That's depressing to me. Hard pass.

He was my favorite...maybe that's what makes me sad to see this.

Like he’s had a stroke or fell or something. He’s 51. Ugh.

My friends used to have Thursday night viewing parties. They all in their 50’s (who isn’t. Lol). so it will be different but I’ll give it a try.

For me, it was the perfect chemistry among the six of them that made it appealing. A similar chemistry was there between Marty McFly and Doc Brown in the "Back to the Future" trilogy. If someone else besides Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd had played those roles, the movie wouldn't have been the same.

But I was also a huge fan of "Cheers", and I did see many times where "Friends" borrowed rather liberally from "Cheers". I can't name the specific episodes, but there were a number of times.

I have the no frills basic cable, so I guess I'll watch it sometime in the future if it's offered elsewhere.

But, like with all things, there are legit ways around that: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/how-to-watch-friends-online-stream-free-1169424/

HBO can shove Max up their apphole. I don't pay for cable, then HBO, only to be told I have to watch something on my friggin IPhone when I have a 61 inch TV to watch everything I have time for already.

That's my standing policy.

I was a huge fan at the time and still watch reruns. I want to see a reunion episode that catches up with the characters. I get that the show was about a bunch of friends at a particular time in their lives, so a full reboot isn't possible, but that's not a reason why they couldn't do a one episode reunion - like a Thanksgiving episode. This is basically just a glorified interview.

I absolutely refuse to pay to watch it. I suppose I'll be able to see it on Netflix or Prime in a year or so.

I can wait.

She LOVES it! I watched it sometimes way back when, but it really hasn't aged well.