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Is Scrubs worth watching?
- Thread starter ExhaustedWalrus
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This take is crazier than Hooch... patrickstewartfacepalm.jpg
In answer to the OP's question, and to reaffirm everyone else, yes absolutely. It's some of the best television ever made in my humble opinion. The subject matter is handled tastefully and respectfully, the comedy is nuanced with a lot of episodes really hitting home. I've definitely shed both tears of laughter and sadness throughout the series.
Very different shows, but if just comparing based on quality, Scrubs was in a different tier of greatness for me.
while it's primarily a comedy, it's very accurate with its medical procedures and terminology
also, being mostly a comedy, the emotional moments hit a lot harder imo
Scrubs has a lot of "fantasy" and "fantastical" moments because there's lots of flashes into the main characters imagination
Scrubs is factually the most medical accurate show you cna watch, which is funny given the show is a comedy.
Some people don't seem to understand how important humor is when shit is falling apart worldwide. It's a coping mechanism that undoubtedly has biological roots, but humor is also a legitimate way of reckoning with our grim reality in a productive manner, and even plays an essential part in exposing the roots of society's ills.
Also, I really need to get back to watching Scrubs the whole way through for the first time. (I only ever saw episodes out of order in syndication.) I was stunned at how amazing the series was right from the start. Most comedies usually take at least half a season before they find their footing, but this show was firing on all cylinders from the very first episode.
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Dr Cox is the GOAT character in tvits emotional moments hit like a hammer to the face
Seasons 1-5 are fantastic. I stopped after 6 because I could feel the quality dipping. Might be a good time to watch seasons 7-8 now there's fuck all to do
That John C. McGinley never won so much as a Golden Globe is an actual travesty.
I often feel like giving this show a rewatch since it was so good when it originally aired, but I'm afraid that I won't like it nearly as much because of how annoying Zach Braff has gotten since the show ended.
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Welp, lots of glowing praise. Starting it up.
I don't know if people read the other part of my OP, but I am also watching Star Trek TNG for the first time... using a guide because I hear the first couple of seasons are garbage and only have a couple good episodes. Is this generally the consensus?
I don't know if people read the other part of my OP, but I am also watching Star Trek TNG for the first time... using a guide because I hear the first couple of seasons are garbage and only have a couple good episodes. Is this generally the consensus?
The chest x-ray during the intro is backwards, though. Literally unwatchable
they tried to fix it with a new intro and the audience got cranky
The way they tried to fix it was pretty good... "this has been bothering me for years!"
There was two ways: season 2 had a completely different intro with a fixed x-ray, and then they went back to the original. Then when "Kim" was introduced she said what you quoted as a gag.
However, could also be Situs Inversus where the organs are switched in place lmao
Ah, yeah, you are right! It's been ages since I last re-watched the show.
It always amused me when my friends would ask what's the most realistic medical show out there and I'd go "Scrubs!", no contest.
They couldn't understand how a show that's at times close to slapstick comedy did a better depiction of life inside a hospital than ER and others of its kind
They couldn't understand how a show that's at times close to slapstick comedy did a better depiction of life inside a hospital than ER and others of its kind
Especially considering his acting at the end of My Lunch.
I know we all go back to that other episode for Sad Dr. Cox moments (and for good reason), but man seeing those last few minutes of My Lunch is a sucker punch...
This is exactly why. I didn't even load the clip as just thinking about it starts making me weepy.
I got to this episode and quit. Wasn't ready for a gut punch like that.its emotional moments hit like a hammer to the face
No kidding. Carla's reaction in the scene does a lot to help convey just how brutal this all is.
there's a lot of ones they kept because it would be really hard for them to have a different song in the scene
i imagine the show creators fought for some specific songs as well, like Hallelujah
there's a lot of songs omitted that were just sort of mood setters, which is a bummer but doesn't change a whole lot of the scenes
i prefer the original tracked shows, but i know it can be a bit of a pain to track down dvd collections when Hulu has it streaming right there
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My group of friends and I love the show. I refuse to self-quarantine until the Scrubs cast film an infomercial telling me to stay inside.
Glad I got physical copies of all the seasons and have those on hard drives. Always a comfort show.
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Glad I got physical copies of all the seasons and have those on hard drives. Always a comfort show.
Scrubs is the perfect balance between comedy and drama. A truly great show with perfect casting.
It also had one of the best finales ever. A true crime on ABC's part to force them to continue on after that.
All these years later, I still catch myself quoting the show to my wife.
It also had one of the best finales ever. A true crime on ABC's part to force them to continue on after that.
All these years later, I still catch myself quoting the show to my wife.
That's a shame, you're right that the music really helped set the tone for a lot of the scenes. Particularly the more dramatic ones.
It's fantastic, but Cox might be one of my least favorite characters in a comedy. He isn't always terrible, but his shtick is recycled and reused so many times throughout the series.
Easily my favorite Cox moment. A few other favorites in this thread feel a little too....put together? Constructed? I dunno.
Easily my favorite Cox moment. A few other favorites in this thread feel a little too....put together? Constructed? I dunno.
First five seasons are insanely good. Maybe my favourite pieces of television with Bojack Horseman and Breaking Bad. Last three seasons are worth watching as well and the finale is basically perfect.
Season 9 is kind of a spin-off, watch it only if you fall in love with the series.
Season 9 is kind of a spin-off, watch it only if you fall in love with the series.
1-8 is great, and the season finale of 8 is one of my favorite "series" finales ever. Season 9 gets too much hate, imo. Yeah, it doesn't compare to 1-8, but it's also essentially a spinoff. Bill Lawrence wanted it to be spinoff (Scrubs Med), ABC said no, it's an entirely new writing staff, shot in an entirely new location, with an entirely new premise. It's fine, but forgettable.
And it's not at all bad if you go in knowing it's not OG Scrubs.
Also Dave Franco is hilarious in it.
Yeah the show is great if not extremely formulaic. Definitely better to space it out then too binge non-stop.
Also I'm no Superman is a legit good song which helps.
These two images describe the two extremes of this show, at times hilarious, at other times incredibly emotional and relatable.
As a healthcare worker I must say that everyone needs a laugh at times like this. The show is over the top not meant to be a real depiction of a hospital even if they accurately portray it at times, it's ok to laugh at it.
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I kinda agree, but I don't know if I'd say that the other scenes are too "put together" or "constructed" per se. For me, the end of My Lunch stands out more because it stays in the zone a bit longer and ebbs and flows a bit.
You get that brief moment between Cox and JD, where it looks like JD is going to be able to help pull Cox through this and calling back to their talk earlier in the episode where the roles were reversed... Only for life to cut in and force Cox right back into the proverbial warzone before JD can finish helping him out and the death that follows hits Cox the hardest.
ABC didn't force them. A lot of the Scrubs team were going to be out of a job after Scrubs and I believe this was during the financial crisis back then so Bill Lawrence pushed for a spin off show called Scrubs Med School, but ABC wanted to keep it branded Scrubs.