Max Celebrates 30th Anniversary of “Friends” With Best Collections

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In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Friends On Sunday, Max will be specially curating collections from the show’s 10 years of programming for those who want to watch specific episodes.

The collections are: Most Watched Episodes; Chandler Bing, the King of One-Liners (best of Chandler); How YOU Doin'? (best of Joey); We Were On A Break (Ross and Rachel highlights); On Monica's Menu (best of Monica); Friendsgiving (Thanksgiving episodes); Phoebe Buffay, aka Regina Phalange (best of Phoebe); and The One With The Celebrity Guest.

The anniversary celebration will also include interviews with the show's creative team in three different specials: Friends From the beginning, exploring the development of the show, the casting for it and the challenges that came along in the early years; When Friends Become a family, diving into the inspiration and development of some of the show's most iconic and memorable moments; and The Legacy of Friendsdiscussing how to end it, its continuing influence on pop culture, and its enduring legacy.

While the anniversary is an emotional time for fans of the series, but it can also be a little bittersweet, as it comes nearly a year after Matthew Perry's death. The beloved actor starred as Chandler alongside Courteney Cox's Monica, Jennifer Aniston's Rachel, Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe, David Schwimmer's Ross, and Matt LeBlanc's Joey.

In front of the Friends anniversary on Sunday, creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, as well as executive producer Kevin S. Bright, spoke to the Today shows how his tragic death from the effects of the anaesthetic ketamine cast a shadow on what would otherwise have been a celebratory moment.

“It’s a huge loss and it makes 30 a little tense,” Kauffman said in the interview, with Bright adding, “He made us laugh every day.”

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