Why's John C. McGinley doing Miller Lite ads?

[sasquatch]

Is his Scrubs money not enough?
:shrug:

[txwhitedove]

1. He's gotta pay for those teeth!??

:shrug:

[terrya]

2. $$$$$$$$$$

He's doing "Scrubs" and he's had a pretty decent career in films. It's not like he's out of work.

[sasquatch]

4. I hope I don't have to take him off the "Artsist Call Roll" that Bill HIcks described

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. It's more respectable then being on "Scrubs."

[mac56]

12. Are you kidding?!

"Scrubs" is the most consistently intelligent, creative sitcom on network TV today.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

13. I think your remark is funnier than every episode of that shitty show combined.

:rofl:

[MysticalChicken]

14. Arrgh! Scrubs is my favorite show.

I thought I would hate it before I actually saw it (every time I'd see the commercials on Comedy Central I would think "god, that show looks so stupid"), but I agree with the person who posted above you. I caught an episode accidentally and laughed so hard I could hardly breathe, and now I've seen nearly every episode at least five times each.

How many episodes did you actually watch? If you say "one" I will smack you with a dead trout. You can't judge an entire series based on only one episode. I usually watch at least three episodes of any given show to see whether I like it (although I may be loving Strangers with Candy after seeing only one episode--and I thought I would hate that show as well--but Comedy Central needs to put more episodes On Demand). Also, you can't say "My Lunch" is a bad episode. It's my favorite one, and I will sob like a pre-schooler at the end of it*, especially when Dr Cox shoves the heart-monitor machine. I can feel his rage and frustration there. Or "My Screw-Up," or "My Bright Idea," or "My Old Lady," or "My Fallen Idol..." (trails off)

*(Dr Cox has just lost his third patient to rabies)

Dr Cox (quietly, to JD): He... wasn't about to die, was he, Newbie? Coulda waited another month for a kidney.

(Cox leaves. JD follows him out the door.)

JD: Where are you going? Your shift's not over. Hey! (Cox turns and looks at JD with a defeated expression on his face) Remember what you told me? The second you start blaming yourself for people's deaths, there's no coming back.

Dr Cox (with crushing finality): Yeah. You're right. (leaves)

:cry:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

15. Basically, it comes down to Zach Braff.

That whiny voice of his doing the intro to each episode doesn't help, and then he flashes that stupid emo-hangdog look on his face every freaking second of the show, too.

Also, the random musical numbers that have shit to do with the plot don't help, either.

:P

EDIT: The only recent sitcoms I like are Arrested Development (RIP) and 30 Rock, which is hilarious.

[MysticalChicken]

20. I need to watch 30 Rock

Tina Fey is a genius. I started watching it last season but kept missing it because I kept forgetting it was on. I'll watch it this season, though. I would say "hey, it won Emmys" but I believe that awards shows these days are completely meaningless. (I didn't even watch the Emmys, nor have I watched any other awards shows since approximately 2002.)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. It came out on DVD last week.

;)

[mac56]

22. Remind me to consult you on ALL my favorites from here on out.

It'll save me SOOOOOOOO much time and thought.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

24. I just don't like the show -- sorry.

:shrug:

[mac56]

25. So maybe, um, just write that?!

A suggestion for next time.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

26. Here's a suggestion:

Stop treating sitcoms like your firstborn child.

[mac56]

29. Okay. Here's a suggestion:

List all the things you particularly like, so I can make sure to like 'em too.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

30. Yikes.

I don't care what you like, just like I'm sure you don't care what I like.

There's these things called opinions, where different people like and dislike different things. It's part of the natural order of things.

If you're this wound up over a sitcom, I'd hate to see your reaction to important issues.

[mac56]

31. Yikes indeed.

"If you're this wound up over a sitcom, I'd hate to see your reaction to important issues."

cf:

"I think your remark is funnier than every episode of that shitty show combined."

"That whiny voice of his doing the intro to each episode doesn't help, and then he flashes that stupid emo-hangdog look on his face every freaking second of the show, too."

"Also, the random musical numbers that have shit to do with the plot don't help, either."

Yikes yikes.

Looks like only one person here is getting "wound up over a sitcom".

[Starbucks Anarchist]

32. No, I was explaining to another poster why I didn't like the show.

That is an *opinion.*

You:

Remind me to consult you on ALL my favorites from here on out.

It'll save me SOOOOOOOO much time and thought.

You, on the other hand, fly off the handle by asking what else is (paraphrasing) "not approved" by me, as if I'm forcing you to stop watching that show, then you demand I simply state I don't like the show instead of explaining why -- ironic, given the fact that you believe I wield some power over you, when in fact, I don't really care what someone likes or dislikes, at least as far as sitcoms go.

[mac56]

37. self edit

Have a nice evening.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

38. Ooh, putting me on ignore.

And I'm getting "wound up." :rofl:

[redqueen]

18. You shut up!

x(

[Starbucks Anarchist]

23. Oh God, not you, too.

:cry: :P

[redqueen]

39. Oh yeah!

Don't make me put you on ignore!

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

40. Noooooo!

:P :rofl:

[sasquatch]

27. You tell'em redqueen

[peekaloo]

33. Boo!

but I see you like 30 Rock so ya can't be all bad. ;-)

p.s. Zach Braff is Garry Shandling for the Emo crowd.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

34. Who knew Scrubs would become the new Olive Garden?

:rofl: :hi:

[peekaloo]

35. LOL! You can buy the DVD's at Circuit City, too.

:hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

36. I wouldn't buy them if they came with a free Taser.

:rofl:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. Those commercials are pretty funny.

All great characters need to do commercials.

[Ekirh]

6. So my eyes weren't deceiving me . . .

That really was him . . .

whew I wasn't going mad.

[sasquatch]

7. Afraid so!

:(

[Burma Jones]

8. Actors need to get as much $$$ as they can while they can

He's got a major role on a sitcom that's ending this year.....he needs to fill the coffers.

[sasquatch]

Can't he find another role that's similar to his current one

I get hours of enertainment from watching the "Dr. Cox" personality.

[Burma Jones]

11. He's from the stage.....it's a tough way to make a living and so few get to be on a hit Sitcom

I think he'd always be able to make a living, but he can command some decent commercial bucks right now. He might not want to play Dr. Cox for eternity though.

Dr. Cox is a great character and McGinley's a fine actor.

[sasquatch]

10. Can't he find another role that's similar to his current one

I get hours of enertainment from watching the "Dr. Cox" personality.

[bluedigger]

9. Because he can, obviously!

Ka-ching!

[redqueen]

16. Define "enough".

What's enough for me obviously isn't to many others... so... in this culture of McMansions and luxury vehicles and newfangled technological doodads coming out every few weeks... well... you can see how the definition of "enough" might have skewed slightly more toward (what I would call) the obscene.

[jobycom]

17. Dunno, but he's doing a Freaking Great Job at them, isn't he?

Bingo!

And no, I still wouldn't drink the beer-like product he advertises, but I don't mind smiling during a commercial, rather than grimacing.

[bullwinkle428]

19. He's been doing commercials for 2 or 3 years now for

the PGA Tour's "Champions Tour" (for players 50 years of age & older)...

[sasquatch]

28. His "Dr. Cox" personality is a real seller

[SteppingRazor]

41. Why's Gene Hackman doing voiceovers for Lowe's? Why's Harrison Ford on billboards...

in foreign countries?

Why's Sean Connery do voiceovers for Level3 Communications, or George Clooney for Duracell?

It's a quick paycheck. Connery reportedly got a million dollars for that one 30-second ad. Why wouldn't he do it?

[peekaloo]

42. Is that Clooney for Duracell? I thought it was Jeff Bridges.

James Spader does Acura ads and keeping with the 'Scrubs' thread theme I'm pretty sure that's Zach Braff for Cottonelle and briefly for Wendy's.

Oh sorry to ramble but you're right. Cha-ching!

[SteppingRazor]

43. You could be right. I might be confused. But the point is, major celebrities do this all the time...

why not get a quick paycheck? I don't see what the big deal is? :shrug: