As you may have heard, “Scrubs” is moving to ABC next year, and not a moment too soon. You know how I feel about NBC’s treatment of this show (I mean, EIGHTEEN different time slots in 7 years? What the frak?), so hopefully it will be treated with the respect it deserves for its final season. Show creator Bill Lawrence gave an interview to TV Guide today and spoke frankly about NBC’s less than stellar treatment of the show, his excitement to move to ABC, and most interestingly, how the show is going back to its earlier “dramedy”-like roots. Personally, I have enormous respect for a showrunner who can admit that “this past season we were less than inspired comedically”.
This is my favorite excerpt from the interview:
They [NBC] didn’t want to do any kind of wrap-up?
Lawrence: Not only did they not want to do any kind of wrap-up, but they took an episode that was supposed to air in the middle of the season — the fairytale episode — and marketed it as a series finale. Which was bulls–t. It was never supposed to be a series finale, much less a season finale, and I think it ended up getting judged kind of harshly because of it. If it was just a regular episode that people had tuned into I think they would’ve thought it was cool and funny.
Read the full interview HERE (it’s short and totally worth it). In related news, why do I have such a crush on Dr. Cox? And is it just me, or does Zach Braff’s hair get bigger every time I see him? Perhaps it’s just trying to keep up with his ego.
-Jennie
October 1, 2008 at 6:07 pm
NBC have really screwed Scrubs around far too much over the years. It gets exactly the same treatment in Australia, and I’ve never been able to keep up with it. Thank God for DVDs, hey?
Zach Braff’s hair is an enigma. It’s a being all unto itself. I don’t think we’re supposed to understand it.
And why do you have such a crush on Dr. Cox? Probably for the same reason I do. Is it weird? Maybe. But I think I’m happy being weird.