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When Friends went off the air in 2004 there was a definite feeling that, somehow, this would not be the end of it, an itch that was finally scratched some 17 years later when the HBO Max special Friends: The Reunion appeared in May. Directed by British documentary filmmaker Ben Winston, the Fullwell 73 and Warner Bros…

While taping of the Friends reunion special for HBO Max has been delayed once again by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Aniston remains resolutely optimistic. Speaking to Deadline via phone after the news broke, she said, “It’s going to be super. You know what? This has also given us more time to make it even more…

Friends will not be going the way of Will & Grace or Murphy Brown, say the creators of the classic ’90s sitcom. No reunions. No reboots. "We will not be doing a reunion show, we will not be doing a reboot," co-creator and executive producer Marta Kauffman said Friday night during a Friends 25th anniversary panel at Tri…

Friends creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane will receive the WGA West's Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for their outstanding lifetime achievement in television writing. Although best known for Friends, which aired from 1994-2004 on NBC, the longtime writing partners also co-created Veronica's Closet, The Powers That…

Showtime’s Episodes has landed Emmy nominations for each of its first three seasons, including three consecutive acting noms for star Matt LeBlanc and three writing ones for series creators David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik who pen every episode. The comedy, which is being produced in the U.K. on a shoestring budget…

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline's 2011 Emmy coverage. Here's his scorecard assessing the Outstanding Comedy Series Writer race. Greg Daniels, The Office (NBC) “Goodbye Michael” Why He Was Nominated: Being nominated for Emmys is simply what Daniels does. He's reeled in 19 Emmy nominations all told…

This is a trailer for Showtime’s upcoming showbiz comedy series Episodes created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and starring Matt LeBlanc. The series, about the Hollywood adaptation of a critically praised British series, premieres on January…

Diane Haithman contributes to Deadline’s TCA coverage. The cast and producers of Showtime’s upcoming comedy series Episodes, about a hit British show’s adaptation in the U.S., met the press today. And Matt LeBlanc discussed how he was cast on Episodes. Not just because it reunites with his Friends co-creator/executive…

Here is a colorful description of the network development and production process by comedy veteran Jeffrey Klarik, co-creator with David Crane of Showtime’s new comedy series Episodes. The two previously created and executive produced the short-lived CBS comedy The Class: When Crane told him he wanted to go back to…

Showtime has announced January premiere dates for new drama series Shameless, new comedy series Episodes and the fourth season of Californication. Shameless, John Wells and Paul Abbott's adaptation of Abbott's British series, will debut on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 10 PM. It stars William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. Episodes…