TV Quote/Trivia of the Day 1) Ross - According to Chandler, what phenomenon scares the bejeezus out of him? Monica - Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance! Ross - That is correct. Joey - The Irish gig guy?! Chandler - His legs flail about as if independent of his body! 2) Rachel - We’ll take Literature!! Ross - Every week, the TV Guide comes to Chandler and Joey’s apartment. What name appears on the address label? Rachel - Chandler gets it! It’s Chandler Bing! Monica - No!! Ross - I’m afraid the TV Guide comes to Chinandolor Bong. Monica - I knew that! Rachel! Use you’re head! Chandler - Actually, it’s Miss Chinandolor Bong. -Ross, Monica, Joey, Chandler and Rachel (David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston in Friends) Did you know? When Matt LeBlanc auditioned for the role he only had $11 dollars to his name. When the cast got their paychecks, the first thing that Courteney Cox bought was a car. Matt LeBlanc bought a hot dinner. Before the show was cast, the main love interest was intended to be Monica and Joey. Because of a bet between Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis on the set of The Whole Nine Yards (which Perry won), Willis appeared in his two-episode guest role for free. No Friend ever made more money doing the show than any others. They started out making $22,500 per episode and ended up making $1,000,000 per episode. All negotiations were done in unison. Lisa Kudrow said, The six of us are far stronger than just one person. In the last few months of shooting Friends, Courteney Cox became pregnant, but, seeing as Monica wasnt supposed to be able to have a baby, they covered up her pregnancy by making her wear baggy clothes while shooting the show so no one could tell. Courteney Cox was originally asked to play Rachel, but she asked to play Monica instead after reading the parts. The orange couch used in Central Perk was found in the basement of the Warner Bros. studio. The opening credits sequence in which the stars dance in a fountain was shot in the Warner Bros LA lot at 4am. The water was kept heated through a pump. The group was given the words to the Rembrandts song but it was not playing in the background because the song had not been recorded. Jennifer Aniston is the only cast member seen lip syncing in the opening credits, and this can be seen on the opening credits of The Pilot. It is not seen again after that episode in the beginning credits. However, on the last episode of each season they show at the end an extension of the friends dancing in the fountain and sometimes again including her mouthing the words. The original idea for the show was going to focus on four characters with Phoebe and Chandler in supporting roles. In the early stages the creators toyed with the idea of Chandler being gay. They changed their mind when they met Matthew Perry. They did, however, insert many jokes about Chandler having gay mannerisms (not knowing about sports, loving show tunes, etc.). During the course of the series, all 6 of the friends change their jobs at least once. However, Chandler is the only one who never involuntarily left his job. Rachel, Monica, Phoebe & Joey were all fired at some point during the series and Ross was required to take a temporary (later permanent) sabbatical from the museum following his divorce from Emily. Jon Favreau was offered the role of Chandler Bing. He later returned as a guest star during the 1997 season as Pete Becker, Monicas millionaire boyfriend. Lisa Kudrow was terrified of the duck that showed up in Season 3. When Tom Selleck made his initial on-set appearances, he received standing ovations. These would render his entrances unusable, prompting the need for later re-shoots without the audience. The story line of Phoebe having her brothers babies was thought up when Lisa Kudrow announced her real-life pregnancy. However, as she was not big enough to be having triplets, and the show was shot in TV time, the costumers had to pad her to make her look bigger for the show. The role of Phoebe was originally offered to Janeane Garofalo, but she turned it down. Phoebe was originally written to be a goth girl. Megan - I hope you enjoyed this!
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 23:41:50 +0000
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