Zach Braff enjoys a romantic date with on-again girlfriend Shiri Appleby in New York City on Thursday despite rumors that their relationship was over and Zach’s unwillingness to settle down.

The couple was seen out in public last October in Beverly Hills. They were also seen holding hands in West Hollywood in September.

Scrubs is making the move over to ABC after the official announcement came out last week. The show will air in midseason at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. “It helps us as we’re expanding our comedy franchise,” said ABC President of Entertainment Steve McPherson.

Zach Braff recently blogged about a new season of Scrubs, an episode dedicated to The Princess Bride, and looking for YOU to be part of his next music video!

Blog excerpts below:

“Dear Friends,
I am sorry it has taken me so long to write, but I feel kinda silly posting without anything too interesting to say. I’ve also been stalling to talk about some big Scrubs news, however I’ve just been informed that I’m not allowed to talk about anything related to Scrubs and it’s current fate. What I can tell you is that we are currently shooting 18 episodes for the 8th season. I am not allowed to discuss where one might watch them. (More news to come.)

But I can tell you that the coolest episode we’ve ever done is going to air on May 8th at 8:30(E/P). I directed it and it’s a GIANT homage to “The Princess Bride”. Dr. Cox has to make up a fairy tale for his son and he does so using everything that happened in the hospital that day. It’s by far the most epic (and expensive) episode we’ve ever done. (Monsters, potions, evil wizards, giants, hunchbacks, gnomes – like “World of Warcraft”, but Scrubs…)
I’ll be posting an exclusive clip on this site in a few days.

What I really want to talk about is the next music video I’m directing and I need your help. I came up with this idea to make a music video by cutting together clips of people from all over the world singing the song and shooting the video themselves as though it were their own song. I’ve been talking about doing something collaborative with all of you since I first started writing on here. Well I finally figured out how.

Today was the most beautiful day ever in Los Angeles, I hope wherever you are on Earth this finds you smiling.

Peace and love,
zb

Check out the complete post here.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of a future Zach Braff music video with clip of people from around the world?

Scrubs star Zach Braff and former Roswell actress Shiri Appleby have called it quits, reports Life & Style.

Says an insider, “Shiri and Zach were a great match. They both come from traditional Jewish backgrounds, but Shiri wanted to start a family and Zach shuddered at the thought of being tied down. He can’t imagine getting married before he’s 40.”

Shiri, 29, “wasn’t interested in a casual relationship,” says the insider. “She knows what she wants, and Zach wasn’t ready to commit to that.”

Seems like Zach, 32, just isn’t ready to settle down!

The couple was last seen on a dinner date together last October.

Actors Lisa Kudrow and Zach Braff announced the 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Award nominations at Sofitel LA on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Best feature nominations: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “I’m Not There,” “Juno,” “A Mighty Heart” and “Paranoid Park.”

Best actress nominations: Angelina Jolie ( “A Mighty Heart”), Sienna Miller (”Interview”), Ellen Page (”Juno”), Parker Posey (”Broken English”) and Tang Wei (”Lust, Caution”).

Best actor nominations: Pedro Castaneda (”August Evening”), Don Cheadle (”Talk to Me”), Philip Seymour Hoffman (”The Savages”), Frank Langella (”Starting Out in the Evening”) and Ton Leung (”Lust, Caution”).

Besides the two aforementioned nominations for A Mighty Heart, John Orloff was also nominated for Best first screenplay.

Complete list of nominees and more pictures inside… More Here! »

Zach Braff and girlfriend Shiri Appleby dine out with his Scrubs costar Sarah Chalke and her fiance Jaime Afifi at Kumo restaurant in Beverly Hills on Friday.

15+ pictures inside of Zach & Shiri’s dinner date… More Here! »

After flirting at the gas station, Scrubs star Zach Braff and actress girlfriend Shiri Appleby climb up the PDA ladder and walk hand-in-hand in public all day Sunday.

The coupled passed on the Crashdown Cafe and hit up Hugo’s for breakfast in West Hollywood on Sunday.

Zach, 32, and Shiri, 28, then went refrigerator shopping at Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse in Burbank. The pair finally ended up at the Treeland Nursery Farms in Calabasas, where they shopped for trees.

10+ pictures inside of Zach and Shiri looking like a cute couple… More Here! »

Scrubs star Zach Braff and Roswell actress girlfriend Shiri Appleby flirt between the windows of Zach’s Porche as he gases up his car during a rainy Saturday in LA. How romantic! (I miss Max and Liz, sniffles.)

The couple has been dating for at least three months now, with public sightings of the two “getting touchy-feely” in NYC back in June.

Medical alert! Scrubs returns with all-new episodes on October 25, 9:30pm ET/PT on NBC.

10+ pictures inside of Zach and Shiri flirting at the gas station… More Here! »

Medical Alert! Scrubs star Zach Braff goes shirtless, giving his Porsche a good car wash outside his Hollywood Hills home earlier this weekend.

Scrubs returns with all-new episodes on October 25, 9:30PM ET/PT on NBC.
More Here! »

Former Felicity star Keri Russell plays wild sorority sister Melody (and Elliot’s college coommate) in a two-episode stint on Scrubs. J.D. (Zach Braff) hopes to get lucky and “mash” it with Melody.

Love it how they covered up Keri’s belly with big belts and trench coats! (Keri’s expecting her first child this summer with hubby contractor Shane Deary.)

Hey look, it’s a SKULLS bag!!

Scrubs episodes “My Turf War” and “My Cold Shower” airs April 26 and May 3, respectively.

UPDATE: TVGuide has a recent interview with Keri Russell.

Tell me about your big make-out scene with Zach. [Laughs] I told him, “Do girls just get hired to make out with you?” Like, every new girl makes out with Zach. But, you know, he said I was his first pregnant girl.

I was flipping through Vanity Fair a few months ago and came across you… naked! [Laughs] You do an entire photo shoot full of beautiful clothes for an entire day, and then the last five minutes as you’re walking out the door they’re like, “Wait! Let’s do one more thing!” It was a total of seven minutes and that’s the one they chose.

Were you upset? No. I thought it was fine. I thought it was totally tasteful. I don’t think there’s much about me that’s provocative or over the line, so I thought it was fine. But Shane, at the time, was like, “You did what?”

Mandy Moore and Zach Braff dated each other from late 2004 to September 2006. Their break-up may have hit them both harder than they care to admit.

Zach told Parade Magazine just last week, “I think I suffer from some mild depression. So to have millions of people go, ‘I watched your movie and related’ was the ultimate affirmation that I’m not a freak. [Mandy and I] were together for a while, and that is the only true thing that has ever been written about my romantic life.”

And in the upcoming Feb. issue of Jane Magazine, Mandy shares about the depression she experienced soon after breaking up with Zach: “A few months ago, I felt really low, really sad. I’m a very positive person, and I’ve always been ‘glass half-full.’ So it was like someone flipped a switch in me.”

Mandy is currently in the early stages of dating Adam “DJ A.M.” Goldstein (Nicole Richie’s ex). The two lovebirds were spotted spending quality time with one another just yesterday in Park City, Utah at the Sundance Film Festival (pictured below).

Here are new promos for Scrubs! Check out J.D. (Zach Braff) kissing Dr. Brigg (Elizabeth Banks) on a television screen… in what looks like a hilarious scene! In the same “My Friend With Money” episode, there’s a shirtless Travis Schuldt as Keith. This episode will air Thursday, Jan. 11 @ 9PM ET/PT on NBC.

And what we’ve all been waiting for…. Scrubs episode “My Musical” will air on Thursday, Jan. 18 @ 9PM ET/PT on NBC. The songs for the episode were written by Tony Award-winning composers of Avenue Q, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. Check out the promos and video preview below!

“Everything Comes Down to Poo” sung by Zach Braff and Donald Faison and also guest stars Stephanie D’Abruzzo (Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q) as Patti Miller.