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Here's When Friends Is Returning to Streaming


Are you ready for some good news? Friends is coming back to streaming—and it’s happening sooner than you think.

If that news has you jumping up and down and wildly clapping—like that time Phoebe and Rachel spotted Monica and Chandler making out from the window of Ross’s apartment—you are very much not alone. If anything could comfort us during these hard times, it’s the easy banter of our six faves as they sip coffee at Central Perk.

Times have been tough for Friends fans since the show left Netflix at the beginning of 2020, but we now have an official launch date for its new home, the streaming platform HBO Max: May 27. The entire catalog of episodes will be available on the service from day one.

But this show isn’t the only classic you’ll be able to stream in a just over a month. The Big Bang Theory, The Bachelor, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The O.C., Pretty Little Liars, and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown will also be part of your subscription. Shows like Gossip Girl, South Park, and The West Wing will be available at some point in the first year, according to a press release. Subscribers will also be able to access a library of more than 2,000 feature films within the first year.

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Unfortunately, you will have to wait a bit longer for the highly-anticipated, unscripted Friends cast reunion, as shooting was delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Our number one goal is having extraordinary content for everyone in the family, and the HBO Max programming mix we are so excited to unveil on May 27th will bear that out,” Robert Greenblatt, chairman of Warner Media Entertainment and direct-to-consumer, said in a release. “Even in the midst of this unprecedented pandemic, the all-star teams behind every aspect of HBO Max will deliver a platform and a robust slate of content that is varied, of the highest quality, and second to none. I’m knocked out by the breadth and depth of our new offering, from the Max originals, our Warner Bros library and acquisition titles from around the world, and of course the entirety of HBO.”

HBO Max will also feature original programming. We’re particularly excited for Love Life, an anthology series, starring Anna Kendrick. The show chronicles “the journey from first love to last love, and how the people we’re with along the way make us into who we are when we finally end up with someone forever.”

Mostly, though, we can’t wait to clap along to that Friends theme song blasting from our screens once again.



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Demi Lovato Says She’s ‘Not Friends’ With Selena Gomez


Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez have known each other since they were young kids—they appeared on Barney together back in the day—and we’ve seen their friendship evolve over the years. But according to a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, that friendship isn’t much right now. In fact, it’s nothing at all.

You’ll remember, back in January, when Lovato performed for the first time since her 2018 overdose. She sang a powerful new ballad, “Anyone,” at the 2020 Grammys, and her performance was critically acclaimed. Not only did the Grammys audience give her a standing ovation, her old pal Gomez took to Instagram Stories and congratulated her.

“I wish there were words to describe how beautiful, inspirational and DESERVED this moment was. Demi I’m so happy for you. Thank you for your courage and bravery,” Gomez wrote.

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It was a nice sentiment, but according to Lovato’s new cover interview with Harper’s Bazaar, it came out of left field. “When you grow up with somebody, you’re always going to have love for them. But I’m not friends with her, so it felt…,” she told the magazine before reportedly stopping herself midthought. She finished by saying, “I will always have love for her, and I wish everybody nothing but the best.”

Lovato and Gomez have never really bad-mouthed each other in public, but their friendship has ebbed and flowed through the years. When asked about their relationship in 2014, for example, Lovato said, “I think it’s just one of those things where people change and people grow apart.”

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And in 2017, Gomez left a comment on social media, congratulating Lovato on her YouTube documentary, Simply Complicated. “I’m so happy for you. You always continue to [be] bold and real. I wish more people were like you. Love you,” she wrote.

But to put Lovato’s Bazaar quote into perspective: Just because she and Gomez aren’t currently friends doesn’t mean there’s any bad blood. This is how life works, people. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who has the exact same best friends at 27 as they did at 17.

Read Lovato’s full interview with Harper’s Bazaar here.



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Every Season of Friends, Ranked


When Friends premiered in 1994, no one could have predicted that it would become a massive hit, propelling all six stars—Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer—and their characters into the cultural zeitgeist to the point that lines like “We were on a break!” instantly conjure up memories of an entire decade-long courtship between two people none of us have met.

What’s more interesting, though, is how long the show’s popularity has lasted since it went off the air in 2004. It’s still headline news when Cox says she’s binge-watching the show. Look in the background of the Vanderpump Rules cast members’ homes and you’ll see that iconic peephole frame. Even Taylor Swift performed “Smelly Cat” during her 1989 World Tour, with the help of Kudrow herself.

But what makes Friends so memorable, relatable, and re-watchable isn’t the one-off jokes or meme-able moments (though, they certainly help): It’s the characters. Friends is about everyday people hanging out and growing up. That’s the whole premise of the show, and yet it feels so magical.

The only reason any of the plot lines had stakes—the only reason it even mattered who lived where and slept with who—was that we were invested in the characters. Audiences connected with and cared about Chandler, Phoebe, Ross, Rachel, Monica, and Joey. They were the heart and soul of the show. The essential premise and set-up didn’t change from season to season, so character growth became the ultimate goal of the series. As we watched the six Friends age in real time, we felt like we got to know them and determine what was good for them—or, more important, what wasn’t.

I’d argue that the quality of the writing on Friends had its ebbs and flows, as it does on any long-running series, but stayed, overall, very high. Most moments felt earned, and the show never resorted to gimmicks to keep audiences interested. Friends stayed true to its tone for a full decade. There are no “bad” episodes—all of them have at least one great storyline happening. But even so, there are certain areas that yielded funny, fruitful, memorable plots (love triangles!) and certain areas that did…not. (Remember when Ross had a pet monkey?)

With character, jokes, individual episodes and overarching themes all taken into consideration, I’ve ranked the 10 seasons of Friends from worst to best. Or, more accurately, these are ranked from most uneven to most completely stellar.

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Courteney Cox Is Binge-Watching Friends, and Her Thoughts Are Incredible


Courteney Cox is currently doing the same thing you’ve been doing for years before it left Netflix: She’s binge-watching Friends.

During Jimmy Kimmel’s latest at-home taping of his talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actor behind Monica Gellar admitted she’s using the time she has on her hands due to the coronavirus pandemic to take a walk down memory lane. “I decided during this time—people love the show so much—I decided to binge-watch Friends,” she said.

It turns out, she would totally recommend it. “I just started season one. It’s really good,” she added. Really? I never would have guessed.

There’s also a practical reason for Cox’s latest marathon: She’s tired of failing at Friends trivia.

“I don’t even remember even being on the show. I have such a bad memory,” she told Kimmel. “I remember loving, obviously, everybody there, and having fun, and I remember certain times in my life that I was there. But I don’t remember episodes. I would never pass. I fail every test.”

Quick, Courteney Cox! What episode is this from?

(**see the end of the article for the answer)

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Cox promised that by the end of her quarantine she’s going to know “so much more,” but Kimmel didn’t give her a chance to even get through season two before he quizzed her right then and there. He brought his cousin Anthony (a Friends superfan) into the chat to play against the person who just admitted they can’t remember what happened on their own show (to be fair, there are 236 episodes of content).

Kimmel tried to go easy on Cox by only asking questions related to Monica, but she still couldn’t even remember that Monica’s first kiss was with her brother. Seriously, who could forget that? “Ross was my first kiss? What episode was that?” Cox asked. (Season 10, Episode 11: “The One Where The Stripper Cries.” You’re welcome.)

Ultimately, Anthony beat Cox 5-0. Watch the whole thing here:

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While HBO Max’s highly-anticipated Friends special has delayed filming due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cox said the cast already had their own recent reunion. “We had a meeting except for David Schwimmer, who was in New York. So we were all in the same room, which was really fun,” Cox said.

Hopefully, by the time they all get back together to actually shoot the unscripted event, Courteney Cox will be all caught up with her trivia.

**It was Season 7, Episode 10, “The One With the Holiday Armadillo.”



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Netflix Party App: Here's How You Can Watch With Friends While Social Distancing


Netflix just made social distancing so much easier. Since people have been practicing self-isolation to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, they’ve discovered a genius app that lets them watch Netflix content with their friends. It’s called Netlix Party.

OK, so it’s not an app, per se: It’s a Google Chrome extension that’s free to download. Click here to put it on your browser. From there, use is pretty simple.

After hitting “Install Netflix Party” on the above link’s homepage, you’ll be redirected to the Chrome Web Store. Click “Add to Chrome” to officially finish downloading the extension. Then, go to Netflix and select any show or movie you’d like to watch. After, hit the “NP” icon that should now be on your address bar. Hit “Start Party” to kick off your joint viewing, and share the specific party URL to the people you want invited.

If you’re the invitee, click the party link your friend sent you. You’ll be redirected to Netflix’s website, at which point you’ll hit the “NP” button next to your address bar. This should automatically add you to the Netflix Party. A TikTok user made a full tutorial on how to do this if you’d like a visual:

This is a game-changer for people struggling with the necessary social distancing that has to happen right now. Naturally, the response on Twitter has been rapturous. “Friendly reminder for all the bored quarantined people, there’s an extension called Netflix Party that lets you watch synced up shows/ movies with your friends!!” one person posted.

Another wrote, “So Netflix recently launched this Google Chrome plug-in called ‘Netflix Party’ up to 500k ppl can watch the same movie/show in sync and has a chat room to allow for real time comments! I just added it to my chrome who’s down to do a movie night!? “

I know exactly what I’m doing tonight.



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The Only Thing Better Than the Friends Reunion News Is Celebrities' Reactions to It


On Friday, HBO gave the world the news it needed: The Friends reunion is actually happening. The network announced it will soon gather all six Friends stars for an unscripted special for HBO Max—and start streaming all 236 of the show’s episodes. Though we don’t know an official date for when this unscripted special will air or when the episodes will begin to stream, we do know it “will be available to subscribers at the launch of HBO Max,” according to a press release—and HBO Max is set to launch in May 2020.

If you’re at all excited about this, you should know you’re not alone: The only thing better than the news itself is the celebrity reactions to it.

Just check out a few of the replies on Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram post sharing the news.

Among the thousands of responses, eagle-eyed fans can spot more than a few bigger names including Queer Eye star Antoni, who simply exclaimed, “NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.”

Then there was Sarah Hyland, who gave a resounding “EXCUSE ME?!”

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Next, it was Awkwafina’s turn to share an all caps “WHAT”

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And Michelle Pfieffer, who shared the same enthused reaction.

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Beanie Feldstein revealed she may have scared a few people on the street with her reaction, writing “I just screamed so loud on the street it was concerning.”

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And Rita Wilson replied noting, “I’ll have what she’s having.”

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It appears even Reece Witherspoon, Aniston’s co-star on The Morning Show, didn’t even get a heads up.

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And Aniston’s good pal Gwyneth Paltrow was apparently out of the loop too.

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Selena Gomez really summed up how we all feel with her comment, “NO ONE TALK TO ME I’M NOT OK.”

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And Kaley Cuoco said it best when she wrote, “I can’t do anything with my life at the moment. This is too much.”

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So yeah, suffice to say celebrities probably signing up for HBO Max as we speak, because, uh:

Let the countdown to May begin.



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