Nip/Tuck: Julian McMahon Meets Mario Lopez

Now, I know there is a way to write this post without admitting that I was once a regular viewer of "Saved By The Bell" but I have Mel Gibson fatigue and don't quite have my wits about me. Obviously, I wasn't watching the silly show for Screech or even the adorable Elizabeth Berkley, Lark Voorhies and Tiffani Theissan. It was all about Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zach) and Mario Lopez (Slater).

And they both have grown up so well. Gosselaar has gone on to well-deserved adult stardom in "NYPD Blue" and "Commander in Chief" with Mario Lopez finding many different ways to stay in the show business spotlight. Lopez played openly gay Olympic swimmer Greg Louganis in the television movie "Breaking the Surace" but has rarely had the chance to shine in such a great role since. Instead, he's become a popular host on such shows as "The Other Half," "America's Most Talented Kid," "Miss Teen USA" and "Pet Star" and even spent a year hosting a Los Angeles morning radio show.

But, clearly, Lopez has a face, and body, for television - not radio.

And both will be on display in the third episode of "Nip/Tuck" when it begins its fourth season on F/X. Lopez has been cast as an "infuriatingly fit" plastic surgeon who meets Julian McMahon's character at the gym. They then have what has been described by TV Guide as "a homoerotic encounter." I'm not sure what's in store but one thing I do know: we're not at Bayside High School anymore!