Scrubs goes back to school

What we already knew is that long-running hospital sitcom (and favorite of bambat) Scrubs would be back next year for its ninth season. We also know that the shows star, Zack Braff, along with many others, would not be back. What we didn't know is what the hell Scrubs was going to look like without J.D. Now we know. From Ausiello:

Scrubs boss Bill Lawrence said his cancellation-defying comedy would undergo an extreme makeover in its ninth season, and, man, he wasn't kidding. When the show returns next winter, the action will shift from the hospital to the classroom and make med-school professors of John C. McGinley's Dr. Cox and Donald Faison's Turk.

Color me a hopeless optimist, but I think this can work. McGinley and Faison are more than capable of keeping the show entertaining, even if they don't have the rest of the Scrubs gang (which it appears they won't). That being said, Braff, Judy Reyes, Sarah Chalke, and Ken Jenkins have all agreed to guest spots. Neil Flynn aka The Janitor aka Glenn Matthews is appearing in ABC's The Middle, but perhaps he can make an appearance once that show is canceled after six episodes.

As for the rest of the cast:

Lawrence insists "half the cast, if not 60 percent of it," will be comprised of freshmen, one of which will be more recognizable than the rest. "[ABC] is really after us to hire a big name," he reveals. "So one of them will be fairly famous."

Let the speculation about who that "big name" might be begin. If nothing else, it will certainly be interesting to see if Lawrence can pull it off, especially with some of his energy being directed towards Cougar Town. I know all of bambat will be tuning in. How about you?

via Ausiello