Scrubs 2x01-2x22
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oyceterAm now in NYC! Managed to brave the crowds at the airport as well, though honestly, they weren't all that crowded.
I can hear the band practicing for the Macy's parade right now.
Yay!
Guess who stayed up last night till an absolutely ungodly hour finished S2 of Scrubs? So good! My wee shippy heart squees! Also, I have S3 all downloaded and prepped for viewing for when I get back, yay!
I'm still not quite sure how the show got me hooked so very quickly! I don't know, there's something in it that makes me love all the characters and feel soft and mooshy toward them (except for Dr. Kelso and the Janitor, but then, they just crack me up). I don't know how much of this is normal for a sitcom, seeing as how I don't watch many, and how much of it is Scrubs.
One of the things that I've found I really like about the show is that the characters all have separate relationships with each other -- even while Carla dates Turk, she looks after JD, tries to be friends with Elliot despite Elliot's constant case of foot-in-mouth, and she even watches after Dr. Cox. I like that sense of friendship. Also, I was happy that Elliot and Carla get to be closer friends this season. They're not best friends like Turk and JD yet, but I like that it's there. And I like that Dr. Cox has friendships with the other residents who aren't JD as well (well... I use "friendship" loosely), and that Turk and Elliot are friends, and etc. And even the Janitor is starting to talk to non-JD people!
Another bit that I've really been liking about the show is its portrayal of relationships. Again, I'm not sure how much of this is actually special and how much of it is me being warped by experiences in the Jossverse and XF. But right now, there are two long-term couples going on in the show. I like how there was very little of the getting-together stage with Turk and Carla, and one of my very favorite moments of the season is when JD goes to Turk to apologize and mentions that Carla said something about "we have to save money."
JD remarks that it wasn't a "we're dating" we, but a "we're spending the rest of our lives together" we, and Turk just sort of nods quietly and says, "Yeah." Then later, while the two are sitting outside and eating pudding, JD just quietly asks, "So... you think you're gonna marry her?"
Turk just nods quietly again, "Yeah, man."
"Wow," says JD.
It felt like a moment from my life or something, not big and TV-like, just a small sort of moment. It's not even some giant declaration of love, and I like how quiet and everyday and normal it is.
Ditto with the Jordan and Dr. Cox relationship. This one I'm totally biased on, because OTPSQUEEOMG! (yes, I am rather embarrassed by this development as well!) I like that there's a sense of a relationship going on, that Dr. Cox would pick pregnant, hormonal, bitchy Jordan over the gorgeous Heather Locklear character at the drop of a hat. I like how despite the thick shields of snarkiness that both of them have, they're trying to work things out again.
I am a total sucker for these sort of second-chance romances, despite thinking that they're pretty much doomed from the start in real life. I like that Jordan goes after Perry later and says that before, one of them would storm off, and the other would be too proud to go after, and that she's sticking it out this time.
Also, I like how Scrubs focuses on the small moments between couples. Like, Carla and Turk having a romantic dinner on the roof -- she brings salad for her and buffalo wings and blue cheese for him, because the thought in getting his favorite foods is more romantic than the stereotypical chocolate and roses. Or Dr. Cox getting completely irritated with Jordan and then going out to get her a hamburger and not forgetting the curly fries. I'm actually not that interested in watching the formative stages of a couple -- I see that often enough in chick flicks and read about it enough in romances. Everyone goes for the heady romance of falling in love, and I wish more shows and books would address the aftermath of building a relationship instead of going for breakup drama.
Again, I'm not sure how much of this is just Scrubs, or if most sitcoms do this or what.
It does have a little more girls-gone-wild type daydreams than I would like; I wish Elliot in particular wouldn't keep taking off her shirt. Also, I wish there were more minority characters in larger roles. Carla's Latina and Turk is black, as is Nurse Laverne. There's also Dr. Wen, the attending surgeon, who's Chinese, as is Bonnie, the star surgical resident. I feel somewhat that this is more than most shows I watch, but again... I keep wondering if the sitcom sphere is different somehow. The topic of racism and feminism comes up every so often, not in an anvilly way though. Well, they do tend to make Elliot the feminist advocate, but in her sort of neurotic Elliot way. I also like that Turk and JD are best friends, and that race isn't ignored, but it's also not a Special Issue of the Week thing. (JD: "I think it's so racist how you have that stereotype of black people yelling at the screen in horror movies!" Turk: "You just wish you could do that." JD (wistfully): "Yeah...") Ok maybe that was a bad example. It's hard to explain though.
I just get such a sense of fondness from the show! Watching the extras, I get a feeling that the actors all love the show, that the producers and the writers all love it, that everyone there is goofing around and having a really fun time. I like how John C. McGinley's interviews (he plays Dr. Cox) usually have the actresses who play Jordan and Elliot sitting around and laughing as well. It feels comfortable.
The show itself just seems so nice and squishy at heart, despite being a comedy. Even Todd the macho surgeon who goes around making penis jokes isn't offensive, amazingly, because he's so happy when he does it and he honestly doesn't mean any harm. He... just doesn't know how else to socialize or something (also, he runs after tennis balls when JD throws them). I also get a sense from all the characters (except Dr. Kelso and the Janitor, of course) that they're all trying hard, that they really want to do the right thing. Even from prickly Jordan and Dr. Cox. And oh, I am getting all squishy and sappy now, but it is so nice to watch something in which the characters are complicated but are also nice, decent people underneath.
Anyway. Someday I will stop babbling about Scrubs, but I fear you will all have to suffer some more babbling as soon as I get through S3.
I can hear the band practicing for the Macy's parade right now.
Yay!
Guess who stayed up last night till an absolutely ungodly hour finished S2 of Scrubs? So good! My wee shippy heart squees! Also, I have S3 all downloaded and prepped for viewing for when I get back, yay!
I'm still not quite sure how the show got me hooked so very quickly! I don't know, there's something in it that makes me love all the characters and feel soft and mooshy toward them (except for Dr. Kelso and the Janitor, but then, they just crack me up). I don't know how much of this is normal for a sitcom, seeing as how I don't watch many, and how much of it is Scrubs.
One of the things that I've found I really like about the show is that the characters all have separate relationships with each other -- even while Carla dates Turk, she looks after JD, tries to be friends with Elliot despite Elliot's constant case of foot-in-mouth, and she even watches after Dr. Cox. I like that sense of friendship. Also, I was happy that Elliot and Carla get to be closer friends this season. They're not best friends like Turk and JD yet, but I like that it's there. And I like that Dr. Cox has friendships with the other residents who aren't JD as well (well... I use "friendship" loosely), and that Turk and Elliot are friends, and etc. And even the Janitor is starting to talk to non-JD people!
Another bit that I've really been liking about the show is its portrayal of relationships. Again, I'm not sure how much of this is actually special and how much of it is me being warped by experiences in the Jossverse and XF. But right now, there are two long-term couples going on in the show. I like how there was very little of the getting-together stage with Turk and Carla, and one of my very favorite moments of the season is when JD goes to Turk to apologize and mentions that Carla said something about "we have to save money."
JD remarks that it wasn't a "we're dating" we, but a "we're spending the rest of our lives together" we, and Turk just sort of nods quietly and says, "Yeah." Then later, while the two are sitting outside and eating pudding, JD just quietly asks, "So... you think you're gonna marry her?"
Turk just nods quietly again, "Yeah, man."
"Wow," says JD.
It felt like a moment from my life or something, not big and TV-like, just a small sort of moment. It's not even some giant declaration of love, and I like how quiet and everyday and normal it is.
Ditto with the Jordan and Dr. Cox relationship. This one I'm totally biased on, because OTPSQUEEOMG! (yes, I am rather embarrassed by this development as well!) I like that there's a sense of a relationship going on, that Dr. Cox would pick pregnant, hormonal, bitchy Jordan over the gorgeous Heather Locklear character at the drop of a hat. I like how despite the thick shields of snarkiness that both of them have, they're trying to work things out again.
I am a total sucker for these sort of second-chance romances, despite thinking that they're pretty much doomed from the start in real life. I like that Jordan goes after Perry later and says that before, one of them would storm off, and the other would be too proud to go after, and that she's sticking it out this time.
Also, I like how Scrubs focuses on the small moments between couples. Like, Carla and Turk having a romantic dinner on the roof -- she brings salad for her and buffalo wings and blue cheese for him, because the thought in getting his favorite foods is more romantic than the stereotypical chocolate and roses. Or Dr. Cox getting completely irritated with Jordan and then going out to get her a hamburger and not forgetting the curly fries. I'm actually not that interested in watching the formative stages of a couple -- I see that often enough in chick flicks and read about it enough in romances. Everyone goes for the heady romance of falling in love, and I wish more shows and books would address the aftermath of building a relationship instead of going for breakup drama.
Again, I'm not sure how much of this is just Scrubs, or if most sitcoms do this or what.
It does have a little more girls-gone-wild type daydreams than I would like; I wish Elliot in particular wouldn't keep taking off her shirt. Also, I wish there were more minority characters in larger roles. Carla's Latina and Turk is black, as is Nurse Laverne. There's also Dr. Wen, the attending surgeon, who's Chinese, as is Bonnie, the star surgical resident. I feel somewhat that this is more than most shows I watch, but again... I keep wondering if the sitcom sphere is different somehow. The topic of racism and feminism comes up every so often, not in an anvilly way though. Well, they do tend to make Elliot the feminist advocate, but in her sort of neurotic Elliot way. I also like that Turk and JD are best friends, and that race isn't ignored, but it's also not a Special Issue of the Week thing. (JD: "I think it's so racist how you have that stereotype of black people yelling at the screen in horror movies!" Turk: "You just wish you could do that." JD (wistfully): "Yeah...") Ok maybe that was a bad example. It's hard to explain though.
I just get such a sense of fondness from the show! Watching the extras, I get a feeling that the actors all love the show, that the producers and the writers all love it, that everyone there is goofing around and having a really fun time. I like how John C. McGinley's interviews (he plays Dr. Cox) usually have the actresses who play Jordan and Elliot sitting around and laughing as well. It feels comfortable.
The show itself just seems so nice and squishy at heart, despite being a comedy. Even Todd the macho surgeon who goes around making penis jokes isn't offensive, amazingly, because he's so happy when he does it and he honestly doesn't mean any harm. He... just doesn't know how else to socialize or something (also, he runs after tennis balls when JD throws them). I also get a sense from all the characters (except Dr. Kelso and the Janitor, of course) that they're all trying hard, that they really want to do the right thing. Even from prickly Jordan and Dr. Cox. And oh, I am getting all squishy and sappy now, but it is so nice to watch something in which the characters are complicated but are also nice, decent people underneath.
Anyway. Someday I will stop babbling about Scrubs, but I fear you will all have to suffer some more babbling as soon as I get through S3.
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