Friends Reunion [HBO Max]

The Black Oil · 22-02-2020 8:25am #1

Well, it's on.

Deadline

It’s official. Months after the 25th anniversary of the launch of Friends, the cast will be reuniting exclusively for an untitled unscripted special for HBO Max. It will be directed by Ben Winston and produced by Fulwell 73 (The Late Late Show with James Corden) and Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television.

Series stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer will return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank to film the reunion special. The sextet also will serve as executive producers alongside Friends creators Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane.

The special, along with all 236 episodes of the Emmy-winning 1994-2004 NBC series, will be available to subscribers at the launch of HBO Max in May.

FHFM50 · 22-02-2020 8:30am

"Unscripted"

It will probably just be them watching old clips of the show together and telling behind the scenes stories.

Agent Coulson · 22-02-2020 8:48am

FHFM50 wrote: »

"Unscripted"

It will probably just be them watching old clips of the show together and telling behind the scenes stories.

That's exactly what it will be.

Shelga · 22-02-2020 10:18am

And they're getting $2.5 million EACH for this! :eek:

Wish someone would pay me that to sit around on a couch and reminisce with old work colleagues for an hour.

Loughc · 22-02-2020 7:07pm

Shelga wrote: »

And they're getting $2.5 million EACH for this! :eek:

Wish someone would pay me that to sit around on a couch and reminisce with old work colleagues for an hour.

Most of the people I work with do that now and get paid for it :pac:

Loughc · 22-02-2020 8:16pm

Mr.S wrote: »

I don’t get why this is getting so much press, it’s unscripted. Will be a waste of time looking at old clips and stories from the set. Zzzz.

It makes for an easy click bait article for IG and FB. Everyone of them sharing the article but not mentioning it’s unscripted. The comments underneath are woeful. Does anyone read articles or do their own research anymore?

LoughNeagh2017 · 22-02-2020 9:33pm

I do like Friends but don't like how it built up a fan base of millenial hipster types. I prefer Frasier which has more of an underground fan base. I don't like these reboots like Birds of a feather and Will & Grace, it kind of takes the shine off the show, it is hard to explain. In that sense i would consider it a good thing that it isn't going to be a proper episode.

padd b1975 · 22-02-2020 10:02pm

WTF??

Is it not going to be an actual episode?

Loughc · 22-02-2020 10:04pm

padd b1975 wrote: »

WTF??

Is it not going to be an actual episode?

Nope it’s not. It’s a clip show with a sit down interview with the actors not the characters.

JP Liz V1 · 22-02-2020 10:22pm

FHFM50 wrote: »

"Unscripted"

It will probably just be them watching old clips of the show together and telling behind the scenes stories.

I'll probably still watch

siblers · 23-02-2020 1:02pm

If it's anything like The Inbetweeners reunion it will be awful

Agent Coulson · 23-02-2020 1:27pm

It is just going to be one big advertisement for HBO Max.

Mr E · 23-02-2020 8:17pm

The one where nobody gives a shit.

pixelburp · 23-02-2020 10:27pm

I guess you gotta pay for that house extension somehow?

dark crystal · 23-02-2020 11:00pm

pixelburp wrote: »

I guess you gotta pay for that house extension somehow?

They still make $20m each a year from royalties alone - I think they're good on that front!

Bit of a damp squib really, but hey, an actual reboot probably would have sucked major balls anyway. As a superfan, I'll still watch this

generalgerry · 23-02-2020 11:23pm

FHFM50 wrote: »

"Unscripted"

I was confused as to why the word unscripted was so deliberately prominent in the promo blurb as well. I couldn't imagine that they would be doing an improvisation. If it really is them just talking about the old episodes, then it is completely disingenuous to call it a one off special, as this would make people think that it was an actual episode.

Slippin Jimmy · 23-02-2020 11:55pm

Never really got the whole friends buzz. Think I'll be giving this a miss.

Agent Coulson · 03-04-2021 10:24pm

They are to film it next week.

The Friends reunion special, one of the most high-profile TV casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to finally start shooting.

Sources have confirmed that HBO Max’s unscripted special will begin taping in Los Angeles next week.

https://deadline.com/2021/04/friends-hbo-max-reunion-special-to-shoot-next-week-1234726772/

Hangdogroad · 04-04-2021 5:53am

Slippin Jimmy wrote: »

Never really got the whole friends buzz. Think I'll be giving this a miss.

Same here, could never get into it.

RurtBeynolds · 04-04-2021 11:17am

LoughNeagh2017 wrote: »

I do like Friends but don't like how it built up a fan base of millenial hipster types. I prefer Frasier which has more of an underground fan base. I don't like these reboots like Birds of a feather and Will & Grace, it kind of takes the shine off the show, it is hard to explain. In that sense i would consider it a good thing that it isn't going to be a proper episode.

lol

mloc123 · 04-04-2021 11:22am

RurtBeynolds wrote: »

lol

Frasier, one of the highest ratings comedy shows of it's day.... Underground.

s8n · 04-04-2021 12:09pm

LoughNeagh2017 wrote: »

I do like Friends but don't like how it built up a fan base of millenial hipster types. I prefer Frasier which has more of an underground fan base. I don't like these reboots like Birds of a feather and Will & Grace, it kind of takes the shine off the show, it is hard to explain. In that sense i would consider it a good thing that it isn't going to be a proper episode.

seriously ??

Pussyhands · 06-04-2021 11:44pm

Might watch this if it's on Sky somewhere, won't bother searching it out though.

One part of me is saying don't watch it as it might ruin my perception of them. I know Courtney Cox has a load of work done. Matthew Perry had lots of drugs issues. Matt Le Blanc on Top Gear was insanely boring.

Coincide · 06-04-2021 11:52pm

Seems a bit pointless for them to sit around and talk about the show tbh. Guess I'll check it out anyway.

Personally never see them doing more episodes. If they did if say the money would be absolutely insane

Agent Coulson · 11-04-2021 5:41pm

It's a wrap they finished filming it yesterday.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNgYJgoHWZm/

Saudades · 12-04-2021 5:56pm

I'll check it out just for nostalgia.

Friends is a chalk and cheese show for me; I love the 3 male characters and their storylines, but I felt the 3 women were usually a bit cringeworthy and a bit too screechy, though Monica and Rachel had great chemistry with their respective dads. Sometimes it was like watching two different shows within the same episode.

JackTC · 12-04-2021 6:00pm

Is there any other show that would get this much hype for the cast to come back and just talk for an hour?

A lot of people dismiss Friends, but I genuinely feel it is one of the greatest shows ever made, and probably the greatest sitcom ever made.

The Netflix views speaks for itself.

ancapailldorcha · 12-04-2021 7:51pm

JackTC wrote: »

Is there any other show that would get this much hype for the cast to come back and just talk for an hour?

A lot of people dismiss Friends, but I genuinely feel it is one of the greatest shows ever made, and probably the greatest sitcom ever made.

The Netflix views speaks for itself.

Never really properly watched the series all the way through so I'm going through it on Netflix and, yes. It really nails the balance between daftness, whimsy and warmth that very, very few shows get right.

CastorTroy · 12-04-2021 8:21pm

This reminds me, did the Fresh Prince reunion air over here?

Wheety · 12-04-2021 11:43pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

This reminds me, did the Fresh Prince reunion air over here?

I watched it on iPlayer.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 12-04-2021 11:45pm

I saw it on Paramount the Friday before last.

CastorTroy · 13-05-2021 9:18pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MedRN92V6lE

https://tvline.com/2021/05/13/friends-reunion-premiere-date-video-hbo-max/

The guests listed, for whatever reason, really don't sell it to me.

Airs May 27th

JP Liz V1 · 13-05-2021 10:08pm

Guests will include: David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon and Malala Yousafzai

No Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Giovanni Ribisi, Danny DeVito or Adam Goldberg, some of the best guest stars

CastorTroy · 13-05-2021 11:25pm

Well at least some of them were in the series, but Bieber? BTS?

Seems it's going to be a mix of sit down chats and skits.

JP Liz V1 · 13-05-2021 11:34pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Well at least some of them were in the series, but Bieber? BTS?

Seems it's going to be a mix of sit down chats and skits.

To sing the theme tune or songs featured on the show?

Victor · 14-05-2021 7:41am

The series is now so(!) old that that main cast are nearing retirement age and the children of the main characters could have their own Friends-like series.

Name Actor Born Age in 1994 Age in 2004 Age in 2021
Phoebe Lisa Kudrow 1963 31 41 58
Monica Courteney Cox 1964 30 40 57
Ross David Schwimmer 1966 28 38 55
Joey Matt LeBlanc 1967 27 37 54
Chandler Matthew Perry 1969 25 35 52
Rachel Jennifer Aniston 1969 25 35 52

Ben Cole Sprouse 1992 2 12 29
Ben Charles Thomas Allen 1994 0 10 27
Ben John Christopher Allen 1994 0 10 27

Emma Cali Sheldon 2002 - 2 19
Emma Noelle Sheldon 2002 - 2 19
Emma Elizabeth Davidson 2002 - 2 19

Leslie Buffay Allisyn Snyder 1996 - 8 25
Frank Buffay Jr. Jr. Dante Pastula 1997 - 7 24
Chandler Buffay Sierra Marcoux 1998 - 6 23

Erica - - - 0 17
Jack - - - 0 17

JP Liz V1 · 14-05-2021 12:38pm

What did Monica and Chandler name their twins? I think one after the birth mother

Zhane · 14-05-2021 12:43pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

What did Monica and Chandler name their twins? I think one after the birth mother

The twins were called Erica and Jack. After the birth Morther and Monica’s dad

JP Liz V1 · 14-05-2021 1:44pm

I remember Anna Faris as Erica now

Homelander · 14-05-2021 1:47pm

I wish they'd kept the guests to people who actually starred in the show or were involved in the production. I mean I'm fine with Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga performing or whatever, but David Beckham, Cara Delevigne, Kit Harrington....James Cordon?

Sounds like it's more of a chat show featuring the cast of friends rather than a proper reunion. It's kinda putting me off it.

CastorTroy · 19-05-2021 5:58pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRXVQ77ehRQ

I'm unsure what it is. Seems to be a mix of James Corden interviewing them (Bring back Gaby Roslin!), just them talking among themselves, reading scenes and then random other stuff

JP Liz V1 · 19-05-2021 5:58pm

Will it air anywhere over here?

FinnC · 19-05-2021 6:00pm

Monica has got more work done on her face than I have on my house over the last few years....

JP Liz V1 · 19-05-2021 6:03pm

Importantly how is the duck and chick?

Itssoeasy · 19-05-2021 6:05pm

why is James cordon asking questions ? Just let the cast talk about the show and have a few people who were cast members outside of the six get on the nostalgia train. We don’t need this lad ruining it.

Itssoeasy · 19-05-2021 6:06pm

FinnC wrote: »

Monica has got more work done on her face than I have on my house over the last few years....

Ah she looks better now than a few years ago. I know Mathew Perry had issues with addiction but he looks older than he is.

CastorTroy · 19-05-2021 6:07pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

why is James cordon asking questions ? Just let the cast talk about the show and have a few people who were cast members outside of the five get on the nostalgia train. We don’t need this lad ruining it.

Who do you refuse to acknowledge as a cast member? Lisa Kudrow, right? Phoebe lived away from everyone and wasn't related to any of them

Itssoeasy · 19-05-2021 6:25pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Who do you refuse to acknowledge as a cast member? Lisa Kudrow, right? Phoebe lived away from everyone and wasn't related to any of them

What ? Sorry there were six main cast. I’m not sure what the last part is about.

CastorTroy · 19-05-2021 6:45pm

Just joking referring to something Rachel said in the series after breaking up with Ross about she always thought it would be Phoebe that would be the first one to leave because she lived far away and wasn't related to any of them.

Pussyhands · 19-05-2021 6:46pm

What the hell? Jennifer Anistons face looks like a computer generated image.

Matt Le Blanc has put on a shed load of weight even since he was on top gear a few years ago.

Only Perry, Schwimmer and Kudrow look like they aged normally.

The fact that James Corden is in it turns me right off it. He's just Ryan Tubridy on a Burger King diet.

JackTC · 19-05-2021 7:13pm

Everything looks too polished and bright.

It's just going to be an extended episode of James Corden's chat show.

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