With the new season of 'Scrubs' premiering this Tuesday, the show's new home ABC is launching a series of webisodes (ala 'The Office') that feature some of the new cast members that are going to be around to try and hide the fact that some of the stars won't be - as budgetary constraints didn't allow for all of the stars to be in all the episodes. The video introduces the new class of interns at Sacred Heart (with the notable exception Aziz Ansari) as well as a few cameos from the old cast we already know and love. A fun surprise was seeing 'Little Giant's' Todd Bosley as Howie, one of the new goofball interns.

If this short is a preview of what we can expect from the eighth season of Scrubs, then I'm fairly excited. This short webisode is arguably better than any episode in the past two seasons, even featuring line-for-line callbacks to the early seasons of the show. This comes as little surprise, as 'Scrubs' creator Bill Lawrence has said that this season will be more like the early seasons of the show in tone, allowing them to focus on these new interns as students with the old cast as teachers.

As star and narrator Zach Braff, Judy Reyes, and creator/excrubtive producer Bill Lawrence have said they will not return after this season, the direction the series is taking seems like a natural progression and one easily continued should, say, ABC decide to keep the show on past what it supposed to be the eighth and final season.

All and all the webisode is a good sign, but it begs the question – if Scrubs does continue would you watch a Zach Braff-less Scrubs starting a cast of relative unknowns? Tell us what you think in the comments. And make sure to watch the season premiere of Scrubs, Tuesday at 9/8c on ABC.

Okay, I've always been a fan of Michael Cera. Ever since Arrested Development premiered he's been one of my top five favorite tall awkward teen actors. Superbad, Juno, his guest stint (alongside Arrested Development co-star Alia Shawkat) in Veronica Mars. I even saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. For him. Even though back in September he said this:

“I don’t think I would want to see a movie of [Arrested Development] if I was a fan, anyway… and I don’t really see a need for it if you can get the three seasons on DVD.”

Okay. So that hurt. But, the part that always got to me was how untrue and out of touch the comment seemed. The fans want it, his co-stars want it, even the show's creator Mitch Hurwitz wants it in a big bad way. Sadly it would seem that the only one on the planet who's not interested in a movie is Michael Cera.

Now I'm not mad at Cera, I understand is concern. I think someone needs to sit and down and show him some of the excellent movies that have been based on TV shows. Luckily, I've done the legwork. Check out a small guide to making Michael Cera understand after the jump.

1. Serenity:

Based On: Firefly.
Tell Cera: The Arrested Devlopment movie could have less of a bodycount.

2. A Goofy Movie:

Based On: Goof Troop.
Tell Cera: There wouldn't have to be any songs.

3. Reno 911: Miami:

Based On: Reno 911
Tell Cera: Show translated oddly well to the screen.

These are just a handful of examples. There are tons more to be learned from. I have faith in Hurwitz and the cast. If Goofy can do it, so can Cera.

Labels: A Goofy Movie, Arrested Development, michael cera, reno 911