If You Hoped For A "Friends" Reunion Your Wish Has Been Granted...Kinda

by N/A, 8 years ago | 2 min read

They'll be there for YOU! On NBC, that is.

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Friends fans, brace yourselves - the beloved cast of the NBC sitcom will be reuniting for a two-hour special this February to honor legendary sitcom director, James Burrows. *Cue excited screams*

Yep, that means, Phoebe, Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica and Joey will be COMING BACK.

A.K.A. Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Courteny Cox and Matt LeBlanc.

Burrows, who directed 15 episodes of Friends, 237 episodes of Cheers, and 188 episodes of Will & Grace recently shot his 1,000th TV episode.

Burrow's hit the big 1,000 mark when he directed an episode of NBC's upcoming sitcom Crowded last November.

Although all six original Friends cast members are participating in the special, unfortch, it may not be possible for all of them to be together at once.

“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,” NBC chief Robert Greenblatt said at the Television Critics Association's press tour on January 13.

Cross your fingers, people.

The special will also reunite the casts of Burrows' series Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Will & Grace, along with the casts of his his recent shows The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly.

This isn't the first time Friends alum have come out to support Burrows. In 2013, Aniston made a special appearance at an event to honor his 40 years in television.

Friends fans should be extra stoked about this reunion since show creator Marta Kaufman has made it clear that an official reunion will "never happen."

Regardless, we can't wait for all the Friends to be together once again on the same screen - 'cause that in itself is purely magical.

The NBC special honoring Burrows is slated to premiere on February 21.