Friends Reunited

You thought that the storylines between Ross and Rachel couldn't get more contrived? Will they finally get back together? Oh no, Rachel's just going to tell him how she feels as Ross introduces a new girlfriend to the guys in Central Perk. Repeat adnauseam.

Well it seems you and I were both wrong. They can get more contrived and the result is coming to a screen near you very soon. NBC is apparently bringing the Friends together for four one-hour specials. Jennifer Aniston is said to have been the last one to agree to do it all again, theoretically because she's the only one with a career to speak of. But that's not entirely true as anyone who's seen Rumour Has It, Derailed or Along Came Polly will tell you. She commands millions to star in a film but has yet to prove she's a bankable Hollywood name. She should thank Brad and Angjo for giving her all that exposure otherwise she'd have been first in the queue to sign on the dotted line for a Friends spin-off.

Talking of which, NBC are supposedly looking at a spin-off for Joey, Chandler and Ross called It's A Guy Thing. Shouldn't that be It's A Saviour For Limited Actors? Matt Leblanc hasn't exactly been bringing in the viewers with his lame offshoot Joey and David Schwimmer has been doing theatre in London and Matthew Perry has been busy finding new young girlfriends, contemplating marriage, getting fat, breaking up with them and then taking up tennis again. On a constant loop. It's getting old, Matt, and so are you.