Nip/Tuck is an adult soap opera about the world of plastic surgery and of human makeover both physical and spiritual. When I say “adult” I don’t mean that it’s erotica although the show does stretch the boundaries of television, I mean it’s intelligent and abrasive and oftentimes quite moving. ...[with] a really nice mean streak that keeps it from being too much like its contemporaries (Six Feet Under, for one).
..not only the show’s incredible confidence and style but also its amazing willingness to push as far as the limitations of television will allow and then give it another nudge after that. Why settle for unflinching forensic shots of breasts, asses, and faces being surgically altered when you can have a character get repeated Botox (most vain drug ever) injections in the Johnson? Why just hint at a woman with breast cancer scars when you can show it? Nothing is sacred in the world of Nip/Tuck and it’s a beautiful thing.
..it’s the way that Nip/Tuck does its business that works for me. It’s heightened and far from realistic but its honest and it has the balls to twist convention on its ear.
This is an incredible show that I fear can only get worse. This is damn near perfect and the best show about transformation since Cybertron’s great exodus.
..not only the show’s incredible confidence and style but also its amazing willingness to push as far as the limitations of television will allow and then give it another nudge after that. Why settle for unflinching forensic shots of breasts, asses, and faces being surgically altered when you can have a character get repeated Botox (most vain drug ever) injections in the Johnson? Why just hint at a woman with breast cancer scars when you can show it? Nothing is sacred in the world of Nip/Tuck and it’s a beautiful thing.
..it’s the way that Nip/Tuck does its business that works for me. It’s heightened and far from realistic but its honest and it has the balls to twist convention on its ear.
This is an incredible show that I fear can only get worse. This is damn near perfect and the best show about transformation since Cybertron’s great exodus.
The Goodies
Here’s where the trouble enters paradise. There’s not one commentary track on this whole set. Not even one from the severed autopsy head. What gives? There are some informative and moderately in-depth documentaries about the show, the cast, and the makeup effects but none of them really drive home the smaller and finer details. That’s where commentary shines, as an intimate audience with the creators and stars. There’s really no substitute. agreed.
There are a few deleted scenes, something the menus and packaging highlight but overall a neat curiosity but nothing that makes the show worth buying solely for the special features. There are some rather considerable cuts, a rarity for television, but still nothing transcendent.
In addition there are a few outtakes and a music video for that title song I am truly tired of. This could have whipped its competition if there were a few more special features, but alas.
The Artwork
Flat out gorgeous. Aside from the Lenticular cover where a sexy female eye gets all bandaged when you move the cover, the whole thing is elegant, simple, and clean. That goes a long way as some boxed sets try to overdesign themselves and the result is just plain busy. This is tasteful and classy.
lenticular? was this just the first few? my cover image does not seem to me to shift ...
shortcourses.com/how/lenticular
When looking at a lenticular image, as your angle or view changes you see first one image and then another. If you use enough images, you can actually create a short video-like sequence. Lenticular images have come a long way since their early days. It's now possible to carry a short 1-second "video" in your pocket, or hang it on the wall.
The principle behind these cards, called lenticular photography, was first demonstrated by Gabriel Lippman in 1908.
(Lippman also developed a color photo process for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1908.)How it works
A lenticular image has two components; a printed image and a lenticular lens screen through which the image is viewed. The first step is to prepare two or more images and then use a program to interlace them. ...
forum.dvdtalk.com - Definitive List of DVD's with Lenticular covers? 02-03-06 My copy of Nip/Tuck is not lenticular. I got mine fairly recently, so maybe the newer ones are not. bummer.
tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1173 - illustrations of the box art, held at different angles - oh purty, the eye without the bandage
plus links to news re releases and design of 2nd & 3rd season dvds
but won't allow copy of text ~?
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