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Scrubs: Zach Braff & Donald Faison Update Reunion Talk & New Projects

Published Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:07:11 -0600

by Tom Chang

Last updated Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:08:33 -0600

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Things are as copacetic as can be for Scrubs stars Zach Braff & Donald Faison, who are not only hosting their rewatch podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends on iHeartRadio, but they also appeared together in a Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile with a twist of a Westside Story song "I Feel Pretty." Instead of talking about love, they talk about the service T-Mobile offers as the two play neighbors. The two spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about a possible Scrubs reunion project, their current own independent works, and their podcast.

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"There are no plans," Braff said while also noting the frequency they get the question about another run on Scrubs. "We all want to do it in some capacity, whether it's a movie or a limited series or something. It's just that we can't do it without the king of all things 'Scrubs', Bill Lawrence. He just signed the biggest deal of all time and he is a bit busy. When Bill's available, so sometime in 3004. But in all seriousness, if the thing was right, I'm sure there's not a single cast member that wouldn't love to come back together and do it in some form." The series, which ran from 2001-2010 across NBC and ABC, starred Braff as Dr. John Dorian, who's learning to become a doctor as an attending physician at a hospital. Faison played his best friend and surgeon Dr. Christopher Turk, who was also his college roommate. It also starred Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, Neil Flynn, Christa Miller, and Ken Jenkins.

On Fake Doctors, Real Friends, Braff and Faison talk with fans while reflecting upon each episode. Various guests include their aforementioned co-stars, writers, and Lawrence himself. They've also discussed their various passions including their active projects. "We cannot have ever fathomed what the podcast has become," Braff said. "Not just in the United States, but globally. The iHeart numbers are insane. [On the podcast], we rewatch [Scrubs] and we talk about the show, but I think what a lot of people respond to is that we created this little community. It's me and Donald, our producer Joelle [Monique] and our engineer Danl [Goodman]. We talk and we go off on long tangents. It's like a friend group with inside jokes and obviously a shared love of Scrubs. I don't think I could have ever imagined it would be as successful as it's been. "I was very excited to be able to talk to Zach every day, especially during the pandemic," Faison added. "[With Zoom], the fact that I can see his face and he can see my face. It genuinely feels like we're hanging out. That really does transcend over the air into what the people are listening to. It really is us having a great time talking about something we did so long ago."

As far as current projects go, Faison's latest project on Adult Swim taps into his love for stop-motion animation. "I have Alabama Jackson coming out," he said. "It's a fast-paced, stop-motion, animated television series on YouTube that I partnered with Adult Swim on. It's about a man named Alabama Jackson who is saving Black history with Harriet Tubman through time travel. It's with the great Wanda Sykes as Harriet Tubman. Their nemesis is Woodrow Wilson played by the hilarious Seth Green. I've been a huge fan of stop-motion animation for pretty much my whole life. My buddy has one of those shows that is made of a set art form, and I pitched the idea to him and Adult Swim and they agreed to make it. The first episode of Alabama Jackson will air on Feb. 15 on Adult Swim's YouTube channel. I'm really excited about it." Oh, and then there's that little matter of DC's Legends of Tomorrow and his "golden" role on that…

For Braff, he has a couple of films in the works. "I have a film that I've made with Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh called 'A Good Person' that is going to be coming out in the fall. I should also say I'm in 'Cheaper by the Dozen' — I'm being a bad publicist for myself — which is the Disney+ remake with Gabrielle Union coming out March 18." For more on filming their T-Mobile Super Bowl commercial and if they have their own personal favorites from the big game, you can go to THR.