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ABC Orders Ninth Season Of SCRUBS And Closes New Deals With Returning Stars Braff, Chalke, Faison, McGinley, Flynn!!

Weak by TheMandrakeRoot	May 15th, 2009 09:04:52 PM
Super weak
Meh, but by stankratz	May 15th, 2009 09:16:26 PM

Couldn't agree more. by Darkman	May 15th, 2009 09:17:49 PM
Continuing after the finale...without the whole cast...and they're actually thinking of adding a studio audience?! I don't think I could be more empathic about a) what a fucking horrible idea this is and b) avoiding this show now. Seriously, ABC, fuck you.
Wait, they think a laugh track is a good thing? by Ronald Raygun	May 15th, 2009 09:25:00 PM
This is like giving a perfectly sane man a lobotomy or retracting the Emancipation Proclamation. The slow death of the laugh track has been a renaissance in television history. Who's idea was this?!!
fuk yes! by simondark	May 15th, 2009 09:29:01 PM
a ninth season could be kick ass provided they get back to what made the show good to begin with.that equal part drama and funny is what we need.But i have serious doubt that itll happen.But I can be optimistic....oh and as queer as it is,5th suckas!
JD's send-off was nice, but very schmaltzy. by Amy Chasing	May 15th, 2009 09:29:49 PM
While season 8 was a vast improvement over 6 & 7, Scrubs is over. The level of humor in the first 5 seasons isn't there anymore, the actors look like they want to do other things. Still I don't mind watching, as long as it's funny! With a capital fun. Oh and the Interns clips sucked.
nooooooo by Basehead	May 15th, 2009 09:31:24 PM
i dont believe it!!! big smile all day!
???????????? by Indiana-Joe	May 15th, 2009 09:36:11 PM
There's no way there will be a laugh track and studio audience. That's why it says rumor. It would be the last nail in the coffin and make it the worst last season for a show since Roseanne or the X-Files. I have really liked Scrubs for it's entire run. It's always done a good job of bringing in new cast members at the right time and I figured it could work by ushering out most of the old cast in favor of the interns - like the rumor that has been floating around for a lot longer than the new one has claimed. It's going to be a bit anti-climatic though. The season finale would have made for a perfect series finale. It also would have been the perfect note for ZB to leave on.
Most Overrated Comedy Ever by mjgtexas	May 15th, 2009 09:49:43 PM
Perhaps it's because the girlfriend can watch Scrub marathons without the slightest move off the couch,but outside of Thirtysomething, I can't think of a show so smug that George Clooney's cloud would wretch with jealousy.
No way. by V'Shael	May 15th, 2009 09:53:42 PM
Look, I love the show, even though it's a shadow of its former self. But it's over, seriously. We got the Janitors name. We got a nice wrap up episode. People said their goodbyes.
mjgtexas is right by Mutilator	May 15th, 2009 10:04:30 PM
This show blows, for all the reasons he surmised. Also, it's not funny.
Whatever- Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!! by DJB	May 15th, 2009 10:04:52 PM
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aay!!!! SCRUBS RULEZ!!!! Bring it on.
studio audience show? good god no! by BadMrWonka	May 15th, 2009 10:05:46 PM
Scrubs is great BECAUSE it's a one camera show. it's what allowed TV to morph into The Office and 30 Rock and things like that. it was the originator! bah!!
studio audience is unlikely by Bouncy X	May 15th, 2009 10:16:48 PM
come on, they made a whole episode that made fun of that very concept. they wouldnt then go and do it themselves. and continuing without J.D. is pretty retarded, this was HIS show, HIS story, HIS experiences. i mean he was a constant voiceover and every episode started with "My". you dont get rid of the main character, didnt X-Files teach tv-hollywood anything?
hit enter too fast... by Bouncy X	May 15th, 2009 10:18:19 PM
anyway, i also wanted to mention what others already have, i am a fan and love the series but its time is done. 8 seasons is long enough, that finale woulda made a fine series finale.
9 years is so fucking LONG... by DanielKurland	May 15th, 2009 10:25:21 PM
Better Off Ted is picked up too, right? A show with actual life left in it.
Seinfeld was funny and left on a high note... by TheMarineBiologist	May 15th, 2009 10:30:08 PM
Other sitcoms really just don't understand this...
Actually, a spinoff would be a better idea... by Gorehog	May 15th, 2009 10:32:57 PM
A spin off would be better because JD is gone. As Bouncy X said this show was about JD. This won't work. What will remain? Grumpy Dr. Cox? Glenn the Janitor and his happy adventures with Lady? Ted's rise to power? Turk loses his other ball? For Scrubs to work it would need a new crop of characters. And a serious infusion of new concepts. This is a bad idea. better to bank on Better Off Ted.
After the finale... by IronSpidey	May 15th, 2009 10:43:17 PM
I erased as much from post season 5 as possible from my mind.
Scrubs still one of the best things on network TV by bingolong	May 15th, 2009 10:45:57 PM
say what you want....but besides Arrested Development and Chappelle Show a few years ago Scrubs is the only current show I had to own on DVD...but new season should be set up as a spinoff/continuation like Mayberry RFD was to Andy Griffith Show.A.G. came back for a few episodes (as well as Don Knotts) to help transition...this could be the same for Zach Braff
I second more Better Off Ted. by Amy Chasing	May 15th, 2009 10:50:54 PM
Portia de Rossi is fantastic! As are the two scientist guys. I'd watch for those Veridian Dynamics ads alone. As for Scrubs, do a spin-off and don't call it Scrubs anymore. Because it's not Scrubs anymore. It's over. Let it go. Make a spin-off, call it Sacred Heart or The S.H. or something, and hope it turns out more like Frasier and less like Joey.
by rartus	May 15th, 2009 10:53:04 PM
thought/wished it went out like a champ, but now that's back it'll be on the ol' DVR rotation
Comedy for Emos by JoeSixPack	May 15th, 2009 10:55:48 PM
I really never got this show. It's funny, but it makes me want to cut myself at the same time. Blecch I don't watch it.
"THIS JUST IN: Better off Ted renewed" by buffywrestling	May 15th, 2009 11:01:52 PM
tweeted by Ausiello.
Put me down for more Better Off Ted by Xiphos_2	May 15th, 2009 11:03:07 PM
Like it was noted above just for the veridian ads alone they need to renew the show. Scrubs thank you but your run is over and it's been over for about four seasons.
This show has officially "Nuked The Fridge" by Turd Furgeson	May 15th, 2009 11:14:53 PM
Seriously, a studio audience? It will kill the shows vibe and ruin the chemistry.. Keep it the way it is if you're going to bring it back.
They could turn Scrubs into a serious drama/soap in the vein of by dailysportspages	May 15th, 2009 11:25:09 PM
Scrubs + Greys + ER = Sacred Heart?
Because there were SO many unanswered questions... by Nasty In The Pasty	May 15th, 2009 11:28:55 PM

I love this show . . . by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon	May 15th, 2009 11:31:49 PM
. . . but it has faultered the last few seasons. I could only hope they end it all on nice note not struggle through another season.
Seinfeld is king by Thrillho77	May 15th, 2009 11:37:47 PM
The 9th season's wackier, meta feel makes it my favorite. I realize a lot of fans prefer the middle seasons, but I prefer when things were at their most idiosyncratic. And that's unusual for me. Scrubs, for example, is a show that did not handle "getting wackier" very well at all. Perhaps Seinfeld's success was due to its lack of pathos? I don't know.
Gotta give me credit by SifoDyasJr.	May 15th, 2009 11:41:58 PM
Each episode of the show had basically the same template which they rarely deviated from, yet they still made it work for 8 years, and even though the last year was a little weak, it wasn't terrible. I liked the new interns (especially 'Jo') and wouldn't mind seeing it continue with them, but NOT as a 'filmed in front of a studio audience' show.
Gotta give em credit is what I meant by SifoDyasJr.	May 15th, 2009 11:42:32 PM
Because I'm not Bill Lawrence. Stupid typo...
BAD IDEA by GunterMonkey	May 15th, 2009 11:50:32 PM
Gotta milk the franchise for all its worth, but geez, just let it go...
The SNL sendoff of Seinfeld was better. by Squashua	May 16th, 2009 12:04:16 AM
Jerry Seinfeld pissed off the guards, so they sent him to a maximum security prison: OZ. Seriously. One of the best SNL things ever.
but but but by phool2056	May 16th, 2009 12:21:17 AM

But...they ended it... by Bones	May 16th, 2009 12:26:17 AM
That was a good ending to the show. Why would they want more? Oh yeah--money...
Season 9 is zombie season. by BobbyMcPresscott	May 16th, 2009 12:37:31 AM
After two false series finales the gang realizes they are the undead and cannot be killed. As long as there are other series that Scrubs can feed off of, it will persist. You can thank Pushing Daisies for season 9 . BRAINS!!!
Um.. Is this a joke? by I_am_the_ultimate_product	May 16th, 2009 12:45:03 AM
This has to be a joke. More Scrubs I can handle, even though it's unnecessary, but a laugh track? Please Xenu no.
The 'Live studio audience' thing by I_am_the_ultimate_product	May 16th, 2009 12:56:53 AM
And my hatred for it. I don't need the writers to tell me when to laugh. If they have to then they fail. One of the reasons I love Scrubs, The Office, 30 Rock, Hell, even Earl is that I get to choose when to laugh and not be told when to. If Scrubs goes to a studio audience I'm done with it.
Bill Lawrence by Donkey_Lasher	May 16th, 2009 05:26:26 AM
I thought he said he didn't want anything to do with a season 9? I see his name isn't mentioned. The show is over for me, I stuck with it and enjoyed it but they said that if ever the Janitor revealed his name then it would be finished.
bill Lawrence said by erichaislar	May 16th, 2009 06:58:57 AM
That he just can't put all of the crew out of work now. It's tough out there and if abc wants to keep paying them he can't say no because his crew need the work.
Loved this story when I read it on my Blackberry 2 days ago by Heckles	May 16th, 2009 07:19:35 AM
Man, way to lose to Yahoo! News on a steady basis. Of course they got it from Hollywood Reporter. Or at least another trade. Maybe Perez Hilton broke the story. Nevertheless, great, timely job as always. Ass.
NO STUDIO AUDIENCE by Bumpasses Dawg	May 16th, 2009 07:37:00 AM
That would be an abortion.
"can't put the crew out of work right now..." by mjgtexas	May 16th, 2009 08:41:05 AM
Translation: "My wife Christa Miller won't cut her botox expenses in this dreadful economy, so I have no choice but to grind out more insipid material for the sake of the marriage."
They had their Goodbye send-off. Leave it be. by mistergreen	May 16th, 2009 09:51:23 AM
I think they Jumped the shark this season.
Great ending to a great show... by dj_bollocks	May 16th, 2009 10:12:09 AM
Please don't poke the carcass....
Studio audience?? by BizarroJerry	May 16th, 2009 10:17:37 AM
Christ, don't do that. They can't actually do that, right? It would be ridiculous. Technically, the ending was a "J.D. is leaving" ending. So they allowed for it to continue. But it would be kinda weird to continue it. I mean, I thought it wasn't even doing that well. I kinda like one or two of the new intern characters, but losing J.D.'s narration alone will make the show feel weird.
Scrubs by Holy Hell	May 16th, 2009 10:52:51 AM
is stupid, and everyone involved, from the writers to the lead actors, realize that and have seemingly stopped trying. Every dimension of this once satisfying diversion is now really, really boring. Keep the crew employed if you can, but jeesh.
the janitors name by themastadon	May 16th, 2009 12:22:03 PM
i noticed a few of you mentioned that we found out the janitors name so that meant the shows over, but right after J.D. leaves another employee came over and said hey tony (i think, or tom maybe) and the janitor said hey. so we still do not have his name. now i am not advocating another season by any means, i actually think that the last episode the other week was probably one of the most fitting endings i've seen to a show. i feel it captured the essence of eight seasons perfectly, and i wouldn't have had it end any other way. will i watch a season 9? probably...but it'll never have the same spark as the show had before.
The Janitors Name... by UnclePuppethead	May 16th, 2009 12:33:36 PM
...is Neil Flynn. They had established that the janitor was the actor who played the cop who got killed in the subway in "The Fugitive". How could his name be anything but?
unclepuppethead by itrainmonkeys	May 16th, 2009 12:47:48 PM
or he could have been lying about being the guy who was in The Fugitive just to mess with J.D. some more. possible?
Wait by Donkey_Lasher	May 16th, 2009 12:59:56 PM
Didn't Flynn guest star as a Janitor called Glen in a cartoon??
I love Scrubs by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	May 16th, 2009 02:03:10 PM
But it needs to end. The 8th season finished up nicely. Let it eternally rest in repeat heaven.
Why, why would you do this by Gurznode	May 16th, 2009 03:44:22 PM
Good sendoff for the series already done, and now is the time to end it. Admittedly I don't mind seeing more of that Eliza Coupe chick, but as someone already said, far better as a spinoff. Oh well, lets see em run this all into the ground, ho hum.
They just won't let this turd die... by atalcot	May 16th, 2009 03:45:52 PM
Then again, ABC really has nothing else to better to put on than crappy shows that other networks canceled.
Scrubs pioneered sitcoms w/o laugh tracks? by RabidDogma	May 16th, 2009 05:52:32 PM
Or a studio audience? Hell, it's not even first in recent memory. Malcolm in the Middle didn't tell you where to laugh, and neither did Curb Your Enthusiasm. Scrubs barely beat Bernie Mac to the air as it is. First my ass.
they are probably thinking about a laugh track by itrainmonkeys	May 16th, 2009 06:10:48 PM
because the wholy style of the show will have to change pretty much. Think about it....most episodes are narrated by JD and a lot of the fantasy stuff is from him. Sure they have the episodes that don't feature him and they still seem to get by fine......but full seasons with only a few times showing JD will mean they have to figure a new way to present the show. I hope they don't get a laugh track/studio audience....wahtever
Seasons 1-4 were funny by Kobaal	May 16th, 2009 06:58:43 PM
Then it went doooowwwnhill. How many features has Zach Braff been in recently? Yeah.
NOOOOOOOOOOO, is right. by Sean38	May 16th, 2009 10:21:17 PM
This show had a perfect ending and a great run. It's time to let it go. I refuse to watch a studio audience incarnation of what was a great show.
Let it go, people...... by darthsynn	May 17th, 2009 03:27:41 PM
I don't understand these ridiculous attachments people develop for TV shows. If your favorite show is cancelled, move on with your life. Find something else to do.
And Arrested Development was cancelled? by JoeSixPack	May 17th, 2009 11:56:58 PM
Wow.
If you don't like the show why are you in here commenting? by Smashing	May 18th, 2009 08:14:41 AM
Just to let everyone know how much you dislike the show? seems to me that kind of posting is more indicative of moronic mind states that want everyone to dislike things they do, fuck off elsewhere.
RabidDogma by Jonas Grumpy	May 18th, 2009 12:30:39 PM
If you're going to mention single-camera sitcoms without laugh tracks, don't forget "Parker Lewis Can't Lose." Or "The Simpsons."

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