This time, the President has overstepped his boundries. I have put up with a couple of prime-time press conferences, mainly because they did not conflict with anything I watched. Now, he’s messing with “Scrubs.”
The penultimate show of this season, which is supposed to the final season, will not air tonight because of the presser celebrating President Obama’s 100th day in office. Instead, it will run next Tuesday with the supposed series finale set for next Wednesday. Thanks for making me wait another week for a new Scrubs, Prez.
I say supposed because creator Bill Lawrence is talking with ABC about bringing the show back for a ninth season. This has always been a possibility because of the introduction of the new interns, but this is the first concrete news I have seen.
The show would certainly have a much different look as descriptions for the next two episodes pretty much confirm that J.D. will leave Sacred Heart, confirming that Zach Braff is cutting the cord. Good for him – he deserves it and can probably do little else with the character.
The stories I have read said that Donald Faison, Neil Flynn and John C. McGinley all have pilots they hope to turn into a regular series next year. I also read that Judy Reyes wanted to hit the stage in her native New York. So maybe some of them could pop in for occasional guest spots while a new set of characters brings us some laughs.
I suggested on one blog that Dr. Kelso, played fantastically by Ken Jenkins, could serve as the bridge to the new cast. Someone likened that idea to AfterMASH, but I don’t think it has to be that bad of an idea. Some people have said that Scrubs just isn’t Scrubs without J.D., but aren’t the maddening aspects of J.D.’s life the things that often made the show stagnant?
So it might be more of a spin-off than a ninth season of Scrubs, but who doesn’t want a smart, funny show set in a hospital with some sense of familiarity in a day and age when new, hit comedies are incredibly hard to find?
I thought Lawrence did a great job as the preacher in the Bahamas episode.