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Smash Adams
07/02/08, 08:42 AM
not really sure how valid a source the daily mail is but it claims that the big screen adaptation of this show will be out in the next year and a half
if this happens they better just completely ignore the fact that Joey ever existed (the show not the character)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1030981/Friends-reunited-Jennifer-Aniston-gang-set-return-big-screen-blockbuster.html
popdisaster00
07/02/08, 08:47 AM
no way
popdisaster00
07/02/08, 08:49 AM
Part of me just really thinks this can't be true. i'll believe it when it's on IMDB
Until The Bombs
07/02/08, 08:49 AM
There have been rumors for a while, I wouldn't be suprised by it, but I don't think it would be very good.
popdisaster00
07/02/08, 08:52 AM
It'd be weird to see.
Until The Bombs
07/02/08, 08:57 AM
Granted I didn't watch more than a few episodes of the show, but I don't see how it would work as a film.
that would be really weird
Adeniz19
07/02/08, 09:00 AM
Part of me just really thinks this can't be true. i'll believe it when it's on IMDB
oh you mean like sin city 2 and 3? lol
If this happens, my guess is that they'll do Ross and Rachel's wedding.
nfggc10
07/02/08, 09:21 AM
I don't see how this could be good. Friends was such a great show early on but the last few seasons were horrible. Between most of the characters getting married and having children it just became a nightmare to come up with funny stories. If the movie is going to be about their kids and adjusting to that lifestyle I don't see how it will work.
industrialbelt
07/02/08, 09:24 AM
i've had enough david schwimmer for this lifetime, thank you very much.
popdisaster00
07/02/08, 09:59 AM
i've had enough david schwimmer for this lifetime, thank you very much.
David Schwimmer rules
a speedo model
07/02/08, 10:09 AM
I'd see it but I doubt it'd be very good. It's later seasons were the worst.
they should have chandler die in the movie. just to make it weird.
amysaurus
07/02/08, 10:32 AM
Oh my god this would make my life complete.
David Schwimmer rules
greenzo rules
sowrongitsryan
07/02/08, 01:04 PM
i'd prefer another season
demondays524
07/02/08, 01:55 PM
I'm not surprised. If Sex and the City can make a movie, Friends can easily make one.
I'd like to see how this works out.
Brandon Allin
07/02/08, 03:27 PM
Jason Tate, where are you?
I would see this. I don't think there's a single episode of this show that I didn't love.
xfantabulousx
07/02/08, 03:35 PM
I'm excited. I hope this is true.
gloriousmuse
07/02/08, 04:56 PM
I wouldn't mind a movie. Sex and the City, to my surprise, was really good.
Chris Fallon
07/02/08, 05:00 PM
Pass.
patpratt
07/02/08, 05:04 PM
i've had enough david schwimmer for this lifetime, thank you very much.
David Schwimmer is the best actor on the show.
billyboatkid
07/02/08, 05:06 PM
Horrible idea... IMO
fulltiltxb00gie
07/02/08, 05:10 PM
please happen.
terrycw89
07/02/08, 05:21 PM
I would watch this.
Jessooker
07/02/08, 05:22 PM
meh.
TSLROCKS
07/02/08, 05:23 PM
I really loved the show but I don't see how a movie would work. What kind of storyline could they pull off that would actually keep people interested?
How the hell would a Friends movie even work? It's a half hour multi camera sitcom with the most blatant laugh track in sitcom history. Don't get me wrong, if they pulled it off I'd watch it in a heartbeat, but still.
Bridgetthemidge
07/02/08, 05:30 PM
Please please please tell me the Holiday Armadillo will make an appearance.
nfggc10
07/02/08, 05:40 PM
How the hell would a Friends movie even work? It's a half hour multi camera sitcom with the most blatant laugh track in sitcom history. Don't get me wrong, if they pulled it off I'd watch it in a heartbeat, but still.And they used so few sets that it would look really weird to see them in actual locations for 90-120 minutes. The show wasn't diverse enough as far as the production of it to make a good transition. The main cast of 6 have struggled to move on to other roles though and probably wouldn't mind one last run in the spotlight.
Why Bother?
07/02/08, 05:42 PM
I hope this doesn't happen.
I love this show dearly but it would be really hard to pull off.
Miss Heartcore
07/02/08, 06:36 PM
:shrug: I can't tell if I want this. I wasn't happy with the series Finale.
JHSace923
07/02/08, 06:59 PM
I would be willing to bet anything that this is just rumor. With the recent "success" of the Sex and the City movie, rumors are being started about EVERY successful tv show being made into a movie. I don't see how this would work outside of the three-camera format either.
Jessooker
07/02/08, 07:02 PM
:shrug: I can't tell if I want this. I wasn't happy with the series Finale.
I feel the same way.
Thug_Nasty
07/02/08, 09:02 PM
is there going to be a laughline in the movie as well?
SkyHeldUpByStar
07/02/08, 09:31 PM
:shrug: I can't tell if I want this. I wasn't happy with the series Finale.
I feel the same way.
Ditto. It was......meh.
jwelborn
07/02/08, 09:52 PM
No thank you.
Mirrorsandfevers
07/03/08, 02:48 AM
Mmmmaybe
open mind
07/03/08, 03:08 AM
maybe they could work in a relevant black character into an hour and a half since they couldn't ever figure out a way to do so in a half hour.
heyzombiehitler
07/03/08, 03:41 AM
I don't see this happending. It just doesn't sound possible.
drewziph
07/03/08, 04:02 AM
Please please please tell me the Holiday Armadillo will make an appearance.
lol.
i hope so
this could be pretty wicked.
itll be huge if it happens
itll have to be ross and rachels wedding.
Bob Payne
07/03/08, 09:00 AM
Its actually just the Sprouse brothers reprising the role of Ben in a Disney Channel musical.
irthesteve
07/03/08, 10:41 AM
i would love to see this, would be odd though
I love friends so yes please.
I love friends so yes please.
ahem...who called it?
ahem...who called it?
Haha I hate you
HxCThunderr94
07/03/08, 10:49 PM
I'd definitely see this.
JHSace923
07/04/08, 09:06 AM
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BODI3Nzc5NDA0NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTc wOTU0MzUyMQ@@._V1._SY90_.jpg Latest: A representative for Warner Bros film studio has quashed speculation of a Friends (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/) reunion movie.
The hit TV sitcom - which starred Courteney Cox (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001073/), Jennifer Aniston (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000098/), Lisa Kudrow (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001435/), David Schwimmer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001710/), Matthew Perry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001612/) and Matt LeBlanc (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001455/) - came to an end in 2004 after a 10-year run.
It was rumoured earlier this week (begs30Jun08) that Cox and Aniston were keen to reprise their roles for a movie version of the show, as long as the story was right.
They were alleged to have been inspired by the massive box office success of Sex and the City: The Movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1000774/), which was turned from a TV series into a big-screen film earlier this year.
But the claims have been refuted by executives at Warner Bros, the studio behind Friends (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/).
Jayne Trotman, Warner's director of publicity in the U.K., says, "(There's) no truth in the story."
And publicists for both Cox and Perry have also stepped in to deny the rumours.
Perry's spokeswoman, Lisa Kasteler (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1762639/), adds, "Nothing is happening in this regard, so the rumour is false."
Source: IMDb, WENN news articles
SkyHeldUpByStar
07/04/08, 09:44 AM
Well there ya go. Daily Mail fail again.
Smash Adams
07/04/08, 10:13 AM
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BODI3Nzc5NDA0NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTc wOTU0MzUyMQ@@._V1._SY90_.jpg Latest: A representative for Warner Bros film studio has quashed speculation of a Friends (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/) reunion movie.
The hit TV sitcom - which starred Courteney Cox (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001073/), Jennifer Aniston (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000098/), Lisa Kudrow (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001435/), David Schwimmer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001710/), Matthew Perry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001612/) and Matt LeBlanc (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001455/) - came to an end in 2004 after a 10-year run.
It was rumoured earlier this week (begs30Jun08) that Cox and Aniston were keen to reprise their roles for a movie version of the show, as long as the story was right.
They were alleged to have been inspired by the massive box office success of Sex and the City: The Movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1000774/), which was turned from a TV series into a big-screen film earlier this year.
But the claims have been refuted by executives at Warner Bros, the studio behind Friends (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/).
Jayne Trotman, Warner's director of publicity in the U.K., says, "(There's) no truth in the story."
And publicists for both Cox and Perry have also stepped in to deny the rumours.
Perry's spokeswoman, Lisa Kasteler (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1762639/), adds, "Nothing is happening in this regard, so the rumour is false."
Source: IMDb, WENN news articles
why would Matthew Perry's spokesperson say rumour and not rumor like a normal American
JHSace923
07/04/08, 10:23 AM
why would Matthew Perry's spokesperson say rumour and not rumor like a normal American
The entire news brief is from WENN, which is a british-based entertainment news source. Therefore, they spell it as "rumour". It's not like Perry's spokesperson said, "oh and when you print this, spell it with an ou!"
popdisaster00
07/09/08, 07:56 AM
And they used so few sets that it would look really weird to see them in actual locations for 90-120 minutes. The show wasn't diverse enough as far as the production of it to make a good transition. The main cast of 6 have struggled to move on to other roles though and probably wouldn't mind one last run in the spotlight.
They're doing alright...especially Jen
I've always wished that big sitcoms like this, seinfeld, etc...would simply just come back and do one more season. That would be so much better.
itsmesean0630
07/09/08, 07:59 AM
I would like to see this but I would have huge doubts and I wouldn't want a great sitcom to be tainted by a shitty movie.
lindZ629
07/09/08, 08:25 AM
I'll take it.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 08:55 AM
They're doing alright...especially Jen
I've always wished that big sitcoms like this, seinfeld, etc...would simply just come back and do one more season. That would be so much better.Eh, none of them have managed to keep their stock rising though as far as roles go. I believe Schwimmer does more directing now though.
As for shows doing another season I think it's a horrible idea. There's no way they could recapture what they once had and there's no point in trying. This is why I have so much more respect for Jerry ending the series when he did as compared to shows like Friends who overstayed their welcome once the quality started dropping.
popdisaster00
07/09/08, 09:27 AM
Eh, none of them have managed to keep their stock rising though as far as roles go. I believe Schwimmer does more directing now though.
As for shows doing another season I think it's a horrible idea. There's no way they could recapture what they once had and there's no point in trying. This is why I have so much more respect for Jerry ending the series when he did as compared to shows like Friends who overstayed their welcome once the quality started dropping.
Shwimmer directed Run, Fat Boy Run which was HUGE in the UK.
Jennifer is obviously doing alright.
Perry has been doing some indie flicks, but is getting a show on showtime next year.
Le Blanc has basically done NOTHING after Joey got Canceled.
Courtney had dirt, but it got canceled...never saw an episode.
And Kudrow has been getting a decent amount of supporting roles and stuff.
I'm with you on the overstaying your welcome thing...and I think Jerry ended the show at the perfect time. But I believe that after a certain amount of years pass by, bringing it back for one more season would be huge. It'd be hard with Seinfeld considering how the series ended, but Friends could EASILY pick up with where they left off. It wouldn't be overstaying the welcome, it'd just be like coming back to visit us one more time and give us a bit more to love.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 09:34 AM
I'm with you on the overstaying your welcome thing...and I think Jerry ended the show at the perfect time. But I believe that after a certain amount of years pass by, bringing it back for one more season would be huge. It'd be hard with Seinfeld considering how the series ended, but Friends could EASILY pick up with where they left off. It wouldn't be overstaying the welcome, it'd just be like coming back to visit us one more time and give us a bit more to love.I think it depends on what you thought of the last couple seasons of Friends. I loved the show up until Chandler/Monica got married but after that I thought it sucked. The whole Joey/Rachel thing is really what killed it for me.
SkyHeldUpByStar
07/09/08, 09:59 AM
I think it depends on what you thought of the last couple seasons of Friends. I loved the show up until Chandler/Monica got married but after that I thought it sucked. The whole Joey/Rachel thing is really what killed it for me.
Agreed with everything you just said. They should have ended it with the marriage. I was let down by the last few seasons, the finale especially, and I hated the Joey/Rachel relationship.
Edit: Also want to say that the Joey/Rachel relationship was made worse because they built it up for a long time and then the relationship was just suddenly over. Probably because they realized it didn't work.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 10:06 AM
Agreed with everything you just said. They should have ended it with the marriage. I was let down by the last few seasons, the finale especially, and I hated the Joey/Rachel relationship.
Edit: Also want to say that the Joey/Rachel relationship was made worse because they built it up for a long time and then the relationship was just suddenly over. Probably because they realized it didn't work.They also directly ripped off their own scene from when Rachel had trouble kissing Ross the first time except instead of laughing she kept hitting Joey. That's an insult to fans of the show really. I had no problem with Ross and Rachel ending up together but that finale was the definition of cliche and it was beyond cheesy. I usually hate series finales though because the jokes are more forced and the acting takes a nosedive.
anamericangod
07/09/08, 10:07 AM
Hopefully this never sees the light of day.
popdisaster00
07/09/08, 10:09 AM
I think it depends on what you thought of the last couple seasons of Friends. I loved the show up until Chandler/Monica got married but after that I thought it sucked. The whole Joey/Rachel thing is really what killed it for me.
Friends is my favorite sitcom of all time, so I am kind of biased when it comes to "bad episodes". Personally, I hated the character of Emily and everything that went along with her. I can't really pick a best season, just best episodes.
They also directly ripped off their own scene from when Rachel had trouble kissing Ross the first time except instead of laughing she kept hitting Joey. That's an insult to fans of the show really. I had no problem with Ross and Rachel ending up together but that finale was the definition of cliche and it was beyond cheesy. I usually hate series finales though because the jokes are more forced and the acting takes a nosedive.
But that is exactly what ever single person who watched the series wanted to see, if you ask me.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 10:13 AM
Friends is my favorite sitcom of all time, so I am kind of biased when it comes to "bad episodes". Personally, I hated the character of Emily and everything that went along with her. I can't really pick a best season, just best episodes.I didn't really mind her but the whole thing with her wanting him to never see Rachel was kinda far-fetched.
But that is exactly what ever single person who watched the series wanted to see, if you ask me.Yeah I wanted it as well but it was just poorly written in my opinion. And I've seen enough airport love scenes to last me a lifetime and I thought it was just taking the easy way out.
popdisaster00
07/09/08, 10:57 AM
I didn't really mind her but the whole thing with her wanting him to never see Rachel was kinda far-fetched.
Yeah I wanted it as well but it was just poorly written in my opinion. And I've seen enough airport love scenes to last me a lifetime and I thought it was just taking the easy way out.
Haha. So what would you have done different with the end of Friends?
nfggc10
07/09/08, 11:00 AM
Haha. So what would you have done different with the end of Friends?I have no idea as far as how it would happen but I still would have had Ross and Rachel end up together. It was just too over the top for me. That finale was also Jennifer's worst acting job by far. Her deliveries were terrible.
popdisaster00
07/09/08, 11:04 AM
I have no idea as far as how it would happen but I still would have had Ross and Rachel end up together. It was just too over the top for me. That finale was also Jennifer's worst acting job by far. Her deliveries were terrible.
She got bad by the end of the series. I've talked about this before in other Friends threads, but looking at how the characters were presented in the beginning of the series and then again in the end...they were all COMPLETELY changed.
Ross went from being a pretty much normal guy with a kid to a completely whiney wuss of a guy.
They made Joey more and more stupid each season.
Monica got a LOT more nit picky and annoying.
And they pretty much stopped giving Pheobe story lines in the last few seasons. She was just there for a random joke every now and again.
Chandler was always great, if you ask me.
JHSace923
07/09/08, 11:07 AM
She got bad by the end of the series. I've talked about this before in other Friends threads, but looking at how the characters were presented in the beginning of the series and then again in the end...they were all COMPLETELY changed.
Ross went from being a pretty much normal guy with a kid to a completely whiney wuss of a guy.
They made Joey more and more stupid each season.
Monica got a LOT more nit picky and annoying.
And they pretty much stopped giving Pheobe story lines in the last few seasons. She was just there for a random joke every now and again.
Chandler was always great, if you ask me.
Agreed. However, I think the changes made to Joey and Ross were for the better. Joey was just uninteresting in the beginning and turning Ross into this neurotic wuss made him way funnier IMO.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 11:07 AM
She got bad by the end of the series. I've talked about this before in other Friends threads, but looking at how the characters were presented in the beginning of the series and then again in the end...they were all COMPLETELY changed.
Ross went from being a pretty much normal guy with a kid to a completely whiney wuss of a guy.
They made Joey more and more stupid each season.
Monica got a LOT more nit picky and annoying.
And they pretty much stopped giving Pheobe story lines in the last few seasons. She was just there for a random joke every now and again.
Chandler was always great, if you ask me.Agree on all of those and from the beginning I thought Chandler was the best character. The writers rarely gave him any bad stories which helps. I think Joey and Pheobe caused a lot of trouble for the writers and it was obvious quite often that their stories were thought of late in the process.
Agreed. However, I think the changes made to Joey and Ross were for the better. Joey was just uninteresting in the beginning and turning Ross into this neurotic wuss made him way funnier IMO.I liked Joey much better in the beginning. By the end of the series he was just going in circles and then the Rachel thing which was awful. I didn't care for Ross later on either. His character was much more identifiable early in the series.
JHSace923
07/09/08, 11:11 AM
Agree on all of those and from the beginning I thought Chandler was the best character. The writers rarely gave him any bad stories which helps. I think Joey and Pheobe caused a lot of trouble for the writers and it was obvious quite often that their stories were thought of late in the process.
I liked Joey much better in the beginning. By the end of the series he was just going in circles and then the Rachel thing which was awful. I didn't care for Ross later on either. His character was much more identifiable early in the series.
I'd agree that their storylines were worse in later seasons (especially the fiasco that was Joey/Rachel), I just found their humor to be funnier in later seasons. I think after a while, I stopped seeing the show as a slightly dramatic comedy and just took it as straight comedy. They did drama waaaay better in the earlier seasons.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 11:15 AM
I'd agree that their storylines were worse in later seasons (especially the fiasco that was Joey/Rachel), I just found their humor to be funnier in later seasons. I think after a while, I stopped seeing the show as a slightly dramatic comedy and just took it as straight comedy. They did drama waaaay better in the earlier seasons.Yeah the early seasons were nearly flawless. The show peaked for me twice: Season 1 thru Season 3 (pre-Mark) and then Season 5 and 6.
JHSace923
07/09/08, 11:37 AM
Yeah the early seasons were nearly flawless. The show peaked for me twice: Season 1 thru Season 3 (pre-Mark) and then Season 5 and 6.
Completely agree. I did like Season 8 a lot though, that was the year they won the Emmy.
popdisaster00
07/09/08, 11:42 AM
Ross was best when his life was shitty. For example, in the beginning when he was going through his first divorce. When he moved in across the street from monica and rachel and lost his job, etc. He is hilarious when his life sucks.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 11:52 AM
Completely agree. I did like Season 8 a lot though, that was the year they won the Emmy.That's when it start going downhill for me. I hated the idea of Rachel getting pregnant. A perfect ending to the series would have been Chander/Monica's wedding and then have Ross and Rachel get together as well. Domestic storylines for a series like Friends just isn't that funny to me which is why I liked it better when a majority of them were single.
JHSace923
07/09/08, 12:07 PM
That's when it start going downhill for me. I hated the idea of Rachel getting pregnant. A perfect ending to the series would have been Chander/Monica's wedding and then have Ross and Rachel get together as well. Domestic storylines for a series like Friends just isn't that funny to me which is why I liked it better when a majority of them were single.
Yeah I can see that. Season 9 was a disaster, because at the beginning it was intended to be the last season and then they suddenly all signed deals for one more season so you had all this plot to deal with that made no sense (Chandler moving to Tulsa?). And then 10 just seemed like they were in it for the money and just wasn't funny at all.
nfggc10
07/09/08, 12:22 PM
Yeah I can see that. Season 9 was a disaster, because at the beginning it was intended to be the last season and then they suddenly all signed deals for one more season so you had all this plot to deal with that made no sense (Chandler moving to Tulsa?). And then 10 just seemed like they were in it for the money and just wasn't funny at all.Haha whoever came up with the story needed to be fired on the spot. I definitely agree with the season 10 thing. I'm sure it was hard to turn down though since it seemed like they still enjoyed being around each other.
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