Friends #26 In HD!

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The Friends cast is reuniting on their old network next month for a two-hour special that pays tribute to veteran sitcom director James Burrows, who recently helmed his 1,000th TV episode (15 of which were Friends).

The telecast, which is being likened to last February’s high-rated Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, will also reunite the casts of other landmark Burrows series, including Taxi, Cheers, Frasier and Will & Grace. The stars of more recent Burrows programs, including The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly, will also appear.

I’m told the entire Friends crew — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry — will be on hand for the reunion-palooza.

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Op woensdag 13 januari 2016 19:31 schreef Arn0 het volgende:
Nou, het is dan toch zover. (nu ja.. eenmalig en een onderdeel van een show, maar toch)

Friends Cast Reunion Coming to NBC

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It turns out the big Friends reunion planned for NBC's James Burrows special will be one friend short. E! News has confirmed Matthew Perry will not appear alongside famous friends Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc.

The reason? He's in London rehearsing for his play, The End of Longing, which begins previews on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Perry may still be part of the special honoring the legendary sitcom director, but we're told it would be by way of a taped message.

NBC's Robert Greenblatt announced the cast of Friends would reunite to honor Burrows for a taped special set to air at the end of February. Burrows, who recently directed his 1,000th episode of TV, directed 15 Friends episodes. "Hoping that all six of them will be in the same room at the same time, but I'm not sure we can logistically pull that off," Greenblatt told reporters at the 2016 TCA Winter Press Tour.

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Even with “the funny one” stuck overseas, the chemistry between the stars of Friends was as potent as a cup of Central Perk coffee during NBC’s Must-See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows.

Ushered in by Matthew Perry via video, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer re-assembled Sunday — on a slightly different couch than we’re used to seeing them — to honor the legendary Burrows, who recently directed his 1,000th episode of television.

“We would do anything for Jim Burrows,” Aniston began. “He gave us the opportunity of a lifetime, and probably the best 10 years of our acting careers that we will forever remember. We experienced friendship, heartbreaks, babies, everything together. And we had a wonderful experience with the world loving us, as well. They really connected with us.”

Speaking to the cast’s early chemistry, Aniston continued, “From the beginning, we just wanted to hang out with each other. … We really just fell in love and adored each other instantly.”

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In addition to soliciting the stars’ praises for the man of the hour, host Andy Cohen also prodded them for behind-the-scenes secrets. Here are a few things we learned:

* According to Kudrow, Burrows gave his poker table to the cast as a bonding exercise; this inspired the infamous poker episode “The One With All the Poker,” which Burrows also directed.

* During the first season, the cast would get together to watch each episode together — keep in mind, this was decades before live-tweeting became a thing — and would give each other notes, or as they now consider them, “suggestions.”

* The Friends skirted Cohen’s promo-worthy question about whether they had to promise — in writing — not to sleep with one another. “I was not asked to sign anything,” Kudrow said with a laugh.

* “The three girls, we had lunch together every day for 10 years,” Cox said, calling their meal of choice “a Jennifer Salad.” Aniston tried to shrug off any notion that she makes salad better than others, but Cox insisted, “She has a way with it.”

* LeBlanc’s favorite Joey moment is from “The One With George Stephanopoulos,” specifically the beat where Joey pretends a puck is coming at his face, much to the annoyance of Ross, who just had a puck hit him in the face. LeBlanc gives all the credit to Burrows for coming up with the bit on the spot.

* One of Cox’s favorite episodes is “The One With the Blackout,” because she loved the image of Ross running around the balcony with a cat on his back. Schwimmer recalls Burrow encouraging him to “just keep doing it.”

* Aniston has a special love for the flashbacks to “Fat Monica, Rachel pre-nosejob and Ross with his afro.”

* Burrows often related characters from his shows to one another; he told Kudrow that Phoebe was his new Reverend Jim (Christopher Lloyd’s character on Taxi), and as LeBlanc recalls, Burrows told him, “You’re Danza.”

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Op dinsdag 31 mei 2016 22:41 schreef Arn0 het volgende:
My Year-Long Quest To Uncover The Identity Of ‘Ugly Naked Guy’

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Op dinsdag 31 mei 2016 22:45 schreef roos85 het volgende:

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Hoort dit niet in het HIMYM topic?

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Op zondag 22 september 2019 17:50 schreef Iemand91 het volgende:
Schop.

Vandaag is het precies 25 jaar geleden dat de eerste aflevering in de VS werd uitgezonden.
20:30 uur op NBC.

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Op zondag 22 september 2019 18:51 schreef JayHovah het volgende:
Op Comedy Central is de hele dag al een Friends marathon gaande...

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Op zondag 22 september 2019 19:53 schreef Nielojram75 het volgende:

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Op CC is ALTIJD een Friends marathon gaande....

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Op zondag 22 september 2019 23:09 schreef MaxMark het volgende:
Google doet ook mee met het jubileum: Als je in het zoekvenster "Naam Friends" (Joey Friends, Rachel Friends, etc) intypt, zie je aan de rechterzijde een infopanel met een icoon naast de naam. Als je op het icoontje klikt, gebeurt er iets typisch voor deze character. Vooral "Ross Friends" is een aanrader