Bill Lawrence, riding a career high at 55, opens up about the 'Shrinking' finale, what's next for 'Ted Lasso' and how to fix television's star problem.
Was the “9th” season noone likes talking about , premiered a year after the proper finaly . The plot was that the hospital was torn down and they built a training hospital thir , and the main cast partially came back to act as teachers or some shit , I think we all mostly blocked it out . It ended that season and noone wanted it back. They had a proper ending to the show and then shat all over it , so most fans will say it ended at 8. And fuck was it a good ending.
Scrubs starts off with our protagonist and his two close peers get their first jobs out of med school, and in that state they’re still a little bit goofy and childish and flawed and have a lot of growing to do.
So we start the spinoff (which it IS, even if it’s shipped as Season 9 of the original) with our new primary cast just starting med school, so they should be even less mature and even more flawed, which they are. They’re kind of miserable to be around so the audience finds it difficult to be on their side when they make those growth moments, you’d rather zip tie them to an old door and abandon them somewhere above the tree line.
They didn’t have time before the season was over to really make many of those strides, especially given the screen time given to JD and company.
I liked season 9 too and agree that it was finding its footing and believe it would’ve gotten there if they were given more time. I also feel like I’m in a minority about the whole spinoff vs not a spinoff thing. I understood what it was whether you called it Scrubs or something else and am a little baffled at how upset people got over that aspect.
In their defense it was supposed to be a spin off show but the studio forced them to play it as if it was another season. It wasn’t bad, not as good as Scrubs but I was entertained.
This is the crux of the problem. “I wanna make a spinoff to this popular show.” “NO IT MUST BE THE NEXT SEASON” “I want to make a new show that’s like this 20 year old one but for modern audiences” “NO IT MUST BE A REBOOT”
I liked season 9. Not as much as the rest of the show, but it was good. It was just a different show at that point. It should have been a spin-off instead of a new season.
If I remember correctly, this was also around the writer’s strike and they wanted to do another season to make sure the people working to produce the show could still make money.
My understanding is that Bill Lawrence, the creator of the show, planned it as a spin-off, but ABC didn’t want that. It’s why it was also called “Scrubs: Med School” in some places.
Agree with everything you said. S8 ended so perfectly. The first episode of s9 was still okay cause it featured JD heavily, but then he is barely in it at all. Zach Braff definitely made the show
Was the “9th” season noone likes talking about , premiered a year after the proper finaly . The plot was that the hospital was torn down and they built a training hospital thir , and the main cast partially came back to act as teachers or some shit , I think we all mostly blocked it out . It ended that season and noone wanted it back. They had a proper ending to the show and then shat all over it , so most fans will say it ended at 8. And fuck was it a good ending.
I seem to be in a minority that liked season 9. It obviously wasn’t the same scrubs, and season 8 was a perfect ending, but it wasn’t terrible either.
I didn’t hate 9
I dont think it was given enough chance to find itself. If it was properly treated as a spin off, it could have grown into something good.
I’m cautiously interested in the reboot, there is room for a light hearted medical TV show.
Scrubs starts off with our protagonist and his two close peers get their first jobs out of med school, and in that state they’re still a little bit goofy and childish and flawed and have a lot of growing to do.
So we start the spinoff (which it IS, even if it’s shipped as Season 9 of the original) with our new primary cast just starting med school, so they should be even less mature and even more flawed, which they are. They’re kind of miserable to be around so the audience finds it difficult to be on their side when they make those growth moments, you’d rather zip tie them to an old door and abandon them somewhere above the tree line.
They didn’t have time before the season was over to really make many of those strides, especially given the screen time given to JD and company.
Season one JD isnt everyone’s cup of tea either, my partner doesn’t like him. He grew on her though, which season 9 never got a chance to do.
I liked season 9 too and agree that it was finding its footing and believe it would’ve gotten there if they were given more time. I also feel like I’m in a minority about the whole spinoff vs not a spinoff thing. I understood what it was whether you called it Scrubs or something else and am a little baffled at how upset people got over that aspect.
In their defense it was supposed to be a spin off show but the studio forced them to play it as if it was another season. It wasn’t bad, not as good as Scrubs but I was entertained.
I didn’t like it, the new main character was just a female JD but without the charm.
This is the crux of the problem. “I wanna make a spinoff to this popular show.” “NO IT MUST BE THE NEXT SEASON” “I want to make a new show that’s like this 20 year old one but for modern audiences” “NO IT MUST BE A REBOOT”
brand identity is one hell of a drug.
I liked season 9. Not as much as the rest of the show, but it was good. It was just a different show at that point. It should have been a spin-off instead of a new season.
If I remember correctly, this was also around the writer’s strike and they wanted to do another season to make sure the people working to produce the show could still make money.
My understanding is that Bill Lawrence, the creator of the show, planned it as a spin-off, but ABC didn’t want that. It’s why it was also called “Scrubs: Med School” in some places.
The wiki goes into it a bit, but definitely a separate thing in my opinion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrubs_season_9
Scrubs: Med School is an okay name for a spinoff. It’s in the same continuity and the same characters exist.
Agree with everything you said. S8 ended so perfectly. The first episode of s9 was still okay cause it featured JD heavily, but then he is barely in it at all. Zach Braff definitely made the show