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I haven’t watched one Heroes episode yet (I have them all). I decided to stick to watching 24 on DVD. I’ve missed a few episodes of Family Guy and The Office. But I haven’t missed an episode of Scrubs.

Season 8 has been a great rebound from a lackluster an strike shortened season 7. The show makes sense again, each episode touches on that emotional nerve earlier seasons were known for, and it’s just plain funny. The move to ABC does show at times as the hospital building is less utilized and some characters don’t appear in some episodes (I think JD hasn’t been in two) but the show is hitting on all cylinders. Even the interns that they’re currently pushing on YouTube and heavily on the show work very well.

The interns work so well in fact that even with most of the main cast leaving at season’s end (Braff, Faison, Reyes) and hints of another doctor leaving Sacred Heart, I think Scrubs could even last for a season with the new interns and old favorites like the Janitor, Cox, Kelso, and Ted. But ABC (or the fans) probably won’t go for it.

So while ABC and Bill Lawrence decide my favorite TV show’s ultimate fate, I’ll just savor every moment of season 8 and envision the day when I get all my Scrubs DVDs back so I can get my marathon on again.

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Sources say ABC is in negotiations to pick up 18 episodes of the show from Disney corporate sibling ABC Studios, which has produced the series for NBC since 2001.

A broadcast show switching networks, though often discussed during contract renewals, is a rare event. Previous network jumpers include "JAG" (NBC to CBS) and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB to UPN).

The writers strike cut short NBC's 18-episode final-season order for the Zach Braff medical comedy to 12 episodes. Sources say the network has been reluctant to order additional episodes for next fall, citing the fact that it already has some fresh episodes in the can. NBC reportedly floated various end game scenarios to producers, including ordering one final episode, or producing the remaining episodes direct to DVD.

Details of the ABC deal are still being hammered out as contracts for most cast members and writers have not been picked up beyond the current season.

After struggling in recent years to launch a hit comedy, ABC scored this season with Christina Applegate freshman "Samantha Who?" The "Scrubs" pickup will give ABC another half-hour title with a built-in audience, and it makes financial sense for Disney.

It's been a rocky ride for "Scrubs" on NBC. The network has repeatedly shifted the critically praised but modestly rated show around its schedule. For the past two seasons, NBC also waited until the 11th hour to pick up the comedy series with partial season orders.

Most recently, "Scrubs" has aired as part of NBC's Thursday night lineup along with "The Office," "My Name Is Earl" and "30 Rock," where the medical comedy was often the lowest-rated of the bunch.

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Please oh please oh please!

That's all that can be said about the latest buzz whipping through Hollywood today regarding NBC's notoriously underappreciated comedy, Scrubs.

Inside sources at ABC confirm to us that the "wheels are in motion" to bring Scrubs to the alphabet network, and one highly placed insider says it is looking "very likely" that the move from NBC to ABC will go down.

Say it with me now: Holler!

Word is, although Scrubs honcho Bill Lawrence had planned to wrap up the series at the end of this season, the prospect of a new network—one which appreciates and actually promotes the series—has made him willing to produce...wait for it...18 episodes for a very solid eighth season next year over at ABC.

Even better news? Word inside the Sacred Heart inner circle is that Zach Braff—and all the key players—are also on board with an 18-episode run on ABC.

Obviously, this is jaw-droppingly good news for us fans, who have been deeply concerned there would be no proper ending to Scrubs, which was halted six episodes before finishing out what was to be its final season on NBC. Peacock-net insiders say the options NBC had offered Lawrence to close out the series were "disappointing" and "just not enough," including one final episode to wrap up the storyline or a straight-to-DVD finale.

Just last week at the Independent Spirit Awards, Zach Braff had this to say about Scrubs' status: "The network is figuring out how many they want. The studio is figuring out how much they want so…this is the last season. It’s over but we’re not exactly sure how many more they’re doing." Well, ZB, how about 18 more on a network that will love you?! How's that sound?
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Scrubs, which is produced by ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone), has been courted by ABC before, and is a personal favorite of ABC President Steve McPherson, who helped develop the show while he was at Touchstone, alongside Lawrence (with whom he remains good friends).

Last May, when NBC announced it was picking up Scrubs (so ABC could not have it) McPherson told me: "I am bummed. Bill and I developed that show together, and we had a beer early last week and we were hoping it would work out. But I'm happy for those guys that they got another year. It's such a great show."

Clearly.

(A request for comment from NBC has not yet been returned. We'll let you know if we hear anything more.)

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Dragon Ball Z Sagas is addictive. Especially with the cheat codes.

I'm regularly watching Heroes, House, South Park, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, The Office, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.  And of course Scrubs as I catch up on last season before the season premiere this Thursday.  And The King of Queens a lot too thanks to Ed. And the Sunday night Adult Swim line up (Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, Frisky Dingo, Lucy Daughter of the Devil, and Venture Brothers.  And Boondocks is back on Mondays at 11:30!

Now let's hope there's regular posting.