Two of our favorite TV doctors are back on the job. Scrubs stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison are reuniting for a weekly rewatch podcast called Fake Doctors, Real Friends With Zach + Donald.
As revealed by Entertainment Weekly, Fake Doctors, Real Friends is produced by iHeartMedia and sees Braff and Faison revisit each episode of the hit medical sitcom and provide a running commentary track. The duo will reminisce about their experiences filming the episodes and their personal friendship, as well as answer fan questions about the show. Future episodes of Fake Doctors, Real Friends will feature guest stars, including Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.
“We started thinking of doing this for the people who did watch the show, fans of Zach and I who are wondering what we’re doing and how we’re doing,” Faison told EW. “This is a great place to check-in and hopefully enjoying conversations between two best friends.”
“It’s almost like DVD commentary,” Braff said. “We’ll sit around and talk about funny stories and things we remember behind the scenes.”
The new podcast comes a decade after Scrubs ended its nine-season run (seven seasons on NBC and the final two on ABC). For the majority of its run, the series revolved around Braff’s John “J.D.” Dorian and Faison’s Christopher Turk, along with Sarah Chalke’s Elliot Reid, three up-and-coming doctors moving up the ranks at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital. The series was heavily retooled for Season 9, with both J.D. and Turk becoming teachers and the focus shifting to a new group of med school students. Braff told EW the two have every intention of making it all the way to Season 9 during the course of the podcast.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing much of the entertainment industry to a standstill, this is the latest example of celebrities trying to entertain fans by looking back at their past work. Other examples include director Zack Snyder releasing a revealing new commentary track for Batman v Superman and Power Rangers designer Sanit Klamchanuan revealing what the Green Ranger might have looked like in a sequel.
For more Scrubs nostalgia, why not check out IGN’s list of the 10 best Scrubs episodes?
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The first episode of Fake Doctors, Real Friends With Zach + Donald is available now on all podcast apps. New episodes will air on a weekly basis.
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Source: IGN.com Zach Braff, Donald Faison Announce Scrubs Rewatch Podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends