Friends to return

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 11:03 AM

Uh, ok. I don't like this.

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News Story
‘Friends’ Returns to TV
By WENN|Sunday, January 22, 2006
Photo GalleryHOLLYWOOD - 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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gottimd · 01-23-2006, 11:06 AM

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The new program will see the three male stars--Perry, Schwimmer and LeBlanc--pilot a series called It's A Guy Thing.

So I guess if this is greenlighted or actual does go on air, are we to assume Chandler and Monica have divorced, and it didn't work out for Ross and Rachel? Or will they try have Chandler always refer to Monica, but we never see her, kind of like "Vera" (think that was her name), Norm's wife in Cheers.

Radii · 01-23-2006, 11:14 AM

that article is no longer available on hollywood.com.

gottimd · 01-23-2006, 11:17 AM

hxxp://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=22255

GrantDawg · 01-23-2006, 11:17 AM

Smells fishy to me.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 11:18 AM

just worked for me

gottimd · 01-23-2006, 11:18 AM

works for me too

stevew · 01-23-2006, 11:27 AM

I'd guess the 4 episodes will set up the new series. Honestly, i think Monica pretty much has to die in order for the new show to be plausible and to tie up that loose end.

Wolfpack · 01-23-2006, 11:57 AM

I have to think "spin-off" is the wrong choice of words there. I don't think a lot of supporters of the original show would go for a "guys only" version, especially if they have to do some plot wrangling to justify none of the girls being there.

However, the three guys could start a completely different ensemble comedy that's "Friends-like" but doesn't actually feature them as their Friends characters. I think that may be the "spin-off" here, of the actors and not the characters. Problem with that is they've become so identified with the show, that probably won't fly, either. All the actors from Seinfeld (aside from Jerry himself, of course) have tried going it alone on their own shows that had no connection to that show and all tanked in pretty short order. I think Jason Alexander's last one was the only one to get beyond a half-season, let alone a season.

kcchief19 · 01-23-2006, 11:59 AM

This just sounds too bizarre. I can imagine to a certain degree everyone but Aniston possibly agreeing to this, but at the rumored salary per hour that would be significantly less money than they made during the series' run. And I certainly can't see Aniston agreeing to a salary that low considering she has more of a movie career than the rest of them do.

Something just doesn't seem right about this.

Ksyrup · 01-23-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfpack

I have to think "spin-off" is the wrong choice of words there. I don't think a lot of supporters of the original show would go for a "guys only" version, especially if they have to do some plot wrangling to justify none of the girls being there.

However, the three guys could start a completely different ensemble comedy that's "Friends-like" but doesn't actually feature them as their Friends characters. I think that may be the "spin-off" here, of the actors and not the characters. Problem with that is they've become so identified with the show, that probably won't fly, either. All the actors from Seinfeld (aside from Jerry himself, of course) have tried going it alone on their own shows that had no connection to that show and all tanked in pretty short order. I think Jason Alexander's last one was the only one to get beyond a half-season, let alone a season.

Julia L-D has a new show, I think. Not sure if it's out yet, though.

I'm watching Curb Your Enthusiasm - Second Season right now, and this is the idea for David's new show - feature Jason or Julia in a sitcom about an actor so identified with a character that he/she can't get work.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Julia L-D has a new show, I think. Not sure if it's out yet, though.

I'm watching Curb Your Enthusiasm - Second Season right now, and this is the idea for David's new show - feature Jason or Julia in a sitcom about an actor so identified with a character that he/she can't get work.

Man that Curb show is funny.

Maple Leafs · 01-23-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

This just sounds too bizarre. I can imagine to a certain degree everyone but Aniston possibly agreeing to this, but at the rumored salary per hour that would be significantly less money than they made during the series' run. And I certainly can't see Aniston agreeing to a salary that low considering she has more of a movie career than the rest of them do.

Seriously. Why would Anniston go back to TV, when she's had so much success in films like... um... hold on... um...

Man. I should know this. She's on the cover of every magazine in the world and every woman is obsessed with her, so I know she's a big movie star. I just can't actually think of any of them.

Wait, wasn't she in Office Space? Sure it was eight years ago, and she was like the fifth person in the credits, but that still counts. OK, so it's settled, she's a big movie star.

Butter · 01-23-2006, 12:35 PM

I'm going to go ahead and call it a hoax. Or at the very least, a highly unsubstantiated report based on preliminary contract talks and the wet dream of every NBC exec. We'll go with that.

WSUCougar · 01-23-2006, 12:42 PM

I'd rather they do a spin-off threesome of Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe, named, "It's a Lesbian Thing."

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

I'd rather they do a spin-off threesome of Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe, named, "It's a Lesbian Thing."

"More Than Friends"

followed at 9:00 on Thursday night by Heinfeld.

Draft Dodger · 01-23-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

I'm going to go ahead and call it a hoax. Or at the very least, a highly unsubstantiated report based on preliminary contract talks and the wet dream of every NBC exec. We'll go with that.

this was floating around yesterday, all stories originating from the same British entertainment tabloid "news" source. CNN today is reporting about Lost salary increases, the cancellation of The West Wing and some other entertainment crap...but nothing about Friends?

I think I'll wait for some more official word

AlexB · 01-23-2006, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

this was floating around yesterday, all stories originating from the same British entertainment tabloid "news" source. CNN today is reporting about Lost salary increases, the cancellation of The West Wing and some other entertainment crap...but nothing about Friends?

I think I'll wait for some more official word

How dare you treat our highly regarded gutter press with such a lack of respect? Oh wait...

KWhit · 01-23-2006, 12:56 PM

This sounds like a hoax to me. I hope it is, I couldn't handle having to hear about Friends again for a whole year.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 12:59 PM

A Very Friends Christmas.

gottimd · 01-23-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

A Very Friends Christmas.

Shouldn't it be "A Very Friendly Christmas"?

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

Shouldn't it be "A Very Friendly Christmas"?

It shoud be but they'll never show the women getting it on

sovereignstar · 01-23-2006, 01:03 PM

Why is everyone talking about Friends?

gottimd · 01-23-2006, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

It shoud be but they'll never show the women getting it on

Yes they will, in the "A Very Friendly Hannukah: Watch the dirty bitches get it on!"

Kodos · 01-23-2006, 01:06 PM

So noone told you life after Friends was gonna be this way--
Your show's a joke--
You're broke--
You career's DOA!

oliegirl · 01-23-2006, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

So noone told you life after Friends was gonna be this way--
Your show's a joke--
You're broke--
You career's DOA!

Courteney Cox's career isn't DOA...she's married to reknowned actor David Arquette, and she just produced that wonderful show Daisy Does America! She's a bigger name now than she ever was on Friends....

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by oliegirl

Courteney Cox's career isn't DOA...she's married to reknowned actor David Arquette, and she just produced that wonderful show Daisy Does America! She's a bigger name now than she ever was on Friends....

sarcasm rulez

Ksyrup · 01-23-2006, 01:15 PM

We need more girls to post about a potential lesbian Friends reunion. Fur will fly.

gottimd · 01-23-2006, 01:16 PM

She was also in that Bruce Springsteen video when she was younger and looked like a boy. She has been riding "The Boss's" coat tails ever since.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

She was also in that Bruce Springsteen video when she was younger and looked like a boy. She has been riding "The Boss's" coat tails ever since.

She was kinda hot in Ace Ventura Pet Detective.

Butter · 01-23-2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Why is everyone talking about Friends?

K-smurf hasn't been getting his Schwimmer fix lately, so he thought he'd dig up some iffy report and post it as fact in the hopes that his Friends fanaticism would return as big as ever. I don't know if it's worked as he'd hoped, however.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

K-smurf hasn't been getting his Schwimmer fix lately, so he thought he'd dig up some iffy report and post it as fact in the hopes that his Friends fanaticism would return as big as ever. I don't know if it's worked as he'd hoped, however.

Don't be hatin. I love dem womens.

Butter · 01-23-2006, 01:26 PM

You know you got caught up in the Ross and Rachel love story all the way from Episode 2. You just can't wait to see how those crazy kids made out.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

You know you got caught up in the Ross and Rachel love story all the way from Episode 2. You just can't wait to see how those crazy kids made out.

Stop trying to twist this, Brokeback Mountain boy.

sovereignstar · 01-23-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Stop trying to twist this, Brokeback Mountain boy.

Be nice, penis poster.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Be nice, penis poster.

If I posted my penis the sheer size would slow up the forums for months.

Honolulu_Blue · 01-23-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Stop trying to twist this, Grandma's Boy.

Fixed.

Come on, man. Keep up.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:35 PM

good looking out

Honolulu_Blue · 01-23-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

If I posted my penis the sheer size would slow up the forums for months.

As I told Schmidty when he mentioned the alleged immensity of his nuts: Elephantitis is nothing to brag about.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

As I told Schmidty when he mentioned the alleged immensity of his nuts: Elephantitis is nothing to brag about.

I agree. As it is I need a sidecar.

Honolulu_Blue · 01-23-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

I agree. As it is I need a sidecar.

That must be quite a burden you carry and I have no doubt that you carry it with grace and dignity, sir.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

That must be quite a burden you carry and I have no doubt that you carry it with grace and dignity, sir.

riding a bike is really the hardest part. beyond that the chicks seem to love it.

Raiders Army · 01-23-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

I'd rather they do a spin-off threesome of Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe, named, "It's a Lesbian Thing."

Very nice. And nice follow up by rkmsuf

Butter · 01-23-2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

If I posted my penis the sheer size would clear out the forums for months.

Fix'd.

rkmsuf · 01-23-2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Fix'd.

that too. like people running from king kong. the sheer magnitude is frightening.

Karlifornia · 01-23-2006, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

that too. like people running from king dong . the sheer magnitude is frightening.

Fixed.

Anthony · 01-23-2006, 03:28 PM

the three of them should d oa show where they reprise their Friends roles, and instead of pairing off they all bang each other.

they can call it "Friends - With Benefits"

i'd watch. only for like a season and a half, since the chicks are starting to get up there in age.

vtbub · 01-23-2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

the three of them should d oa show where they reprise their Friends roles, and instead of pairing off they all bang each other.

they can call it "Friends - With Benefits"

i'd watch. only for like a season and a half, since the chicks are starting to get up there in age.

Come on, there is a MILF joke there. Despreate Singles?

albionmoonlight · 01-23-2006, 04:03 PM

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertain...34&p=y7xz8xy4x

The dream is over.

Raiders Army · 01-23-2006, 05:15 PM

Thank God. I bought that freakin' Friends, the Whole Ten Seasons, for $200 (I think...a few beers in me right now) and I'd hate to not have a compelte collection.

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01-23-2006, 11:18 AM	#6
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	just worked for me __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

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01-23-2006, 11:27 AM	#8
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I'd guess the 4 episodes will set up the new series. Honestly, i think Monica pretty much has to die in order for the new show to be plausible and to tie up that loose end. Last edited by stevew : 01-23-2006 at 11:27 AM.

01-23-2006, 12:35 PM	#14
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I'm going to go ahead and call it a hoax. Or at the very least, a highly unsubstantiated report based on preliminary contract talks and the wet dream of every NBC exec. We'll go with that. __________________ My listening habits

01-23-2006, 11:14 AM	#3
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	that article is no longer available on hollywood.com.

01-23-2006, 11:17 AM	#5
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Smells fishy to me.

01-23-2006, 11:57 AM	#9
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	I have to think "spin-off" is the wrong choice of words there. I don't think a lot of supporters of the original show would go for a "guys only" version, especially if they have to do some plot wrangling to justify none of the girls being there. However, the three guys could start a completely different ensemble comedy that's "Friends-like" but doesn't actually feature them as their Friends characters. I think that may be the "spin-off" here, of the actors and not the characters. Problem with that is they've become so identified with the show, that probably won't fly, either. All the actors from Seinfeld (aside from Jerry himself, of course) have tried going it alone on their own shows that had no connection to that show and all tanked in pretty short order. I think Jason Alexander's last one was the only one to get beyond a half-season, let alone a season.

01-23-2006, 11:59 AM	#10
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	This just sounds too bizarre. I can imagine to a certain degree everyone but Aniston possibly agreeing to this, but at the rumored salary per hour that would be significantly less money than they made during the series' run. And I certainly can't see Aniston agreeing to a salary that low considering she has more of a movie career than the rest of them do. Something just doesn't seem right about this.

01-23-2006, 12:42 PM	#15
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	I'd rather they do a spin-off threesome of Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe, named, "It's a Lesbian Thing." __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

01-23-2006, 12:56 PM	#19
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	This sounds like a hoax to me. I hope it is, I couldn't handle having to hear about Friends again for a whole year.

01-23-2006, 12:59 PM	#20
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	A Very Friends Christmas. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

01-23-2006, 01:03 PM	#23
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Why is everyone talking about Friends?

01-23-2006, 01:06 PM	#25
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	So noone told you life after Friends was gonna be this way-- Your show's a joke-- You're broke-- You career's DOA! Last edited by Kodos : 01-23-2006 at 01:07 PM.

01-23-2006, 01:15 PM	#28
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	We need more girls to post about a potential lesbian Friends reunion. Fur will fly. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	She was also in that Bruce Springsteen video when she was younger and looked like a boy. She has been riding "The Boss's" coat tails ever since. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

01-23-2006, 01:26 PM	#33
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	You know you got caught up in the Ross and Rachel love story all the way from Episode 2. You just can't wait to see how those crazy kids made out. __________________ My listening habits

01-23-2006, 01:35 PM	#38
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	good looking out __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

01-23-2006, 03:28 PM	#47
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	the three of them should d oa show where they reprise their Friends roles, and instead of pairing off they all bang each other. they can call it "Friends - With Benefits" i'd watch. only for like a season and a half, since the chicks are starting to get up there in age.

01-23-2006, 04:03 PM	#49
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertain...34&p=y7xz8xy4x The dream is over.

01-23-2006, 05:15 PM	#50
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Thank God. I bought that freakin' Friends, the Whole Ten Seasons, for $200 (I think...a few beers in me right now) and I'd hate to not have a compelte collection.

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