10 Reasons Why Friends SHOULDN'T Do A Reunion

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It’s everyone’s favorite nostalgic, albeit potentially problematic (we'll touch on that later) millennial comfort blanket. Friends, which premiered in 1994 - yes 25 years ago - was a wildly popular, harmless sitcom about a group of white, middle class 20 somethings drinking coffee and falling in and out of love. Nothing groundbreaking, but the charm of the characters, insanely quotable scriptwriting and relatability of it all, made us feel like we knew Chandler, Monica, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey.

The mundanity of it all was a bizarre comfort that many still hold a flame to. What will Monica complain about this week? Will they play on the clichéd trope that she is a woman who likes to clean? You bet they will. And will you tune in and watch it without fail? Of course you will.

All this was wrapped up perfectly in 2004. They all had their happy endings. It was emotional, but it was right. There are only so many ways you can tell the same story over 10 years and it was apparent that the gang had run their course. And now, in the year 2019, of course there are murmurings of a special one-off reunion.

But should there be? Probably not. Here's why.

10. It Won't Be As Good

9. No One Wants To See An Old Joey Hitting On Women

8. Original Format Hasn’t Aged Well *Insert Laughter Track*

7. The Finale Tied Up All Loose Ends

6. It'll Remind People They Are Old

5. It Would Have Happened By Now

4. Paul Rudd Would Outshine The Original Cast

3. The Actor Who Played Gunther Said It Would Be A ‘Tragedy’

2. Massive Cash Grab

1. Problematic?