‘Scrubs’ creator says reboot is a ‘no-lose’ situation: ‘I’ll deal with the consequences’

Bill Lawrence has been around long enough to hear the comedy, the multicam sitcom — everything, really — declared dead. And for just as long, he’s kept his head down, making shows like “Spin City,” “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town.” Over three decades and various Hollywood business models, he’s experienced good times and bad. I think that this story is over in three seasons because if we started the fourth season with Jason Segel going, “I’m still so sad about my wife dying and I really messed up with my daughter,” people would be like. He’s like, “I just love the show so much, it would tarnish it.” I don’t think that’s true. Nowadays, it seems that a lot of the shows are “What’s the biggest, most talented movie stars you can get?” — and it’s such a gift to get to work with these people.