Review-"Scrubs: Season One"

I first caught this wacky comedy when its fifth season premiered in January. I loved it and just had to pick up the DVD sets to catch up on this awesome show. While season one doesn't quite live up to the latest season, it's still great. Any fan of comedy who hasn't given this show a chance, should give it a whirl.

Plot-This is a comedy set in a hospital following the exploits of medical interns and other employees. Friends for life, J.D. and Turk are joined by nurse Carla and neurotic Elliot. The focus is on their relationships and their struggles to adapt to life in the hospital. Making life even harder is money hungry Dr. Kelso, demanding Dr. Cox, and the Janitor who finds every possible way to torture J.D. It's one of the freshest and most intriguing ideas for a comedy in years.

Rating-10/10

Acting-Most of the actors are relatively unknown (the lead, Zach Braff was waiting tables until he got this job) so it is pretty surprising that the performances are so good. Braff is incredibly goofy and lovable in the lead role. Judy Reyes (Carla) and Donald Faison (Turk) are also very good. Sarah Chalke is adequate as Elliot. In addition, the supporting cast is exceptional. John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox) deserves an Emmy for his very funny rants. Neil Flynn (Janitor), Sam Lloyd (Ted), and Ken Jenkins (Dr. Kelso) also deserve mention for their outstanding performances.

Rating-10/10

Episodes-This show is very inconsistent but most episodes have at least one laugh out loud joke. However, one of the things I like the most is that the show doesn't always have to be funny. For a comedy, Scrubs has some awfully good storylines.

Rating-8/10

Video/Audio-There were some serious video issues in the early episodes. It looked very grainy and old to me. Luckily, these issues were resolved very quickly. I still have to take a point off though.

Rating-9/10

Extras-I was very impressed with the special features in this set. I didn't listen to any of the commentaries but I watched everything else and enjoyed it all. The outtakes and deleted scenes were actually better than they usually are in these kinds of sets. The feature on ad-libbing was interesting but more could have been done with it. "Newbies" examines the actors before they got the part. While the stories of how they got the job were interesting, nothing else was really new. Overall, Buena Vista came up with some nice extras that complement the show very well.

Rating-9/10

Conclusion-Scrubs is a great comedy that deserves a lot more love. Anybody who loves wacky humor will be in love with this show. Even those of you who don't particularly like that kind of comedy should be entertained by the interesting storylines. If you haven't given Scrubs a chance yet, please pick up the DVD sets or try a few episodes when it goes into syndication this September. I'm sure you'll like what you see.

Overall Score-46/50=92%
Similar To: Arrested Development, My Name Is Earl, How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy




Plot- I won't go into details. I believe the plot is great. The plot is funny at times and serious and touching at other times. I would consider this show a dramedy. Overall it is a little more comedy than drama. One thing that I really like is that every episode has a lesson on how you can improve your life. Overall it has a great plot.

Rating- 10/10

Acting- I believe everyone on the cast does a great job. I believe that Zach Braff does the best job. He is a lovable, goofy character. Other great performances include John C. McGinley (Dr Cox), Neil Flynn (Janitor), and Donald Faison (Turk). THe rest of the cast does a good job but not as good as the ones I listed. Overall a great cast with very lovable characters.

Rating- 10/10

Episodes- The episodes of this show are usually very good. Most shows have a least one laugh out loud moments and some have two or more. I agree though that at times it is not that funny. Not all the Episodes are geared to be hilarious. There are a couple episodes that are used for character development. About 75% of the episodes are great. About 15% of the episodes are good. 10% of the episodes are not that great. Every show has some bad episodes though.

Rating- 9/10

Video/Audio- There is not much to say here. The pilot looks grainy but what do you expect from the pilot that has a very small budget. I had no problems with any of the other episodes. The audio is good and I really like the theme song. Overall there is nothing to complain about.

Rating- 10/10

Extras- Scrubs has some of the best extra features I have seen in a Tv series on dvd. I didn't watch the commentaries so I can't comment on them. All the other features are interesting and are worth watching. Overall Scrubs Season One has great extras.

Rating-10/10

Conclusions- Everyone should give Scrubs a try. It is a funny comedy that also has great storylines. I believe the show is one of the best comedy's on tv today. The only problem I have with Scrubs is there are a couple of episodes that aren't that great. I would recommend that everyone give Scrubs a shot. Buy the first set and watch a few episodes and you will probably want to go out and buy the other two sets. You will want to get them all watched because the next season begins next spring.

Overall Score- 49/50=98%