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Scrubs: Complete Season 5 [2006] | ![Scrubs: Complete Season 5 [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5137pqV369L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actor: Zach Braff
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Format: Box Set, Pal
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 509 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
EAN: 8717418123444
ASIN: B000N9COS4
Theatrical Release Date: September 2, 2003
Release Date: June 18, 2007
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"I'm gonna have a good year, aren't I?" J.D. (Zach Braff), now an attending physician at Sacred Heart Hospital, asks in the fifth season's opening episode. All vital signs are good (the series did receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy), but longtime Scrubs fans may be forgiven a sense of deja vu, from J.D.'s whimsical reveries to Dr. Cox's (John C. McGinley) increasingly tiresome rants. The series itself acknowledges the palpable sense of been there, seen that with the clever episode "Deja vu, Deja vu." But don't pronounce Scrubs dead just yet. Directed by Braff, "My Way Home," the series' 100th episode, is a brilliantly conceived homage to The Wizard of Oz with J.D. and company finding their hearts, brains, and courage. Another powerful episode that shows a welcome maturity is "My Lunch," in which J.D. at last has lunch with his reluctant mentor, Dr. Cox, in the wake of a patient's death (happily, the music rights were secured for the DVD release so that the Fray's "How to Save a Life" is playing on the soundtrack when Dr. Cox has his own tragic setback), and the follow-up episode, "My Fallen Idol." While Scrubs has a tendency this season to get "more ridiculous" (in one episode, Neil Flynn's Janitor defies Ken Jenkins' Dr. Kelso to secretly keep a crow in the hospital), the scalpel-sharp writing affords Braff moments that are, in his character's own words, "classic Dorian." In the episode "My Half Acre," he mixes his sports analogies to tell Elliot (Sarah Chalke), "What's waiting for me in my room is what's known, in football terms, as a slam dunk," as he mimes hitting a tennis ball. Mandy Moore, displaying a surprising knack for physical comedy, follows Tara Reid and Heather Graham as a fleeting love interest for J.D. Other character milestones include pregnancies for Carla (Judy Reyes) and two other characters best left a surprise. Good for whatever ails season 5 are this set's extras, including an entertaining series retrospective, featuring interviews with the cast and creators, as well as commentary by Braff for an extended cut of "My Way Home." --Donald Liebenson
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 Unbelievable drop in form. March 20, 2007
disqo inferno
19 out of 81 found this review helpful
Season 5 is by far the worse season so far. It's such a drop in form from all previous seasons.
The main reason is that all seems to be silly, and trying to gain new viewers, the show afterall has always been a low ratings hit. But they just seem to leave the brilliant writing of great mixing between comedy and drama at the door, and now the comedy is totally slapstick, and by that, I mean not just in JD's mind. And the drama just feels so forced, and done badly.
Also, another annoyance about this season is that JD, and Elliot both seem to talk in horribly annoying voices all the time.
Here's something for you to do, watch a few episodes of season 5, then put in any disc of season 1/2/3, and you will really see the difference in the pure quality of the show.
If slapstick's your thing, then yeah, go for it. But if you fell in love with the Scrubs that mixed Drama/Comedy so unbelievably perfect, then this is a big drop in form.
 A new High for Dark Comedies February 24, 2007
River_dweller (West Yorks)
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
The reason that I have stated that Scrubs is a 'dark' comedy is becuase I belieive that this is the one true show that has established a bridge between in-your-face slapstick humour and real emotional attachment.
It's the fifth series so if you don't know anything about the show, then DO NOT buy series 5 or you will barley understand the logistics and circumstances that the young doctors are in, and it take away the show's brilliance.
With Elliot on her fellowship, Turk and JD both rooted into their careers and Carla into her marriage, it was time for the writers of the show to step up the idea of modern comedy. Is slapstick comedy dying out in scrubs, or would too much slapstick comedy in the show destroy it?? You decide.
And of course we come to Dr Cox. The central hub of all the emotions of the characters and the gears of the hospital. His malice towards JD has somewhat fizzled in this series, however he still finds time to yell and call him a girls name! Good times!
We have seen the trauma of JD, Elliot and Turk losing their first patient. Turk and Carla's marriage and Elliot's growing number of ex-boyfriends still add to the history of the show and with this comes a sense of commitment to succeed, both in the show and behind the scenes.
A particular dark storyline in series 5 is where Dr Cox, Turk and JD are alongside three transplant patients that are in need of organs. When a familiar face shows up at the hospital with an unidentifyable illness, the patient has a long stay in Sacred Heart. However a result does creep to the surface when the patient crashes and dies from an Overdose, not what the doctors were expecting. With this, a string of tangent storylines unfold where JD and Dr Cox blame themselves for that particular death, however Turk is desperate to use their organs. All goes ahead, but when the real illness unmasked Dr Cox realises that the organs were infected. An uncontrallable trauma for the doctors, as a result of which Dr Cox goes into a drinking spiral. All the doctors and nurses and even Kelso show up at his apartment in order to save him, but Cox is hit hard and it is a terribly sad ending. I forbid anyone not to cry in that two-parter.
In conclusion, Scrubs never ceases to amaze me and im sure many others feel the same. Series 6 please!
Not the Best Season, but compared to other TV Shows. It Rocks! April 13, 2007
C. Swan (London, England)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Series comes to DVD, contagious with extras including an extended cut of the 10th episode and a behind scenes look at the 5 years at Sacred Heart. As the gang enter their fifth year with the changes they made in conclusion to series 4, they find out just how scary change is, as JD begins his life on his own, and Elliot begins her fellowship, while Turk and Carla start their road to becoming a family.
Series 5 enters with a sollection of ultimate episodes including the 100th, My Way Home, directed by Zach Braff, His Story III - following the life of the Janitor and Her Story II following Carla and of course, the evr so talked about, My Lunch (which includes directors commentary).
If that's not enough, then come meet some of the short term residents including Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars), Mandy Moore, Elizabeth Banks & Jason Bateman.
You'll be a fool not to own this DVD!
But of course there is some negative points about the series, which includes the unfortunate arrival of the "stoner humour" which slowly turns Scrubs from an original show, to a typical sitcom. But this is Scrubs, and of course they still dodge that bullet to making the "stoner humour" into Scrubs humour.
Hey, this is pretty great! March 12, 2007
Pento Paper (East Morton, UK)
13 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've been watching Scrubs since season 2, and I can say that whilst Season 5 wasn't the best of the bunch, its easily the second best. In other words, whilst for Scrubs it isn't the best thing ever, compared to paler comedy shows, this demolishes the competition.
Season 1 was too moralistic; it was almost like Sesame Street with more jokes. Season 2, however, absolutely nailed it. That was a great season of comedy, drama and acting in a great package. The DVD of that rocks as well.
Season 3 was just fine, really, with "My Screw Up" being the highlight of that package. Season 4 made things too dramatic without ever being too funny and clever, so for this season, which started last October on E4, I was a little uneasy at the thought of more pointless character development.
It is, however, great! Easily the second best series of Scrubs, this has some really funny and engaging episodes. Its smart comedy, even though it has its dumb moments, and the characters are almost as good as ever.
Highlight episodes include the 100th, where JD is trying to get home but finds the hospital dragging him back. It does a good job of defining Scrubs, I suppose, although "His Story III", following a day in the life of the Janitor perhaps does it a little better.
The ending of "My Lunch" will hit you hard, much the same as "My Screw Up" did in Season 3, although perhaps with a little less polish.
The whole thing is well-worth buying, and with the exception of some dodgy characterisation of Jordan and Todd, will make a great boxset for days when you just need to escape from reality's cold grip.
The Extras are usually excellent on Scrubs, and this box won't be an exception. They recorded some commentaries for NBC.com(loads, actually), and I see no reason for them not to be on the set.
Buy it, and enjoy it. There aren't many more engaging comedies out there. I hope there's a seventh season.
 A mixed bag March 3, 2007
Mr. N. Ingram (UK)
12 out of 26 found this review helpful
I fell in love with Scrubs the first time I saw it on TV and over the years it has become my favourite TV show. Scrubs has some really classic episodes - some particularly hilarious moments, but also some brilliantly made, poignant, sentimental episodes (like the epsiode in Season 3 with Jordan's brother Ben). After 4 top notch Series of Scrubs I had very high hopes for Season 5.
Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. Don't get me wrong - it's still funny, and there are still some good, thought-provoking, poignant moments (the stand-out episode in the series being the episode in which there are three patients in need of a transplant, but in the end it turns out the organs they're given are infected). But in general, the jokes are a little tired and it's clear the writers are starting to run out of really original ideas, and end up reverting back to some quite old jokes. I took a particular dislike to the episode My Deja Vu, My Deja Vu - one thing that annoyed me about the later seasons of Friends was the "flashback" episodes which effectively just played lots of old clips from previous series and although this particular episode of Scrubs isn't strictly a "flashback" episode, it was still 20mins of jokes we'd seen before and which had completely lost their edge.
There are enough laughs and enough sentimental moments to keep the audience satisfied - but in general it's not a very consistent series (some episodes are good, some are particularly average). Anyone who enjoyed Seasons 1-4 will probably enjoy Season 5 - but don't expect the same standard as the first four Seasons.
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