as well as the majority of the actors that fill the 1-2 episode arcs. But there are three major characters that are horrible. John Hensley (Matt), Joely Richardson (Julia), and Kelly Carlson (Kimber). Although I'll take Carlson's bad acting because she is one of the most gorgeous women alive.

stingermck

Ah, Friday Night After Dark, during my early teens

johnglass

Just imagine if you took a daytime soap opera and put it on Cinemax late at night.