BURBANK, CA. (July 20, 2009) – Warner Home Video (WHV) has your prescription for thrills and excitement with Nip/Tuck, the ground-breaking original series which is set to release another installment of cutting-edge episodes on DVD. October 6, 2009 marks the day the second installment of the show’s fifth season will be available to consumers. Titled Nip/Tuck: Season Five Part Two, this DVD will feature eight episodes as well as an engaging featurette on three discs. Nip/Tuck: Season Five Part Two will be released in time for the show’s sixth season premiere on FX. The DVD will retail at $39.98 SRP.
Season five, part two of the Golden Globe® Award-winning series debuts on DVD with a scandalous installment of episodes filled with thrills, surprises and shocking moments. Los Angeles continues to be the land of plenty for the relocated plastic surgeons of McNamara/Troy. Liz (Roma Maffia) undergoes a check-up for breast cancer but it’s Christian (Julian McMahon) who ends up receiving life-altering news. Sean (Dylan Walsh) copes with the aftermath of a knife attack. Liz says “I do” to the last person anyone would ever imagine.
Part two of season five brings more envelope-pushing surgeries that promise to keep viewers at the edge of their seats. An aspiring rapper wants more booty to shake, so she asks for a surgery that will amplify her backside. A woman asks to fix a bloody bite that was left on her neck by her vampire boyfriend. A young man with stretched ears undergoes earlobe reconstruction to pursue employment after being fired from his band. An 18-year-old man requests surgery to make him look older after he marries his former elementary school teacher.
The guest cast for season five, part two includes an all-star assemblage including Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development), Katie Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Morgan Fairchild (Fashion House), John Schneider (Smallville, The Dukes of Hazzard), Sharon Gless (Burn Notice), Jennifer Coolidge (the American Pie movies), Misha Collins (Supernatural) and AnnaLynne McCord (90210).
Aside from the eight episodes showcased on the DVD, Nip/Tuck: Season Five Part Two will also include a bonus featurette titled Skin Deep? The Science of Beauty. This featurette examines the science behind how individuals perceive beauty and what we find attractive.
Regarding the announcement, Rosemary Markson, WHV Vice President, TV and Special Interest Marketing said, “Nip/Tuck is sharp, funny, engaging and totally unpredictable. Just when viewers think they’ve seen it all, the show manages to shock, surprise and delight fans on a whole new level. There is no subject matter that’s off limits and there is nothing else like it on TV. We are pleased to offer consumers more episodes of this critically acclaimed series. At last, fans can complete their fifth season collection.”
Nip/Tuck explores the lives of doctors Sean McNamara and Christian Troy, two talented, hot-shot plastic surgeons whose initial query of patients, “Tell me what you don’t like about yourself,” sets the stage for a series filled with secrets and deception. As close friends and business partners who own an overwhelmingly successful plastic surgery practice, they attempt to bring inner peace and visceral contentment to their patients through external cosmetic surgery procedures. Although their clients aspire to cover up their pain, it is the surgeons who truly wear the masks of anguish, unhappiness and disillusionment. At midlife, the doctors question the prosperity that has brought them so much and yet has offered so little.
Nip/Tuck stars Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley, Roma Maffia, Kelly Carlson and Joely Richardson. The series was created by Ryan Murphy (Popular), and season five, part two was executive produced by Murphy, Michael M. Robin, Lyn Greene & Richard Levine and Sean Jablonski. It premiered in July of 2003 on the FX cable network and since its debut, the show has exploded to critical acclaim and earned multiple awards, including a Golden Globe® Award in 2005 for Best Television Series – Drama. Season five, part two of Nip/Tuck premiered on FX January 6, 2009. Nip/Tuck is from The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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