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88How fitting, then, that the plastic-surgery drama returns Tuesday for its fifth season by dangerously reinventing itself. Dangerously - and totally successfully.
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88Tonight, the surgeons set up shop in Beverly Hills, a move that has inspired the show to rediscover its sense of style and fun.
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83Nip/Tuck has reclaimed its sense of humor.
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80Nip/Tuck is back to being the frothy, fun and knowing show it was in its early days.
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80Ten minutes into the season premiere of Nip/Tuck and you have to wonder what those deeply disturbed plastic surgeons were doing wasting four seasons, and all that unexplored sexual tension, in Miami when they so clearly belong in Los Angeles.
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80Severe as the new situation may sound, the show initially explores this idea with humor--starting with a studio executive (played by Craig Bierko) coming in for a little touch-up to hide the scars of his, shall we say, therapy delivered by his mistress.
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80The new setting and a fresh, swank look help restore energy and a sense of freakish fun to what had become a morose melodrama.
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80The shamelessness of Nip/Tuck returns intact, which is a good thing.
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80After four seasons of showing us cosmetic enhancement from every conceivable angle, Nip/Tuck is ready to take its scalpel to something else: the entertainment industry. I'm not saying that it's going to work or that Nip/Tuck's longtime fans will appreciate the gesture, but tonight's episode introduces us to a show-within-a-show that is simply dreadful, and that alone (to this TV critic) is worth the price of admission.
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80The busy season premiere quickly constructs an intriguing seesaw of aspirations and emotions, and it's self-contained enough to sell itself to even Nip/Tuck newcomers.
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80Having watched the first two episodes, I'm pleasantly surprised to say: It worked.
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80At least early on, Nip/Tuck manages to hit the right notes and reclaim a spot as one of television's most watchable and entertaining series.
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75It's still solidly entertaining (if less so) thanks to Walsh and McMahon's dependable character arcs.
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75I wish I hated this cheeseball show as much as I used to. But damn, if it ain't a hoot and a half.
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70So if it's not the great show it was, the latest incarnation proves extremely watchable, which is surely welcome.
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70The humor provided by the new setting makes the show a bit more palatable than it was last season, but Nip/Tuck is still Nip/Tuck, for both good and ill.
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NPYC2Hated it! I think we will get tired of the LA mentality pretty quick. But I do like Sean and Christian as actors...Way too many commercials !!!!!!
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AmberW.10Love this show! love it love love it.
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