how far Nip/Tuck is willing to go — I've seen three episodes of the new season so far, and I've nearly had to cover my eyes or climb the back of the couch several times in stunned disbelief at what they do and say. But these shows are an antidote to the timid, compromised banality of so much of the rest of TV. -Ask Matt ..(twop p 19 June 2004 -2nd season about to start)..
-N/T was the first show on basic cable that I personally watched that just let loose with "shit" every other word, and I remember laughing out loud that Standards and Practices must've slept through their preview. When I dropped in here, folks clued me in that The Shield was the first one on FX to do so. By the time the finale rolled around, I was more laid back about what they would likely do but was still rolling at the sex scenes with Christian and Gina and then Sean sitting ringside for Escobar's sex!monologue. I really thought there would be a brouhaha after that one aired...more proof that I'm old.
-This is great. I'm celebrating a birthday this weekend and N/T is coming back.
Botox shots all around!

-a rave review of the Season 1 DVD at Chud.com which starts:
Nip/Tuck is the best first season of a television show I’ve ever seen.