Friends to return to TV

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

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HOLLYWOOD - Seminal sitcom Friends is returning to television after each of its six stars agreed multi-million dollar deals to star in four one-hour specials.
In a secret meeting before Christmas, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry reportedly agreed a $5 million apiece deal with NBC bosses in Los Angeles.

Scriptwriters have already started penning lines for the four double episodes, which are due to air next year.

Aniston, who has filmed a string of movies since the final Friends episode, was the last to agree to the new deal.

An NBC insider says, "She's the one who had been holding out. But she's now agreed to reprise Rachel (Green).

"Bringing them back is a dream come true. Ratings will go through the roof."

Network bosses have also hinted at a second spin-off of the hit comedy, following the disappointing performance of Matt LeBlanc's show Joey. The new program will see the three male stars--Perry, Schwimmer and LeBlanc--pilot a series called It's A Guy Thing.

An NBC spokesperson confirms, "Negotiations on future projects are going on all the time."

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(sigh). I'm still too sick of this show to complain about it right now.

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:02 pm

Good god no.

d · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:04 pm

ACK! Christ, can't these people let a reasonably good (in the beginning) sitcom die appropriately, like Seinfeld? Why???

edit: this smacks of Brady Bunch "specials."

Chuck D · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:07 pm

dnorwood Wrote:

ACK! Christ, can't these people let a reasonably good (in the beginning) sitcom die appropriately, like Seinfeld? Why???

$$$$$$$$$$$

MISSterious · **Joined:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:22 pm **Posts:** 526

Cha-ching!

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

its nice to see im not the only one who thought this show has always and will always suck. i hate friends with a passion.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Friends was actually pretty good in the beginning but only those of us with long memories actually remember that.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

the slightly good news is that they'll have to cancel the dumbass joey show.

splates · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:19 pm

may God help us all

tentoze · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:36 pm

Given a choice between this and Brokeback Mountain, I'd chew the cyanide capsule.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:37 pm

cotton Wrote:

the slightly good news is that they'll have to cancel the dumbass joey show.

i thought it was already cancelled?

i don't care about this but i'm sure it'll get huge ratings because the general public are dumbasses.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:40 pm

Why Jennifer Aniston agreed is beyond me. It appears her career is on the upswing.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:43 pm

Northern Soul Wrote:

its nice to see im not the only one who thought this show has always and will always suck. i hate friends with a passion.

no, this is the standard cool kid reaction to the show. i think it's an overreaction, and that the show had some pretty good writing and was more than occasionally funny, or at least entertaining.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:48 pm

It looks like it could just be a rumour

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

HaqDiesel Wrote:

Northern Soul Wrote:

its nice to see im not the only one who thought this show has always and will always suck. i hate friends with a passion.

no, this is the standard cool kid reaction to the show. i think it's an overreaction, and that the show had some pretty good writing and was more than occasionally funny, or at least entertaining.

maybe, but ive always hated it, and ive never changed my opinion.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

it took me a long time to realize that friends was and is a great show.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

HaqDiesel Wrote:

no, this is the standard cool kid reaction to the show. i think it's an overreaction, and that the show had some pretty good writing and was more than occasionally funny, or at least entertaining.

i dunno, I know a lot of really snarky people that love this show. As for me, it has a few moments that were funny, and then repeated to the point of stupidity.

Also, around 4 years into it when people started saying stupid things like "this show defines a generation" is when I pretty much gave up on all non-Simpsons television.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:03 pm

My gut says there's no way in hell that would happen.

Charli · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:43 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Why Jennifer Aniston agreed is beyond me. It appears her career is on the upswing.

Where'd ya come up with that one? Every movie she's done since the show has ended tanked at the box office. And badly.

Patrick Bateman · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:48 pm

loving this
friends and seinfeld are my 2 favorite sitcoms ever
but if they do a spinoff with the 3 guys wont aniston and cox have to be in it? the last episode had rachel and ross finally being together, plus chandler and monica are married

on that note, i withdraw my hetero card

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:54 pm

I don't believe this article. It would be a silly thing to do. Have a reunion movie five years down the road, sure, but not 4 hour specials and the spin-off is damned stupid idea. The salaries would be prohibitive for the network and a Friends without the ladies is like moo goo gai pan without the moo goo.

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:57 pm

The Rembrandts are so fucking amped right now.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:45 am

Moxie Wrote:

The Rembrandts are so fucking amped right now.

Surely not... they won't bring that back. Hell it won't happen anyway.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:40 am

It's a good thing they are doing it for the ratings and not to ruin any ideas out there that it was a reputable sitcom.

I admit, that I loved this show the first few years it was on, and then it got stale by season 4.

My favorite episode is when they go to the hockey game and Ross gets hit in the face with the puck.

puma · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:43 am

UGH, Friends USED to be good. Leave it alone NBC! Geez.

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