Friends TV climax watched by 51m Feb 9, 2010
" Making its debut in 1994, Friends and its cast of easy-going single people caught on with viewers looking for an escape from the fast-paced 1990s. It has made household names of Schwimmer, Aniston, Perry, Courteney Cox Arquette (Monica), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe) and Matt LeBlanc (Joey). While critics commended the series for its consistently sharp writing, a key ingredient of its success was the chemistry among the six principal actors. Equal pay They seemed nearly as close off-screen, as they... (Yahoo News -- Friends)
What Happened to the Male 'Friends'? Jan 27, 2010
Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and 'Friends' Cast: Where Are They Now ... How Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Cast of 'Friends' Have Done Since the Series Ended. (ABC News)
On Tour With the TCA Jan 17, 2010
Showtime also screened a teaser clip for Episodes, an inside-Hollywood comedy starring Matt LeBlanc (Friends); 10 episodes have been ordered. HBO. (Multichannel News)
On Demand picks Jan 13, 2010
Ed is winningly played by some actors in an animatronic chimp suit; Matt LeBlanc is likable as his reluctant roommate, a hotshot farm-boy pitcher. (PG; runs through Feb. 4). (Boston Globe)
Sopranos star in Friends spin-off Jan 10, 2010
Matt LeBlanc will play his old Friends character Joey in his new show. Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo is to star in new NBC sitcom Joey opposite Friends actor Matt LeBlanc. (Yahoo News -- Friends)
TCA 2010: Showtime Orders 'The Borgias,' 'Episodes' Jan 10, 2010
Premium Net Sets 'Tudors' Successor, Screens Matt LeBlanc Comedy ... Showtime also screened a teaser clip for Episodes, an inside-Hollywood comedy, starring Matt LeBlanc; 10 episodes have been ordered. (Multichannel News)
Friends Cox, Kudrow reunite in Cougar Town Jan 10, 2010
Cox said there was an open invitation for all her Friends co-stars Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston to stop by Cougar Town, but she was most eager for a visit from Kudrow, a Groundlings improv vet who starred in such films as Romy and Micheles High School Reunion and Wonderland during her Friends tenure. I really wanted Lisa to be on the show, if she would, said Cox. (MSNBC -- Television)
Live From TV press tour: Sheen back on stage Jan 10, 2010
And two more new series are planned: The Big C is a dark comedy starring Laura Linney as a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer who decides to make the most of her life; and Episodes, a showbiz comedy starring Matt LeBlanc (Friends). When a British couple makes a hit comedy in the U.K., they're convinced to adapt it for American audiences, only to see "Hollywood systematically destroy the show," Greenblatt says, starting with the miscasting of LeBlanc, who plays himself. (USA Today -- Life)
