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The Mustard Inspectors select with their 5th round pick, in the Hospital/Medical category:

Nip/Tuck



I remember watching the first season of this show and being stunned at the size of the balls the people who made it must have. The subject matter was brash and graphic, the dialogue anywhere from ultra-sexy to downright nasty, the plots twisted and explicit... it was like watching E.R. meets Hunter S. Thompson.

It's still like that to day, and as compelling as ever. The dark humor in the show is great, and the honest, open way in which it depicts everyday people handling their demons both at work and in their personal lives is truly entertaining stuff. Although Nip/Tuck won an Emmy in 2005 for Outstanding Drama Series, it is still criminally underappreciated by many people and was the only pick left in this category I wanted. From Variety:

Indeed, the not-so-subtle genius of this show is its ability to have it both ways -- to skewer our culture's obsession with youth and beauty while simultaneously reveling in it. At its best, "Nip/Tuck" dances right up to the line of "No, you can't go there," then pulls back enough to keep viewers enthralled. The nasty strains in the current season suggest that strategy continues, and it requires a surgeon's touch.