Scrubs Production in High Gear

Bill Lawrence clears up the status of the show
Christa Miller stars in A&E's The Andromeda Strain as a heroic and no-nonsense scientist tasked with stopping a deadly biological agent. She also plays Jordan on the comedy Scrubs, and happens to be married to Scrubs producer Bill Lawrence, who joined her on the red carpet for Andromeda Strain. Just after Miller finished talking about her make-out scene with Benjamin Bratt, Lawrence wandered over and chastised Miller for not talking about Scrubs. "You're only supposed to talk about our show to the press!" he said.Taking the opportunity, we wanted to clear up a mystery. As many Scrubs fans know, the series was cancelled by NBC, but has continued production of new episodes that are – allegedly – going to air on ABC. However, there has been no official statement by the ABC network or ABC Studios (who produces the show) about where the new episodes will actually air. I pointed out that the hospital where Scrubs films sure seems busy for a show that is officially cancelled."We're just doing it for fun," Lawrence joked. "Were I smart in the way that networks and the legal stuff works I would imagine that you're not allowed to mention anything about the future of the show until it's done airing on NBC. And the last episode airs tomorrow night."
The move from NBC to ABC happened because Scrubs was unable to finish up what would have been its final season due to the writers' strike. When asked about the prospect of an actors' strike, Lawrence said "Oh, man. That would be a nightmare. I can't personalize it because there's bigger issues at play, but to have fought so hard to keep our show going and get to finish it if we're lucky enough to – and if that were to happen it would be such a bummer."When asked what he'll do should a new strike come to pass, Lawrence said, "This ends with me paying the actors out of my pocket to make the show for my family and friends. We'll do a stage play in my yard. I'm crossing my fingers that cooler heads prevail on both sides and they find a good agreement there."