Anna Daniels
Cox’s lapse can perhaps be forgiven. Since Friends disbanded, and despite her inability to stage a comeback in film, she’s had a pretty full dance card in the world of TV sitcoms. Back in 2009, she did a 3-episode turn on medical comedy Scrubs as Dr. Maddox, the mercenary interim Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart. She then followed Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence down to Florida to star in his next show, Cougar Town, for the entirety of its 6-season run. Although we don’t quite buy Cox’s selective amnesia, given all that subsequent action, Friends must seem a bit like ancient history.
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has, of course, thrown filming schedules around the world into disarray. Many live shows, like Kimmel’s, have found ways to work around social distancing orders by conducting interviews over video chat and filming episodes from the comfort of their hosts’ homes. Other projects, like the forthcoming Friends reunion special, haven’t been so flexible.
The indefinitely postponed special was supposed to coincide with the launch of WarnerMedia’s new HBO Max streaming service (per the Hollywood Reporter), where all the classic episodes are also set to land after leaving Netflix last December. While availability at launch no longer seems like a possibility, let’s hope Cox and the rest of the gang find a way to get back on track soon.
Written by: Looper
