Scrubs
Scrubs is an American comedy-drama that premiered on October 2, 2001, on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence and is produced currently by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian. The show's title is a play on surgical scrubs. During the seventh season, NBC announced that it would not renew the show.Shortly after the seventh season finale, ABC announced that it had bought the rights to the show and on January 6, 2009, the eighth season of Scrubs premiered on ABC. The eighth season finale aired on May 6, 2009. Scrubs has been renewed for a ninth season and both Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke have signed on for six episodes.
Scrubs focuses on the unique point of view of its main character and narrator, Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff). Most episodes feature multiple story lines thematically linked via voice overs done by Braff. According to Lawrence, "What we decided was, rather than have it be a monotone narration, if it's going to be Zach's voice, we're going to do everything through J.D.'s eyes. It opened up a visual medium that those of us as comedy writers were not used to." The show is shot with a single-camera setup instead of a multiple-camera setup more typical for situation comedies.
The series follows J.D., his friends and his co-workers, as they try to survive both their personal and professional lives. In every episode J.D. has many comical daydreams as well as many "situation comedy" style lines, which are often a result of improvisation. A complete script is written for each episode of Scrubs; however, actors are given opportunities to improvise their lines during the shooting process.
Scrubs focuses on the unique point of view of its main character and narrator, Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff). Most episodes feature multiple story lines thematically linked via voice overs done by Braff. According to Lawrence, "What we decided was, rather than have it be a monotone narration, if it's going to be Zach's voice, we're going to do everything through J.D.'s eyes. It opened up a visual medium that those of us as comedy writers were not used to." The show is shot with a single-camera setup instead of a multiple-camera setup more typical for situation comedies.
The series follows J.D., his friends and his co-workers, as they try to survive both their personal and professional lives. In every episode J.D. has many comical daydreams as well as many "situation comedy" style lines, which are often a result of improvisation. A complete script is written for each episode of Scrubs; however, actors are given opportunities to improvise their lines during the shooting process.