Scrubs series finale striking out? Series creator declines request to write alternate ending to serve as strike-shortened series finale, says he will battle ABC to have show end as he intended. By Reuters, Monday, November 12, 2007 Absence Makes the 'Scrubs' Grow Weirder (external) "Spending long periods of time in an enclosed space, with no contact with the outside world, can do things to a person." Source: Zap2It, Friday, December 30, 2005