November 7, 2008
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Central Perk seems like a fun place to hang out and get some coffee and a muffin, but if you want a good seat, you have to get there early. Sometimes it seems like every single day the same six people always monopolize the couch, taking up a ton of space without even ordering anything.
September 1, 2008
Fans are already awaiting the upcoming third season of 30 Rock, which hits NBC beginning October 30th at 9:30pm. The Golden Globe, Emmy Award WGA and TCA Award-reaping comedy series is now in its third year, and has set the record for having the most program nominations for a comedy series in a single awards year. The fact that the Emmys have a guest actor and actress category helped in reaping in the awards, as the show managed to land seven out of the 11 nomination spots.
Nonetheless, 30 Rock executive producer Marci Klein says that it’s the brilliant writers behind the show that should be given credit for coming up with the content and the faces to play the characters they’ve written. She adds, “Tina (Fey) is really brilliant -- as well as Robert (Carlock) and John Riggi, all the writers there. They're all really good at writing for someone's voice. If that person reads the script, it's obvious they would want to do it because it's just written for them.”
July 10, 2008
After rumors that Michael J. Fox is in talks with Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence to reprise his role on the ABC comedy, another face fans are very familiar with is joining the fun at Sacred Heart. Entertainment Weekly reports that Friends alumna Courtney Cox is joining the cast of Scrubs for a three-episode arc. She will supposedly play as Sacred Heart's new Chief of Medicine, a role which, according to the insider, will “ruffle feathers.”
Meanwhile, this is certainly news for Cox after Dirt was canceled after two seasons due to negative reviews. Fans have already commented on the soundness of this move for Cox, as it will allow her to showcase what she is best known for: comedy.
July 3, 2008
Ever since the phenomenal Friends series went off air in 2004, there have been persistent rumors, valid or otherwise, that the next time we see Rachel, Ross, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica, and Joey, it will be on the big screen. However, none had been stronger than those that have surfaced in light of the Sex and the City film's stunning success, with around $130 million in domestic earnings alone.
True enough, several sources have reported that the timeline for this potentially huge movie event can be as close as in 18 months' time, and rumor has it that each of the six main cast member - Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox-Arquette, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, and Matthew Perry - is due to get at the very least $19 million for reprising their roles.
June 20, 2008
After playing Chandler Bing on the hugely popular television sitcom Friends for 10 years, Matthew Perry attempts to make another huge hit role as he stars on Showtime’s The End of Steve. The dark comedy series has been given a pilot order with a substantial penalty attached with it: the promise that it will showcase a darker side of Perry viewers have never seen before.
After his stint on Friends, Perry starred in the telefilm The Ron Clark Story, where he played the title role. He then returned to primetime television with his role as Matt Albie on NBC’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip where he received strong reviews for his performance. Unfortunately, the series only lasted for one season.
August 14, 2007
On television, Paul Rudd was known as Mike Hannigan on the award-winning comedy series Friends. His character was introduced in season nine as the date of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), whom Joey found by chance in the coffee house when he forgets to set her up with one of his friends. Despite the obstacles, personal issues and differences, his relationship with Phoebe eventually blossomed into marriage, putting a happy ending to Phoebe's lifelong quest for a family and long-lasting love.
August 14, 2007
As Janice Hosenstein Litman Goralnik on Friends, Maggie Wheeler was distinctly known for her nasal voice, obnoxious laugh and her trademark cry of “Oh…my…God.” She quickly became the laughingstock of the group and the bane of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), which made her on-again, off-again relationship with him a comic relief throughout the series. What started out as a guest spot on a single episode turned into a 10-season recurring role that has made its way into TV history.
June 25, 2007
Jennifer Aniston, best known as Rachel Green on the hit sitcom Friends, will executive produce the period musical entitled Goree Girls. Based on a true story, Goree Girls is a film about eight women who were incarcerated at Texas’ Goree State Farm penitentiary in the 1940s who formed one of the first all-female western acts in history.
Aniston, a 38-year old native of Sherman Oaks, California, is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning film and television actress. Apart from Friends, she is also known for her roles in films, including Bruce Almighty, Along Came Polly, The Break-Up, Rumor Has It, and Derailed.