a tale of two elliots

To tell the truth, I'd been a little concerned about this reboot of a show that I'd enjoyed twenty years ago.

Yes, I'm talking about "[scrubs]", still written in lower-case and with the brackets it wore for nine years.

The three major characters - 'J.D.' (Zach Braff), 'Turk' (Donald Faison), 'Elliot' (Sarah Chalke) - had all been 26, 27, and 25, respectively, in 2001, when the series began.

Those were all reasonable ages for medical interns, and as they aged, they moved into new jobs, as they should.

Now, it's 2026, so they're all at least 50 years old.

What the heck's going on???

Fortunately, the series has jumped ahead the quarter-century in time, right along with the actors of those characters.

'J.D.' and 'Elliot' had married, but are divorced and never had children; 'Turk' and 'Carla' are still married and have four daughters of various ages.

Okay, that's good, but what's going to make the show work?

Here's what: they kept the song, and they kept the format: it's still a vlog of the thoughts and daydreams of 'J.D.'. 

Very nice!!!

In tonight's episode, "My Rom-Com", there was a line I just loved!

'Elliot' is upset about the new towel dispenser in the bathroom and 'Carla' tells her to get a grip.

Her response is priceless: "I can't get a grip, my hands are wet."

Hahahaha!!!

After that, I pulled up an episode of "Just Shoot Me!" that I'd recorded two days ago.

I really like that show... but it doesn't come on until 3 AM on Mondays.

So, I try to remember its schedule so I can enjoy on my time!

Here's the thing: I had not realized that it's 'Elliot' was spelled the same.

Hahahaha!

On this show, that character is a male photographer who gets to point his camera - all puns intended - at all the hot models. 

I do so love Enrico Colantoni in that role!

This time, in "What The Teddy Bear Saw", he's talking to 'Nina', who has just expressed one of her usual dingbat thoughts.

He then asks, "When you tilt your head to the side, does it sound like a rainstick?"

Hahahaha!

Just think, if I hadn't run these two shows back to back, I would have missed the similarity: they both give me jokes and puns!

Right place, right time!

(smile!)