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Friends Reunion [HBO Max]

The Black Oil

Well, it's on.

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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.

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FHFM50

"Unscripted"

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

Agent Coulson

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

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

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

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

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

WTF??

Is it not going to be an actual episode?

Loughc

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

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

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

Agent Coulson

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

Mr E

The one where nobody gives a shit.

pixelburp

I guess you gotta pay for that house extension somehow?

dark crystal

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

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

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

Agent Coulson

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

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

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

RurtBeynolds wrote: »

lol

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

s8n

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

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

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

It's a wrap they finished filming it yesterday.

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

Saudades

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

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

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

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

Wheety

CastorTroy wrote: »

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

I watched it on iPlayer.

Dr Turk Turkelton

I saw it on Paramount the Friday before last.