Zach Braff reveals why Scrubs reboot has been delayed ahead of competing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with former castmate Donald Faison
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Zach Braff would love to reprise his role as Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian in a reboot of his hit medical sitcom Scrubs, but the reason for the delay has everything to do with creator Bill Lawrence.
'I'm gonna tell you something that nobody else is gonna get,' the 49-year-old Grammy winner told ET on Monday.
'Scrubs is a Disney show. Bill has a Warner Bros. deal. Once those two companies figure that out, I think the people will get what they want. I think it's gonna happen.'
Zach remains very close with the in-demand 55-year-old showrunner, who directed him in his new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey after he directed an episode of his Apple TV+ dramedy Shrinking.
'[Bill] is just a brilliant story teller. I don't know anyone quite like him. He also manages to make like five shows at a time and he's the nicest person. I don't know. I'm just very blessed to have my wagon hitched to him,' Braff gushed.
Zach Braff (L, pictured Monday) would love to reprise his role as Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian in a reboot of his hit medical sitcom Scrubs, but the reason for the delay has everything to do with creator Bill Lawrence (R)
The 49-year-old Grammy winner told ET on Monday: 'I'm gonna tell you something that nobody else is gonna get. Scrubs is a Disney show. Bill has a Warner Bros. deal. Once those two companies figure that out, I think the people will get what they want. I think it's gonna happen'
'It would be so much fun [to do Scrubs again with] all my favorite people. We all still hang out. A lot of people who were on long shows say that, but it's true. I was just on vacation with Sarah Chalke in Montauk...I'm going to the beach with Bill next weekend. We're all friends.'
The New Jersey native further explained why the Scrubs cast was so 'fried' after shooting nine seasons of the critically-acclaimed series, which aired on NBC and ABC spanning 2001-2010.
'By the time nine years were over, we were sort of all exhausted by it,' Zach admitted on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast Inside of You on Tuesday.
'We were starting to repeat jokes. Everyone's pretty fried. This was back in the day - and I'm sure you did this on Smallville - where we would do insane hours that people don't even do anymore. We didn't really have much of a life outside of it. So we were just kind of fried.'
Braff and his castmate-turned-BFF Donald Faison - who played Dr. Christopher Turk - will compete on Wednesday night's episode of the celebrity edition of ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
'It's so fun. Obviously, I won't give any spoilers, but we laughed our butts off,' the French Girl actor told ET.
'It was really fun.'
In 2020, Zach and the 50-year-old Clueless alum launched their weekly iHeartRadio podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends where they relive Scrubs one episode at a time, which is still going strong.
Zach remains very close with the in-demand 55-year-old showrunner (R), who directed him in his new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey after he directed an episode of his Apple TV+ dramedy Shrinking (pictured with Bill's nepo-baby Charlotte Lawrence)
![Braff gushed: '[Bill] is just a brilliant story teller. I don't know anyone quite like him. He also manages to make like five shows at a time and he's the nicest person. I don't know. I'm just very blessed to have my wagon hitched to him'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/14/18/88525725-13743473-Braff_gushed_Bill_is_just_a_brilliant_story_teller_I_don_t_know_-m-28_1723655866315.jpg)
Braff gushed: '[Bill] is just a brilliant story teller. I don't know anyone quite like him. He also manages to make like five shows at a time and he's the nicest person. I don't know. I'm just very blessed to have my wagon hitched to him'
![He added: 'It would be so much fun [to do Scrubs again with] all my favorite people. We all still hang out. A lot of people who were on long shows say that, but it's true. I was just on vacation with Sarah Chalke (R, pictured April 15) in Montauk...I'm going to the beach with Bill next weekend. We're all friends'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/14/18/83713759-13743473-He_added_It_would_be_so_much_fun_to_do_Scrubs_again_with_all_my_-a-16_1723655809840.jpg)
He added: 'It would be so much fun [to do Scrubs again with] all my favorite people. We all still hang out. A lot of people who were on long shows say that, but it's true. I was just on vacation with Sarah Chalke (R, pictured April 15) in Montauk...I'm going to the beach with Bill next weekend. We're all friends'
The New Jersey native further explained why the Scrubs cast was so 'fried' after shooting nine seasons of the critically-acclaimed series, which aired on NBC and ABC spanning 2001-2010
Zach admitted on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast Inside of You on Tuesday: 'By the time nine years were over, we were sort of all exhausted by it. We were starting to repeat jokes. Everyone's pretty fried'
He continued: 'This was back in the day - and I'm sure you did this on Smallville - where we would do insane hours that people don't even do anymore. We didn't really have much of a life outside of it. So we were just kind of fried'
Braff and his castmate-turned-BFF Donald Faison (M) - who played Dr. Christopher Turk - will compete on Wednesday night's episode of the celebrity edition of ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? hosted by Jimmy Kimmel (R)
The French Girl actor told ET: 'It's so fun. Obviously, I won't give any spoilers, but we laughed our butts off. It was really fun'
In 2020, Zach and the 50-year-old Clueless alum launched their weekly iHeartRadio podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends where they relive Scrubs one episode at a time, which is still going strong
Braff will next portray Israel O'Peele in Bill Lawrence's critically-acclaimed 10-episode adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's 2013 novel Bad Monkey, which premieres Wednesday on Apple TV+
Braff will next portray Israel O'Peele in Bill Lawrence's critically-acclaimed 10-episode adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's 2013 novel Bad Monkey, which premieres Wednesday on Apple TV+.
The Mattachine Family producer will voice a mystery character opposite Twister action star Glen Powell in Audible Original comedy podcast The Best Man's Ghostwriter, which premieres September 12.
Zach is also planning 'something really special early next year for the soundtrack' in honor of the 20th anniversary of his feature directorial debut, Garden State.
