# 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:** 9
**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 8, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/161 "2024-03-08T15:11:25Z")
I just learned from an online trivia game that the six dots in the series logo match the colors of the six umbrellas in the opening credits. Never made that connection before! ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/162 "2024-03-09T16:21:46Z")
apparently it doesn’t take much to get star now–really, Cox? Even Vanna White gets star just for showing up in gown with no talent ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/163 "2024-03-09T18:40:24Z")
Thanks for sharing. The place for folks that don’t like Friends is literally any other thread on this board. ---
**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 8, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/164 "2024-07-08T20:45:01Z")
_Friends_ doughnuts, anyone? Off to the UK or Ireland! > **[Krispy Kreme is rolling out ‘Friends’-themed doughnuts. But you probably...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/business/krispy-kreme-friends-themed-doughnuts/index.html)** > > Krispy Kreme’s newest doughnuts celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sitcom “Friends.” But while the show was set in New York, the doughnuts aren’t for sale in NYC – or anywhere else in the US. The new flavors are available only in the UK and... ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/165 "2024-07-08T23:46:10Z")
The easiest requirement to getting a star is $. You pay, you get a star. So there have been 20 year old pop singers getting a star after a single album that does well. But they still give out stars to actually deserving people like James Hong. ---
**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, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/166 "2025-01-15T14:55:33Z")
Whodathunkit? > **[I served Rod Stewart divorce papers, reveals David Schwimmer](https://www.aol.com/news/served-rod-stewart-divorce-papers-120816221.html)** > > David Schwimmer has revealed that he once served divorce papers to Sir Rod Stewart when he was an 18-year-old working for his mother’s legal firm. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/167 "2025-01-15T15:04:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Whodathunkit? > > [I served Rod Stewart divorce papers, reveals David Schwimmer](https://www.aol.com/news/served-rod-stewart-divorce-papers-120816221.html) **Schwimmer (handing Stewart divorce papers):** Tonight’s the Night. **Stewart:** The First Cut is the Deepest. **Schwimmer (shrugging):** Some Guys Have All the Luck. **Stewart:** I Don’t Want to Talk About It. ---
**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, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/168 "2025-01-15T15:10:38Z")
Was he called “4B” then? ---
**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, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/169 "2025-01-15T15:25:45Z")
Pivot! PIVOT! ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/170 "2025-10-09T15:04:22Z")
No way, no how: > **[What Jennifer Aniston says about a 'Friends' reboot or sequel without Matthew...](https://www.aol.com/articles/jennifer-aniston-says-friends-reboot-045642040.html)** > > Jennifer Aniston considers the possibility of a 'Friends' reboot or sequel without Matthew Perry, who died in 2023. Here's what she said. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/171 "2025-10-09T16:09:40Z")
What would the apartment with the slanty windows cost nowadays? ---
**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:** [April 29, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/172 "2026-04-29T15:18:39Z")
$20 million each for annual residuals! Could they BE any richer…? > **[The ‘Friends’ Cast’s Shocking Yearly Residuals Were Revealed and You’re Not...](https://www.aol.com/articles/friends-cast-shocking-yearly-residuals-124850634.html)** > > Genuinely unwell. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/173 "2026-04-29T18:47:03Z")
I’ll be there for them… ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/174 "2026-04-29T20:28:43Z")
I remember there was a time where Seinfeld and Larry David were getting $100s of millions for Seinfeld. Big money in a hot sitcom with legs. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/175 "2026-04-29T20:43:04Z")
True, but what about after their big hit comedy? Who here thinks Jim Parsons’ career is on the downslope from here on out? I can’t see him ever landing such an iconic role. Everything else he does will pale by comparison to Sheldon Cooper. Sadly, this kind of fate seems to have followed most of the former Friends cast. I guess they’re probably crying all the way to the bank. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/176 "2026-04-29T21:03:36Z")
Meanwhile, Ted Danson’s on what, his fourth hit sitcom? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/177 "2026-04-30T04:12:05Z")
If any of the stars of the big hit comedies like Friends or TBBT want to really act, either for personal fulfillment or to hone their craft or for whatever reason, I’m sure they would have no problem getting at least a few roles, in independent films or on stage, at least until they prove beyond a doubt that they really stink at acting. I guess Julia Louie-Dreyfuss is a pretty good example of someone who has gone on to do other interesting and successful work. And Seinfeld himself as someone who, well, hasn’t much (not really fair, he wasn’t acting in the first place). ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/178 "2026-04-30T04:33:23Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > And Seinfeld himself as someone who, well, hasn’t much (not really fair, he wasn’t acting in the first place). Jerry Seinfeld’s inability to act was compounded by his inability to stop snickering at his own lines. He was the same way in the movie _Unfrosted_ – he just didn’t care. But the _Seinfeld_ series was saved by brilliant writing, to which Seinfeld contributed, and great performances by the rest of the cast. The whole thing came together perfectly and was truly a work of genius, if sometimes a little bit overly self-indulgent. I’ve always thought _Friends_ was rather a poor man’s copycat version of _Seinfeld_ without the wit and originality. ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/179 "2026-04-30T14:50:29Z")
In addition to his sitcoms he also spent 4 seasons on the original CSI. I stopped watching when Laurence Fishburne was added to the cast, so I never saw the Danson years. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251/180 "2026-04-30T14:58:53Z")
> [@Scoobysnax](#): > > I stopped watching when Laurence Fishburne was added to the cast, so I never saw the Danson years. Likewise, but I caught some of his years in syndication. He’s not bad, but I call him capt moonbeam (maybe someone in an episode did, and it fits). I like Fishburn and it really isn’t his fault that his seasons were bad, but it was his character that ruined them. What were the writers thinking? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251.md?page=10)