The main highlight of this podcast episode revolves around the revitalization of classic shows and the excitement surrounding new adaptations, specifically the "Scrubs" revival and Netflix's "One Piece" live-action series. Host Joshua Noel and the illustrious Rev. Dr. Leah Robinson, dive into their thoughts on these nostalgic retreads, sharing their personal connections to the original series and how the new iterations capture or miss the magic of what came before. They also touch on other pop culture phenomena, like "Euphoria" and its heavy themes, balancing humor and heartfelt moments, making for an engaging discussion. The duo's witty banter adds a playful vibe, inviting listeners to reflect on their own viewing experiences and the changing landscape of television. So, whether you’re a fan of deep dives into character development or just here for the laughs, this episode has something for everyone.

The episode opens with a spirited discussion about the viability of reviving cherished shows, focusing on the revival of "Scrubs" and the Netflix adaptation of "One Piece". Joshua and Leah explore how nostalgia plays a significant role in these revivals, with Leah reminiscing about her college days spent binge-watching "Scrubs". She fondly recalls how the show perfectly balanced humor with genuine emotional moments, creating a lasting impact on viewers. They delve into the dynamics of the original cast and how the revival attempts to recapture that magic while modernizing its themes to resonate with today’s audience.

Transitioning to "Euphoria", Leah shares her thoughts on how the show tackles intense topics like addiction and the pressures of adolescence. The hosts discuss the importance of understanding the characters’ backgrounds, presenting a nuanced view of their struggles. Leah emphasizes that while "Euphoria" may be a tough watch, it prompts valuable conversations about youth culture and identity. They agree on the necessity of engaging with such content critically, acknowledging that it reflects real-life complexities, which can sometimes be uncomfortable to confront.

The conversation then shifts gears to "One Piece", where Joshua expresses his enthusiasm for the live-action adaptation. He shares his long-standing love for the anime and manga, highlighting characters and story arcs that have left a mark on him. Leah's playful commentary about the show’s quirks adds a light-hearted touch, illustrating how adaptations can bring beloved stories to life for a new audience. The hosts conclude by encouraging listeners to explore these shows, celebrating the enduring power of storytelling and the connections it fosters among fans.

Takeaways:

• The conversation dives into the emotional depths of HBO's Euphoria, exploring its heavy themes and complex character dynamics that resonate with the struggles of modern youth.
• Joshua and Leah discuss the exciting revival of Scrubs, highlighting how it taps into nostalgia while bringing fresh perspectives to the beloved characters and their growth.
• Fans of anime will appreciate the Netflix live-action adaptation of One Piece, which attempts to balance the original's essence with live-action storytelling quirks, while still delivering heartfelt moments.
• Euphoria is not just a show about high school drama; it serves as a bold commentary on addiction and the harsh realities faced by today's teens, making it a compelling watch, albeit with many trigger warnings.
• The hosts also touch on how the revival of Scrubs feels relevant in today's world, addressing current social issues while keeping the humor and heart that defined the original series.
• Finally, Leah and Joshua emphasize the importance of watching shows like Scrubs for emotional relief and laughter, especially during tough times, as they reflect on their personal connections to the characters.

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Can shows of old and IPs that we used to love still be made new and fresh.

Well, we're going to talk about that and more on today's episode of Systematic Geekology.

Doing another what's News episode, mainly talking about the Scrubs revival season, as well as the live action one piece on Netflix and a show called Euphoria. I'm excited for all this. It's going to be fun. I am Joshua Knoll, just here to talk about pirate stuff.

And here with the one and only the great doctrine Doctrine doctor Reverend Leah Robinson. Great to have you on.

Always a pleasure.

I say that like you're a guest. Like this is like a normal thing.

Now, but like, I take any and all titles. If you want to just keep adding Captain.

Dr. Reverend Leel.

Rams on rocks.

What? My brain's just like, is it ma' am, if someone gets, like knighted? That's a female. I feel like I only ever hear sir. Is it still sir?

I think it's Dame, isn't it?

I don't like that.

Like Dame Judi Dench maybe, but I don't like that.

So I'm not. I don't want to call you a dame.

You don't have to do that. You can call me a sir because gender is a social construct. Perfect.

Perfect. Sir Leah Robinson. Well, both of us would really appreciate if you guys listening would take the time to rate review our show.

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Do we have unique things now? Because I can't.

I think it's all.

But I don't know because I have to do my. My girl.

Oh, yeah, that's right. I don't know. I think. I think it's all the same. It's not like I'm a part of it or know what's going on or have the code.

You can tell who played sports and who didn't.

Yeah, I'm doing wonderful. But anyway, we do like to on this instead of talking about what we've been geeking out on lately. Lightning Round.

Boing, boing, boing, boing.

Talking about our Lightning Round. Just talking about some of the things that have been out recently that we've enjoyed that aren't our main topics.

I will say. And this actually works really well for the Lightning Round because I watched the movie.

I try to watch like a lot of the Oscar movies and so I saw Begonia, the one with Jesse something from Friday Night Lights and. But it's a movie and I will say that I went in it will. Emma Stone. Thank you, Stuart. Emma Stone. And it's this director that she was in. If you saw.

I think Poor Things was the thing he did before, but he makes weird movies.

Like this one is very like, I will tell you the premise and then I'll let you watch it is basically there's these conspiracy theory brothers who think that the head, the CEO of this company is an alien and they kidnap her.

Interesting.

And so it is a little, you know, you've got that point. So it's nothing of what you think of like the. The sort of fancy high art Oscar movies.

So I would say I want to leave it at that and you can watch it, see what happens. That's all the triggers. All the triggers.

That's good. I totally meant to today write down all my Lightning Round picks so I would remember them because I have like a lot that I wanted to say.

I had a very busy day, guys. It didn't happen. I know Null is getting near the end of its limited time comic run the out Ewing writing. And it's pretty. It's pretty awesome.

So I'm gonna shout out that comic. Starfleet Academy wrapped up I actually. I'm a lot more positive on it than I think other Star Trek fans seem to be. To be. It's not my favorite.

I mean, it's not one of my main picks today. So obviously I wasn't like. I don't like it as much as Strange New Worlds. That was awesome. You know, it was really good.

The new Daredevil season kicked off. I like it a lot, but not as much as some of our other hosts. So I just leave that for them to talk about because I'm like, man, I could. I love it.

But I don't think anyone can love it as much as Kevin Schaefer loves that show. That's his territory. I'm not touching it. The new Darth Maul, also awesome.

I'm going to make Christian mad because I'm writing an academic paper on the new Ray series and theology.

Nice. That's what I've been geeking out on is Leah's writing.

It's a co thing with me and Stuart. We're gonna write about. And then I'm talking. I'm gonna go do a talk at Will Rose's church about it.

That's my church. I'm gonna go. I'm a member, so I feel like I gotta go to, like, cool events.

If you're on the register, then you can come. Otherwise you can't. Sorry. But yeah, it's called A Theology of the Heroine's Journey.

Fun. Yeah, fun, man. I know I'm skipping stuff, but the one I know that I thought would surprise you, that you might, you know.

Oh, yeah, I'm ready. I've been ready.

You know, someone out there is gonna judge me for this, but I don't care. Love on the Spectrum is phenomenal.

Yes.

Season four just came out and I'm in love. I was sad with what happened to Connor and them, but as a whole, the season was great. It was fun. It was the same reason I like all the other seasons.

It's just, you know, people on the spectrum falling in love and it's great.

Isn't that what Will says at the beginning of the episode is we all geek out on something. So it's not just Star wars and Star Trek and comic books. That's my. That's my voice. It's also all the other things we geek out about.

I very seldomly do. I get into those, like, love shows or whatever. Like, my wife watches a lot of them. But like that one, I'm like, hold up. I'm not.

I don't want to miss Love on the spectrum. I love it. I don't know what it is. Like, this is.

I will put it on when I'm feeling bad. And this guy. I. I don't. I had no context because I just jumped in.

In this one guy was just like, I'm going to go on a date tonight and I'm going to start talking. And he started listing all these facts about dinosaurs. He's like, I know a lot about dinosaurs. I'm going to talk about dinosaurs. And I thought he.

I would have been okay on this thing.

I was like, some of them. I'm like, you're awesome. These people are wonderful human beings.

Yeah.

Just. Yeah. And, yeah, you know, it's fun. I like that. There's another one.

It's not Bridgerton, but there's another one of those, like, time periods, like, every now and then, like, either, like, the reality shows or those, like, period, like, romance pieces do pull me in. And this is one of those where I'm like, ah, this is just. It's good. I think part of it is because they have recurring characters, different seasons.

Like, I'm not just watching someone fall in love and then they lived happily ever after. Like, you actually see what happens next. And I'm like, that. That makes me like it a lot better.

I need to know about that one guy that met Jack Black, that was really obsessed with Jack Black, if he found love eventually. I really. I hope so. I really.

I really cheered for all of them. I think that's what it is. You just find yourself cheering for their happiness, and then you're like, you have to know what happens.

But also, I love it because they treat them like. There's a lot of these shows, especially on tlc, you could say are exploit.

Are exploiting people, but I feel like they really respect who they are as, like, humans. And, you know, when they say they don't want to go on another date, they're like, okay, yeah, like, I'm gonna make you go on a date with this person.

Because they're like, I didn't like that person.

And I think it also just makes more sense to me. Like, I have a hard time with, like, the cognitive dissonance with, like, some of these shows where it's like, we're finding this person.

They're perfect match. And I'm like, this supermodel had a hard time finding love. And you're like, like, what? But, like, this one, I'm like, oh, okay.

I actually see where, like, they need to find somebody else who's like, them and make a good fit.

It's hard being intelligent and gorgeous.

I wouldn't know.

Took me a while to find. To find that little geek.

Oh, man. So with that, like, I feel like I got. I got carried. I knew I was going through it, but, yeah, it's a good show. That's all I'll say for now.

So jumping in some of the main stuff before we get to, like, the actual main topics, I want to say some stuff that's coming up new that's not out yet that I'm looking forward to. There is a comic being written this summer for Pride Month that's going to be a continuation of Adventure Time. Some really good creators on board.

Some of the other Adventure Time comics of one Eisner's, like, their comics aren't just, like, silly cartoons. Like, they really continue the story in pretty cool ways.

And I get to see more of Princess Bubblegum and Marceline, who's just one of my favorite fantasy couples of all time. So I'm like, this is gonna be awesome. Then later in the year, we're looking at possibly getting Fable and Planet Zoo 3.

I love a good building game, so that's awesome. Also, Jurassic Park, Survivor, a Survivor, Jurassic park game. It's going to be great. So a lot of stuff.

Oh, I thought it was another movie. I was like, oh, my gosh.

I mean, I want more movies. I just love dinosaurs.

Just quit going to the. I don't feel sorry for him anymore. I'm like, at the first, I was like, quit going to the island.

I mean, sure, that T. Rex somehow ended up in New York that one time, but, like, it's fine. Come on.

Oh, man, I love all of it, but, oh, also, One Piece announced a Lego One Piece movie on Netflix, and it's going to be Usopp, which just makes so much sense. I would believe Usopp told any story. It doesn't mean that I believe the story is true, but I would believe any story he told was something that.

He said, I'm ready to see. I don't know if it's out yet, but I'm so ready to see the Super Mario Movie.

I think it just came out, but that one is one that I'm not ashamed to say that I'm waiting for streaming because, you know, I think I'm.

Gonna get me some popcorn and go and watch it. I was. I, I.

The first one was really entertaining.

Here's the deal. I. I don't usually go like Lego Movie. It all comes quite monotonous. But I love Super Mario. Like, that was my jam.

That's fair.

I was right in that age group. And so, you know, I don't do video games now. I'm not a gamer. That's for the other one in the house. But, like, I.

You give me a rainbow road and I'm gonna take you out.

So you're gonna tell me about a show called Euphoria, which I'm just gonna throw out there, I'm immediately interested in because it has Zendaya. I'm iffy. Cause Sydney Sweeney or whatever is on there. I don't like her. But like Zendaya.

Well, luckily, you don't have to like her on the show either.

What is this?

She might be a villain. So what's the show about? Okay, I have to say this, too. Like, Euphoria has every single trigger warning on planet Earth.

Like, I don't know if there is a good website, because I've been teaching a movie class about Jesus, but there's a lot of really interesting films about that. It's called does the Dog Die Dot com. And it's essentially. You do all of the. Yeah, it's like.

Basically, my students told me they were like, we've been doing that before every movie so that we know what happens. Because there's a couple of, like, Life of Brian. I forgot. There's just a full nudity scene.

You know, I don't remember that either, so.

I know. Well, that's what I'm saying. I don't either. And you're just like, oh, Life of Brian, this is fine. Or like, Jesus Christ Superstar.

Oh, come to find out, Judah is a person of color. Like, Jesus is very white. Like, you know, there's a bunch of stuff. So let me start by saying Euphoria has them all.

I'm not sure there's a single trigger warning that doesn't occur in Euphoria, So you should just know that going in. Also, I think if you have kids. I'm sorry. Ahead of time.

I think what this show does, it's a bunch of people that are basically in high school in the first season, and they've been friends for a really long time. And you can tell that, like, they interact with each other. And they clearly have known each other since, like, elementary school.

But what ends up happening is as they get older, they all kind of take on these different things that happen because we're all living these lives and they all. They start to shift, but they still come together as a group.

So, like, one is a drug dealer, one Is, you know, wanting to write this big play and be, like, a New York Times writer. You've got a transgender person on the show. You've got Zendaya. Yeah. So basically, they all. They do it.

What we would do if we lived in a small town, which was very akin to the town, like, that I grew up in, where you knew all these people since.

Since you were young, and you would pass them on the street, but, like, maybe someone's on meth and someone's, you know, off doing something, but you can still pass them and be like, oh, hey, Leah. Like, what's up? And so that's what the show is about. It's about relationships, but it's also about what these kids are going through.

Some of them you would hope to be your children, and some you would hope would never be your children. But I will say the thing about it that is the most amazing part that will, I think, hook you because it is shocking.

This is HBO Zendaya, because that I am hooked already.

Zendaya is like, she. I actually saw her do an interview because she has a new movie out with Rob Pattinson, and she said. He said, do you ever watch her old films?

And she goes, I don't, but if I really want to impress people, I'll show them you for you is what she. Okay. She is just. Her story is the core of it, and it is. I mean, she could do anything. And I'm like, there's no.

I will say there's not to give away, but there's no reason why you should root for her in the show. But every second, you're rooting for her. So, again, it's a tough.

You know, I. I saw Tucker Carlson starting.

I'm sorry.

He's starting to say things that make sense, and it's really. I know between him and Marjorie Taylor Greene, I'm like, you guys are causing me some dissonance here.

But he was saying one of the reasons that a lot of people voted for Trump was this idea of protecting. It wasn't so much him or his values, but it was this idea that he would protect essentially their values.

And when you watch the show, you just realize, I'm not sure that the values. What are you as much as you're trying here, I don't think you can keep them from this life. Like, not everyone's going to become a method.

I'm not saying that. But, like, I think what this show shows is that the days of, like, us coming home at dark on our bicycles, like, that doesn't.

That's not a world that we exist in anymore.

Yeah. Yeah.

And, you know, you might be living in a. Like, there's one mom especially that's just completely living in a fantasy world of, like, my kid is the greatest, and it's, like, just not true.

It's just not true. And then there's one mom who's terrible and her kid is the greatest.

Don't you hate it?

You know. Right, Exactly. I'm not sure what kind of. It's not a parenting handbook, I'll tell you that. Yeah. But.

So it's a rough, rough show, and I really want to lead with that, but if you can get kind of past, especially that first season, all you want to do is, like, hug Zendaya.

I. You know, I don't think my wife would like that as much.

Well, I don't know that you'd even want to hug her in that. Well, she's just so. She just needs so much help.

Listen, I. I keep things PG as much as I can.

Well, don't watch this.

Well, I mean, like, me personally and, like, how I behave online, but, like. And usually if shows, like, even have, like, sexual things, like, I'll go to the other room.

I'll, like, this is what I'm gonna use, the bathroom break. And maybe it'll be done by the time I come back.

You're gonna be in the bathroom for, like, the whole series.

But see, all this is, like. But with, like, a big asterisk. Would. Zendaya had a movie where. That was, like, that throuple thing. I'm like, I don't. I don't care. It's Zendaya.

I want to watch this.

She was perfect fasting for this, because I think you needed someone because she's pretty. It's. You shouldn't root for her.

Yeah.

And like, the whole time, you are just like, no, girl. No, no, no, no. But it is a series of you going, no, no.

So when I Googled the show and I do, like, all the, like, Google Analytics to see, like, what are other people asking about the show? I had a question that I was like, I'm interested to hear your answer because I know nothing about the show.

Okay.

The question that, like, apparently one of the questions that get asked a lot to Google. Does the show critique addiction and hypersexualization, or does it risk aestheticizing the very things that it's trying to challenge?

Like, there's variations of that question existed and I reworded it.

I would say that in terms of the drug addiction, I don't think it glamorizes it. If anything, it makes it seem pretty rough. Like it's a key, the both of those aspects.

This show is basically about growing up too fast and what that looks like and that some people grow up too fast not of their own. It's not their fault, you know, they're forced into these situations. And so I think there's that.

But I don't think the drug stuff is glamorized in that show. Like, if anything, you, you leave feeling pretty yucky about.

Gotta love a show that makes you feel yucky.

It does.

I really do sometimes. Like, there are some shows that I really do. I'm like, I like that this made me uncomfortable the whole time.

It makes you uncomfortable the whole time. But I will say then there are certain characters that. Because you're like, leah, why are you watching this? It's yucky. It's making.

You're going to the bathroom all the time. Like, what's the draw is you do start to. Again, if you can get through that first season, you start to really care about these characters.

Like, there is one scene where the drug dealer in the town, Zendaya, is like, banging on his door saying, let me in. You made me like this. And they've been friends since, you know, elementary school. And she's like, you did this.

How dare you not let me in and give me drugs? And he's like, I'm not letting you in. I'm not gonna watch you kill yourself. And so it's, it's just.

But the, that scene is one of the more powerful ones in the first season because she is like yelling at him and he is just not going to open the door. And it is. I think the, the, the characters would get it. Now, the sexual stuff, does it glamorize that? That to me is a more debatable question.

A lot of the sex stuff that happens and there's a lot. So make sure your kids are in bed before you watch this.

It.

A lot of this stuff is again, people being a product of their situation. So it's not something that. That is helped by a lot of things in that way. And the parents are trash, so that doesn't help either.

But I wouldn't say any of it's not necessary. Like, none of it seems gratuitous. But does it glamorize it? Maybe? I'm thinking one storyline in particular is it does glamorize it.

Yeah. Well, I think I don't want to. I don't want to get stuck here, so I'm just going to drop this.

But, like, I think sometimes you end up in this weird area. We have shows like this. That's High Schoolers.

But, like, we all know the actors aren't so, like, people have sexualized the actors and the show knows that they can make money by playing into that. But at the same time, the show is supposedly about high schools. Like, you have a lot of like, the first few seasons of Archie where, like, I.

We just recently watched all that. And I was. And I'm like, that person's 16. This isn't cool, you know, but it's like, no, that actor is like 20 something. I'm like, I don't know.

But you're asking me to believe he's 16.

You put Sydney Sweeney on the screen and it's like, yeah. And that it's. You're already. Which I feel bad as a girl who is also has a body type. Not like cities with me, but, you know, let's get real.

But like, no, you can laugh all you want.

The way you said it was funny.

Nobody's looking like that except for her. But the. But I. I get that automatically. There is something that's happening on the screen with this person, you know, and she.

And the people know what they've got on euphoria with her. So it plays a lot into her storyline.

But again, with her storyline, you just feel kind of sad about it because it's not like no one takes her seriously. Yeah, she becomes kind of the bimbo. The dumb bimbo. And you get to see the backstory. And her dad left. And again, this is what I'm saying.

The character development you get to see. But it doesn't stop her from making poor choices. And again, glamorizing. There's one again, if y' all seen it, there's one storyline that.

That makes me pause and not say no completely. But I will say in general, I don't think it glamour. If anything, it makes you feel bad for these people.

Yeah, I do want to throw out there. Since you. You commented on. On Sydney's body type. I am not single. I only have eyes for one woman.

But if I were single, I would much prefer to see Zendaya. On screen. That's all I'm. That. That's all I have to say.

Well, luckily for you, in this show, You can, like people on the stewards listening right now. I mean, I thought, I hate Jacob El Roddy in the show. He is nasty. But when I saw him in Wuthering Heights, I felt like my soul had left my body.

So, you know, it's absolutely fine. Okay.

That's the guy who plays Frankenstein. He's in this.

Yeah.

Oh, I can convince my wife to watch it. Perfect. That's all I needed so I can watch more. You'll both get a lot out of this.

You both will get a lot of. Except he's the bad bad guy. He's the bad bad guy. So I don't the. You're. In summary, I don't. Yeah, I don't know.

I mean, Zendaya is on the screen a lot more. So that's what. She's the main.

Good for me, anyway.

Yeah. Yeah.

So if you had to rate it 0 to 10, where would you put Euphoria?

Overall, there's only been, I think, two, three seasons, actually.

I think I saw three and fours coming out.

If I read that April 12, which I'm re watching it with Stuart because he's not seen it.

Me neither.

So that's why it was fresh on the brain. How would I rate it out of 10 so far? I mean, I'm kind of a harsh grader. 7 Out of 10. 6. 6.

7. 6.

7 Out of 10. It's worth a watch and it makes you feel things. And especially if you like acting. It's a master class in acting.

But you really have to wrestle with what's happening on screen.

Yeah.

So guard your hearts and your minds, as they say in the church.

Yeah. Yeah. Amen.

Watch an episode because leave the Bible.

On the couch with you.

Put a Bible between you and Zendaya on the screen. And then.

So with that, I'm gonna try and cover the next one somewhat. Somewhat quickly if I can. My. My other pick is gonna be One Piece, the Netflix Live action. I. I do really love it.

It's not as good as the manga, not as good as the anime. Mostly I love it because it's like, wow. Some of my friends, like Will, I can now talk to about stories that have meant a lot to me.

This has been going on longer than TJ's been alive. It's like since 97. One piece has been going like, it's not over yet.

He pointed out in a recent episode that some of these characters I've been reading about longer than he's lived. So, like, I have a lot of attachment to some of these characters.

But, you know, that being said, some of my favorite arcs happened in what they covered of the season two in the live action. Of course, they're cutting a lot out. They're brushing through fast. They're making, like, some changes. They kind of have to.

I still think it's worth it to have this in the world. I think they do a pretty good job with the adaptation, and I just. I love that.

I can now talk to some of my friends who don't like anime about this anime. I really. So, you know, it works out for me. My wife was in the room when we watched the laboon episode.

For those who don't know, Laboon is a whale who is continually crashing up against this mountain. He accidentally eats the ship with all of the crew, except for Luffy. Luffy got off, and he's like, I'm gonna beat the whale up.

I'm gonna figure out what's going on. And then you hear the whale's story. The whale was part of a different pirate crew, and they had to leave him behind to get past the mountain.

And he keeps crashing to the mountain because he's going to see his crew again one day. And you're like, well, damn, I don't want anything bad to happen to the whale. And they did change how Luffy reacts to this in live action.

Here he ends up doing the Sundance and kind of reassures him that, hey, I don't know what happened to your old crew, but you can be one of us. And that's where he gets the big, you know, straw hat crossbow. It's painted on him and all that.

And yeah, my wife was like, why did you tell me about this? I'm so love this whale. I have on hold church before, like, out of the blue, when I haven't even been watching, you know, the show or anything.

And we did, like, our silly question, and it's like, what's your favorite sea Animated sea creature. I'm like, laboon. I love him. So I think they did that really well. I like the dance they did. The.

Well, for those who know, for those who know, they do the sun God's dance, Mika's dance. But anyway, you also.

I'm sadder about this whale than the euphoria. Kids. I feel like we all need therapy right now.

The whale will make you cry. That it's true. But they also go to little garden, they see some dinosaurs And I.

So some of the stuff that I feel like Live Action takes away from because, like, animation and manga can do some stuff that you're able to not really think of it as silly as it really is or, you know, it allows you to just view it differently. And it's hard to do some of that in live action. Live Action does dinosaurs better. Just kind of throw it out there.

When you see Luffy go, it's a dinosaur. Jump on it. And you see the people's reaction. Like how? Like, how do you feel like you have time to ride a dinosaur right now?

And he's like, it's a freaking dinosaur. And you're like, you know what? In Live Action, I'm watching it going, no, I think Luffy's right, guys. I think he has a point here. And it's great.

The first Jurassic park still holds up in my 90s brain.

The CGI isn't great because it's a Netflix show, but it's still like, I love it. Even, like Zorro and Sanji fighting over who killed a T. Rex. Like, it. Zoro's like, you can't kill a T. Rex with a kick.

And I'm like, yeah, it was just. It was awesome. So I love how they did that. Chopper, My favorite character, the blue nose reindeer who's also a doctor. Great. Excellent.

Also a sob story. I don't want to, like, give you the whole thing, but none of the other reindeer wanted to play reindeer games. I'll say that. That's a thing.

And humans wanted to kill him because he accidentally ate the human human fruit. So now he can stand upright and he looks a little bit human, which makes all the villagers go, oh, he must be a monster. And attack him.

And of course, he finds the one doctor who's a cast out on the island of the world's best doctors. And there's one that everyone's like, oh, he's a quack.

And of course, that's the doctor who's going to care for little Chopper, take care of him, and then die. Because Chopper made a medical mistake and accidentally killed the one guy who loved him.

Joshua.

Oh, God, I'm telling you,.

Just know that Zendaya's happy with Tom Holland. At least there's that. This has way more.

There's so much. So much.

But you know, so when he meets the Straw Hat crew and Luffy says, we are gonna fly that other flag from your old doctor where gonna protect you. And you're not a monster. You're my friend. It's so Good. And like, in the anime does it so much better.

I will say that the only thing that bothers me in the live action, that they changed. They don't play into the monster thing as much like they talk about monster.

But in the anime and in the manga, Chopper's like, that's a really hurtful word to me. Like, saying that word to me is really hurtful. And, like, they actually have to explore and navigate it. But in that.

And I think it's because they're having to, like, skip a lot of stuff. And in the live action, they were just, you know, obviously he didn't like them calling it a monster.

But then at one point, Luffy's like, I'm a monster too. Being monster is awesome. And I'm like, okay. I mean, that's fine. But I liked that deep, intimate conversation that they had.

And I don't like that you skipped that. But at the end, they still hit all the emotional tones. Chopper is cute as hell, and everything's played right.

Vivi's set up for the Alabasta run, and they've already announced that the Alabasta arc is going to come out next year. Which if you know, you know, and if you don't, it's fine. Just know. That's actually my favorite arc.

It's between Alabasta and Drum Kingdom when you meet Chopper. So the fact that I got one of them and I'm getting the next one next year. So good. It's just so good.

And even how they show Crocodile, it's like old, old school, campy bad guy at the very end, that cliffhanger, he's sitting there with the crocodiles going around. He's got his big cigar and a hook for a hand, and you're like, oh, yeah, next season. I can't wait. You know, like, let's just be as creepy as we can.

It's going to be awesome. Like, no one's. No one expects anything less. I don't think so. A lot of emotions, a lot of candy.

That's why I love being with Stuart, like, the nerd. Because the people like me, the euphoria brain people can get really lost in our own heads in the sad.

And then he'll just be like, let's just watch this show with this thing. And I'm like, I really like this.

Oh, it's great. I think the thing with me, too, why I love Chopper so much.

I always identify with Luffy because of, like, the carefree attitude and just, like, how he's just happy and like, everyone in the world's like, uh, grr. And, like, that's why I usually don't identify with heroes in our shows and animes and stuff.

Because I'm like, the heroes usually, like, I have to do the right thing no matter what. And it's not like, Luffy who's like, everybody just have fun. And, like, that's what Luffy's about. And that's why I love him so much.

So when you have someone like Chopper who's got this huge sob story, Luffy's like, you're a freaking reindeer. We're gonna be friends. This is cool. It's just great.

Like, as the story progresses, hopefully the live action lasts long enough for you guys to see this.

Like, in the anime, like, way down the road, years and years and years later, this sad story turns into, you have Luffy and Chopper, where they show up to Big mom, and, like, there's this huge kingdom and all the bad stuff. And, like, everyone's like, oh, no. Tyranny. And Luffy's like, wait a minute. You're telling me these houses are made of cake?

And him and Chopper are, like, eating and having fun. Everybody else is being serious, and you're.

Like, and the dinosaurs are dying.

Yeah. I mean, yeah. So, you know, I just. I love Chopper. I'm glad he's here.

I thought the show did good overall, because this year, our annual theme is the Faces Behind Us. I am going to mention something from the show that I thought was cool that both Laboon and Chopper very much rely on seeing.

Who were the faces behind these characters? We're not just introduced to a whale. It's like, well, why did the whale eat the crew? We're going to beat the whale up. It's no, there's a story here.

There's a reason behind this. We don't have to punch the whale in the face. There might be another way to go about things. Same thing with Chopper.

It's like, there's just more that meets the eye. And I like that they show kind of the faces behind these people. What is it? Who makes them who they are?

And everyone has more of a story than you'll ever guess upon first meeting them.

And I just love that Luffy and the gang, even though they're embarking on this huge thing, a world that's ruled by this terrible government, and they're like, we're going to take the time to kind of get to know know people. We're gonna make friends along the way. And I love it.

So it's good, I will say, because I didn't talk about the theme, like, one minute is that I will say one of the thing about. One of the things about Euphoria you like is you do get to see the faces. Because at first watch, you're like, these people are just terrible people.

But because you see what they were like as kids and how they got to where they are, it gives more depth to it and you care more about that. So, yeah, even that was a minute you laughed. That was less than a minute.

That was good. No, but I'm bad at this, guys. But even the. We meet Princess Vivi, I love her.

She's gonna have more of an arc in alabaster, but they even kind of show some of her background and see some of the faces behind her.

And, man, I. Yeah, part of what this arc did for me and why I kind of like the seasonal out thing better than, like, the way the anime does is like, you have to wait a year. And I'm still. Spoiler ish warning. I feel like that might be important the way that, like, it ends on the season.

Like, I still have that little bit of, like, where you're kind of, like, secretly hoping that Vivi joins the crew for real. And I'm like, okay, there.

They might not have the experience the same way I did watching the anime and reading the manga, but they're still going to have that where you're like, you really kind of think that's where this is going. It's not, but it's fine. Okay, spoiler over. Let's talk last. Last topic. Scrubs revival. Leah, you wanna.

Since I talked a lot, do you wanna share some of your history with the original run of Scrubs or some of these characters or whatever?

I think I watched it when it came out. Do you remember the date of when it first came out?

Yeah, y' all were not even born yet.

I was.

That's what DJ would say. So I was in college, so that's probably right. I have all the, like, box sets, which younger listeners. That's what you used to buy at Christmas.

I have a Dexter box set.

Because you wanted to rewatch it. And Scrubs was something that you could really rewatch. Like, it was one.

It was like you could play it in the background, you know, it's not that complicated. There was underlying storylines, but it fed into a lot of the relationship between Zach Braff and Donald Faison and also the writing.

The guy that created it.

I can't remember, I'm blinking too, but yeah.

But yeah. So it was silly. It was episodic. It was silly. I do like Sarah Chalk as well.

But I will say those two, it's about their relationship and, like, how much they like a very unlikely duo working in the hospital. And so I. I just liked it. I mean, the characters are great. The.

The nostalgia of being able to watch it again is like, oh, I'm in college and like, you know, my drinks are better now than they were back then. But like.

And you know, there's one boy as opposed to the boys, so I think, like, you know, the situations change, my furniture's better, but certainly it. It brings back that. That sort of nostalgia. I had thoughts about the reboot if you want them right now. Or I can just segue on just.

That because I kind of want to like myself. I actually watched this in college too, at a very different time.

I wasn't allowed to watch it growing up, obviously, but my best friend was like, hey, check this out. And then no one saw me for three days because I literally watched it, the whole thing in one sitting. Didn't do anything else, did not sleep.

I go back downstairs when I'm done, like, completely red eyed. He's like, dude, are you okay? I was like, I. Yeah. Instead of sleeping, I just. I watched this. I love it. It is between this and How I Met yout Mother.

My favorite TV shows are my comfort shows, and this has aged significantly better. It turns out there's still a lot of problematic things, but it's aged much better than How I Met your mother.

But, yeah, so when the revival came out, my wife realized she's never seen the original all the way through. She's seen parts of it. So I'm like, now we're watching it all the way through the original ones, and. And I'm like, man, there's just so many.

Like, yes, it's silly and it's fun and it's these people's relationships growing in a doctor, starting as interns. And I've heard from doctors that this is a lot more like what it's like working in the hospital than like Grey's Anatomy is. But. And I just.

But they're. Because this was like, before streaming was as much of a thing, people didn't binge as much.

So the episodic nature, I think, allows for some of these single episodes to be so impactful just on their own. Like, there's just so many episodes. I find myself, like, in tears. Like, we're sitting on the couch. And, like, we have, like a.

We both have recliners, but there's a thing in the middle so that she doesn't always see me. And I'm like, I'm not crying. It's like, all the time. Like, it's just. It tugs on all of my emotional strings and, like, it's just so genuine.

I think that's what it is. It's like, it's genuine about the fact that, like, sometimes guys being friends, it's like, oh, no, you can't be that close, because that's gay.

It's like, there's nothing gay about it in our eyes.

Um, they talked about that too in the reboot. That was part of the thing, is that they were going to kind of break that down.

Yeah. Yeah.

You know, like that one episode, and then you had to wait a whole week to get another one. And so I think it had. It has more of an emotional impact than if you watch it one after another. Yeah. Because you're like, oh, yeah, this is.

This is sad.

I mean, that makes sense. I know.

Even watching it all the way through, like, it's only been a couple weeks and we're near the end just watching, like, because you see the Janitor, and it starts off little known fact. I think it's probably pretty well known now.

Originally, the Janitor was just gonna be a figment of JD's imagination, and they changed their mind in the writing room later on. But, like, he's just there. He's a bully. He's making fun of people. He does whatever. But then you have this episode.

I don't remember, like, all the, like, trimmings around it, but, like, he's talking to this patient who has lost his ability to communicate and all this stuff. And, like, he's talking to him. He's like, you know, I just.

I really thought that what I did here matters because someone said something to him that was hurtful, and he's like. And I guess it doesn't. And he's like, having this whole thing, whatever.

And at the end of the episode when the guy finally has his keyboard and is able to communicate again, it's, thank you. Dr. Cox is in the room. Oh, you know, no problem. He's like, I wasn't talking to you. And you see the Janitor in the background.

And I'm over here on the ground like, oh, God. And it's like, this is the bully. But like, you're in tears and it's like, that's just what this show does.

Yeah, I think that's pretty much encapsulates, like, it makes me sing along to the. Sing along and be silly, but it also makes me go, oh, no, the janitor.

You know, well. And I think too, like, I was a chaplain in a hospital. Some do suit week to week more. I think I was a chaplain in a children's hospital.

And so I would see. I remember the. I think I've said this. My first interaction with a student that was a medical student.

The Auburn students would come to our hospital to train, and they all looked like these kids, basically, and they were terrified. And I remember going into a medical closet with one of them that was just crying, being like, I don't know what I'm doing.

I don't think I should be here. And I was like, no, you. You go to Auburn, you're fight. Like you're. I'm sure they're teaching you the right. You got this, you know? So I just think it.

I think it is more akin to that. Like, there are some that are more confident, there's some that are less. And I think in the reboot, you definitely get to. Oh, yeah, to see that.

I. I think you're gonna be a little bit more critical of the reboot than me. I. I love the reboot. I don't think it's as good as the original, but I don't think anything is. Maybe it's because nostalgia.

Maybe in like 10 years, I'll look back on the reboot, be like, man, that was it. I don't know. But like, I do love what they're doing with the new characters, bringing it up.

They kind of dropped the ball on season nine, the original first time around. But a little asterisk that was created during a writer strike. It wasn't meant to be the same.

It was just meant to have something because some of the people were. Didn't have work. And that's why I just didn't have the same quality. But here we have these new students. They're at the original Sacred Heart.

JD's there.

And like, it made me feel like so many times we have these reboots, this whatever, and it's like, oh, this is just nostalgia for nostalgia's sake or whatever. Some of what they're doing makes me feel like, no, maybe we actually do need this now. Like, maybe it actually does have something important to say.

Like, it's talking about, like, how technology has changed. It has people being critical of this girl who's on social media all the time. But it turns out that was the only way she got to know her patient.

And I'm like, you know what? Yeah, the world's changed a lot. These are some valid stories to explore.

I'm no Superman. And as opposed to putting the X ray up, he does the iPad. Yeah, even.

But like Bill Lawrence.

Bill Lawrence. I saw it as soon as.

When you said the X ray, I was like, oh, wait a minute.

Yeah, I was like. I could see the picture in my.

Brain, which even like the way they do the song everything, like, it is very true to the original serial, and I do appreciate that. But anyway, you sound like you have some. Some critical ideas.

No, I don't. I mean, I'm not critical about everything. I'm not just. I mean, I do. I always have thoughts, but I think I like the spirit of it.

The spirit of it is still there. And I. The last episode I saw was the one where he's with the nurse that's been his friend. What is her name? Carla. Carla. He was.

He's with Carla and she's going to basically perimenopause.

And.

And he's trying to make her life better. And. But they're reminiscing about. She's like, remember when I called you newbie? And now you're. Or no, she called him Bambi.

Remember I called you Bambi and it was. And now you're like chief of whatever. And I thought that was really sweet. I think those characters are necessary.

I think what happened with that season that shall not be talked about is that they just had too many new people. And I think they've done a good job of staggering enough of the old stuff with the old characters. With these new characters.

My criticism would be that they're. It feels like they're kind of trying to do a one for one with some of the new people to the old people.

Like, the one guy is definitely just Sean.

Right? Right, exactly. Like, you don't need to do, like, they can be their own people.

Like, they don't need to, like, just recreate that, but, you know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it kind of thing. They're. They're older. I think it's fine. I do miss, at least in this stage. And again, I've seen.

I think all that's been released at this stage the Dr. Cox. There's a Dr. Cox hole.

Oh, I think. Oh, great news. Today is streaming the episode where Cox is gonna be back for at least part of the episode. I haven't seen it yet, but I know enough.

And then he just left. And there's also a janitor hole, I.

Will say, which I've heard he does make an appearance at some point, so. Which I'm hoping.

Yeah.

Because I love the janitor.

We. I love the janitor, too. But I do think if they're doing these ones.

Yeah.

Like, the one for one. Like, there needs to be some antagonist.

We need a bully. This show isn't the same without the bullies.

Right. Like, Dr. Cox was, like, the benevolent bully. Right. So you need. Yeah. So. Right.

Because right now, there's no real tension unless it's with the interns, with each other. But, like.

Or there was the.

There was the whole, like, JD Trying to get invited to the barbecue, but Carla decided they can't invite him because they invited Elliot, and they, you know, spoilers.

Which I do appreciate, as one who is now 43. 43. Stuart, you do reach. I feel like we. We were.

We are at the same points in life, and you do kind of realize that, like, it's a lot of my love for it, I think, is because it mirrored where I was at a given time, and now it's mirroring where I am. So these are tension points.

Like, what do you do when you made your nerdy husband hang out with this guy and then your BFF broke up with them and, you know, and now he doesn't know what to do with this guy anymore? Like, those are real. I'm not saying that happened, but those are real things that can happen.

Yeah.

And so I do appreciate that they're going along in life.

It was also funny because I mentioned we rewatching the original all the way through. We were at the point of Carla being pregnant the first time when the episode of Carla having menopause came out.

So that was just really funny timing for us. It was like, wow, this feels familiar all the time.

I was at a party at Passover, and I just was like, oh, my God, I'm so hot. It's so hot in here. And then everyone was looking at me like, are you okay? And I was like, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I'll be fine.

Yeah. Well, you know, I try not to, like, make it force, you know, the square peg in the circle hole, you know, whatever.

But I think you have another faces behind you thing here. Because very much you see Dr. Cox teaching JD one more lesson, and it's again, like, you see, like, JD Is not who he is without Cox.

And they're very different people. Because you have, like, that thing at the beginning, Epcox, basically tricking him to have to stay in the hospital longer.

And it's like, no, it's because I know you can do this. You can teach them.

And it's so funny because, like, he's still a bully, and you can see where, like, how he is doesn't fit in the modern world, which valid.

That woman who walks around, he's like, no, no, no.

It's so funny.

I thought it was so funny, like, rewatching it, I was kind of worried that my wife was gonna be like, why do you think Cox is so funny? Like, why do you love him so much? But she loves him just as much as I do, but maybe more because she also thinks.

But you need it. You need that. Because, like, jd, you can see he's on this thing of wanting them all to like him.

Yeah. Yeah.

Like, he's on that train. And I will say, Terk, weirdly, is more like Dr. Cox than J.D. At this stage. Like, he's given a little tough love. Not as tough, but, you know.

So I do think there needs to be someone.

Yeah.

But it is interesting because you can see still how, like, all throughout the original Scrubs and then now in the iteration they have now, like, JD doesn't become who he is without Cox, but he's not imitating him. Like, I think he just needed someone who was willing to push him like that to really find his confidence. Like, I think that's what.

Like, he's just more confident than he ever was.

Also, why isn't Dr. Cox in this? What is his actor's name? Why is he not here? Where did. He was there? Why is he. Is there? Do you have insights?

I think there's another show he was working on, I think was what it was, but he is at least in one or two more episodes. And I think they said he might be more prevalent in season two. I hope so. Okay. Because I need more.

Just because he's either.

I want him to be like, medical board or something.

Like, look at him. He's right there. He can still be a doctor.

I. I want him to be like, you Know when Kelso retired and he just kept going to the. Like, the cafe and just bothering Cox. Like, I want Cox to do that to J.D. Like, I want him to just be the cafe. Like, oh, come on.

Yeah. Like, I appreciate the. The Sarah Chalk tension with the new boyfriend, but we need Dr. Cox back.

This is a Christian show, so we hate to say it, but we do need Cops.

Anyway, I looked at justice for Cox, and then I went, oh, God. I did just tell them to watch Euphoria. So they're a mature audience.

Hopefully, they are. I forgot to rate one piece. I would probably give the live action season two, and you know I'm gonna do six, seven out of ten.

I'll do the same thing you do with Euphoria, the revival season of Scrubs. So far, I still give it an 8. I'm still so emotionally invested, and I didn't realize. I started watching Scrubs again.

How rare it is for me to actively find myself laughing out loud like I can't control it. And I'm like, I needed this in my life so desperately. So I'm.

I would give it an 8, too. You'll be happy to know.

Perfect for.

For my heart song. I was like, for what it does to my heart. And then I'm like, wait, do I. Am I still in love with Zach Braff? Is that still a thing?

I'm not ashamed to admit that I have two best friends. One's tj, the one that's not tj. When me and him see each other, we do sing the entirety of Guy Love every time without fail.

And I think I'm gonna sing that Sunday. I think I'm gonna see him then. It's gonna be great.

I mean, BJD and Turk, in a world. In a world of Dr. Cox, be JD and Turk.

I was like, in a world that's more like euphoria and everything's dark. If everybody's forced so much, I'm gonna be J.D.

Right? Watch you for it, then watch Scrubs and it'll like Palette.

I think if you took JD and combined him with Luffy somewhere in the middle, that's who I aspire to be.

So having not seen the other show, I can say you're probably very.

I hope so. I hope that I'm getting there. So there we go, wrapping this one up.

Instead of doing our normal recommendations, we are tasked to pick one thing we mentioned today, whether it's from the speed round or anything else, as your recommendation. What of everything we talked about would be your top Pick for people to go see if they're not going to see anything else we mentioned.

Oh, well, at first, until you start talking about that whale. I was going for the whale show, but now I'm just. I don't know if I can emotionally handle that. Give me euphoria over sad whales. Probably Scrubs.

Interestingly enough, last night I was watching Euphoria rewatching it, and I was. I looked at Stuart and I went, I think I'm sad. Like, that was a real life.

Yeah.

Conversation. He goes, why don't we watch something else? And I said, okay. And so I think. I think in a world where it's a lot right now, I think Scrubs is a.

Is a nice beacon. Even if you hadn't watched the part, you don't need to have watched the first go to watch this one.

Yeah, it's hard for me to pick one because, like, One Piece is my baby. I love it dearly. But I wasn't talking about the anime or the manga. We're talking about the live action.

Weirdly enough, I almost went with something from our speed round and said, you know what, guys? Go watch Love on the Spectrum because I think it's the perfect comfort show. But, yeah, I am gonna say Scrubs.

I can't describe to you guys how rare it is for me to find myself laughing the way I laugh when watching this. And I think everybody needs that. So, yeah, I'm gonna second that.

We do. And I think here's what I will say, and I've learned this for myself, and it's very akin to what you're saying, Joshua, is.

I think you have to watch shows based on where you're at in your own brain. Like last night, where I was just like, I'm kind of sad. Like, you know, like, if that's.

If you're coming to TV with a mindset, then watch accordingly. You know, I think that that is a healthy way to view television. Yeah.

Yeah. Well, Christian's gonna call me a hypocrite for going so far over, but he'll live. He might not even know this. We'll see.

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