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Cast of Friends set to reunite for tribute special

It doesn’t look like there’ll be any new episodes.

IT HAS BEEN more than a decade since the cast of Friends graced television screens around the world.

The show – which aired for 10 seasons and finished in 2004 – left million of devastated fans in its wake.

Well now, 22 years after it was first broadcast, it looks like the cast will be reunited for a two-hour special.

This was confirmed by NBC yesterday evening at the Television Critics Association’s press tour which was making a stop in Pasadena.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the reunion will not be an episode but as part of a tribute to comedy director James Burrows, who helmed a number of Friends’ episodes.

However, if you’re looking forward to seeing Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer on screen again you might be left disappointed.

It looks like all of the cast members might not be appearing together.

In the past it has been rumoured that some of the cast have been reluctant to take part in a full reunion, and according to Buzzfeed, NBC’s chair of entertainment Bob Greenblatt isn’t making any promises.

“I’m hoping all six of them will be all in the same room at the same time, but I’m not sure if we can logistically pull that off,” he said.

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    May 3rd 2017, 2:00 PM

    Publish reports with names of food Business , simple.

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    May 3rd 2017, 2:51 PM

    Food allergies are very serious – they affect 9/10 people who hear about them.

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    May 3rd 2017, 3:04 PM

    Some of the 14 allergens can cause a life threatening Anaphylactic shock reaction. Other allergens can cause immune system reactions that go unseen by others. Detailing the allergens on menus has been the law for well over a year. This is a very disappointing statistic.
    While some make little and joke about ‘fad diets’, the reality is not having an allergen listed can cause an extremely serious reaction. When ordering food in a restaurant, always reiterate your allergens with your server before ordering and hope that the message gets passed on to the kitchen.

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    May 3rd 2017, 5:15 PM

    Part of the problem is that people confuse food intolerance with true food allergies and anaphylaxis. And now that all the gluten free nonsense has caught on with non coeliacs it really doesn’t help people who suffer with true allergies.

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    May 3rd 2017, 3:44 PM

    I’ve worked kitchens for over 20 years & the main problem is the customer not telling the chef/server/kitchen of their allergies. No professional kitchen will try send out contaminated food if the customer informs them first. We have too much to lose. Any chef worth their salt will have allergens marked on their menu or an allergen chart available on request. It takes 10 minutes to do. Other then that it’s really about informing the staff before you order.

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    May 3rd 2017, 3:06 PM

    They should post the results . I can’t remember the last time I didn’t see this information on a menu so would love to see the information .

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    May 3rd 2017, 6:43 PM

    @Darren Moore: @Darren Moore: I was just at a hotel in Co. Cork and they did not have allergen information. I had to ask three different staff for the information, one telling me it was just fine but when questioned further she actually had no English and did not understand my question. I was also at a Christmas party at a hotel in Cork City and they did not list allergens nor were the staff properly trained. Three of the five courses they brought out had nuts in it after I asked them when ordering and they said there were no nuts. They just did not know, the menu did not list allergens, so fortunately I am responsible enough for my own health that I did not eat something I was allergic to.

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    May 3rd 2017, 2:34 PM

    We still get details here – usually on the side of the box elsewhere – of what exactly is in our food, and what levels of it? Starch, fibre, sugar, carbon etc.

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    May 3rd 2017, 2:43 PM

    @Paul Foot: *don’t

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    May 3rd 2017, 6:48 PM

    It is very difficult to get this right. I sympathise with restaurants who have to provide this information. I have developed a severe nut allergy in the last 3 years as an older adult. I have reacted to all different kinds of processed foods that claim to be nut free. I have had issues in multiple restaurants even after extensive discussions with waitstaff and management and I report it every time. Not to blame anyone, but to help improve the service. At the end of the day, it is my risk to go out and eat. If I do not feel safe I will not order or I will go somewhere else. Or, lo and behold, cook my own food! That is what it mostly comes down to, and there is no harm in that.

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    May 3rd 2017, 3:32 PM

    Wheat intolerance that is!

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    May 3rd 2017, 3:32 PM

    Happened with my spouse in Rathmines, fortunately heat intolerance is not as serious as a full on nut allergy.

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