Friends comeback ?

SureYWouldntYa

http://www.starmedia.us/entertainment/nbc-confirms-friends-new-comeback-season-reunion.html

If this is true it will only ruin the legacy of one of the best shows of all time

skimpydoo

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

http://www.starmedia.us/entertainment/nbc-confirms-friends-new-comeback-season-reunion.html

If this is true it will only ruin the legacy of one of the best shows of all time

Sorry to burst your bubble but it's not in a million years one of the best shows ever.

tim3000

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

http://www.starmedia.us/entertainment/nbc-confirms-friends-new-comeback-season-reunion.html

If this is true it will only ruin the legacy of one of the best shows of all time

As far as I know its not true I could be wrong but apparently that is the only site running that story. I hope its not true.

Loughc

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

http://www.starmedia.us/entertainment/nbc-confirms-friends-new-comeback-season-reunion.html

If this is true it will only ruin the legacy of one of the best shows of all time

Don't hold your breath a rumour like this surfaces every couple of months, it's not going to happen.

kneemos

The only reason I looked at it was for Jennifer Anistons boobs,I would still watch it.

squonk

Early on I think it was funny but that didn't last long and it seriously outstayed its welcome. It was largely a crappy enough show and I was delighted to see the back of it. Don't want to see a comeback. In any case, most of them have moved on to bigger, better things so might not want to look back!

blatantrereg

kneemos wrote: »

The only reason I looked at it was for Jennifer Anistons boobs,I would still watch it.

I think she was the reason most guys watched it! She still looks good, and the others' self-valuations must have deflated by now [their huge fee demands were what led to the show being cancelled before] - so why not have another season.

Loughc

squonk wrote: »

Early on I think it was funny but that didn't last long and it seriously outstayed its welcome. It was largely a crappy enough show and I was delighted to see the back of it. Don't want to see a comeback. In any case, most of them have moved on to bigger, better things so might not want to look back!

To be fair none of them hit the heights of fame they were hoping to hit after Friends ended and seeing how towards the end of the last series they were being paid a million an episode each you could see why they would go back.

But they won't go back, the show is best left where it is.

FloatingVoter

I could only see a one-off if it were to happen (probably minus Aniston and Cox). Perhaps the property bubble bursts and they're all living in a tenement surviving on cold soup and beans. Phoebe has gone on to be a multizillion selling megastar but still supports Ross's crack habit. The balloon crash that killed Rachel and Monica still haunts Joey (as he was the one that escaped with his life although he lost any feeling below the waist).

lockie1983

lockie1983 wrote: »

To be fair none of them hit the heights of fame they were hoping to hit after Friends ended and seeing how towards the end of the last series they were being paid a million an episode each you could see why they would go back.

But they won't go back, the show is best left where it is.

To be fair, I think Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Courtney Cox have moved on to do things they enjoy more -
Perry has gotten to show his actin ability in shows like West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and Go On.
David Scwimmer got to direct Run Fatboy Run, which was surprisingly good, and even show he can act pretty well in Band of Brothers.
And Cox eventually moved into another successful TV show.

Granted none of them are as famous as they used to be, but I much prefer the way they are now.

Loughc

NBC and Friends creators have released a statement confirming there will be NO comeback for Friends.

And with that this Thread can R.I.P. until the next rumour due in a few months

kneemos

lockie1983 wrote: »

NBC and Friends creators have released a statement confirming there will be NO comeback for Friends.

And with that this Thread can R.I.P. until the next rumour due in a few months

The facts will never stop a good rumour.

Technocentral

Ronan Leonard wrote: »

Sorry to burst your bubble but it's not in a million years one of the best shows ever.

Too true, its contemporaries like Seinfeld and Frasier wiped the floor with it.

colly_06

Ronan Leonard wrote: »

Sorry to burst your bubble but it's not in a million years one of the best shows ever.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Courtney Cox has Cougar Town
Matthew Perry has Go On
David Schwimmer has his behind the camera stuff
Lisa Kudrow and Matt Le Blanc both had cable shows (not sure if they still do, but 'twas recently enough)
Jennifer Aniston is doing pretty good in the Hollywood roles
and all of the cast and creators have openly said in interviews that the show ended how they wanted to, so there was no reason for a reunion...
not to mention given the current state of NBC, they would not be able to pay any of them...

Its not gonna happen anytime soon...

Richard Dower

Reunion rumours have now been nixed, thread closed: http://www.eonline.com/news/408841/friends-reunion-will-never-ever-happen-says-co-creator-marta-kauffman

Go Harvey Go

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

http://www.starmedia.us/entertainment/nbc-confirms-friends-new-comeback-season-reunion.html

If this is true it will only ruin the legacy of one of the best shows of all time

Where does Frasier come, then?

Richard Dower wrote: »

Reunion rumours have now been nixed, thread closed: http://www.eonline.com/news/408841/friends-reunion-will-never-ever-happen-says-co-creator-marta-kauffman

Then how come I'm able to make this post?

SuperInfinity

I've always felt Friends was a bit lame at times, certainly not one of the best shows of all time for me. Barely worth watching a lot of the time tbh. There are so many better comedies than it, I could never work out people's love of it, it was never that funny for me. If anything the characters were what made it watchable.

kneemos

SuperInfinity wrote: »

I've always felt Friends was a bit lame at times, certainly not one of the best shows of all time for me. Barely worth watching a lot of the time tbh. There are so many better comedies than it, I could never work out people's love of it, it was never that funny for me. If anything the characters were what made it watchable.

Joey added a lot to it.

IvySlayer

I'm not saying is the best show written ever, but I think it's funny. Doesn't stop people trying to be cool and saying they don't like it.

SuperInfinity

IvySlayer wrote: »

I'm not saying is the best show written ever, but I think it's funny. Doesn't stop people trying to be cool and saying they don't like it.

Or maybe they just... yeknow... don't like it that much and didn't from when they were 12.

kneemos wrote: »

Joey added a lot to it.

yeah I think all the main characters were good, though Rachel was always a bit weak for me and I don't like the actress (though I know others do).

walshb

I won't tune in. The show died the minute Chandler and Monica go together. Chandler's character was no longer the same. He was pretty much the only real comedy actor. Superb. The others paled in comparison. Rachel and Phoebe being extras. I could watch every scene with Chandler in the first 4 seasons. He was just so brilliant.

aSligoDub

squonk wrote: »

Early on I think it was funny but that didn't last long and it seriously outstayed its welcome. It was largely a crappy enough show and I was delighted to see the back of it. Don't want to see a comeback. In any case, most of them have moved on to bigger, better things so might not want to look back!

It jumped the shark when joey and boob girl got together.

phasers

you guys are all crazy, Ross Geller was one of the greatest comedy characters of all time.

official friends power rankings:

Ross
Chandler
Monica
Joey
Rachel
Phoebe

FloatingVoter

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
It's not your fault

(C) Phoebe

eat your heart out, Lennon and McCartney

Richard Dower

aSligoDub wrote: »

It jumped the shark when joey and boob girl got together.

- pics or GTFO!

Richard Dower

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
It's not your fault

(C) Phoebe

eat your heart out, Lennon and McCartney

Yes, yes....shirley a modern day classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7jlGRq8xZ4

aSligoDub

aSligoDub wrote: »

It jumped the shark when joey and boob girl got together.

Boob girl?

Toto Wolfcastle

Deleted User wrote: »

Boob girl?

Ohh.. thought it was that Elle Macpherson person.

seamus

To be fair to Friends, it only struggled in the last couple of seasons due to fatigue. The limit of the characters' personalities had basically been explored and exploited, and coupled with constant reruns of the older series, they were more of the same and not particularly funny.

If you watch the last 2/3 series in isolation now, they're easily as good as the earlier stuff. The first series actually looks really poor and dated now - cheap jokes and bizarre storylines with no character progression - but that's typically the case with most sitcoms when they get the green light to do more than ten episodes.

The series will be ten years finished next year. At best they may go for a one-off hour-long special, but I think that's unlikely. It would be seen for what it is - a lazy attempt to rake in some easy cash - and would probably ruin the legacy of what many people consider to be the best sitcom of the 90s.

IvySlayer

I didn't like the whole Joey/Rachel thing. Also I hate Mike! Much prefer David.

If you don't laugh at Unagi there's something wrong with you

aSligoDub

phasers wrote: »

official friends power rankings:

Ross
Chandler
Monica
Joey
Rachel
Phoebe

Chandler
Monica
Rachel
Ross
Phoebe/Joey tied last

dark crystal

phasers wrote: »

you guys are all crazy, Ross Geller was one of the greatest comedy characters of all time.

I agree. The first few seasons, Chandler was the funniest guy, but then half-way through, Ross became this neurotic, childish, rage-filled ball of funniness.

I thought David Schwimmer's portrayal of Ross was pure comedy genius!

Stark

Could be good. I think seeing a washed out Matthew Perry playing Chandler will just depress me though.

miralize

Stark wrote: »

Could be good. I think seeing a washed out Matthew Perry playing Chandler will just depress me though.

You can see him play Chandler in many of the other shows he's been in since

Go Harvey Go

miralize wrote: »

You can see him play Chandler in many of the other shows he's been in since

A slightly harsh remark there, IMHO.

While most of the characters he has played since aren't that much different to Chandler, surely the difference between Rachel and almost all the characters that Jen has played since is even less?

miralize

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

A slightly harsh remark there, IMHO.

While most of the characters he has played since aren't that much different to Chandler, surely the difference between Rachel and almost all the characters that Jen has played since is even less?

True, its a bit harsh. I quite enjoy Go On too. But you cant see that the mannerisms that he had with Chandler just carries onto the shows later on.

Good point about Aniston, she was really good in Horrible Bosses though, especially playing someone else totally different

IvySlayer

miralize wrote: »

True, its a bit harsh. I quite enjoy Go On too. But you cant see that the mannerisms that he had with Chandler just carries onto the shows later on.

Good point about Aniston, she was really good in Horrible Bosses though, especially playing someone else totally different

I know what you mean, Matthew Perry in Scrubs acted exactly like Chandler...but Matthew Perry IS Chandler!! If you ever watch bloopers of Friends, he's acts exactly like him.

Greyfox

With all my heart I hope theirs never a comeback, friends is one of the best shows ever but the good memories so many people have of the show is been destroyed by syndication, any comeback is flogging a dead horse, theirs nowhere else to go with the series, it should of been allowed to die years ago

don ramo

IvySlayer wrote: »

I know what you mean, Matthew Perry in Scrubs acted exactly like Chandler...but Matthew Perry IS Chandler!! If you ever watch bloopers of Friends, he's acts exactly like him.

i didnt think he acted chandlerly in studio 60, or the west wing, he was great in The Ron Clark Story film, the problem is that people only see him as chandler and if thats what will pay the bills then so be it, go on has been a fairly good show so far, its not spectacular but its an enjoyable 20 mins each week that i look forward to,

el dude

Lots of people like to get snotty over Friends. As far as sitcoms go, the first couple of seasons are as good as anything else in the genre.

Started going down hill after Monica and Chandler got together, and the final couple of season are awful. Happens most shows that overstay their welcome.

catallus

The best episodes of Friends are better by a thousand miles than the best episodes of any other situation-comedy, even Seinfeld and Frasier. I'd even go so far as to say the best episodes are better than Arrested Development. That's why it lasted so long and was as popular as it was.

el dude

catallus wrote: »

The best episodes of Friends are better by a thousand miles than the best episodes of any other situation-comedy, even Seinfeld and Frasier. I'd even go so far as to say the best episodes are better than Arrested Development. That's why it lasted so long and was as popular as it was.

You've made a huge mistake.

catallus

Ok, maybe you're right, in fairness comparing the two is ludicrous.

Go Harvey Go

catallus wrote: »

The best episodes of Friends are better by a thousand miles than the best episodes of any other situation-comedy, even Seinfeld and Frasier.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy there.

coL

Does anybody else remember a rumour that went around at the time of the series finale that after they filmed the last episode they also filmed two episodes which were set a few years later and were to be shown as reunion episodes?

The logic for this being that they would have two "reunion" episodes already filmed and ready for future auring while the cast was still under contract.

Have looked online but can't find any info on this. Did I imagine it???

kneemos

coL wrote: »

Does anybody else remember a rumour that went around at the time of the series finale that after they filmed the last episode they also filmed two episodes which were set a few years later and were to be shown as reunion episodes?

The logic for this being that they would have two "reunion" episodes already filmed and ready for future auring while the cast was still under contract.

Have looked online but can't find any info on this. Did I imagine it???

Might be an obvious age differance at this stage.

mfceiling

catallus wrote: »

The best episodes of Friends are better by a thousand miles than the best episodes of any other situation-comedy, even Seinfeld and Frasier. I'd even go so far as to say the best episodes are better than Arrested Development. That's why it lasted so long and was as popular as it was.

el dude wrote: »

You've made a huge mistake.

2 actually.

phasers

I'm not a huge fan of Seinfeld and I think Friends is miles better than it as well.

The 90s were such a good time for network sitcoms though. There will never be another time when so many brilliant comedies are on the air at the same time imo

miralize

phasers wrote: »

I'm not a huge fan of Seinfeld and I think Friends is miles better than it as well.

The 90s were such a good time for network sitcoms though. There will never be another time when so many brilliant comedies are on the air at the same time imo

I'm not a Seinfeld fan either but