Nip/Tuck: Television That Gets Under Your Skin

Promoted as a "disturbingly perfect" and "deeply shallow" television show and created by the mind behindGlee, Ryan Murphy,Nip/Tuckhas been among the most popular and controversial shows on television. The misadventures and soap opera-esque entanglements of the lives of plastic surgeons Christian Troy and Sean McNamara won Golden Globes and boycotts from the American Family Association. Yet, as this first critical celebration ofNip/Tuckreveals, the show is also an examination of the American family, the anxieties and complications of gender and sexuality, and the class issues and illusions surrounding the American dream. The book is completed with an extensive episode guide and includes an interview withNip/Tuckdirector Elodie Keene.