Hollywood – Marking the premium cable channel’s first ever syndication deal, Playboy Network has signed a deal with FX to re-run the steamy plastic surgery soap opera “Nip/Tuck.” In order to meet the Playboy Network’s standards, however, “Nip/Tuck” producers have agreed to edit out the most sexually explicit scenes.
“We’re thrilled to have a high quality show like ‘Nip/Tuck’ on our network,” said Playboy TV president Sean Freston. “However, for the first time in our history, we’re faced with the difficult prospect of editing some content that is too risqué and, quite frankly, disgusting for our viewers to handle.”
Insiders compare it to HBO trimming some explicit sexuality and language from “The Sopranos” in order for it to re-run on A&E.
The creators of “Nip/Tuck” admitted that they resisted making changes to their show in order for it to be approved by the standards and practices censors at Playboy Network. Each and every scene of their show, they claimed, is integral to the series’ overall themes and cultural commentary.
“Playboy has asked us to make some cuts that could be very damaging to the integrity of our work, including the moment when Matt and Kimber make out while smoking crack and the touching scene where the ‘*** bandit’ puts on a rubber glove and takes a stool sample from Rosie O’Donnell’s anus,” said “Nip/Tuck” creator Ryan Murphy.
“However,” he added, “I recognize that we must make some compromises in order to keep producing such a non-commercial series. I’m just grateful that FX continues to support our little experimental theater piece and if we have to make a few cuts to appease the suits at Playboy Network in order to keep going, I can live with that.”
As a reward to the producers and also fans who might be upset at the compromised version of “Nip/Tuck” airing on Playboy, FX announced it is releasing a new “elite edition” DVD of the first four seasons of the show. It will feature extended producers’ cuts and “never before seen” footage of on-set orgies involving the cast, crew, and visiting tour groups. Murphy promised that unseen footage from a shoot at the Los Angeles Zoo would “blow our viewers’ minds… and should also become a mainstay in anatomy classes at veterinary schools.”
I was litterally shocked when I saw 
I much prefer watching it on DVD & getting straight into the next episode!
Thanks in advance!!
