"Scrubbed?" (part 1)
Scrubs
A week has gone by since Zach Braff announced that the ninth season of the ABC comidrama Scrubs would be its last. Since then, the only comment ABC has made is that a decision has not yet been reached. That said, after the disappointing ratings the ninth season received, it'd be hard to imagine Scrubs being brought out for a tenth year. Ten years is a long time in the world of television; maybe Scrubs, for all its wacky humor, poignant insights and character arcs, has had its time.
Scrubs was a show that always lived under the threat of cancelation, but it managed to last for eight years. That's an accomplishment feat in itself, but Scrubs managed to do so while remaining fresh, real, and providing a good soundtrack of feel-good pop-rock songs every other episode. The show knew when to take itself seriously, and when to laugh at itself. There were episodes with doctors losing patients, Muppets taking over the hospital, and seemingly every female character on the show getting pregnant. Sometimes the moments worked, and there were some moments that left a little to be desired.
But as we went through the eight years of Scrubs, the characters came with us. J.D. (Braff) went from being an insecure, needy young man to a mature and settled father (even though he still had his "Everybody love me!" moments). Perry Cox (John C. McGinley) reconciled with Jordan and mellowed out (but still managed to put the fear of God into the interns and/or med students). Elliot (Sarah Chalke) dialed her neuroses down and found her niche as a private practice doctor and a mother. Turk and Carla (Donald Faison and Judy Reyes) overcame the rough period their fist year of marriage brought them and had their second child. Ted (Sam Lloyd)found love, the Janitor (Neil Flynn) got married (and left the hospital as soon as he realized J.D. wasn't coming back), and Kelso (Ken Jenkins) moved on with life after Enid died.
