Boy, when creator Bill Lawrence announced that he was looking for a ‘big name’ to play Dr. Kelso’s successor on SCRUBS, he really wasn’t joking. Direct from the Lord of the Scoop™ himself, Michael Ausiello: “J.D., Elliot and Co. have a new friend! Sources confirm to me exclusively that Courteney Cox is joining the cast of SCRUBS for a three-episode arc as Sacred Heart’s new Chief of Medicine.”
Of course such exciting news begs three important questions. 1) How bad is NBC looking right now for dropping what’s shaping up to be one helluva fantastic season of SCRUBS? 2) How confusing will the SCRUBS set be now that there are two Cox’s on the lot [That’s Dr. Cox and Courteney folks.. get your head out of the gutter!] 3) TV Guide will report this news when?
If you’re anything like this TV Addict, Thursday’s SCRUBS ‘finale’ on NBC had you scratching your head for not one, but two reasons. First and foremost, the SCRUBS team forgot the funny. And secondly, when did Kelso return to Sacred Heart and why was Laverne alive? Well, here’s the answers courtesy of star Zach Braff.
Dear friends,
Many of you have been understandably confused by the Fairy Tale episode of Scrubs serving as the series finale. It was not. I was not allowed to say it until today, but Scrubs will be moving to ABC for its final season. We are currently filming the 8th and final season. The true finale of the show will air on ABC in the fall. NBC merely promoted the Fairy Tale episode as the finale, as it was the last episode they owned.
Also, several of you were very confused by the fact that Dr. Kelso and Laverne were still working at the hospital in the Fairy Tale episode. Because of the writer’s strike, the last remaining episodes for NBC were aired out of order. This is why Dr. Kelso was still chief of medicine. That was not Laverne however, for those of you who have been following closely; it was a new nurse “Shirley” who no one thinks looks anything like Laverne except for JD.
GOSSIP GIRL
Forget the reveal of Serena’s shocking secret, the tornado of trouble that is Georgina Sparks, Eric’s unexpected trip out of the closet and Little J’s downfall. The real ‘OMFG!—worthy’ news is that for once, a television show has lived up to the marketing hype. Now the only question remains is how on earth will GOSSIP GIRL avoid the dreaded second season sophomore slump [try saying that five times fast]
NETWORK SCHEDULING
Here’s an idea for TV networks concerned with shrinking viewership. How about not putting all of your must see shows on two frakkin’ nights. Just how jam—packed are Monday and Thursday’s? ONE TREE HILL and SUPERNATURAL are officially being saved on this TV Addict’s PVR for the dark days known as summer rerun hell.
Since NBC was never really one to promote SCRUBS and ABC certainly isn’t talking, it’s up to your friendy neighbourhood TV Addict to spread the word.
Tomorrow night at 8:30PM marks the last ever episode of SCRUBS on NBC. So don’t miss the Zach Braff directed homage to THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Or else an angry Janitor is going to show up at your door. And trust the TV Addict. You so do not want to piss off Janitor.
As if you have to ask! New episodes of 30 ROCK, THE OFFICE, SCRUBS, ELI STONE in addition to the AMERICAN IDOL result show! Who else is counting down the minutes until 8:30PM tonight.
Paging the best news ever. The Hollywood Reporter is [not surprisingly] reporting that ABC is in negotiations to pick up SCRUBS for a final season of eighteen episodes after NBC cuts the power to Sacred Heart this May.
According to E! Online’s Kristin & Korbi, SCRUBS head honcho Bill Lawrence was all set to craft a proper send-off for SCRUBS this May, until ABC came calling, offering up a surprising eighteen episode final season commitment.
Needless to say, this TV Addict couldn’t be happier for the entire cast and creative team of SCRUBS. After seven seasons of literally zero promotion, it will be nice to see ABC give one of television’s funniest [and zaniest] comedies the send-off it so richly deserves.
And who knows, if ACCORDING TO JIM can come back for yet another season [see: Ask Ausiello], who’s to say if ABC will ever cancel SCRUBS!
With apologies to HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER — 30 ROCK is right now — hands down the funniest show on television. Be it the endless brilliance of Tina Fey “You can’t be gay for one person. Unless you’re a woman, and you meet Ellen.” The “Fun Times Accomplished” subplot featuring Jack, Kenneth and Tracy trying to help out an underprivileged little league baseball team [Does Knuckle Beach really exist?] or the hilarious and underutilized Judah Friedlander turning Gay for Liz’s twenty-year-old boy toy Jamie. I quite literally didn’t stop laughing the entire episode. Except of course to fill out my application to become Liz’s next slightly-older-than-twenty-year-old boy toy.
And speaking of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. Quick SAT prep question. Elliot on SCRUBS is the equivalent to ___________ on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. [With apologies to the SAT board, I’m Canadian and don’t really ‘get’ the whole SAT thing]
The TV Gods are certainly smiling down on us today. First a second season for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, then even more episodes of THE OFFICE and now, if we’re to believe TVGuide’s Michael Ausiello, a final season, albeit a shortened eighteen episode order for SCRUBS. Throw in the cancellation of TWO AND A HALF MEN, the renewal of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and an EVERWOOD reunion movie (notice I’ve moved on from demanding the show be brought back as a regular series!) and we at theTVaddict.com will be set for life.
In an articlce posted last Thursday April 26, theTVaddict speculated that NBC was preparing to say goodbye to SCRUBS thanks to some suspiciously vague promos that aired during NBC’S Comedy Night Done Right.
One week later, Variety has finally caught on. In an article posted on their web site yesterday, the headline read: “NBC hints at ‘Scrubs’ demise… Promos being kept deliberately vague.”
Coincidence? I think not! Even Variety, the world’s preeminent Entertainment newspaper is a fan of theTVaddict.com. On a totally unrelated note, theTVaddict is always looking for an excuse to move to Los Angeles. Job offers can be emailed to info@thetvaddict.com.
If you’re anything like this TV Addict, Thursday’s SCRUBS ‘finale’ on NBC had you scratching your head for not one, but two reasons. First and foremost, the SCRUBS team forgot the funny. And secondly, when did Kelso return to Sacred Heart and why was Laverne alive? Well, here’s the answers courtesy of star Zach Braff.
GOSSIP GIRL
NETWORK SCHEDULING
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