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List Price: $39.99 | | Label: ABC Video
Salesrank: 323
Released: August 25, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This half hour comedy focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh faced medical intern John JD Dorian as he embarks on his healing career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients, where humor and tragedy can merge paths at any time.
Bonus Features Include: My Bahamas trip, Bill Lawrence answers fans' questions, deleted scenes, bloopers alternate lines, webisodes
Description of Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season:
The first episode of Scrubs' final season ends with a sly kicker in which Zach Braff's J.D. rallies his colleagues as they enter their eighth year at Sacred Heart. "It's tempting to just mail it in," he states, "but there are still a lot of people who rely on us week to week. I think we owe it to them to be as inspired as we were in our first few years. I still think we're as good as anybody else out there." Indeed, Scrubs goes out at the top of its game. "People don't change, relationships don't change," the super-friendly but soulless new Chief of Medicine Taylor Maddox (a game Courteney Cox) proclaims at the end of her all-too-brief three-episode arc. How wrong she is. J.D. and Elliott (Sarah Chalke) become a couple again without too much drama. Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) and his dread ex-wife (Christa Miller) likewise declare their love for each other. Cox even forms a grudging friendship with his former nemesis Dr Kelso (Ken Jenkins), who in retirement has become a fixture in the hospital cafeteria where he takes full advantage of free muffins for life. Sad sack lawyer Ted (Sam Lloyd) and J.D.'s enigmatic tormentor Janitor (Neil Flynn) find someone to love, and Turk (Donald Faison) and Carla (Judy Reyes) prepare for their second child.
Things are different on the job front as well. Dr. Cox assumes the mantle of Chief of Medicine and struggles not to be overwhelmed by the bureaucracy. Bringing the show full circle, there is the next generation of interns (spin-off, anyone?) who test their mentors' patience. Eliza Coupe is a standout as Denise, who has a problem with compassion ("It's ironic that cancer starts with 'can'," she tells one patient). J.D.'s signature reveries aside, the final season goes easy on the fantasy. This season's Very Special Episode is a two-parter that takes the cast to the Bahamas for Janitor's wedding. Will Janitor finally reveal his name? Will Dr. Cox express his true feelings for J.D.? "Endings are never easy," J.D. muses in the finale. "I always build them up so much in my head, they can't possibly live up to my expectations, and I just end up disappointed." That will not be the case for loyal viewers who have stuck with Scrubs through thick and thin, NBC and ABC. If you're not moved by J.D.'s final walk through the halls of Sacred Heart or his home-movie vision of the future, then get yourself a heart transplant stat! --Donald Liebenson
Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season Reviews:
Great season, one complaint about the DVD 
2009-11-24 - This was easily one of my top 3 favorite seasons of Scrubs. Although it did have a few weak moments, mostly due to writers and cast members sitting out a few episodes, it was generally a great season with lots of good story-lines.
I do have one complaint about the way that the DVD was formatted, though: Was it really necessary to cut 'My Finale' in half? It originally aired straight through, and it really breaks up the continuity this way. I understand that when it's being rerun on TV it needs to be cut in two, but why on the DVD? It doesn't make any sense, and it's kind of annoying.
Otherwise, great season with a perfect ending. The only thing that would have made the ending even better would be to have not chosen to make another season after the perfect ending.
Great Show!
2009-11-09 - This is an excellent show and it never gets old. At this point you either like the show or you don't. So, if you like the show, buy the DVD. :-)
Let's Be Honest 
2009-10-24 - Look, I love Scrubs more than anyone. I think I have watched every episode from Season 1-Season 6 about three or four times each. With that said. the show finally became unwatchable to me in Season 8. The new cast of interns was just not interesting to me at all. The jokes were poorly done and all the original characters lost their edge. I think they should have wrapped up the show after Season 6. Instead of fabricating some drawn-out, aukward ending, the uncertainty with what happened next with JD and Elliott and their life-changing decisions would have been an in intriguing way to end the show. But as with most popular shows, they milked two more seasons (7 and 8) and possibly another one(9)! If you are thinking about buying season 8, my recommendation would be to instead buy the early seasons (if god forbid you haven't yet!) and stick with those. Season 8 is just too aukward and forced, and really isn't funny at all like the show was in its first 6 seasons. Some of the scenes with Elliott and J.D. in season 8 pondering their relationship are just painful to sit through. OK, I have rambled enough. Now the decision is on you. Choose carefully.
Best season of scrubs, sadly the last though 
2009-10-11 - This is really the best season of scrubs since the magic of the first few has worn off. The closing of the loose ends was well done, and the final episode was very satisfying. The only issue I have with this DVD release is that it isn't widescreen, You'll have to get the Blu-Ray version for that. However it is frustrating because all the special features were in widescreen, leaving the feeling of being hoodwinked for not springing for the more expensive format.
best season ever
2009-10-09 - a must buy for scrubs fans. this season was hilarious. though jordan isnt as funny as she was earlier in the show. and elliot can be quite annoying. this season is going to be a hard act to follow and i can only imagine season 9 will be a major disappointment.
