Actor Zach Braff has had a solid career both in front of and behind the camera, but it all started with the beloved TV series Scrubs, which he’s about to return to.
The show is coming back, and with its original creator, Bill Lawrence, behind it, it seems like it’s bound to bring back some of the original charm, however, Braff says he feels like he needs to approach his character in a whole new way.
Braff and Lawrence appeared at the ATX TV Festival (via TVLine), where they talked about bringing the show back in a way that recaptures the heart of it, while acknowledging that being a doctor is much different compared to when J.D. first joined Sacred Heart when the show started 24 years ago. Braff got into it, stating:
“When Bill and I shoot the shit about it, [we ask ourselves] how do you still have the spirit of the [original] show — the humor and the heart of the show, and the fantasies and all the fun stuff that we all loved?
“The show was about a young doctor coming into this new world, so what is it like [to be] a doctor who is 50 and has been beaten down by the system? It’s very, very hard to be a doctor today.”
It’s been 15 years since the show ended its first run, and Braff talked about playing an older version of his character, saying:
“And what is [JD’s] life like now? Obviously, you can still have the bromance, and the love, and the friendship. But coming at it from the opposite angle, what is it like for a guy who has been through this system and dealing with all that stuff for so long?”
When you go hard on a medical drama and really get down to the trauma and fatigue, you get a show like The Pitt, which is fantastic, but it’s so tonally opposite from Scrubs. So if they’re looking to be fun, but still be realistic, they’ll have to find that sweet spot.
The returning series is still in early stages, but we should be hearing more as it presses forward. Are you looking forward to the Scrubs reboot?
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