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Boring Promo Videos / Seth Freilich

Trade News | October 30, 2008 | Comments (20)

I think we’re all in agreement that “Nip/Tuck” has well jumped the shark, right? In fact, I suspect many of you that used to watch don’t do so anymore, and I don’t blame you. I still watch, however, for no good reason, and I’m still planning to tune in for the final run through 2011 (which will encompass 27 episodes, I think). Anyway, two promo videos are now out for the January premiere of the next season, and I’m a little surprised. Not by how dull the next season looks, as that was to be expected. But even with the crappy seasons, they’ve always managed to have pretty awesome promos leading up to said crappy seasons. These? Not so much.

So, uhm, yeah. Enjoy.


Meh.

Double meh.









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Comments

This kills me, because the first season of Nip/Tuck was one of the best seasons on television. The writing was brutal and honest, and it was unlike anything else. Then they tried to be campy, and it has become almost unwatchable. I say almost because no matter how fucktarded the show gets, I can always watch Dr. Christian Troy. I'd let him shame fuck me with a bag on my head any evening!

Posted by: Blakemas! at October 30, 2008 9:18 AM

This show was intriguing the first season, what with the sex and the plastic surgery. But then they started cross-polinating, and that always turns me off. You know what I mean? When suddenly characters who appeared to have not known each other before (ex. a wife only knows the business partner because she married the other partner) and didn't like each other, suddenly are revealed to have had an affair before they were supposed to have met. I just find it sloppy, when the writers start having everyone have sex with each other just because they are the only characters on the show. Well, and then there was that whole Rosie O'Donnell gleet.

Posted by: BWeaves at October 30, 2008 9:36 AM

Man I used to love Christian Troy back when I watched this. He's totally not my type either since he's too pretty and smooth with the ladies but he just seemed so damaged. I didn't start disliking the show until he and Sean were both doing that hooker. I really hated Matt too. He looks like Michael Jackson.

Posted by: becks at October 30, 2008 9:42 AM

YES! I thought the kid looked like Michael Jackson, too. His nose is too small. Once, they even had a Michael Jackson impersonator on, and I thought it was the kid, but it was a different actor.

Posted by: BWeaves at October 30, 2008 9:44 AM

They all give me the creeps, but sometimes I can't avert my eyes.

I generally watch about 3-4 shows during the season because that's about all the ridonkulousness that I can take.

Posted by: wsapnin at October 30, 2008 9:59 AM

YES! I thought the kid looked like Michael Jackson, too. His nose is too small. Once, they even had a Michael Jackson impersonator on, and I thought it was the kid, but it was a different actor.

Oh thank you GOD! I thought I was the only one! I was always confused how on the show he kept getting these quite attractive women to sleep with him considering he looked like Jacko. It was very disconcerting, really. Considering the superficial sheen they try to project, you think one of the two plastic surgeons would have pointed it out. But noooooooo.

Posted by: Vermillion at October 30, 2008 10:34 AM

Snore.
They got boring fast.

Posted by: Tira at October 30, 2008 10:41 AM

I was completely hooked on the first season for the makes-you-feel-dirty-but-in-an-awesome-way writing. I then missed much of seasons 2&3, but a couple weeks ago, a friend leant me the season 4 dvds. WTF? There's a midget and Joely Richardson's character cannot be faithful for more than 5 minutes and the kid is creeping me out and I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. It's like invasion of the good show snatchers over here. These promos and your comments made realize that it's just going to get worse, so I think I'll quit while I'm ahead and keep my nice memories of the early episodes.

Posted by: K at October 30, 2008 10:41 AM

Matt is just one ugly person in a long line of ugly actors and actresses that Hollywood is trying to convince me are attractive. You're not fooling me Hollywood.

Posted by: becks at October 30, 2008 10:54 AM

This thing's still on?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 30, 2008 11:23 AM

I always thought it was amusing that the son was like 26 when the show started, and only one year younger than Kimber and the psychologist chick in the first season. I remember what a problem 5 o'clock shadow was when I was in high school. Cree pee.

Still though, first season: awesome. Second season: Still pretty good.

Posted by: Eep at October 30, 2008 11:43 AM

I still watch it and I'm not apologizing. I'm not in any way responsible for Survivor or Wife Swap or Dancing with the Has-Beens still being in production, so I have nothing to be ashamed of RE my continued enjoyment (kinda; still have to avert my eyes during the surgery shots, that shit grosses me out) of Nip/Tuck. Yeah, it's ridiculous, but it's always been ridiculous. Kinda the point. I still find it hilarious (and frequently disgusting).

The guy who plays Matt isn't ugly, he's just too pretty to be a dude. Or just pretty enough, depending on how you feel about other dudes, I guess.

Posted by: Slash at October 30, 2008 11:47 AM

Yeah, Matt is definitely uber creepy. It's the eyebrows, for me.

I gave up on this show long ago.

Posted by: Melissa at October 30, 2008 11:51 AM

Those eyebrows belong on a sack stuffed with hay on a stick in a cornfield. With overalls and a hat.

Posted by: Eep at October 30, 2008 11:57 AM

I watched up until the last season but I found that I just started to feel dirty after the show was over. I don't think I can stay on board until the end. Do me a favor...let me know what happens to them because I just cant watch anymore.

Posted by: Wanda at October 30, 2008 1:03 PM

I read that the guy who plays Matt was in a childhood accident and had to have reconstructive surgery, which is why his face has that weird femmy look.

Posted by: scorzi at October 30, 2008 3:21 PM

OOOOh, Nip/Tuck how I used to love and adore thee. Now I just give you a short hello when I pass you on the street. You look at me like, "Don't you remember all the fun we had together?" Yes, yes I do. But I hate what you've become!

Posted by: Wenders at October 30, 2008 5:09 PM

The only thing I could think of when I read the title of this article (internet rant? Meaningless prattle?) was free willy and how unbelievably amusing it would have been to watch that kid get slammed of that rock by willy's beer gut.

AHA, Michael Jackson wrote the theme song for that movie. Thus, RELEVANCE!

Posted by: Carpenter at October 30, 2008 9:51 PM

The only thing I could think of when I read the title of this article (internet rant? Meaningless prattle?) was free willy and how unbelievably amusing it would have been to watch that kid get slammed of that rock by willy's beer gut.

AHA, Michael Jackson wrote the theme song for that movie. Thus, RELEVANCE!

Posted by: Carpenter at October 30, 2008 9:51 PM

I agree. The 1st season was the best. But when I saw the others later....I enjoyed them. However The season in Hollywood was so OVER THE TOP. How is it that everyone ends up together no matter where??? And How do they plan to scare us when we've seen the future of Conor McNamara? (by the way, he was still a friend of Marlowe and he never showed up on season 5)
ok, season 4 wasn't that good either...

drop the ross-rachel dynamic already!!

Posted by: Mario at October 31, 2008 8:30 PM