David Schwimmer has poured cold water on the idea of a Friends revival – saying the show has already ended in “the perfect way”.
28.01.2020 - 06:36 / torontosun.com
David Schwimmer is standing up for his hit series Friends, following accusations the iconic series promoted sexist, homophobic and transphobic views.
The actor, who played Ross Geller on the sitcom from 1993 to 2004, insists the “groundbreaking” show tackled important themes.
“The truth is also that show was groundbreaking in its time for the way in which it handled so casually sex, protected sex, gay marriage and relationships,” he tells the Guardian.
Schwimmer notes gay marriage story lines were
David Schwimmer has poured cold water on the idea of a Friends revival – saying the show has already ended in “the perfect way”.
David Schwimmer expertly dodged questions about a potential “Friends” reunion when confronted with a mountain of evidence during a recent interview.
David Schwimmer expertly dodged questions about a potential “Friends” reunion when confronted with a mountain of evidence during a recent interview.
David Schwimmer is playing down Friends reunion rumours insisting fans of the beloved sitcom shouldn’t get their hopes up about a cryptic tweet posted by former castmate Matthew Perry.
David Schwimmer is clearing the air about the rumored Friends reunion!
Just like a lot of other actors, Mark Ruffalo and David Schwimmer also started their careers with a low-key job that had nothing to do with their acting profession. During their recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Ruffalo and Schwimmer realised that they both worked at the exact same Restaurant and the experience was bizarre, to say the least.
David Schwimmer didn’t mean any offense. The Friends alum, 53, took to Twitter on Wednesday, January 29, to respond to the backlash that he received by pitching an “all-black Friends or an all-asian Friends,” instead of a revival.
David Schwimmer has defended his idea for an "all-black" reboot of Friends.
Another Living Single star has hopped on Twitter to remind David Schwimmer of something important: they did it first. Kim Coles, who played Synclaire James-Jones on the hit 1990s sitcom, called the actor “naive” on Twitter for suggesting that an “all-black” or “all-Asian” reboot of Friends would make up for the show’s lack of diversity.
It may be more than a decade since the final episode aired, but Friends is still reaching new audiences thanks to reruns and streaming on Netflix.
You can always count on Black Twitter to get their point across when it comes to making a statement, and Tuesday was no different as they went in and stuck up for “Living Single.”
The iconic NBC sitcom Friends was about six 20-somethings living in New York, following their love lives, friendships and careers. But its taken heat over the years for its lack of diversity, with an all-white lead cast and precious few people of color in secondary roles.