Way back some time in the middle of the Iraq War, between, say, 2007 and 2010, a discriminating TV viewer could park themselves in front of network TV on select nights and watch some of the most popular sitcoms of the era: Scrubs, The Office, and/or The Big Bang Theory.

All three shows began somewhere in the 2000s, but it was only between the years of 2007 and 2010 that you could watch them all. At one time or another aired on Thursdays in that time period – though not always at the same time. In the days before streaming, might have had to choose between two of those options.

But now it’s 2025, and all of those shows are being revisited, rebooted or otherwise recycled with at least some of the original cast, and all three will be available to stream on any day of the week you wish to watch them.

Scrubs is getting the full reboot treatment at ABC, which ordered the sequel to series with the original showrunner Bill Lawrence and main cast members Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke. More of the original cast may be added later. The show will debut on ABC’s fall schedule, day of the week to be determined.

This iteration of the doctor comedy/drama follows “JD (Braff) & Turk (Faison) [who] 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. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.”

“Scrubs means so very much to me. So excited for the chance to get the band back together,” said original series creator Bill Lawrence in a statement.

The show originally aired on NBC for its first seven seasons from 2001-2008, followed by two seasons on ABC from 2009-2010. 

Meanwhile in Scranton, PA, nothing is happening. That’s because The Office spinoff (called The Paper) is taking place in Toledo, Ohio, a place we at Pop Culture Junkie know very well. The Paper is about paper, yes, but not the kind you shove in your printer tray. It’s about the kind of paper your grandpa read with his morning coffee. (Your grandma too, but stereotypes will be stereotypes.)

To let the creators (Greg Daniels and Michael Koman) describe the show, The Paper “The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.”

The Paper won’t be on NBC’s fall broadcast lineup, not that it matters with broadcast TV going the way of, well, the paper. It will be a Peacock exclusive, debuting its first four episodes on September 4th, followed by two new episodes every Thursday through September 25th.

The sole (known) returning cast member will be Oscar Nuñez, reprising his Office role as Oscar. Domhnall Gleeson leads a cast consisting of Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, and Tim Key.

We’ve seen photos taken in Los Angeles of a set that purported to be a Toledo bar, so it looks like The Paper, like other sitcoms set in the Glass City, won’t be filmed there, but hopefully the producers will take the time to shoot some exterior shots in good old Frogtown to give some Midwest verisimilitude to the proceedings.

And finally, the sequel to/alternate universe take on The Big Bang Theory is officially a go – again, not on CBS but on HBO Max. The high-concept series (for Chuck Lorre, anyway) has an ambitious concept.

The new show is set in the future (after the Big Bang) and will center on comic-book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman), who is “tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.”

Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie, who all appeared in TBBT, will star in the spinoff. The show was co-created by Lorre, who is the mind behind the original, along with Bill Prady and Zak Penn.

As Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki) get name-checked in the show’s logline, it’s probably safe to assume they will be appearing in at least a cameo or two along the way. In fact, the show’s premise also promises alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.”

Unlike the other two reboot/reimaginings mentioned above, Stuart does not have a fall premiere date. Look for it in 2026 or some other future date, unless someone breaks this universe again.