There are some comments from the show’s creators, but they have to sit among the crowd for the big Q&A event moderated by James Corden. Here, it’s all about the cast. A number of supporting players or guest stars from the series pop in (and HBOMax would rather I leave them a secret).
There are testimonials from people you might not expect, from BTS to David Beckham to Kit Harrington — Jon Snow of “Game of Thrones” himself. And Malalia Yousafzai.
The full scope of the “Friends” influence is seen when fans from around the world state what it meant to them and how it changed their lives.
In addition to the Q&A, they poke around Warner Bros. Stage 24 where the set of their 10-year sitcom is carefully replicated. Sit around there to talk among themselves, and then for another crowd that’s seated there. Plus there was those table readings, and a rendition of the game their characters once played on the show.
It’s strange that The Rembrandts are not brought in to perform the theme song live (the duo released a new album in 2019). But you sure hear it a lot throughout.
What’s clear during their final table read is how much a few of them individually have improved as actors — they bring more to their lines now than they did at the time. But they also state flatly that they’re never going to do anything like this again.
Lucky for fans, they can stream it over and over as much as they have the original episodes.
They’ll be there for you.