Karl Puschmann: Run and Scrubs

Run  

Conman. Criminal. Chameleon. Buckle up for a wild ride in the true story of bank robber Brenden Abbott, as he tears through Australia on a brazen spree of heists while dodging capture. Starring our very own George Mason and Robyn Malcolm (TVNZ+).  

  

Scrubs

JD and Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time: Medicine has changed; interns have changed; but their bromance has stood the test of time (Disney+). 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at b.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
It is twenty five past ten, which means it's screen
time time. Carl Pushman is here with his picks for
this week for shows to watch your stream from the
comfort of your place. Good morning, Carl. Oh, we're just
lost you there, and I'm sure we will manage to
get you back up. Let's begin this morning. We've got
two shows. Let's begin with one that is streaming on
TV and Z plus. I've seen the previews for this.

(00:35):
It looks so good. Tell us about Run Run.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
Yes, the brilliant Robin Malcolm Channel's in a Bogan to
starring the sixth part Ossie crime drammer. But that's where
the comparisons to our beloved crime centered series Outrageous Fortune ends.
Run is no comedy. Instead, it tells the true story
of Australia's most notorious bank rubber, Brendan Abbott. Like fellow
outlaws Ned Kelleam chopper, Abbot's story has also shifted to
modern Ossie folklore. After robbing a bank by dropping in

(01:00):
from the ceiling through an airvent back in the eighties,
Abbot was quickly captured and sent to Freemantle Prison, but
that's just the beginning of his story. While there, he
executed one of the most famous and ingenious jale breaks
in Australian history and went on the lamb for over
five years, robbing banks up and down the country and
evading all police attempts to nab him. During this time,
he was nicknamed the Postcard Bandit thanks to reports that

(01:22):
he was taunting the police on his tail by sending
them postcards from around Australia. It's a neat story that
really capture the imagination, but sadly was later debunked as myth.
As we all know, crime doesn't pay, and eventually the
cops did get their man. He was in a sentence
to Queensland Prison, where remarkably he escaped again. A major
police man hunt apprehended him five and a half months later,

(01:44):
which is still an incredibly long time for a high
profile criminal to be on the loose. So with all that,
you can see how Abbot's story makes for a gripping,
action packed series, and run doesn't trip up telling it.
It's incredibly well made, with a look that resembles a
gritty Australian film rather than a standard TV drama. I
also really enjoyed how Run catches its eighties early nineties
settings in a far more relatable way to Kiwi's than

(02:07):
American retro based if it's like Stranger Things and shows
like that, it really did take me back to that era.
The show's big set pieces are fantastic. The opening episode's
prison break is an especially tense ride. Occasionally, however, Run
does run out of puff. It's time shifting tom foolery
can slow its pacing down. You get the feeling it
could have been a little bit tighter as it jumps

(02:29):
around its timeline. I'm sure there's details the show skips over,
as adaptations of true stories often do, but overall, it's
an enjoyable series that I think is worth a run.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
Fantastic, very good zing.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
So that's Run.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
It's plus where you can see that starring George Mason
and Robin Melfam mixed up on Disney Plus. Scrubs is back.

Speaker 3 (02:50):
Yes, the popular naughty sitcom Scrubs has been resuscitated after
more than fifteen years. The comedy that followed wide eyed
medical interns learning the ropes from a grizzled senior veteran
in a private hospital was hugely popular back in the
day thanks to its unique structure. Each episode would see
a new patient wield in while the crew traded fast
pace as any gags that often led into cartoonish dream

(03:10):
sequences and non sequitur cutaways. Then in its final minutes,
it would shift gears and hit you with an emotional
wallop that would really pull out the heart strings as
patients would die or have complicated medical outcomes. Lead JD
would have a reflective voice over while an indie music
tear JERKERD played in the background. It was a winning formula.
The show was off the wall but also had that
emotional impact, giving you something to invest in as you want.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
And oh dear, we seem to have just lost car.
All right, well here's the second show there with Scrubs
that's streaming on TV and Z Plus, or see if
we'll go back up.

Speaker 3 (03:48):
No, we got on there. I think I'm here.

Speaker 2 (03:51):
I don't know what happened there. I think we had
a green flash over the internet this morning. Mine so sorry.

Speaker 3 (03:58):
We were well, I was gonna say, pleasingly. The old
Gang is all back, led by Zach Braff, who has
aged annoyingly well, it must be said, the verbose and
viatrolic doctor Cox played by John C. McGinley is as
delightfullly insulting as ever, but sadly he doesn't stick around
past episode one. This leads it to the core for
characters JD, Turk, Elliott and Karla the shoulder of a series,
which is no problem o. Their comedic chemistry and off

(04:20):
kilter exuberance is as strong as ever. Time or changing
comedy trends has not impacted the show at all. As example,
you get Turk leading his in turns through a robot
dance off and JD murdering his new rival and a
gruesomely silly Goldfinger inspired dream sequence. The show's fun and funny,
even if it does take a minute to acclimate back
to its comedic style. As wacky as all that is,

(04:42):
Scrubs hasn't gone the other half of that winning formula.
The first two episodes both line up satisfying, highly emotional
endings that criticize and highlight the failings of the American
for profit healthcare system. Got to say, after all this time,
scrub still works. It's warm and likable, easy and fun
to watch, and where's it's hard on its sleeve with pride,
it could be good for it ailsier.

Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yeah, that's great to hear, because usually when you hear
a show is being revamped or something I thinks're gonna
be any good, sometimes you sort of wish that just
leave things, leave things rest. But that sounds fantastic. Rank
you for them. Okay, so that's Scrubs. It's on Disney Plus.
Carl's first pick for us this week is Run, which
is on TV and Z Plus, And of course you
can hear more from Carl on his substack screen.

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