Why is Friends ending so sad?

Ultimately, the Friends finale is sad because it's about change. It reminds us that nothing ever stays the same. It's especially poignant because Friends is a show about how it feels to be young: Full of angst and anticipation, but also carefree and confident that everything will somehow work out.
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Why did friends end so abruptly?

Largely because the Friends cast was growing up

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman told Entertainment Weekly, “Everybody was growing up. This is part of why the show had to end. This was no longer that time in your life when your friends are your family. You're starting your own family.”
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What is the saddest episode of Friends?

Friends: The 10 Saddest Episodes In The Whole Series
  1. 1 'The Last One'
  2. 2 'The One With The Morning After' ...
  3. 3 'The One Hundredth' ...
  4. 4 'The One With The Fertility Test' ...
  5. 5 'The One Where Joey Moves Out' ...
  6. 6 'The One With Rachel's Going Away Party' ...
  7. 7 'The One With Barry & Mindy's Wedding' ...
  8. 8 'The One With The List' ...
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Why Joey didn't get a happy ending?

Because Joey had friends. Originally Answered: Why was there no proper ending for Joey in F.R.I.E.N.D.S? Because creators had decided to make a spin-off,an entire show about his character. So how can they get his story going if they give him a proper ending in FRIENDS.
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Were they real tears at the end of Friends?

As you can imagine, the taping of the series finale featured a whole lot of waterworks, mostly from the cast, long before their final bow. "The tears were flowing and the entire cast had to go back and have their makeup redone before starting," Maggie Wheeler (aka Chandler's infamous ex, Janice) told People.
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Why the Friends Ending is Actually Sad



Was Monica pregnant in the last season of Friends?

Courteney Cox strategically hid her pregnancy during Monica's final on-screen moments. Toward the end of filming season 10, Cox was pregnant with her first child, her daughter Coco, who was born just a few weeks after the final episode of "Friends" aired on NBC.
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Was there any drama on the set of Friends?

While Friends was definitely light on on-set drama, especially compared to other hit shows like Grey's Anatomy or Two and a Half Men, it still had its fair share of off-screen tension during its 10-year run.
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How was Friends meant to end?

"Towards the end we actually pitched the idea that Joey and Phoebe had been having casual sex the entire time," said LeBlanc. "We'd go back and shoot all the historical scenes and just before a moment that everyone recognizes, there's Joey and Phoebe coming out of a broom closet together."
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Who does Joey marry in Friends?

Alex Garrett

She later becomes his girlfriend, and she is the first girl Joey has thought about marrying (discounting when he proposed to Phoebe and Rachel after hearing they were pregnant). They get engaged in Season 2 of Joey.
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Why did Joey get Cancelled?

It premiered on NBC on September 9, 2004. Midway through the second season, the show was placed on a hiatus but returned on March 7, 2006. Only one episode aired before the show was pulled when it was overshadowed in ratings by American Idol. NBC canceled the series due to low ratings on August 23, 2006.
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Who is the least favorite character on Friends?

Fans' least favorite character in Friends is Monica

After Chandler came Joey Tribbiani with 17%, Phoebe Buffay with 15%, Rachel Green at 13%, and Ross Geller at 6%. In last place came Monica Geller with a sad 5%, making her the most disliked character in Friends, according to this poll.
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Who is the most loved character of Friends?

Among men who have seen the show, Rachel comes in at the top of the list with 23%. Despite Joey not sharing food, he does share second place among men with Phoebe, with both at 15%. Monica is next, with 14%, followed by Chandler – or Miss Chanandler Bong, as he's known to some – with 9%.
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Which Friends episode is most-watched?

"The One After the Superbowl" is the most-watched episode in the history of Friends, with a total of 52.9 million viewers tuned in after the Super Bowl ended.
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Did Chandler and Monica dated in real life?

As all Chandler fans will know, the character had a massive crush on Baywatch star, Yasmine Bleeth. But while the actress never actually appeared on the show in person, Perry did end up dating her for a short period of time in 1996, following his split from Julia Roberts.
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Why does Joey get dumber in Friends?

He Got Dumber

Even in Season 5, based on Monica losing her eyelash curler, Joey figured out Chandler and Monica were secretly seeing each other. By the end of Season 10, he showed a bit of wisdom every now and again, but it didn't come without him or the show poking fun at his intelligence.
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Will There Be Friends season 11?

News that the show would not be renewed for an eleventh instalment devastated fans around the world, but it seems it's not only fans who wish they could turn back time. When the cast were asked in an interview with People what piece of advice they'd give their younger self, Perry said: "Do an eleventh season."
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Who got married on Friends in real life?

Unlike some of her Friends co-stars, Lisa Kudrow has been in a committed relationship since the '90s. She married businessman Michel Stern in 1995 and the two share a son together named Julian Murray Stern, who is an actor.
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Was Friends actually filmed in London?

The finale was filmed in three parts, first the scenes with Lisa Kudrow were filmed in Los Angeles, then everybody went to London and they filmed the scenes on the street, then they filmed the dinner and other scenes in a studio in London before an audience.
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Why did Jennifer Aniston want to leave Friends?

Jennifer Aniston has revealed she had to walk off the set of the Friends reunion multiple times because of the bad vibes it brought back. The actor said the emotion of going back to the place she was in when Friends filmed was too much at times.
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Why did Friends Change Carol?

Barone also played Carol Willick, Ross Geller's ex-wife, in the character's first appearance in Friends. She left the show as she wanted to pursue a more full-time role and was replaced by Jane Sibbett.
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What was Joey doing when Friends ended?

After the final season of Friends, Joey becomes the main character of Joey, a spin-off/sequel series, where he moves to L.A. to polish his acting career.
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Do the Friends cast hate each other?

As the name of the show suggests, Friends taught its fans many lessons in friendship. The same could be said for the cast. Matt has once said that he considers his co-workers a family. Even though they don't all get together on a regular basis, they still care for one another, as siblings would.
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Is Monica from Friends anorexic?

She said: “When I was on Friends, there was a period when I was really thin and I thought I looked great. But in retrospect, it was not so good. “I did not have anorexia, but the press kept writing about it.” Courteney played Monica in Friends.
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Who got paid the most in Friends?

1 Jennifer Aniston: First Episode - $22,500 / Last Episode - $1 Million.
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