Zach Braffhas been working in Hollywood for quite some time now, but no matter what he does, he will probably always be known for playing J.D. onScrubs. The show has been off the air since 2010, but remains incredibly popular among fans, so it makes sense that there would be some desire to see a revival or reunion of some kind at some point. According toZach Braffhimself, that may be possible.
During a recentTwitterQ&A to promote his latest movieGoing In Style, a fan asked if he would ever consider making new episodes ofScrubs.Zach Braffgave a very encouraging answer, saying that he would absolutely do it and that it has been talked about. Here is what he had to say.
“You never know about making more Scrubs Episodes, it’s something we all talk about, especially now that all these people are going back and doing Netflix versions of their Shows. I am very jealous of all thisGilmore Girlsattention, and Full House….so you never know it could happen - I’d do it.”
AsZach Braffpoints out, Netflix has been doing a fine job of resurrecting shows that have a strong fan base long after they aired their final episodes on traditional television. Most recently, the Netflix revival ofGilmore Girlsdominated the conversation on social media and appeared to be a very successful endeavor for the streaming service. Netflix famously doesn’t release their actual viewing numbers, so it is hard to know exactly how well these shows do. TheirFull Houserevival,Fuller Houseclearly did well, because they just dropped the second season, meaning they felt it was viable to renew it. Not only that, but one of the first shows they ever produced was the fourth season ofArrested Development. Taking that into account,Scrubsseems like it would be right in line for some new episodes.
Scrubsran for 9 seasons totaling 182 episodes. The show was rescued at one point when it moved fromNBCto ABC for its final two seasons. Most of the central cast has moved on to other projects, but nobody is busy enough to prevent aScrubsreunion from happening. Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming providers, are all fighting for an audience and having some recognizable and beloved shows under their belt can be very helpful. Recently, though it was quite a different sort of thing, Amazon had a ton of success by rescuingTop GearwithThe Grand Tour, which features the original hosts from the very popular BBC car show.
Zach Braffalso says that “it’s something we all talk about,” meaning that this is clearly something that has been discussed. It is pretty unclear as to who “we all” refers to, exactly, but that would seem to imply that anyone who would be needed to ensure aScrubsreunion could happen has talked about it. For now, fans can only hope that someone like Netflix sees the value in doing some new episodes ofScrubs. You can check outZack Braff’s response for yourself below.
