Friends: The Reunion Review There was something seismic about Friends, whether you were a devotee or fair weather fan. That a reunion was wrangled seventeen years after it ended, is testament to the legacy of this series. Not only was it syndicated in over twenty countries and translated into most known languages, but Friends made megastars of those involved. Only The Big Bang Theory or The Sopranos come close to capturing that global appeal. Looking in from outside it started as a small pitch about friendship and morphed into a merchandising machine, which saw the cast posing for Rolling Stone magazine. Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry were perfectly cast. These names are burned into the collective unconscious of a generation as Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Rachel, Ross and Chandler.