Scrubs - Pantheon series
The cure for the common show

// The skinny: It's everyday life for three doctors and a cast of other eccentric personalities all working at Sacred Heart Hospital.

// Review: This show's in it's 7th and final season and yet remains one of the best kept secrets on tv. It hasn't helped that every year it gets its time slot jumbled around multiple times making it hard for even its fans to keep up with it regularly.

/ The first season began with JD, Elliot, and Turk as interns struggling to keep their heads above water and not kill anyone. A comedy staple is brief insights into JD's mind in the forms of embarrassing flashbacks or his flights of flancy with his bizarre imagination. Both are very similar to Family Guy because they share the same writer and producer (Neil Goldman). Typical episodes involve a patient or relational situation that usually result in some kind of poignant revelation about themselves or human nature. JD's internal monologue usually serves as the narrator which keeps all of the storylines cohesive.

/ Scrubs is a great break from the ultra-serious slew of other hospital dramas like ER, Grey's Anatomy, House et al. The humor is really random and produces genuinely laugh out loud moments because the inner dork in us all can relate to all of the characters' quirky idiosynchrasies.

/ One of the things I love about the show is that even in the midsts of tragedy in the episodes, it can a moment later be funny without being insensitive. Just when things start to become serious, the show still finds a way to laugh at itself. It also uses an excellent job incorporating guest stars. Most are well written and memorable rather than gratuitous stunt casting.

/ Even now I still OD on re-runs, but sadly I have to say that seasons 6 and a 7 haven't lived up to the earlier seasons. Because of the this accursed writer's strike, there is a very good chance that Scrubs won't get the proper send off.

// Wrap up: This is another show that a lot of people havn't heard of and few have probably even watched. But if you give it a chance it can easily became a favorite.

Entertainment rating: 5