Watch This Show

Network television is so bad it's not worth watching. Maybe network news (particularly if it's a habit), but even there any casual observer (let alone a really informed one) cannot help but notice a rising tide of internal inconsistencies, omitted key facts, and poor priorities. The exception that proves the rule: Scrubs. Stalled in its seventh season due to the writers' strike, the show has won all sorts of critical acclaim. I only became aware of it, however, a couple weeks ago, when I channel surfed onto a cable repeat. It's hilarious, poignant, witty, surreal — very human, very smart. Laugh out loud, tears in the eyes captivating. Missing the verisimilitude of a hospital chaplain, but they probably figured that would then too closely resemble MASH. If you're like me and had never heard of Scrubs, do yourself a favor and order some DVDs today!