Curse Thee, Peacock!

Vile, old-skool logo!

It is with resignation that I've accepted NBC's continued shabby treatment of "Scrubs." Though nominated for four Emmys, the suits in Peacockland have decided that they'll use their only great show as a mid-season replacement, bumping it out of the opening fall line-up. Despite Zach Braff's skyrocketing notibility, the red-headed stepchild of National Broadcast Corp. will continue its wandering ways from day to day and timeslot to timeslot. Usurping the programmers, I recently spent the better part of a week watching the ambitious first season, newly released on DVD, and the show hits its stride with impressive speed. Funny stuff.

In a positive note, while continuing to prop up Thursdays with feculent garbage like "Will & Grace" and "Joey," NBC is bringing back "The Office" for another season. After disappearing from sight like poor Chrissie Watkins in Jaws, I thought we'd seen the last of the American adaptation. I'm pleased that Steve Carrell will be granted another chance to take this conceit to strange new places.