Last week, the five broadcast networks had Upfront Week stolen right out from under them when HBO Max unveiled the full trailer for “Friends: The Reunion.” And for good reason,
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Maybe it’s because we’re finally starting to reunite with loved ones after emerging on the other side of a catastrophic global pandemic, but it’s hard not to get emotional at the beginning of the “Friends” reunion.
The six stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer individually enter the soundstage, re-created to look exactly like the set of the iconic NBC sitcom that aired from 1994 through 2004. But as they take in the surroundings in wonder, their eyes really light up when they see each other. A screen at the beginning of the nearly two-hour “Friends: The Reunion” special informs the audience that since the series finale (watched by 52 million people, one of the most-viewed TV finales ever), the six cast members have only been in a room together once before this reunion.