My Admiration

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I watched the series finale (?) of SCRUBS last night and it made me feel good. Yes the highly descriptive word of 'good'. It filled me with goodness, and made me want to disperse this kind of good into the world. Scrubs started 8 years ago as one of the first one camera shows with no laugh track (trend has become now fixture with Earl,30 Rock,Office,etc), fantasy sequences, and often physical humor. 8 years for any show is an amazing run, and more amazing for Scrubs because it never got huge ratings,and has been continuously moved around in the schedule and even network.

Much of the credit should go to creator Bill Lawrence for coming up with all the pieces and then finding those pieces from the cast, writers, and even directors who must have the ability to work with the style. This show was Zach Braff's breakout, it gave us John C. McGinely in a new light, and Neil Flynn a pitch perfect janitor who is allowed to improvise on set. And many writers who help make the show what it is, and gave them the ability to create and write many of their own shows.

Like any show that runs this long there is a year or so where 'it's not the same', and Scrubs had that it's weird period, but the devoted fans still always found what night its on, downloaded it on itunes,or just bought all the dvds. I guess what it did was what every show tries to do. Made us expierience and relate to someones journey, laugh, and in a way Scrubs did so greatly; learn. Seinfeld proclaimed no hugging, no learning, and many jokes are made about sitcoms lessons learned/problems solved in 22 mins. Scrubs did a great thing and explored themes, they did it in a light manner and with a perfect backdrop of life working in a hospital. Idon't think any show has gone from fantasy sequence to the dramatic moments Scrubs brought. It was never preachy and many times making you reflect while bringing you to boughts of laughter. It was the same with the finale of change and saying goodbye and it all was brought to a fitting end of JD leaving Sacred Heart saying goodbye to a janitor who brought him there. That janitor being played by Bill Lawrence.

Some word now floats around that Scrubs may be coming back for another year, but not with the original cast. Sarah Chalke is used heavily in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, John C, and Neil Flynn have pilots coming out this fall, and Zach Braff is just ready to move on. When Bill Lawrence created the show he wanted it to be like ER in the aspect that characters could come in and out and the show could run seemlessly still focusing on a couple of characters. The thought that pops into many fans mind is that it will tarnish what Scrubs was and the great finale won't be a finale. True I guess, but Bill Lawrence remarked about the ability to still tell more stories, and most importantly give over a hundred people jobs in this economy and in this lack of sitcom world. Why not? The new interns, Kelso is back, why not? The potential of more Scrubs comedy, and the reasoning for it just makes me feel, well, good I guess.

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This Friday 5/8 PH's Phrenzy @Stage Left Theatre

1230am $10