Scrubs is Coming Back

"Paging, Doctor Cox. J.D. and Turk are back."

For several years in the early 2000s, Scrubs was one of the smartest, funniest, timeliest, and at the same time occasionally most poignant situation comedies on television. In fact, I find the first three seasons to nothing short of brilliant. And, like several other shows of that era, Scrubs was the vehicle for access to some incredible indie music. In fact, I'm sure the first time I heard "New Slang" by the Shins was in an episode. (And of course the song also featured in Zach Braff's wonderful indie film Garden State).

The series had clearly run its course by the time season eight rolled around. In fact, I am a firm believer that most series peak in season three. However, the show has lived on in streaming, and Turk and JD (Donald Faison and Zach Braff) have continued to live in the TV-sphere by regularly popping up as themselves in television ads for T-Mobile. 

And, now, the gang is reuniting for one more season.

Given a straight-to-series order by ABC in July, the new series will follow JD Dorian (Braff) and Christopher Turk (Faison), who scrub in together for the first time in a long time- medicine has changed, interns have changed, but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.

While I am not generally a fan of remakes and reboots and rehashing the past and trying to recreate the magic, I am kind of excited about this news. I mean who wouldn't be when looking back at some great moments in a special sitcom like Scrubs.