With all the "Friends" reunion talk going on right now - with five out of six of the original cast members coming together to honor the sitcom's director, James Burrows - fans can't help but wonder if there will ever be an official reunion special or movie sometime in the future.
While promoting her Netflix series "Grace and Frankie," "Friends" co-creator and executive producer Marta Kauffman weighed in on the Burrows special and what exactly it will entail since only Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc will be attending. Matthew Perry is the only original cast member who cannot make it since he's currently working on a play in London.
"I will be there, but it is not a 'Friends' reunion," Kauffman told Us Weekly, adding how shocked she is that the show continues to be so popular. She also revealed that she does not find the idea of a reboot appealing, whether it be with the original cast or a completely new one.
"For me, why go back to that territory again?" she said. "I get to do [on 'Grace and Frankie'] what I loved about 'Friends,' which is, make a show that's got some hope and joy to it and explore something completely new. That was about a certain time in your life, and I had just left [the] 'Friends' time of my life. This is about the time of my life I'm looking towards."
While at the Television Critics Association winter meeting this past weekend, she also shared her true thoughts on the idea of a 'Friends' movie.
"I will say there will never be a 'Friends' reunion movie," said Kauffman, according to the Washington Post.
It appears her mind may never change as, back in July, she basically said the same thing. "Here's the thing," she told HNGN at the time. "The show was about the time in your life where you friends are your family. That time in your life, as soon as they get married and had children, is over. It changes. It couldn't ever be that and it will only ever be unsatisfying. So leave it alone. Leave it alone... [It's] not going to happen, never going to happen."
The two-hour special event honoring Burrows will air Sunday, Feb. 21, on NBC.
