‘Scrubs’ Returns on ABC for the Eighth Season

Even though quite some time has passed since we last heard anything about what once was, without a single doubt, one of the most appreciated sitcoms on TV, “Scrubs,” Reuters is now reporting that we’ll get to see our favorite interns once more. Although they’re calling it an “18-episode stay of execution,” the eighth season of the comedy promises to be just as fun to watch as any other before it.

The downside to this new release, and the only thing that bespeaks the fact that “Scrubs” is no longer what it once was is the fact that it has been moved to ABC as a mid-season replacement. Still, various media outlets are convinced that this is not just a case of a show that refuses to bow down with the appropriate grace, but more so an attempt on behalf of the entire team to tie in all the loose ends – sort of like one last ride for die-hard fans.

Nevertheless, if we’re to consider the early review from Reuters, “Scrubs” still has what it takes to make us all virtually roll on the floor with laughter. And, as if the cast we’ve already gotten accustomed to was not enough, now we’ll also be getting Courteney Cox who not only is well familiar with playing sitcoms, but is also more than able to pull of the character of “the heartless and unethical Dr Maddox,” as the Reuters review describes her. 

According to the same source, the first episode might strike viewers as a tad out of pace, but we’re to rest assured that a certain “rhythm” will be reinstated once the second episode airs. As for the cast, we’re to expect no more and no less than what “Scrubs” has already given us: one of the most colorful and, at the same time, underrated TV casts ever assembled, and a wickedly wrong sense of humor.

The conclusion is obvious, as Reuters also points out. “What remains great about ‘Scrubs’ is its politically incorrect tone, one that’s so smooth the offending line is already in the rear-view mirror before you have a chance to work up a good dose of outrage. While universal health care may still be a political pipe dream, laughter remains a medicine we can afford. And ‘Scrubs’ supplies plenty of that without demanding so much as a co-pay.” the piece reads.