An unscripted Friends reunion would be a diabolical mess
(The Guardian Culture News)

The beloved gang are in talks for an HBO special likely to be so bad it could ruin your day, your week, your month or even your yearThey said a Friends reunion would never happen. They said it was too risky, that it would only dilute the magic of the original. But hold on to your horses, because it´s finally happening. The Friends reunion is go. Except it isn´t really a proper reunion and it isn´t properly go and it might not even happen anyway. But still, exciting!According to the Hollywood Reporter, all six of the Friends leads - along with creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman - are in talks for an unscripted reunion special that will air on the upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Which is all well and good, except that the Hollywood Reporter goes on to say that `a deal is far from done` and that `the talks could fizzle out and the whole concept could fall apart`, which is a very Chandler way of thinking. Continue reading...