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F'list, you've been holding out on me! Why has no one told me about the awesomeness of Scrubs? (Although I swear someone did post about it awhile back -- ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
xparrot maybe?)
I've caught an episode here and there on TV over the years, enough to be vaguely familiar with the two main guys and to get the general idea that it was a fun show, but we just finished up the first disk of season one (most of it tonight) and oh, they are all so impossibly cute! I adore the whole cast, every last one of them! (Though, er, I might have a slight weakness for Dr. Cox. Just a leeeetle bit.) I'm just kind of flailing helplessly at how much character development, affection and sheer adorableness they've managed to pack into eight half-hour episodes, and there's still so much of it to go!
xparrot maybe?)I've caught an episode here and there on TV over the years, enough to be vaguely familiar with the two main guys and to get the general idea that it was a fun show, but we just finished up the first disk of season one (most of it tonight) and oh, they are all so impossibly cute! I adore the whole cast, every last one of them! (Though, er, I might have a slight weakness for Dr. Cox. Just a leeeetle bit.) I'm just kind of flailing helplessly at how much character development, affection and sheer adorableness they've managed to pack into eight half-hour episodes, and there's still so much of it to go!
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I haven't actually watched the new season yet, though I've heard surprisingly good things about it...
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Yeah, I like Psych but I could use a wee bit more seriousness...(there's so much potential for more, and there's little tiny flashes that make my h/c'ers heart go pitter-pat, but it's frustrating...)
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I don't think it reminds me that much of Scrubs except that they both excel at the blend of humor and pathos -- and of course there's the doctors thing, I suppose, though in MASH they were military doctors in a war zone, and the whole feel of the show is utterly different. MASH tended a lot more towards the bleak, black humor, where Scrubs is much more cheerful.
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Yes! Scrubs is one of those shows that hit me really hard - not in a fannish way, necessarily, but just because it's so good, and so cute! It's a little too... something... for me to go fully fannish on, but it's been a happy place for years. ♥ I totally fell out of it by the end of seventh season, but I hear good things about what it's doing now, so when my viewing schedule permits, I might go back to it. Especially if you're making squeaky noises about it! Because. Yes. Cox! And also JD and Cox. And JD and Turk. And Turk and Carla. And Carla and JD. And Carla and Elliot. And - well. You see where I'm going with this. *g*
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I love all the characters. They're all quite mad!
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I'd noticed that. :D
Actually, that seems to be a recurring theme in shows I like ...
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Yes. That's pretty much where I'm going with it too. :D Because ... yes! JD and Turk are the cutest hetero life partners ever, but I don't think I've encountered a show recently where the whole ensemble are this adorable, and uniquely adorable, in pretty much every combination. And ... and Cox. ♥
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There's something about drama that comes out of left field (but not out of nowhere) like that. It's what I enjoy about my current anime crush - it's all about lighthearted, funny stuff until it whams you with a serious moment, which hits all the harder for coming from characters you spend so much time laughing at/with. Which I like a lot better than just pure comedy - I find Psych adorable and funny, but ultimately unsatisfying, because it never goes anywhere different.
In other words - oh, Scrubs! You're making me all nostalgic for it. ♥
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Oh, dude, Scrubs is so much of the awesome. It's my happy show! One of them, anyway :-) And also my first Yuletide ♥. Cox is awesome, and from the first season until at least the 6th, it just keeps getting better and better!
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Scrubs
I love to imagine Cox and Mckay gettting into an arguement (verbal of course). Could you imagine the insults!?!
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I DID post about it! Scrubs is awesome!
It's not the most consistent show, but it's fun.
It also does the occasional hard-hitting serious episode and they are extra-awesome. They usually focus on Dr Cox (we love him!) and John C McGinley (the actor) just knocks it out of the ball park performance wise (which is great because I've not thought much of him in pretty much eveything else I've seen him in).
What else is great is that they have great regular recurrings too. The Janitor (who is INSANE) becomes a regular, but then there's Sam the "Lawyer" (aww Sam!) and The Todd (who is also insane) and various others.
If you go on a fic hunt and find some good gen stuff, let me know. I've not found ANY.
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Ah the spoilers. It's funny, because I'd been thinking about shows and the ways in which race is presented, and Scrubs was one show I was thinking about. Kinda glad I didn't post about it, because there's episodes with humongous spoilers I would have refered to.
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Had I known you were not aware of the awesomeness that is Scrubs, I would have told you.
[just beware. It could just be me but Scrubs was one of those rare shows that would have me happy and laughing and loving it and then suddenly take this twist and I'd find myself sitting there watching it and bawling. They are *good* at what they do]
Have fun!
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I know! I'm only eight episodes in, and it's already happened once -- I was just going along la la la with the funny and cute, and then all of a sudden OMG WTF I'M TRYING NOT TO CRY. And they do it well -- it's not like a sudden left turn from sitcom into "very special episode" territory. The funny and touching and sad is all woven together very effectively.
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The funny and touching and sad is all woven together very effectively.
Yes! I think they might be the masters at it. And I love them for it.
(though I did have a funny experience with Scrubs when I was back living at home. I was trying to tell my mom how awesome it was and showing her random episodes.
Me: *sticks in another episode*
Characters: *talk about sex*
Mom: Why is this show all about sex?
Me: It's not. Really not a main point at all. It must just be this episode. *sticks in another episode*
Characters: *talk about sex*
Me: *sticks in ANOTHER episode*
Characters: *talk about sex*
Mom: *raises eyebrow*
Me: I SWEAR I didn't even process that they talk about sex often at all. I don't know! *flails*
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My Icing (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3252567/1/My_Icing)
My Evaluation (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3265303/1/My_Evaluation)
Welcome Home (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3249810/1/Welcome_Home)
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Thanks for the fic recs; I think I'm still a ways from searching for fic for this show yet, but this'll be fantastic when I'm ready, and I may hit you up for more. :D
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(It does seem to be a show that not many people get into in a fannish way, though, which is kind of sad; I'd love to see good gen fic for it. I have issues with lopsided power dynamics in relationships, so JD/Cox, which makes up the majority of the fic out there, really does nothing for me, even though I love them both individually.)
But yes, you have what, seven seasons to go? You've got a fun ride ahead of you. *g*
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Very true. Scrubs is one of those few shows where every single character is likeable.
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