Friends Season 10

‘Friends’ sign for another final season

Cast gets $1 million each per episode

‘Friends’ will return for at least one more season.

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s six “Friends” aren’t breaking up yet. The network announced a surprise agreement Saturday to keep the top-rated comedy on the air for another season.

No details of the agreement between the network, Warner Brothers Productions, Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions and the six lead actors were released. But NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks confirmed the deal had been sealed early Saturday morning.

It was a welcome holiday present for NBC, which counts on “Friends” to kick off its powerful Thursday night lineup each week.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are all being paid $1 million per episode this season.

When NBC announced in February that “Friends” would be back this fall, it was said then that this would be the final year.

But in the months to follow, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker made certain the door remained open to a return. He consistently refused, in speaking publicly, to rule out the chance it would return.

Some of the actors had also seemed warm to the idea. Kudrow, interviewed on NBC’s “Today” show in recent weeks, noted how the sitcom filming schedule, with its regular hours, was ideal for a young mother.

Although Aniston drew strong reviews last summer for her performance in “The Good Girl,” none of the actors has established a solid career in the movies.

The last two seasons have been a revival for the series. It drew strong reviews last season and was the No. 1 series of the year in the Nielsen Media Research rankings. “Friends” also won its first Emmy as best comedy series and Aniston won for best comedy actress.

The series is generally the highest-rated comedy this year, although the CBS drama, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” has supplanted it as television’s most popular show.

This season Aniston’s character, Rachel, is dealing with motherhood after giving birth last May. Cox and Perry’s characters, a married couple, had to deal with a separation when his job transferred him to the Midwest.

Although the same thing was said when February’s agreement was reached, Marks said Saturday that “I’m sure it will be the final year.”

The series of six close-knit pals living in New York City spawned many imitators at its initial success — including on NBC — but no show could match its formula for success. The show is already being seen frequently in syndication.

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BOB said:

i think all the rumors are bogus

Commented on July 24th, 2003 at 5:32 pm.

Haggis said:

Huh? What rumors would those be? It’s final, this is the last season, and they just announced a “Joey” spin-off. It’s happening. At least there’s always future guest spots on Joey’s new sitcom..

Commented on July 25th, 2003 at 9:00 am.

Ashley Russell said:

Friends is an excellent show, the best, nothing will be better then it. Are there any plans of a Friends movie to end the Friends Tv show? Anybody please reply if you know anything..thanx.

Commented on August 16th, 2003 at 9:27 am.

ranga said:

good 2 hear that there’s gonna be another season . cant wait 2 see more of joey n chandler !!!

Commented on August 25th, 2003 at 11:59 am.

ranga said:

a how a u a doin ?

p as in phoebe h as in hoebe o as in oebe e as in ebe b as in be n e as in “‘ello there mate!”

Commented on August 25th, 2003 at 12:02 pm.

kat said:

I love this show I don’t want it to end

Commented on September 1st, 2003 at 8:51 pm.

Foudo said:

Here is what i think…

- Racheal and Joey, they just dont click. I think they are going to think it was a mistake and then try to hide it from Ross.

- Ross, as the eternal looser, will soome how get dumped or blow things up with charlie. He wont know about Racheal and Joey but eventually finds out.

- Monica and Chandler, well they became boring after the wedding so i really dont care what happens. They have each other…

- I really hope it works out for Phoebe and Mike. But i have doubts.

- Final Word: The main story (if there was any!!) has always been about Ross and Racheal. The first episodes shows it all… and all the subsequent seasons. I have a strong bet that they are going to end up together. Monica and Chandler addopt a baby. Phoebe might split up with Mike but i think eventually get together and get married. Joey… i hope he finds someone. (How about that actress he really liked who left for NY??!!)

Thats it from me…

Commented on September 2nd, 2003 at 3:57 am.

pat said:

I think that Joey and Rachel should go out, Ross should go out with Charlie and then dump her beacuse he is still in love with Rachel. Ross then talks with Rachel and the 2 end up having sex and get back together. Monica and Chandler should stay together but try to spice up there relationship, and David should keep coming back for Phobie but she says she loves Mike. They then plan to get married but he kisses Charlie and Joey says he loves Phobie.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 10:26 am.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Ross is fine
Ross walks in on Joey and Rachel kissing and then walks out. The next day at Centrel Perk he has a talk with Rachel and says he is fine about her and Joey. But really he isn’t and still loves Rachel. Meanwhile Monica and Chandler babysit Emma and dedcide to get a baby. Phobie thinks that Mike thinks she is crap in bed so gets in a sex costume and Rachel sleeps with Joey.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 11:09 am.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Ross gets a tan
Ross over hears Rachel telling Monica and Phobie about her night with Joey, so he goes to see Charlie and finds her flirting with a tanned boy. With the help of Joey and Chandler he uses makeup on him to make it look like he has a tan. He shows Charlie it and she likes it. Meanwhile Rachel and Phobie like it too, and think he looks sexy, in the end Charlie says she loves Roos the way he is and he should get rid of his makeup tan.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 11:15 am.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Ross gets a tan
Ross over hears Rachel telling Monica and Phobie about her night with Joey, so he goes to see Charlie and finds her flirting with a tanned boy. With the help of Joey and Chandler he uses makeup on him to make it look like he has a tan. He shows Charlie it and she likes it. Meanwhile Rachel and Phobie like it too, and think he looks sexy, in the end Charlie says she loves Ross the way he is and he should get rid of his makeup tan.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 11:16 am.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Ross gets a tan
Ross over hears Rachel telling Monica and Phobie about her night with Joey, so he goes to see Charlie and finds her flirting with a tanned boy. With the help of Joey and Chandler he uses makeup on him to make it look like he has a tan. He shows Charlie it and she likes it. Meanwhile Rachel and Phobie like it too, and think he looks sexy, in the end Charlie says she loves Ross the way he is and he should get rid of his makeup tan.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 11:16 am.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Mike asks Phobie to marry him
Phobies twin sister stays at Phobie’s apartment, anmd over hears Mike telling Chandler, Joey and Ross that we is planning to have sex with Phobie tonight, she then tricks Phobie into going to the movies and pretends to be Phobie. She has sex with Mike and then Phobie walks in. At the end of the episode Mike asks Phobie to marry him and she says yes.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 12:16 pm.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Monica is late
Monica finds out that she is finally late with Chandler. Meanwhile Ross orders a box of choclates love hearts for Charley and Joey orders some sex costumes a porn video and some condoms for Rachel, these orders though get muddled up.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 12:33 pm.

Patrick said:

Episodes: The one where Ross and Rachel get drunk
Ross and Rachel have dinner together and then get drunk and admit that they love each other and kiss. Meanwhile Monica thinks Chandler is going to be a lazy father so they do gym classes.

Commented on September 3rd, 2003 at 12:38 pm.

Patrick said:

Episode: The one with the cheap wedding
Phobie and Mike can’t get to get marry so they go to a really cheap chapel to get married. Meanwhile Ross and Rachel kiss in front of Joey and Charlie but make up an excuse, and then when the priest asks Phobie if she will marry Mike she syas no and that she wants the perfect wedding not a cheap one.

Commented on September 4th, 2003 at 11:18 am.

Haggis said:

Nice Patrick! You’ve got a great imagination.. you’ve even got the titles right (”The one with..”).. I think you’ve written synopsis for every show up to midseason. So what do you have in mind for “Sweeps Week”? Any big hollywood guest stars?

Commented on September 4th, 2003 at 1:38 pm.

Anonymous said:

hey, you are a good writer! i hope that is how the episodes go!

Commented on September 11th, 2003 at 3:08 pm.

Anonymous said:

hey, you are a good writer! i hope that is how the episodes go!

Commented on September 11th, 2003 at 3:08 pm.

iheartfriends said:

Episode: The One With The Cheap Wedding Part II
All of the friends are shocked that Phoebe says no and it makes them re-examine their own relationships. Through a series of flashbacks Chandler and Monica (who have been struggling with baby issues) realize they don’t need to do strange gym classes, they just need to love the baby. Rachel and Ross realize they are deeply in love and get back together. Joey realizes he loves sandwiches and goes to get one (he doesn’t however, realize he’s losing Rachel). and phoebe? Well it seems she got lost in all the confusion and no one can find her… to be continued…

Commented on September 11th, 2003 at 7:43 pm.

Patrick said:

Episode: One where Phobie is lost
The gang all can’t find Phobie and find out that she has gone off with David. Meanwhile Mike goes off to talk with Phobie about waht went wrong, Joey is mistaken for a famous movie star, Ross get jealous of Charlie when she does a speech and dumps her.

Commented on September 14th, 2003 at 12:09 pm.

Patrick said:

Episode: The one with the pokemon
Rachel catches Ross buying pokemon cards and says that it is for children, meanwhile Joey wins a giant charazard doll, Monica and Chandler have a pokemon battle using there gameboys and Phobie goes on her fake honeymoon to pokemon land with Mike.

Commented on September 14th, 2003 at 12:15 pm.

Patrick said:

Episode: The one where Joey finds out
Rachel tells Ross that she still has feelings for Joey, and tjis makes Ross angry, meanwhile Phobie and Mike return from there honeymoon and go out to dinner and Phobie disscovers what Mike’s past was like, meanwhile Rachel goes out on a date with Joey but can’t tell him its over and then goes to Ross’s she is about to have sex with him when Joey walks in on them with Charlie in a bra and knickers.

Commented on September 17th, 2003 at 12:17 pm.

Patrick said:

Episode: The oen after Joey walked in
coming soon

Commented on September 18th, 2003 at 11:46 am.

Anonymous said:

When is the first episode?

Commented on September 18th, 2003 at 9:56 pm.

babyface said:

When is the first episode?

Commented on September 18th, 2003 at 9:56 pm.

Patrick said:

Episode: The one after Joey walks in
Joey, Ross, Charlie and Rachel talk to each otehr about there relationships. Meanwhile Mike begs his parents to give him money for is approaching wedding, but they don’t so he starts to work as a stripper. Meanwhile Phobie is invited a party where she sings and a man asks her if she would like to make an album. While Charlie does some flirting with ross, Rachel tells Joey that she loves ross.

Commented on September 19th, 2003 at 11:50 am.

Anonymous said:

Episode: The one where Joey and Rachel get married
Ross is explaining to Charlie that they can’t see ach otehr when Rachel comes in with Joey, married. The problem is they are really drunk and in the morning forgot what they did, meanwhile Ross goes to Las Vegas beacsue he is sad over Rachel, while Monica and Chandler perswade Rachel to see Ross she does and says she has got a divorce with Joey.

Commented on September 19th, 2003 at 11:54 am.

christi said:

I heard a rumor that since Joey is planning the spin-off show, he will not be in as many episodes as he is also filming the new show. Therefore, although they were planning on Rachel and Joey getting together, now she will end up with Ross. Any thoughts?

Commented on September 19th, 2003 at 1:54 pm.

christi said:

I heard a rumor that since Joey is planning the spin-off show, he will not be in as many episodes as he is also filming the new show. Therefore, although they were planning on Rachel and Joey getting together, now she will end up with Ross. Any thoughts?

Commented on September 19th, 2003 at 1:54 pm.

christi said:

I heard a rumor that since Joey is planning the spin-off show, he will not be in as many episodes as he is also filming the new show. Therefore, although they were planning on Rachel and Joey getting together, now she will end up with Ross. Any thoughts?

Commented on September 19th, 2003 at 1:55 pm.

Haggis said:

Nah, I doubt that seriously Christi.. Each cast member is getting a cool $1 mil for each episode they film, so I would imagine Matt LeBlanc wants every dollar of that. Besides, what would a last season of Friends be without Joey?

I would guess to say that “Joey” won’t even begin casting/pre-production until near the end of the season, if not after that.

Commented on September 19th, 2003 at 3:14 pm.

rachel said:

i think that ross and rachel should end up together because thats what every one is exited about

Commented on September 21st, 2003 at 9:23 am.

Nofan said:

Rachel and Ross end up together. Monica and Chandler will adopt a baby. Phoebe ends up with Mike. And Joey heads to LA to pursue his acting career. This is no rumour.

Commented on September 22nd, 2003 at 12:04 am.

Alex said:

I think that Phoebe will marry Ross, and then Chandler will divorce Monica, so he can marry Rachel. Then Joey will feel bad for Monica and have sex with her, then they end up getting married too and have a baby. Charlie and Mike will also get married. And then Richard marries Joey’s mom.

This is all fact - not something I’ve made up in my brain imagination think. Like I like got this from the maker of friends, we’re good friends. HAHA GET IT. ITS IRONIC BECAUSE IM FRIENDS WITH FRIENDS HAHAHA… butlike anyway, i toss aside silly baldness.. It will be an explorable and exciting new season… even though you end up with knowing the story endings alread, it will still be very fun to watch! I enjoy it and cant wait for it to begin!!! Peace and love to the joyful world! ^_^ (Oh, and by the way, Charmander rox!!)

Commented on September 24th, 2003 at 5:14 am.

Anonymous said:

I think that racheal will marry ross and pheobe will marry mike, monica and chandler will have a baby, and joey will find a woman and he will fall in love with her, so he won’t love racheal anymore

Commented on October 1st, 2003 at 4:29 pm.

Azzam said:

i like Friends show, i hope they do have more seasons.

Rachel should end up with Ross, he loved her for YEARS.

Commented on October 5th, 2003 at 6:07 am.

FrIenDz FrEaK said:

I think the final season will be the best! Eventually, Ross and Rachel will get back together, Chandler and Monica will have a baby (adopted or otherwise), Phoebe will marry Mike. The one who’s left (Joey) will continue his life in the next sitcom ‘Joey’. I trust the writers of the show since they have managed to keep the comedic levels of the show to a peak since the first season. And I hope they’ll do their best in the years ahead…….

Commented on October 5th, 2003 at 9:03 pm.

Diegoso said:

I think , that Friends it’s the funniest show in history…. so Fuck you everyone , Viva Friends cabrones!!!!!!

Commented on October 13th, 2003 at 2:56 pm.

Lau said:

I love friends and I think itll end up that Ross and Rachel get together (although it wud be nice for joey and rach 2 get 2getha) then Pheobe and Mike get married Joey decides 2 stay as a singleton and persue his acting career maybe hell meet a nice layday 2wards the end of the series an old girlfriend or sumthin( that actress that went off 2 somewhere u no wen he was in the play with the space ship!) they will all end up happy cos other wise itl be crap! As for Monica and Chandler they might find our there expectin a babs rite at the end or they will adopt a baby! that wud be delux!! thanks! xxx

Commented on October 26th, 2003 at 1:46 pm.

kimura takuya said:

ya guys know what…’friends’ afterall is about how in the end,friend will ‘fuck’ other friend…no matter how close they are…they will ‘fuck’ ya!! ps* chandler will leave monica to be with joey…yeahh…they’re gay

Commented on October 27th, 2003 at 5:26 am.

melody said:

i think that rachel and joey will be a great couple sameway as ross and charlie. ross should not be with rachel again as they hav to move on.. and they always break up.. so its better for rachel to be wit joey..they luk cute..

Commented on November 1st, 2003 at 11:19 am.

Anonymous said:

i think in the end ross and rachel r gonna be together,pheobe and mike r gonna get married, monica and chandler r gonna have a baby, and joey is gonna fine himself a girl that he would fall in love with her.
p.s i love friends! its the best tv show ever!!!

Commented on November 15th, 2003 at 11:22 am.

CINDY said:

i tink rachel wil end up wit joey..coz they luk cute together and its better for rachel not to be wit ross coz they always break up..so they hav to move on..

Commented on November 16th, 2003 at 2:07 am.

Patrick said:

CINDY, what you are saying is wrong, in the third episode of the new series, Rachel and Joey will break up with each other and there is episode 12, which is “The one where Rachel decides”, i think it is obvious that this will be the one where Ross and Rachel will finally be together.

Commented on November 29th, 2003 at 7:33 am.

lynn said:

Rachel en Joey look sooooooo cute together but I just don’t get it, are they still together after episode three of season 10? … FRIENDS IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

Commented on December 14th, 2003 at 11:34 am.

Priyanka said:

I hope Rachel and Ross get together forever since they are the real lovebirds.they look too good when they are together.rachel and joey are best friends but they dont look good in any other relationship.from season 1 i have been waiting to
see ross and rachel living happily.this time i am sure it will work out.monica and chandler should have a baby of there own and should be together.
Phoebe should marry Mike and Joey should find out
someone special.

Commented on January 4th, 2004 at 9:06 am.

ginzachik said:

is that really kimura takuya who posted on here? the actual actor from japan????? omg if it is thats sooo awesome

Commented on January 22nd, 2004 at 9:21 am.

Patrick said:

Rachel gets a job in Paris and leaves New York.
She then has a “going-away” party and says goodbye to everyone apart from Ross. He then gets really pisses and goes to her apartment and asks her why she didn’t say goodbye. She says “its not easy too say goodbye to the guy you love” and they kiss.

Commented on January 22nd, 2004 at 3:12 pm.

KellieMac said:

I absolutely love Friends and am upset that it is going off the air at the end of this season. I am one of those viewers who cannot wait to see if Ross and Rachel do get together! I wanted to know if anyone knew when the new episodes were going to start up again. I don’t mind watching reruns (especially when Brad Pitt is involved!!) but I am anxious to see how the story line pans out! Thanks!!

Commented on March 14th, 2004 at 11:23 am.

Haggis said:

I’m just as anxious to have the new shows start up again. From what i’ve heard they’ve already filmed the last episode and wrapped the show. For the past two weeks NBC has been running the “Viewer’s Choice” episodes, which I believe is supposed to run for six weeks, hence the “six favorite episodes” they talk about.

Have patience, it’ll come back soon and will make everyone happy. I heard the last episode was just a giant tear-jerker. We’ll see! May is coming soon and that means the return of Sweeps and all the season/series finales.

Commented on March 18th, 2004 at 1:17 pm.

подарки said:

and what was going on there ?

Commented on April 3rd, 2004 at 9:49 am.

Fanatic said:

Friends have been with me for a couple of years now, and I think we should all appreciate what they have been doing, but all things must come to an end and so is this beautiful thing that happened to all of us. I seriously think that ending it now is the best thing to do, before people start to get “bored” with another season, plus its good for the actors to concentrate on other things going on in their careers.
I will quote Conan O’Brien : “Friends gang, thank you for doing it!!!”

Commented on April 9th, 2004 at 8:55 am.