That's it?

This past Thursday NBC ran what is called the Scrubs "Finale." This was planned on being the last year of Scrubs. It lasted 7 years despite mild ratings and constantly being switched on the schedule. Due to the writer's strike the season was limited to like 10-12 episodes. After the strike ended Scrubs was willing to come back and make 4-5 more and end the show appropriately, but NBC turned them down and said they would end it with what they had filmed already. Apparently they can't wait to put the premier of So You Think You Can Dance and Milf Island on the air.

The last episode was just a random episode with a random story, and actually was not even in order. It should have aired 3 weeks ago. Two weeks ago featured an episode in which Dr. Kelso retired from the hospital and reminisced and figured he would actually miss the place, he even told everyone, including his whipping boy lawyer this information. This would have been a much better end episode, not a perfect one yet though. Then 2 weeks ago was an okay episode with Dr. Cox as the stand-in Chief of Medicine. Then this week was a random episode and Dr. Kelso was once again the Chief of Medicine and had not retired yet. NBC must take us for idiots for putting these episodes in this order.

This is a sad ending for one of the last real sitcoms left on TV. (all that is left is the hilarious Office and the fading fast 30 Rock). Sitcoms are one step closer to death on TV. There is nothing left. Look at the current state of sindicated shows on weekend evenings and the only decent ones are Scrubs and Seinfeld. In a few years all we will have is shows like Cavemen and other stupid shows that make no sense and aren't funny.

PS: NBC is on notice and if it were not for The Office and Heroes, it would be dead to me.
TBS is off the hook for now.






PPS: I read a blog that said that ABC unofficially picked up Scrubs for 18 episodes so they can end it correctly. In a weird situation ABC actually owns Scrubs, it just ran on NBC. Bill Lawrence started Spin City and then Scrubs put then ABC passed on Scrubs and sold it to NBC but still owns its rights. Blah, Blah, blah, some lawyer crap.