WIll Scrubs become the Christopher Turk, M.D. show?
What will the upcoming ninth season of Scrubs look like? Only ABC and show creator Bill Lawrence know the answer to that question.During the network's recent upfront presentation, ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson said Lawrence was playing with two possible scenarios for the show, one of which is "a complete rethinking" and the other a simple continuation of the format with a new cast.
Either way, things will be different. And with star Zach Braff signed on for only six episodes next season and Sarah Chalke not looking to return full-time, it seems like this might be Donald Faison's time to shine. Or bomb terribly. It could go either way, really.
ABC didn't pick up Faison's pilot, The Law, which frees the actor up to appear on Scrubs for a full season. EW's Michael Ausiello seems convinced that ABC and Lawrence will build a new version of Scrubs around Faison's Dr. Turk, possibly moving the action out of Sacred Heart Hospital to a medical school.
That idea doesn't sound too crazy, considering Lawrence has said the following about the show's next season: "The way that I'm viewing it is the way Frasier was to Cheers: It'll be essentially a new show with some characters that people liked."
I wouldn't mind a show about Dr. Turk schooling a bunch of med students. The idea seems fresh enough. Plus, Faison is hilarious. And creating a whole new show might be the right thing to do, considering this year's season finale seemed like a proper series finale. But, like Lawrence bluntly told EW, it might end up sucking "in a huge way."
What do you say, Scrubs fans? Would you give Scrubs: The Turk Chronicles a chance?

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