Respect Authority

In honor of today, March 3, 2010, otherwise known as the day Nip/Tuck died, I’ve pasted below, in its (almost) entirety, the whole of N/T character Matt McNamara’s Wikipedia page. I’ll be the first to admit that the last two seasons of the show have been rather lackluster, though I feel this was to be expected from a program that in Season 1 brought up drug cartels and self-circumcision, obese people stuck to their couches and wanton disregard for safe sex. Either way, it’s recaps like this that remind us why we all started watching, and just couldn’t bring ourselves to stop.

Farewell Nip/Tuck; I’ll miss you.

Matt McNamara
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthew McNamara

First appearance: Pilot (episode 1.01)
Created by: Ryan Murphy
Portrayed by: John Hensley
INFORMATION:

Aliases: Matt, Matty
Gender: Male
Age: approx. 22
Occupation: Student, Mime, Armed Robber
Family: Unnamed rapist (biological paternal grandfather)
Spouse(s): Kimber Henry (ex-wife)
Children: Jenna McNamara (daughter, with Kimber)
Relatives:

Christian Troy (biological father)
Julia McNamara (mother)
Sean McNamara (legal father)
Emme Lowell (paternal half-sister)
Annie McNamara (maternal half-sister)
Conor McNamara (maternal half-brother)
Gail Pollack (biological paternal grandmother)
Erica Noughton(maternal grandmother)
Thomas McNamara (paternal grandfather)
Colleen McNamara (paternal grandmother)
Max Pollack (biological paternal half-uncle; same age as Matt)
Sarah Pollack (biological paternal half-aunt)
Kimber Henry Troy (step-mother)
Matthew “Matt” McNamara is a fictional character on the American television series Nip/Tuck, portrayed by John Hensley.

Matthew “Matt” McNamara, was raised as the son of Julia and Sean McNamara, although his biological father is Christian Troy, a man he regards as an uncle. Matt has two half-sisters, Annie (whose father is Sean and mother is Julia) and Emme Lowell (daughter of Christian with a woman named Darlene Lowell) and a younger half-brother, Conor (son of Sean and Julia). He is approximately 16 years of age at the beginning of the show’s first season. Although he isn’t as much as a ruffian in the beginning, it is implied that he was a delinquent in his early years, as Sean says to Christian, “I spent 17 years trying to corral your bad genetics”. Read More ›

…Occasionally, sometimes…still the best fucking show on television.

Reviewing stalwart FX hit Nip/Tuck never seemed necessary to me - I suppose in part because past incarnations of the show came in my pre-blog days, when I foisted all random thoughts and opinions on my poor friends instead of the world at large. But unlike my affinity for VH1 shows, which has spawned a compulsion to defend the network and its trashy fare (and in turn myself), I’ve also just never felt that Nip/Tuck’s reputation as quality programming was up for debate. 

Last night’s long-awaited season premier has me rethinking. 

Not to worry, fellow N/T fans. For we devoted, who have stuck with the show since the beginning, or even newbie viewers who bought or rented Seasons 1 through 4 on a whim, the show is - as it always has been - unique, innovative, stylish and completely incredible. But for everyone else, who may have jumped into the fray last season, or tuned in last night to see what all the hype is about, I suddenly feel compelled to issue a note of warning that can in turn serve as my first open appraisal of a show I’ve been following religiously for five years: Nip/Tuck is batshit insane, and that’s what makes it great. Read More ›