10 Scrapped Friends Storylines That Would Have Changed The Show Forever

Friends will forever have its place in television history as one of the most successful comedy series of all time. It has become the measuring stick to which all other sitcoms are ultimately compared against.

The show had a near-perfect 10-season run between 1994 and 2004 and is still endlessly repeated on television networks all around the globe to this day. Numerous memorable moments and much-loved characters have stood the test of time and are still continuously celebrated long after the show went off the air 16 years ago.

And, for that, credit has to go to the team of writers and producers for the show remaining consistent in quality and true to the characters throughout its decade-long duration.

However, details have emerged over the years of numerous scrapped storylines that, if they had of aired, could have changed the entire landscape of the series.

Fans of the show will surely remember the Season three episode, ‘The One With The Flashback’, in which Janice asks the gang if any of them had ever slept with each other, or ever ‘almost’ got together. This lead to a flashback episode in which different members of the group came close to hooking up with each other.

One of the plots of the episode featured Rachel having doubts about marrying Barry and declaring that she wants a fling with the next guy she sees, resulting in Chandler trying and failing to get with Rachel.

However, at the end of episode, Rachel fantasises about going to the bar to find Chandler and make out with him. Reportedly, this was used as a test by the writers who were considering putting the two characters in a romantic relationship at the time.

Would this have worked? They certainly never seemed to have the same on-screen chemistry with each other as they did with other cast members.

Besides, Chandler belongs with Monica and Rachel belongs with Ross. I refuse to picture it any other way.