The TV show Scrubs came out more than 20 years ago, and it’s still fun to watch even today. That’s pretty rare, especially for a comedy! Recently, the creator of Scrubs, Bill Lawrence, announced that he’s working on a reboot of the show. This new version will bring in fresh characters and include some original ones.
Since the announcement, fans have been eager to learn more details. Thanks to an interview with Bill Lawrence, we now know that the reboot is shaping up to be exciting and full of surprises!
Bill Lawrence already knows exactly how he wants the new Scrubs story to start. He has plans for what the characters will be doing and how their medical jobs have changed since the show ended over 10 years ago.
Advertisement With the creative side, the show’s not going to pick up a day later. It can’t. I’m interested in where these characters are, that many years later. I always remember the finale of Scrubs, in Season 8, with J.D. saying he has a dream of how things would go and, ‘Tell me my fantasies won’t come true, just this once.’ I never said that’s what happened. I’m interested, not only creatively, in where they’d be now and who they are, but also under the umbrella of what’s happened to the medical world and how that looks now. And one step past that, I love stories where the students become the teachers, and that would be what has to happen in this type of world.
Bill Lawrence is super excited to work with his friends from Scrubs again.
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Even though the show ended years ago, the cast and crew have stayed really close, and everyone is happy to come back and be part of the new show in any way they can.
The cool thing about Scrubs is that people see us on social media and in real life together, all the time. Zach [Braff] hosted the Paley Center panel the other night. I hang out with John C McGinley. Sarah Chalke is coming into town. Of course, I’ll see Judy [Reyes]. [Neil] Flynn is on Shrinking. We’re all friends, but we’re also all friends with the crew. I can start rattling off different people that have worked with and for me there, for years and years, and the writing staff.
Two things about that reboot are interesting to me. One is, we’re all workers for hire. I’m fortunate. We’re in a period right now where Hollywood isn’t necessarily making tons of stuff. The opportunity, if someone says, ‘Hey, would you guys be interested in making more Scrubs?,’ the good thing for the show, not the greatest thing for the industry, is that so many super talented people – actors, actresses, writers, directors, etc. – that worked on that show, some of them for eight years, are available. There’s a lot of excitement for us to get to do it again, and it’s also cool to think of the new people that you would add in. It makes me feel old, but we meet with younger writers who are like, ‘Scrubs made me want to be a comedy writer.’ I’m like, ‘Shut the fuck up. I’m not that old.’ But I am. So, that’s the business side.
Some of the cast might be busy, but Bill Lawrence still hopes to bring everyone back, even if it’s just for a small guest appearance.
I would be bummed if we didn’t get a chance to see everybody. I’m even talking about my wife (Christa Miller). Other people have other gigs, but I think that the show would only work with a nice core of super beloved, hopefully, regulars that drive the show mixed with a bunch of new actors.
Let’s be honest—reboots can be tricky. It’s hard to make something feel fresh while still honouring the original show. But Bill Lawrence says he’s ready for the challenge. He told Collider:
As far as reboots go, I’m doing it because we all wanna do it. I think it’ll make us super happy, on a human level, to spend time with each other. As far as how it’s going, I like the pressure of feeling nervousness from fans wanting it to be something they would like because it will make us try harder. I’m a huge TV fan. If a reboot of a show I love is coming on, I’m gonna watch it. If it’s good, I’m going to be so happy. I’m just gonna watch it and enjoy it. And if it’s bad, I’m going to enjoy badmouthing it to my friends because we talk about TV all day. Either way, it will be fine. But I think we’re gonna nail it. My fingers are crossed. I’m hopeful.
The hospital where Scrubs was filmed during its nine seasons has changed a lot over the years. Bill Lawrence shared that, just like in real life, time has made it look very different now.
And plus, the hospital we used to shoot out on Coldwater [Canyon in North Hollywood] is now a bunch of condos. So, even that, I would probably take a shot of that and be like, ‘Oh, look, that’s where Sacred Heart used to be.’ That would be funny. By the way, my son knows someone that lives there and says it’s nice.
Source: Collider