Friends [One Night Special]

[BeautifulSunshine]

The cast of Friends is to reunite for a one-off special, more than 15 years since the show ended.

The unscripted episode will air on the HBO Max streaming service, launching in May. A date is yet to be announced.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will all appear.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51590988

I look forward to...

[kevinchess1]

When I saw the thread title and the OP
I thought you were gonna say 'Why haven't I got any?'

[kevinchess1]

'The ONE with the has beens.'

[blythburgh]

I am not disappointed that I will probably not be able to see it as I have yet to see any episode. But good news for the many fans of the series, well hopefully good news

[kevinchess1]

‘Could this BE any sadder!’

[Sarah]

I suspect "unscripted" is probably a bit of an exaggeration if it's going to be a credible real episode, not just a chatty retrospective. The cast of Friends aren't known as talented improvisational comedy performers (only Lisa Kudrow having attempted it professionally in her Web Therapy show); even the excellent Curb Your Enthusiasm has a script outline written before they largely improvise the dialog.

[macliam]

"The One for the Funeral Plans"

[rayf]

‘Could this BE any sadder!’

yeah but they're getting paid millions for doing this - "sad" doesn't really come into it

[BeautifulSunshine]

I wish them good luck and I may well join them for the night.

[Chadwick]

I suspect "unscripted" is probably a bit of an exaggeration if it's going to be a credible real episode, not just a chatty retrospective. The cast of Friends aren't known as talented improvisational comedy performers (only Lisa Kudrow having attempted it professionally in her Web Therapy show); even the excellent Curb Your Enthusiasm has a script outline written before they largely improvise the dialog.

I wondered whether it means the script hasn't been written yet. I hope so, as I share your concerns about an off-the-cuff episode of Friends. The original worked because it was tightly scripted, not because it was a free-wheeling who-knows-where-this-will-take-us vehicle.