It seems that Nip/Tuck has earned quite a following, which happens to include other writers and producers who look up to creator Ryan Murphy for his brilliant ideas.  The creator of the dark medical series recently announced that he will be working on another project, which sees him working with FOX’s umbrella company to work on new shows for the FOX and FX networks.  Recently, we reported that Murphy is currently working on Glee, an hour-long musical comedy which will air on FOX.  Nip/Tuck, on the other hand, was also reported to come to a close in 2011.  That’s a good three years to keep the man busy.

However, it doesn’t end there.  In fact, Murphy will be working on another show, this time for the NBC network, based on the novel Hyper-chondriac: One Man’s Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down, a 2007 memoir written by Brian Frazer.

The Peacock production company will be developing the half-hour single comedy, which places Murphy in the forefront of the production.  Jason Dean Hall, who worked on the feature adaptation of Grand Theft Auto will serve as script-writer.  Frazer’s Hyper-chondriac revolves around a man who deals with his stress and the ailments it causes.

Similarly, the TV adaptation’s central character is Brian, a pharmaceutical salesman who is forced to sell his wares at hospital and thus thinks that he has some maladies himself.  These illnesses may be real, but the causes are entirely a different thing.

The series will be produced by FOX, where Murphy is currently tied up, but NBC was able to take the bid from others including ABC.  Hall is currently working on the script, and shooting is scheduled to begin early next year.  Meanwhile, Murphy is busy working on FOX’s Glee and FX’s 4 oz, and his hit series Nip/Tuck, which will continue to hit the airwaves until 2011.


-Valerie Anne del Castillo, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Variety, TV Squad
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