Guess he and his Scrubs buddies got tired of doing T-Mobile commercials.
Zach Braff Joins ‘Scrubs’ Reboot in Development at ABC
Submitted 2 days ago by Skavau@lemm.ee to Television@lemm.ee
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/scrubs-reboot-zach-braff-1236406202/
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reddig33@lemmy.world 1 day ago
kandoh@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I don’t think ending each episode with a monologue over an indie song will work today
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 13 hours ago
I never liked scrubs that much. First two or so seasons were alright, but the slapstick and fast forward slide whistle humor was rough. I don’t see how any of that would remotely hold up today when there are so many really good shows are out. Scrubs had a place because streaming wasn’t athing yet.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
I could have done without all the flanderization.
froggycar360@slrpnk.net 10 hours ago
I always just watched it when nothing else was on lol
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Or is that just what we tell ourselves to cope with your broken promises and dreams?
abdominable@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Half this show was about gay, dick, and fart jokes. Will be an interesting reboot.
Notyou@sopuli.xyz 1 hour ago
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not everything was like that. In fact, the first season had almost none of that stuff, arguably my favorite season before they started making sillier and sillier jokes.
njm1314@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well yeah he said half
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 day ago
reboots rarely work out, especially done so “soon” after a series ended.
LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 1 day ago
Yep I just can’t see this working
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 day ago
especially with the executives or another showrunner trying to push a agenda based on current issues, it almost always ruin the show.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 10 hours ago
Idk, Scrubs ended at season 8 for me. Maybe I’ll give it a chance, but I’m keeping expectations (really) low. Reading the article, it seems like it could be worthwhile if it really is just a season or two of “old friends” getting back together for a little fun. We’ll see, but it looks like Braff is the only one signed up for now, and that won’t really sell it for me
ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Season 8 is where show runner Bill Lawrence wanted it to end. The only reason there was ever a season 9 is because it was supposed to be a spin-off, but the ghouls at the network insisted it carry the Scrubs branding.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
The title “Scrubs: Med School” is fine for me as a spinoff. Different performance of the intro song, fine. We’ve got a new POV character, a new gang as it were, younger, even younger than the original crew, they’re not first day interns, they’re med school students, so they’re even more raw and incomplete as people, they’ve got earlier lessons to learn.
They didn’t give the first series time to rest, they had no faith in the new concept or the new cast, so they bring back a lot of the old cast to…exist? They had all gotten one of TV’s biggest “and they lived happily ever after”'s, so they’re not really able to have growth moments and drama of their own, they mostly serve as rocks for the new cast to bash themselves against.
If they’d given it a few years to let the audience start wanting more, and then focused entirely on the new crew with maybe one of the original actors in a recurring role (like have Cox or Turk as the hospital administrator, Kelso’s role) and maybe have other characters return as single episode guest stars the way Michael J. Fox and Dick Van Dyke did, and you know, have any faith in the concept at all, it would have gone 4 seasons.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Another reboot?
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 days ago
I was going to say, wait another reboot?
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
A reboot, you say?
VaalaVasaVarde@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Then Zach should play Bob Kelso in the reboot.
PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I hope he comes back as JD, but now he’s older and wiser and just as jaded as Dr. Cox, basically fulfilling the same role Cox did.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
And cox pops in once in a while eating muffins?
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I want him to play JD playing Dr. Cox
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I hear he’s a never-nude.
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Oh fuck you dude, now I need to start another rewatch.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Should be fun. Lean into the difference in experience as a mature professional. Get some perspective on why Dr. Cox is Like That.
Dave@lemmy.nz 2 days ago
I think I will reserve judgement until I see it. A getting-the-gang-back-together series or two could be a good time, or it could be another “Scrubs: Med School”.
Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
When has one of these reboots worked?
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Futurama reboot(s) are good. Not quite up to original run but good
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
An example that comes to mind is the “reboot as new show but with blatant fan service cameos” formula used by “The Big Bag Theory”, “Young Sheldon”, and “Georgie’s First Marriage”.
Another “Mission Impossible” - the first movie was a weak adaptation of the original show, but the series has gone on to become a completely worthy extension of the original show.
And…well…That’s two. So I night just be sharing the exceptions that prove the rule.
Dave@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
I don’t know about others, but I kinda liked Picard. It was clear it was just an excuse to get the old gang back together, but it was enjoyable to watch.
I’m not sure how enjoyable it would have been to someone unfamiliar with TNG, but I enjoyed it.
Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The Connors has been successful.