Scrubs posied to return for a 9th Season...
 

http://blog.zap2it.com/korbitv/2009/...-imminent.html

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Is it necessary? I used to be a dedicated Srubs fan in the early years, but then it was on Comedy Central and TV Land all the time and I kind of got sick of it.. I thought a lot of people liked the final episode? Why ruin a good thing?

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Is any TV show necessary? Even if the new season sucks, it won't ruin what's come before -- those episodes will still be on my shelf, as funny as ever. As for the new stuff, I think a Bill Lawrence show set in a hospital and starring Donald Faison and John C. McGinley is more likely to be funny than whatever random sitcom ABC would otherwise put in that time slot.

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As "over" as Scrubs is for me, you're not wrong.

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I've read several interviews with Bill Lawrence and his main justification for another season is to keep employed the hundreds of people who work on the show. He's also said that as far as he and most everyone else is concerned, Scrubs ended on May 6, 2009. The 9th season will be a new series, a la Frasier to Cheers.

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Ugh.

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Can anyone say...AfterM*A*S*H?

Seriously, pack it up, guys.

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:shrug: It could be AfterM*A*S*H or it could be Frasier. AfterM*A*S*H sucked (so I hear, anyway -- I've never actually seen it), but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy M*A*S*H. If the new version of Scrubs sucks, I'll stop watching and remember the 9 years I had with Braff and Chalke. If it's Frasier, I'll get another 9 years of cool, funny show without Braff and Chalke.

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+1

They should try to get that guy from Parks and Rec to come back, he was by far the funniest intern (I'm assuming parks will be cancelled).

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Wait. What? Where's this money coming from? I thought they were under tight budget restraints this year, hence cast members being absent and limited shooting sets.

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Honestly, that's a pretty bad reason from a creative standpoint to keep any TV show on the air.

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Parks has been picked up for a 2nd season.

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What, keeping people employed? Sure, from a creative standpoint it's a horrible idea but if you can guarantee another year of work in a horrible economy for 100 people you've cared deeply for for the past decade, why not?

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So ABC decided to stick a penny in the door of Scrubs after all.

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I like it. If it's not good, I won't watch but it does have potential since I did like the interns. I do think they should repackage the whole thing and call it "Interns" and have Cox and Turk be minor characters. I think that'll give it a fresh start without ruining anything that came before it.

Either way, I'm looking forward to it. Worst case scenario is that it sucks and I stop watching. Best case is that it's awesome and I get a few more years of Sacred Heart. :up:

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This pleases me greatly. For some reason I was thinking about how much I wish it would come back next season, then bam, I hear this news.

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Ditto.

Ditto.

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:beer:

I'm ready for more Jo.

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Good point. I thought they had a fitting series finale for Scrubs, but I too would probably watch if they came back.

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If they bring back the four interns they brought on in 8 (dude-chick, Sunny, Derek & the lanky white dude) I would definitely be down for it. Unfortunately I don't think any of them could carry a show. There still needs to be a main character and none of them fit the bill.

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They could just introduce some new talent as a new intern for the new season. It could be interesting with some new intern as a new semi-main character, then all of the other people having increased roles.

We're only losing, what, three characters for sure? JD, Elliot, and apparently Kelso.

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No, it is not.
It means ABC doesnt have anything else to give us.
They ended it. Let it stay that way.

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What happened to the other cute blond? We have not seen her the last few episodes.

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Exactly. This has a much higher chance of being entertaining than some unknown show ABC hasn't otherwise chosen to air yet.

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I can't buy into this line of reasoning for the very same reason I couldn't buy into Joey. Would a Joey sitcom likely be better than anything NBC could come up with? I think many would have agreed yes at that point in time. We saw the result.

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Considering NBC's track record on Thursday nights, the fact that Joey was crap doesn't prove that a different show wouldn't have been even crappier. Remember Daddio? Inside Schwarz? The Single Guy? Leap of Faith? Four Kings? Kath & Kim?

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It does suggest that it's all a crapshoot, though.

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It might be more likely to be funny, but it is definitely less likely to get decent ratings. It would be kind of an odd choice from ABC's point of view.

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It's official. Scrubs renewed for 9th season

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...4b89a4b157dea2

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The more I think and read about this, the worse an idea I think it is.

Keep the hospital. Create another medical comedy. Give it some links to Scrubs via guest appearances or something. Just don't call it Scrubs. It turns me off as a fan, and the name is going to turn non-fans off.

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Spoken as the voice of reason... none of the new interns can carry this show. They will have to depend on one of the regulars to now become the voice of the show - literally and figuratively.

This has disaster written all over it...

As an earlier poster said money is a poor reason to renew a show. ABC knows that if it can get another season the cheap - then it can make millions in syndication. Lawrence, cast and crew know that they can keep getting paid for one more year. At no point was the question asked "Can we produce quality episodes of this one fine show?"

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Some information about next season, there are only very mild spoilers in the spoiler section, less than you would probably get from a basic ABC promo but I spoilered them anyway:

I'm curious to hear your take on the whole Scrubs renewal. The "series finale" was so wonderfully sweet and sappy, how can they come back from something so final? --Sydney
Ausiello: I would have preferred it end right there, but it's hard to argue with Bill Lawrence's justification for continuing. "There are 107 people that work on that show," he reminded me earlier this week. "I've worked with them for eight years now. If there's a chance for everybody to work another year, my attitude, business-wise, is 'legacy-schmegacy.' I couldn't give a f--k, to tell you the truth. I thought the first eight years of Scrubs was great. I'm super proud of it. There's absolutely nothing that could possibly happen that could change that... On the creative side, some people are like, 'It should end on a high note creatively. It shouldn't be something that taints our memory.' And I get that. [But the other] 50 percent of the people are like, 'Oh my god, I'm so glad to have a show back that I care about.' The way to bridge that gap is I've got to consider Scrubs over. The way that I'm viewing it is the way Frasier was to Cheers: It'll be essentially a new show with some characters that people liked."

Question: What will the ninth season of Scrubs look like? Will Sarah Chalke be taking over JD's duties? --Tony

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That's a fallible argument though. First they only spun off one character with Joey. Scrubs has the potential to return a handful of cast members. Second, they moved Joey across the country and changed everything around him(worked for Frasier, but he's the polar opposite of Joey). Scrubs will likely return to Sacred Heart, and as mentioned have recurring characters we already know and like. Lastly, Joey was the least likable character on Friends, or at the very least, least likely deserving of a spin-off. That would be like spinning Jordan off off Scrubs to open a botox private practice.

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Now that we know we're getting Turk, I have to say that changes my perspective a bit. I really like the character and think he might be a good enough one to hang a show on.

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From Zach's blog on Myspace:

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Scrubs Season 9
To clear up the confusion:
Scrubs will be coming back, but in a new incarnation. Scrubs as we've all known it is over. That chapter is closed. But as there are so many fans of the characters and writing of the show worldwide, the powers that be have decided to try and keep them alive a little longer (in the spirit of "Frasier" being a new chapter of "Cheers".)

I will be in the first 6 episodes of this new incarnation to help transition the show into what it will become. And then I will be off to work on some new projects that I'm very excited about/ write my new movie/continue to learn how to fly airplanes. :)) As to what the new show is? That's only clear in the mind of Bill Lawrence at this time.

I know many of you will have very strong opinions on this topic. And I respect them all. But first and foremost, if any of you were in a position to put about 200 people whom you really loved back to work in this economy, you would do it in a second. That has always been in the back of Bill's and my mind; we just didn't imagine ABC would ever give us the opportunity to keep it going.

If anyone can find an interesting new shape for the show it's Bill. Don't hate it until you see what he comes up with. Once its up and going there will be plenty of time for you to decide whether you love it or hate it.

Hope this clarifies a few things. That's all the info there is on that right now... I hope this finds you smiling,
love,
zb

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They keep saying this, I hope they're right. The people involved with this show seem to really care about it. Surely they wouldn't just throw it all out the window for a ninth season. I hope that whatever they do with it works out.

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I can't say I think the new incarnation of this show will be anywhere near as successful as Frasier was to Cheers, but I hope it works out for them. I am glad to see ABC giving this show a chance. NBC would have canceled it in a heartbeat.