The TV Zone

After years of speculation, this could happen, finally. A "Friends" movie, with all the original friends. Older, wiser, and still friends. The British press - of all places - is filled with stories this morning that a reunion movie has finally been agreed to, and of course they're all referring to the fact that "Sex" did so well, so therefore the cast (and Warner Bros.) has "incentive," both financial and emotional. Plus...the principals haven't exactly decamped to George Clooney-land, so why not?

Here's the Guardian lede, which - like me - can't resist the play on "The One in Which..."

"Will it be The One Where They Make a Movie, or The One Where They Talk About Making a Movie and Then Never Get Around to Actually Doing It? Either way, the Hollywood rumour mill is currently abuzz with speculation that the cast of Friends could be set for a reunion on the big screen. Spurred by the box office success of the Sex and the City movie, Warner Bros has reportedly green-lit a feature-length overhaul of the hit TV sitcom about six bantering Manhattan buddies."

The Mail says everyone's on board, etc., so this can and will really happen.

As you know, the final two-parter aired four years ago May. These guys - of course - won't be middle-aged, but heaven knows, the bloom of youth has given way to something entirely different. Still, a hit is a hit is a hit. This one could, maybe, work.

[BTW, the vigilant TVtattle.com found this quote from Lisa Kudrow from a week ago in the National Ledger. She make's a pretty good point here: "I think it would be so fun to be with all those people again, but our show was not like 'Sex and the City,' which was a single camera, filmic show anyway. Ours was multi-camera, in front of a live audience. It's a completely different feel. You'd have to bring the tone down, and I don't know how it would be. I'll just stay open."]