The sitcom Friends continues to dominate in syndication, nearly 20 years after it first debuted on NBC. Now, behind the scenes anecdotes reveal that the show–which continues to endure criticism for homophobia–almost included a major gay character.Friends revolved around the lives of a group of single 20 and 30-somethings living in New York City during the 1990s.
The show became an immediate hit when it debuted, making megastars out of its cast Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.
For 10 seasons, viewers turned in to laugh at the floundering attempts by the characters to survive adult life and responsibility, and to keep up to date with their romantic lives.For one character, that.