Scrubs is the best medical show

Humor: My opponent says that in a dramatic scene: "I was pointing out that one notices(as in, in a dramatic scene) that the show focuses too much effort on comedy, and that when a dramatic turn of events occurs, the show does not handle it well. Compared to the fantasy sequences and general tone of the show, any dramatic scene goes completely against the focus. This point(with the fact that a combination of comedy and drama are needed to make a show enjoyable to watch) by itself should be enough to show why Scrubs is not the best medical show, since other medical shows are able to blend drama and comedy in a much more fluent way. -See video 1. Let me point out, that if you watch the videos I posted during the second round, you'll find yourself laughing hysterically (much more than you would on House or any other Medical Show), but then you watch the video with Laverne's death. Now your sad (unless, of course you don't have a soul). The reason why it focuses a lot on the comedy is because, well, it's a comedy. It says it in the description and has been said countless times in this debate. It's comedy is laugh out loud funny, not "smile-a-little-because-the-joke's-kind-of-funny" type of funny like the House video. In fact, the comedic moments blending in with the dramatic moments is what makes the scenes for me. It reminds you that, while bad things are happening, there's always something good. You said that "since other medical shows are able to blend drama and comedy in a much more fluent way", I ask, when, in an episode of House, or Grey's Anatomy or ER, have they featured a joke during a very emotional part? Yes, there are some jokes by House while diagnosing a patient, but what about when it turns serious? The ability to sneak in some comedy during dramatic parts is what make scrubs amazing. Scrubs knows when to stop with the comedy too. "My Lunch", a beautiful written episode in the fifth season, featured the first half of the episode with top-notch comedy that had me falling of my chair. Then at the end of the episode was the saddest part of any show I've seen. There was no comedy, because any comedy at all would of been out of tone, and so much funny stuff happened in the beginning. And the comedy is 5 times funnier than anything I've seen on House, which would probably be the second best medical show (I'll save that for another debate), and the ability to have a hilarious comedy mixed with drama is a remarkable achievement in itself. RealismMy opponent says that quite a lot of the shows plot revolves around generic sitcom formula, but hasn't just about every show featured a wedding, pregnancy, on-again, off-again relationships? All three have been used in just the first episode of season 7 of How I Met Your Mother, which had featured a couple weeks ago, long after Scrubs ended. Are you saying that no other medical show has any of these plots either? Almost every show has used at least one of these plots. And are these unrealistic to begin with? People have weddings. People have off-again, on-again relationships (it's going on with two of my friends right now for the last couple months) and lots of people get pregnant. In case you didn't know, doctors are allowed to have relationships with people, are allowed to marry, or get pregnant, especially since the main characters are all in their late-20's, early 30's, the age where everyone seems to be getting married and everything. Con also asks how a comedy showing death makes it better than a drama. The answer is: Most comedies don't feature deaths almost every episode, yet are still hilarious. Go on you television, right now, and go to the first sitcom you see. Is someone dying? Is one of the main characters going through postpartum depression? Is one of the main character's brother suffering from cancer? This isn't your regular sitcom. Polarity:When Laverne died, Carla imagines her and cracks jokes with her the entire episode. Well, most of the jokes (if not all of them) were made by Laverne, because Carla just wanted her to leave her alone because she was afraid to say goodbye to her forever. This was acceptably because It's a comedy It shows how Carla was just afraid to say goodbye to her forever so imagined her in her head so she didn't have too. (but eventually did) But when it came time for her to say goodbye, she did, ending the episode in a tear jerking emotional scene. Yes, it was a dramatic point of the show, and it gets bonus points for being a comedy, too, as I mentioned countless times before. My opponent also argues that, while I have never been confused by the show's polarity, I can't speak for everyone else. While yes, I can't speak for everyone else, however I'm pretty sure it doesn't take a genius to realize the message made by the show, probably because J. D usually narrates the moral at the end, making it relatively obvious. Life Lessons: While yes, shows like House, Nurse Jackie, and E. R have life lessons like pill addictions, and the portrayal of stress and perseverance, Scrubs does too. As you said, Dr. Cox's alcohol addiction comes into play frequently, not just in one episode. And they do show J. D, Turk and Elliot's major stress and perseverance, which goes on for seasons too, and are very wide themes. When it comes to Life Lessons, Scrubs is brilliant. Personal Growth: Yes, Elliot's social awkwardness still comes in play, but nowhere near as much as it used to. Whether you believe it or not, Turk did mature surprisingly a lot. J. D is still a nerdy and flamboyant person, but that's one of the main sources of comedy in this show: Nerdy J. D and his hilarious daydreams. A few more things I'd like to point out because this is my last post of the debate: IMDB: If you look up Scrubs, on IMDB, you'll find that it has a rating of 8.9, the highest of all the medical shows I've looked up. House was an 8.8, not as good, but close. But considering that over 70,000 users rated Scrubs, and only 33,000 users rated House, (almost twice as much), The Scrubs rating is most likely more accurate. Other medical shows I've looked up: Grey's Anatomy: 7.2 ER: 7.7 Nurse Jackie: 8.0 Hawthorne: 5,9 As you can see, Scrubs is the highest rated Medical show, maybe there is another medical show with a higher rating. If there is, feel free to inform me of it, but for now, IMDB stands as proof, that Scrubs is the best medical show. Acting: The acting in this show is amazing. John Mcginley is amazing as Doctor Cox, and Zach Braff was born for the role of J. D. I believe all of Con's arguments have been refuted in the best way possible.