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Brian Damage · 03-24-2008, 08:52 AM

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The cast of "Scrubs" is back at work Monday, but the big question is, for which network?

For the past month, ABC has been in negotiations with its Disney corporate sibling ABC Studios, which produces the show for NBC, about picking up the comedy with an 18-episode order. NBC had raised objections to the plan.

Sources said the cast is coming back to finish shooting an episode for NBC that was disrupted by the recent 100-day Hollywood writers strike. The actors also are expected to film a few more episodes despite the fact that NBC opted not to pick up more segments from what was supposed to be the show's seventh and final season.

Sources indicated that ABC Studios had planned to produce a couple of extra episodes of "Scrubs," even without an order from NBC, to possibly be included on the series' DVD set.

Now, the new episodes are intended for ABC, as a pickup by the network is said to be likely. While the sticking points with NBC for the most part had been resolved, the dealmaking keeps stretching out, focusing primarily on securing the cast, most of whom didn't have pacts beyond this season. Sources said actor contracts are now complete for nearly every cast member, including star Zach Braff.

Six episodes of "Scrubs" have aired so far this season, and five original episodes remain to air on NBC. After the strike, NBC told ABC Studios that the network was declining to pay for the season's remaining episodes. NBC's move freed up the studio to shop the comedy elsewhere.

ABC has been interested in getting the comedy for years and started negotiations for the series. The "Scrubs" writing team has been hard at work since the end of the strike, penning scripts for the show's potential eighth season on ABC.

The networks declined comment.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Chocolate Moose · 03-28-2008, 02:03 PM

Pople aren't going to come back to watch in droves if they wait too long ...

JulieSomoski · 03-28-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

Pople aren't going to come back to watch in droves if they wait too long ...

I agree. NBC needs to just let up on this show and give full rights to ABC already. You can tell NBC could care less about this show, shuffling it around on their schedule, causing decling ratings for years already.

gotsmart · 03-28-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

I agree. NBC needs to just let up on this show and give full rights to ABC already. You can tell NBC could care less about this show, shuffling it around on their schedule, causing decling ratings for years already.

Yeah, since NBC doesn't own the show they really didn't (and still don't) care about it. I remember seeing promos last year for Thursdays and they would show 10 seconds each from My Name is Earl, The Office, and 30 Rock. After that they would just say "...followed by an all new Scrubs" and show no footage from the new episode. It seemed to me they didn't care if anyone watched or not. I think we'll get a season 8 from ABC. I have a feeling that the show will be treated with more respect over there.

From the Ausiello Report (It's still unofficial but I'll put it here anyway):

Question: What's the latest on Scrubs? I heard the cast went back to work on Monday. — Janel

Ausiello: Not true. The cast actually heads back to work tomorrow to do some reshoots on one of NBC's final five pre-strike episodes. After that's completed, they'll begin work on the first of 18 episodes to unofficially air on ABC next season. I'm also hearing that producers are unofficially adding three new interns to the cast in a recurring capacity. Sources confirm that my agent is all over that shiz.

http://www.tvguide.com/ask-ausiello/scrubs/080326-06

JulieSomoski · 03-28-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gotsmart

Yeah, since NBC doesn't own the show they really didn't (and still don't) care about it. I remember seeing promos last year for Thursdays and they would show 10 seconds each from My Name is Earl, The Office, and 30 Rock. After that they would just say "...followed by an all new Scrubs" and show no footage from the new episode. It seemed to me they didn't care if anyone watched or not. I think we'll get a season 8 from ABC. I have a feeling that the show will be treated with more respect over there.

From the Ausiello Report (It's still unofficial but I'll put it here anyway):

Question: What's the latest on Scrubs? I heard the cast went back to work on Monday. — Janel

Ausiello: Not true. The cast actually heads back to work tomorrow to do some reshoots on one of NBC's final five pre-strike episodes. After that's completed, they'll begin work on the first of 18 episodes to unofficially air on ABC next season. I'm also hearing that producers are unofficially adding three new interns to the cast in a recurring capacity. Sources confirm that my agent is all over that shiz.

http://www.tvguide.com/ask-ausiello/scrubs/080326-06

Hasn't ABC been seeking this show for their lineup for the past few seasons? It will get treated better by ABC . . . plus having a veteran sitcom on their lineup may help other new sitcoms next year, since ABC always has bad luck with sitcoms every season.

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