10 Reasons Why Friends SHOULDN'T Do A Reunion

10. It Won't Be As Good

The original series racked up an impressive number of accolades, including, but not limited to: Golden Globes; Emmys and Guild awards for both writing and acting. The finale had an impressive 52.46 million viewers at the time of airing, making Friends the toast of the primetime tv town, and rightfully cementing its place amongst other heavy hitters of the time.

So, it’s fair to say that there’s a lot to live up to and a lot of pressure to get it right. Particularly, compounding pressure from legions of the show’s fans, who have been begging for a reunion for years now, and no doubt fantasising of how it should be played out.

You can sympathise with the creator's reluctance to steamroll ahead with a reunion, as the track record for late '90s reprisals isn't great. See Sex and the City 2, touted by many to be a flop and having just a 15% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

It’s hard now, in retrospect, to look back at the original series without it feeling slightly tainted and being reminded of what it became.