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Deadline reports Zach Braff is heading back to TV. He is starring in and will direct the Start Up TV show pilot for ABC, written by Matt Tarses. The new comedy project is based on Alex Blumberg's "Start Up" podcast. Both Tarses and Braff are veterans of the Scrubs TV series, which ran for 7 seasons on NBC before being cancelled.ABC picked up the surreal hospital sitcom for and eighth and what was supposed to the final season. Much of the regular cast had already moved on when the network decided to renew it for a ninth. Original cast members, including Braff, appeared from time to time, but ultimately, the revamped show didn't gel and ABC cancelled Scrubs (aka Scrubs: Interns) in 2010, at the end of season nine.

Fright Night

Directed by: Craig Gillespie

Cast: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Imogen Poots, David Tennant

Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: August 19, 2011

Plot: A teenager (Yelchin) begins to suspect his neighbor (Farrell) is a vampire after kids start disappearing from school.

Who’S It For? If you like horror/action, get in line. The 3D is a quality gimmick here, so that part is totally up to you.

Expectations: I never saw the first, and it’s not available on Netflix Instant, so I tried, Ok people? While I’m a fan of the cast, I really wasn’t expecting much from this end of summer flick. Plus, it’s directed by the guy who did the horror film Lars and the Real Girl … wait a minute, that’s not a horror film, that’s a quality movie. What’s going on here?

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According to Variety, talks are ongoing between ABC and “Scrubs” producers to come to a new agreement to lower license fees in order to bring the show back for a ninth season. “Scrubs” has never achieved any significant ratings success, but it maintains a loyal audience in an attractive demographic for advertisers, and ABC sales staff are eager to bring the show back and take advantage of this potential revenue. DVD sales of the series have also been decent.

Lead star Zach Braff is believed to still be interested in returning for another series, but perhaps in a reduced role, as is the case with most of the other cast members who have no contract after they expired. Executive producer Bill Lawrence would also return to the show with likely reduced involvement if his new comedy series, “Cougar Town” starring Courteney Cox, is picked up by ABC.

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