# Re-watching Friends **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [February 9, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251 "2015-02-09T20:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/81 "2019-11-08T21:13:15Z")
Aw, the cast still gets together now and then - does my heart good!: [Matthew Perry makes a rare cameo on Courteney Cox’s Instagram: ‘Real friends’ [Video]](https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/11/08/matthew-perry-makes-a-rare-cameo-on-courteney-coxs-instagram-real-friends/23856436/) ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/82 "2019-11-09T11:44:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Aw, the cast still gets together now and then - does my heart good!: [Matthew Perry makes a rare cameo on Courteney Cox’s Instagram: ‘Real friends’ [Video]](https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/11/08/matthew-perry-makes-a-rare-cameo-on-courteney-coxs-instagram-real-friends/23856436/) I burst out laughing when I saw the one with all six of them had 15 _million_ likes - that is insane. It is sort of nice to hear about a cast that didn’t all hate each other off-screen. ---
**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 18, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/83 "2020-01-18T03:45:26Z")
I just reviewed a high school mock-trial hypothetical problem, and the mom of a kid injured in a food fight was listed as Monica Bing. No other _Friends_ references that I noticed, though. ---
**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 27, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/84 "2020-01-27T20:59:10Z")
A recent interview with David Schwimmer: [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/david-schwimmer-defends-friends-from-criticism-about-diversity-tone-deaf-jokes-that-show-was-groundbreaking-in-its-time/ar-BBZnfMa?ocid=spartandhp) ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/85 "2020-03-02T19:48:03Z")
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**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:** [March 2, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/86 "2020-03-02T19:46:08Z")
Reunion special set for HBO Max - unclear if the actors will be in character or just taking a walk down memory lane together (with plentiful clips, I assume): ['Friends' reunion special set for HBO Max | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/media/friends-reunion-special-hbo-max/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/87 "2020-03-02T20:19:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Reunion special set for HBO Max - unclear if the actors will be in character or just taking a walk down memory lane together (with plentiful clips, I assume): [https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/media/friends-reunion-special-hbo-max/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/media/friends-reunion-special-hbo-max/index.html) I assume it’s going to be the latter; the cast and perhaps the writers on stage talking about the show. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/88 "2020-07-21T14:16:28Z")
Here’s David Schwimmer on a possible reunion show: ['Friends' reunion could start filming next month, David Schwimmer says | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/entertainment/friends-reunion-schwimmer-intl-scli/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/89 "2020-07-23T15:18:40Z")
I rewatched it all near the beginning of the pandemic over the course of 2 weeks. I think I liked it better over the second run. Either that, or the “binge” format kept me engaged better. I missed several episodes on the first run and didn’t consider it “must see TV”. I find it genuinely funnier than a lot of the sitcoms today. The writers were very clever. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/90 "2020-09-24T15:45:30Z")
> **[Designing the apartment in 'Friends' - CNN Video](https://www.cnn.com/videos/great-big-story/2020/09/22/great-big-story-designing-apartment-in-friends-gbs.great-big-story?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2Brss%2Fcnn_freevideo%2B%28RSS%3A%2BCNN%2B-%2BVideo%29)** > > There's no apartment in New York City more famous than Monica's impossible rent-controlled, two-bedroom West Village digs. From the purple walls to the outdoor terrace, the "Friends" apartment became the quintessential ideal of everything New York... ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/91 "2020-09-24T21:42:19Z")
**"PIVOT"** (not a complete sentence) ---
**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 29, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/92 "2021-01-29T20:52:30Z")
Bumped. > **[Julia Roberts tested Matthew Perry before agreeing to appear on 'Friends' | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/entertainment/julia-roberts-matthew-perry-trnd/index.html)** > > According to the co-creator of "Friends," Julia Roberts didn't make it easy to snag her for a guest-starring role. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/93 "2021-06-08T16:53:01Z")
An interesting article on NYC apartments in the _Friends_ era: > **['Friends' in NYC: How plausible were the Greenwich Village apartments...](https://www.6sqft.com/friends-in-nyc-how-plausible-were-the-greenwich-village-apartments-depicted-in-the-hit-90-series/)** > > In honor of the show's 25th anniversary, we take a look at the places where the 'Friends' were supposed to have lived, and how the TV world Friends created lined up (or didn't) with reality. ---
**Author:** ![LauderdaleFort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/94 "2021-06-08T16:58:47Z")
I’m gonna say it Janice \>\> Phoebe (runs away) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/95 "2021-06-08T18:31:08Z")
> [@LauderdaleFort](#): > > (runs away) (but is found) (and tied up) (and forced to listen to a looped video of Janice laaaaaaaughing…) . Omigosh, there is one! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_tyuQrWu1F0/hqdefault.jpg "All Janice's laugh in Friends") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tyuQrWu1F0) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/96 "2021-06-08T19:39:35Z")
Aiyeeeee! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/97 "2021-06-08T22:37:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > An interesting article on NYC apartments in the _Friends_ era: Annoying that they completely get the reason why Monica’s apartment is cheap wrong. She didn’t inherit it, it’s still in her Grandma’s name. It comes up multiple times that if they get found out they’ll get kicked out. ---
**Author:** ![LauderdaleFort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/98 "2021-06-08T23:08:28Z")
As annoying as her laugh was, it was her bad feature. THe showrunners decided that “bad laugh” meant “bad person”. Ok, she wasn’t Malala or RBG, but even as badly written, the character and the actress, were 20 times better than Phoebe. Phoebe was always, for me, a secondary character. Joey’s IQ changed every episode, from “kinda slow” to “needs a tag with his name an address”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/99 "2021-06-09T00:48:03Z")
> [@LauderdaleFort](#): > > I’m gonna say it > Janice \>\> Phoebe Hey, I remember this one: _nothing_ is better than Phoebe; and, well, a ham sandwich is better than _nothing_; so — no, wait; that’s not quite it… ---
**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:** [June 9, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/100 "2021-06-09T02:21:13Z")
Heck, I’ll play. Phoebe was the Swiss Army knife of characters. Need a ditz? There’s Phoebe. Need a schemer? Phoebe’s the one. Need someone who can come up with a deep insight? Phoebe can do that, too. Phoebe and Joey were also necessary to counteract some of that insufferable future upper-middle class vibe the other four gave off. Janice was pretty good as the character everyone hates, but she wasn’t nearly as good at it as Eddie Haskell from _Leave It to Beaver_. From a plot standpoint, I wouldn’t have objected if Chandler ended up married to her, but I couldn’t stand her in every episode. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251.md?page=6)