If it wasn’t your day, week, month, or even your year, don’t despair – the F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion is on now and as Chandler Bing would put it, could we be more excited? With the title « The One Where They Get Back Together » the cast revisited the sets that filmed the long-running TV show (Hello, Central Perk). It’s also packed with special guests – some of whom have appeared in episodes of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. NDTV’s Rohit Khilnani was privileged to watch the reunion episode in advance, and here are his (mostly) spoiler-free reasons why you should put it on your watchlist – in case you haven’t already.
1) Nostalgia on the set: When the show begins, all six actors enter the sets in turn, starting with David Schwimmer, followed by Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry. They look at the details on the sets and discuss what is the same and what is missing. Courteney begins the conversation by pointing to the refrigerator and saying the missing cookie jar is in Lisa Kudrow’s house. Each actor shares what they took from the set as memorabilia. Matt and Mathew later relax on their famous lounge chairs and chat.
2) Archive footage and behind the scenes: F.R.I.E.N.D.S – The Reunion episode is full of behind-the-scenes footage from back then. There are takes and re-takes that showcase the fun the cast had while filming the sitcom. It shows the spark between David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston. The actors also recall an incident when Matt LeBlanc had an accident on the set and the Warner Bros. paramedics had to take him to the hospital.
3) Interview and audience Q&A: The show is mostly a conversation between the six Main cast of FRIENDS with James Corden. A lot of information is posted in this chat, including the one discussing the equation between David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston on the set. The audience was socially distant and allowed to ask questions, and one question that sparked an interesting conversation was whether there was anything they liked about F.R.I.E.N.D.S. didn’t like it.
4) Hear from the makers of F.R.I.E.N.D.S: The three creators – David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin S Bright – are the culmination of F.R.I.E.N.D.S: The Reunion. From sharing information about how F.R.I.E.N.D.S came up with the idea of casting the show and how each episode was concretized, this time they share all kinds of information. And while they’re talking about casting, we can watch the actors’ actual videos, what other shows they were doing at the time, and that’s gold.
5) Special Guests: Star appearances always add so much value to an entertainment show. Here we see a number of them, starting with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Selleck, who played recurring characters on the series. Others who appear in this mega-episode include David Beckham, Justin Bieber, popular K-pop band BTS, Lady Gaga, Cara Delevingne, Elliott Gould (who played Ross and Monica’s father), Mindy Kaling, Maggie Wheeler (the infamous and adored Janice)), Thomas Lennon, Malala Yousafzai and Cindy Crawford who look like a million dollars.
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