Lately I have been watching the television comedy "Scrubs" quite a lot. A few years back I set a series recording on my DVR and watched every episode, since then I would catch the occasional episode, but lately I have started recording it once again. I always thought Scrubs was hilarious for the first three quarters, however, the last quarter of every episode I felt that it was overly dramatic and sappy. When J.D (played by Zach Braff) puts the ribbon on every episode, he always speaks in this quiet breathy tone and reflects on what we all have learned in the past twenty minutes. After a while I got so feed up with the endings that I would only watch part of an episode then move on to the next one. Nevertheless, now that I am older and more mature when I watch Scrubs I am able to appreciate the subtleties of the closing of each episode. At first I thought Scrubs was a simple comedy that was funny, but tried to be too deep at the end, but I was wrong. Scrubs is a complex show that can hit the viewer in both the gut and the heart. After watching a movie like "Garden State," which was written and directed by Zach Braff, I can now fully appreciate the dramatic endings of Scrubs. So for all those people out there who say that they don't like Scrubs because of the sappy endings, they are wrong. Take a second look.
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There are a lot of people out there who cannot stand Scrubs, I am not one of them. The show's goofy humor drew me in, though I never appreciated the serious aspect of the show. There is always a lesson in love or friendship that we can learn from at the end of the show. It's cheesy, but true. I have watched every season and every episode of Scrubs, and it never gets old. After watching Zach Braff movie's like Garden State and the Last Kiss, I have really begun to appreciate the serious side of Scrubs. I look forward to the 8th season, regardless of whether or not it is on ABC. I will never give up on Scrubs, great post.
A nice look back at how your perspectives have changed, Zack. But could we better relate this to class themes or look at the media in more of a critical fashion?
Think about how TV shows are "targeted" to a certain demographic. It would appear that upon your first viewing of Scrubs, you didn't "fit" in that mold, but now you do. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to view the commercials that run during Scrubs and see if they resonate with you.
For example, when I was younger, I hated going to the grocery store because of the music being piped in. Now that I'm older, I notice that I actually can tolerate, even like some of the music in the store. What does that mean I wonder?
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