Friends Reunion
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Doofus

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34,167 posts

201 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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BBC News is interviewing people who are watching the Friends Reunion.

FFS.

rolleyes

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey

7,808 posts

83 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Well you've started a thread on it... How is that any better hehe

devnull

3,851 posts

185 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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I cannot believe that any PHers did not grow up with friends (the show) in their lives.

I’ll be watching it. I thoroughly expect it to be a massive cringe fest, but it’s either that or enduring hollyoaks from the missus.

GloverMart

13,478 posts

243 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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devnull said:
I cannot believe that any PHers did not grow up with friends (the show) in their lives.

I’ll be watching it. I thoroughly expect it to be a massive cringe fest, but it’s either that or enduring hollyoaks from the missus.
I've watched the first half hour of it and it's not too bad.

P-Jay

11,374 posts

219 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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I'm sure I'll be made to suffer through it at some point.

Two words that are really putting me off "James" "Corden".

The problem with it, and in the same vein the Inbetweeners Reunion is that, when it's first announced it's made to seem like a new, special episode of a much-loved series (like it or not, 'Friends' is still huge now). When, in reality, it's going to be the cast sat around pretending they're all mates and talking sickeningly sweetly about how great it all was etc.


Mcphisto

847 posts

163 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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I'll be watching it for sure but the thing that makes me cringe is when these Yank reunion shows get the actors to re-enact past scenes. Notice Matt Leblanc has put on the timber since leaving Top Gear.

GloverMart

13,478 posts

243 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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I've now watched all of it and it really is quite good.

Yes, there's bits that some won't like but it's worth a watch. I'm no fan of Corden either but there's not enough of him to annoy people. Couple of famous faces make an appearance and towards the end, it gets a bit emotional too. As someone who was a fan when it was on, it's worth 100 minutes of my time.

I enjoyed it.

ThunderSpook

3,905 posts

239 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Do you think they’ll do a British cut of it without Corden in?

irish boy

3,904 posts

264 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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I can't understand why they don't just make a couple more episodes/tv movie etc. It would be incredibly popular and make a lot of money for all involved.

anonymous-user

82 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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GloverMart said:
I'm no fan of Corden either but there's not enough of him to annoy people.
If he was only in it for a millisecond then there would still be too much of him

Nickp82

3,911 posts

121 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Yup, love ‘Friends’ but James Corden being involved takes the shine off before I have even watched the Reunion thing.

anonymous-user

82 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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irish boy said:
I can't understand why they don't just make a couple more episodes/tv movie etc. It would be incredibly popular and make a lot of money for all involved.
I'm with you on that, would be great

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

254 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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devnull said:
I cannot believe that any PHers did not grow up with friends (the show) in their lives.
You'd better believe that I've never watched an episode of Friends. Vive la difference!


MiniMan64

19,281 posts

218 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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There’s really not much Corden in it at all. If you’re in your 30/40s and you grew up with it then it’s definitely worth a watch

It will also make you feel old

Flumpo

4,024 posts

101 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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I hadn’t been paying attention and when I spotted it this morning I thought it was a new episode. Still an interesting watch.

Very sad to see Matthew Perry has clearly suffered over the years and its taken its toll. It did seem like there was some tension between him and the others, he certainly didn’t seem to get as warm a welcome the others did.

Worth a watch.

Just edited to add don’t let the cordon bit put you off, he makes it about him for about 5 mins then disappears.

Taita

7,992 posts

231 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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A truly fantastic series of its time. 99% of it is still brilliant.

SteBrown91

3,101 posts

157 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Corden is dreadful. He’s been out there that long he is putting on his English accent - he sounds like the pompous auctioneers off chasing classic cars!!

Flumpo

4,024 posts

101 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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SteBrown91 said:
Corden is dreadful. He’s been out there that long he is putting on his English accent - he sounds like the pompous auctioneers off chasing classic cars!!
He seems to have adopted that strange Obama way of speaking..... where he says words..... takes long pauses....adding drama

Mezzanine

10,580 posts

247 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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Flumpo said:
Very sad to see Matthew Perry has clearly suffered over the years and its taken its toll. It did seem like there was some tension between him and the others, he certainly didn’t seem to get as warm a welcome the others did.
He was ‘troubled’ whilst the show was still on air so imagine the intervening years have been pretty hard on him - he clearly looked pretty uncomfortable through most of it, like he really didn’t want any attention focussed on him. Shame really.

Flumpo said:
SteBrown91 said:
Corden is dreadful. He’s been out there that long he is putting on his English accent - he sounds like the pompous auctioneers off chasing classic cars!!
He seems to have adopted that strange Obama way of speaking..... where he says words..... takes long pauses....adding drama
Obama is a world class orator.

Corden just has mental difficulty combining words together to form cohesive sentences.


Mezzanine

10,580 posts

247 months

Thursday 27th May 2021
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hucumber said:
irish boy said:
I can't understand why they don't just make a couple more episodes/tv movie etc. It would be incredibly popular and make a lot of money for all involved.
I'm with you on that, would be great
Personally I think it would be really terrible.

Those reunion episodes never work and always tarnish the memories of things you enjoyed.

They are moments in time that could never be recreated or recaptured well.

The last thing anyone involved with Friends needs is more money - I think they are probably doing alright, even the lowest level catering guy probably makes big figures on the repeat fees each year hehe