# Friends reunion coming to NBC **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072 "2016-01-13T21:23:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/1 "2016-01-13T21:23:22Z")
Details still to be worked out - might not be a new “episode,” as such: ['Friends' cast reunion coming to NBC | EW.com](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/13/friends-reunion) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/2 "2016-01-13T21:47:35Z")
It sounds like a tribute for director James Burrows. Plus: > [@](#): > > But here’s the rub: The cast might not be together in the special. Efforts to wrangle all six cast members for reunion stunts have proved difficult in the past, with one or more members typically resisting behind the scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/3 "2016-01-13T22:29:21Z")
That’ll be tricky to schedule, seeing as how busy most of them are. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/4 "2016-01-13T23:20:00Z")
A James L. Brooks tribute will be a lot more entertaining than a Friends reunion. [Take a look](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000985/?ref_=nv_sr_1)at some of the shows he’s had a large part in. The Simpsons Taxi Mary Tyler Moore The Tracy Ullman Show ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/5 "2016-01-13T23:25:19Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > That’ll be tricky to schedule, seeing as how busy most of them are. Which one? Im bettin they are all free tomorrow if ego allows… ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/6 "2016-01-14T01:07:33Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Which one? Im bettin they are all free tomorrow if ego allows… Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston are in pretty big demand at the moment, and I can’t say for sure that the other four aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/7 "2016-01-14T01:08:54Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston are in pretty big demand at the moment, and I can’t say for sure that the other four aren’t. But they would be free tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/8 "2016-01-14T02:05:31Z")
It will be a special about James Burrows who has directed every Sitcom known to man. The casts of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier and a few other shows (I imagine Will & Grace since he directed every episode of that series) are also going to appear. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/9 "2016-01-14T12:16:55Z")
They could just move the whole set from country to country, as long as they didn’t have more than one or two characters in shot at the same time, or shoot it all on green screen. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/10 "2016-01-14T12:48:47Z")
It doesn’t appear to be an issue of scheduling or egos. According to the article, it’s an unwillingness to appear in a “reunion stunt”. So it appears they’re all willing to appear together as long it’s done well. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/11 "2016-01-15T01:33:58Z")
Except that each of them and their agents will think they deserve a bigger paycheck than the others. And you know the rest of that song. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/12 "2016-01-15T01:41:39Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > Except that each of them and their agents will think they deserve a bigger paycheck than the others. And you know the rest of that song. Actually, they were resolutely united in seeking equal pay for all six throughout the entire run of _Friends_. Both smart and generous. Maybe they’ve gotten greedier, but I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/13 "2016-01-15T15:56:07Z")
[Matthew Perry won’t be there in person.](http://www.today.com/popculture/matthew-perry-won-t-attend-friends-reunion-person-anyway-t67281) “Matthew may tape something for the tribute.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/14 "2016-01-15T15:56:28Z")
[Bing’s out.](http://www.today.com/popculture/matthew-perry-won-t-attend-friends-reunion-person-anyway-t67281) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/15 "2016-01-15T17:35:43Z")
Hmm. Disappointing, if true. Hope he can be persuaded otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/16 "2016-01-15T17:49:33Z")
If it’s not some kind of story showing how the characters have “grown,” I’m not interested. Sorry, Phoebe. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/17 "2016-01-16T01:12:49Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > If it’s not some kind of story showing how the characters have “grown,” I’m not interested. Sorry, Phoebe. Agreed, I’m not all that interested in seeing the actors get together and just reminisce on stage. A TV special were the cast reunite in character is a different story; _that_ I wanna see. That seldom happens on this side of the Atlantic though. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/18 "2016-01-16T01:38:09Z")
Got to agree. Watching a bunch of actors get together so they can say how much fun it was working with a particular director is about as uninteresting as it gets. I’m happy you had fun, but I bet you don’t want to hear about my awesome bosses either, Courtney. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/19 "2016-01-26T14:35:09Z")
Here’s a pic of all but Perry with some of the _Big Bang Theory_ cast at the Burrows tribute: [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/entertainment/friends-reunion-first-photo/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/entertainment/friends-reunion-first-photo/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072/20 "2016-01-26T15:33:36Z")
> [@jerseymule](#): > > [Matthew Perry won’t be there in person.](http://www.today.com/popculture/matthew-perry-won-t-attend-friends-reunion-person-anyway-t67281) > > “Matthew may tape something for the tribute.” Maybe they can get Miss Chanandler Bong to sub for him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-coming-to-nbc/743072.md?page=2)