'Friends' Star Courteney Cox Wanted Another Season

She and her cast mates remained best friends, but Courteney Cox wishes they had remained "Friends."

Cox, who co-starred as Monica Geller in the beloved NBC series "Friends" for the show's ten season run, spoke briefly about the 2004 finale while promoting her new "Scream" film. While the show lived for an eternity by TV standards, Cox said she wasn't ready to see it end.

"Ten's a long time, but I wish we hadn't stopped," Cox told E! Online. "It would've been nice to do 11."

As for the storyline, she's not so sure what would have happened. But she's certain that the show is still fun to watch today. "Oh my gosh. I don't know, but I was watching an episode the other and day and it still holds up! Just holds up!"

Cox talked about the issues surrounding a potential "Friends" movie in 2010. "I wish we could do that with 'Friends,'" she said. "The thing is, the characters from 'Sex and the City' hopped all over Manhattan. On 'Friends,' we were always stuck in the apartment and that coffeehouse."

Of course, things have turned out pretty well for the show's alumni. Cox is starring in ABC's hit show "Cougar Town," while best friend Jennifer Aniston is a certified (and now singing) movie star. Cox's on-screen husband Matthew Perry now stars in "Mr. Sunshine," while her on-screen brother, David Schwimmer, is a film director. Matt LeBlanc has a new series on Showtime, called "Episodes," and Lisa Kudrow has had a number of hit films.

For more from Cox, including talk about her relationship with David Arquette and "Scream 4," click over to E! Online.

Comments

[aa1111x]

04:15 PM on 03/27/2011

best to have ended the series on a high than try to drag it into the dust

[Lauren Kottwitz]

01:47 PM on 03/27/2011

Wait a minute... Lisa Kudrow has had a number of hit films?

[Robert Cantor]

03:20 PM on 03/27/2011

she was the most comedicly talented of the group.

[genialityofevil]

03:44 PM on 05/20/2011

She's had a couple but not as a lead.

[dana94591]

12:10 PM on 03/27/2011

I am glad they did!

[Ohsherri]

11:21 AM on 03/27/2011

Good shows, no matter how well they do, have to come to a fall.
The actors get inflated and demands are over-the-top.
Nobody can sustain it.

[David Keith]

08:48 AM on 03/27/2011

I'm a "gen x" adult and I still think this is the best comedy of my generation. It's a shame it's gone.

[laurelmax]

01:50 AM on 03/27/2011

Never could make it through an episode of Friends.

[leskataus]

01:44 AM on 03/30/2011

Neither could I. I tried watching a couple of episodes and just couldn't stay interested. I tuned out after only about 10 minutes.

[Said One]

09:24 PM on 03/26/2011

I don't think a movie would be a good idea though especially since it would be hard to live up to the quality of the show. Courtney's best bet is to fire that publicist or talent manager Cynthia - the one she shares with BP - that woman knows nothing about putting talent where it needs to be seen.

[Said One]

09:20 PM on 03/26/2011

If Courtney wants her career to be on a role again she should fire that publicist or talent manager or whatever that she shares with BP - Cynthia something

[Said One]

09:16 PM on 03/26/2011

The Best Friends Clips

The Baby Got Back clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kYYuKbxa30

The Fake Accent Clip funniest ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZKeL9hEg2M

And the one with Christina Applegate guest starring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmqQ_6xBCE8

[Said One]

09:19 PM on 03/26/2011

They still have a huge fanbase on youtube

[Said One]

09:09 PM on 03/26/2011

Courtney should fire that publicist or talent agent or whatever she shares with Brad Pitt - then her career will really be on a role again.

Then she, Matt Le Blanc, Davi Schimmer, Mathew Perry, Lisa and Jen should start doing short comedy skits for the Sony Ericcson Vivaz Pro - that they publish on youtube for the Friends fanbase there and then add it as the videos that come with the Sony Ericcson Vivaz Pro currently - right now they have Selena Williams and Murray playing tennis I mean WTH??

[ExcellentObservation]

06:06 PM on 03/26/2011

I thought they all got too clean cut as it went on. By the end of it I don't think there was a scene when they weren't all dolled up. It lost it's everyday person charm, I felt. It was a great show nonetheless. It's interesting that the only really talented regular on the show would also be the only one who has said this. The rest of them seem to want to shed the Friends pigeon hole- I always find odd since that's the reason they were really successful to begin with. Courtney Cox is the only one who I don't automatically apply their Friends name to when I see them in something. She's a genuine talent in her own right.

[leskataus]

01:45 AM on 03/30/2011

She was the only one I even knew of before the show started. I had seen her in the 1980s in a Bruce Springsteen music video and a few movies. I never watched "Family Ties" so I don't remember her from that.

[TORAHTID]

02:17 PM on 03/26/2011

Somebody is REALLY desperate to make jennifer aniston out to be so much more than she is. Doubt me? Re-read the descriptions of what the alumnae are doing now. Kudrow: "has had a number of hit films"; courtney cox:is starring in ABC's hit show "Cougar Town (cougar town is finished/what of cox's success in the scream francise?); while aniston: "is a certified (and now singing) movie star."

Certified? Movie Star? How has what she's done made her any more a movie star than what kudrow and cox have done? And whats with pointing us to that goree girls project that shes been talking about for the past five years??? Just another plug for aniston in this story about cox?

Like i said, someone is really desperate on aniston's behalf.

[RedBirdy]

06:15 PM on 03/26/2011

I think the fact that she's starred in more movies. I don't think they're hyping her up or knocking the rest of them. she's done more movies. why are you so angry?

[sjm55]

08:05 PM on 03/26/2011

Thank you! I was wondering the same thing. Chill!

[Said One]

09:10 PM on 03/26/2011

The Break Up
Marley and Me
JGWI
The Object of My Affection
Office Space

And Jen is the LEADING female in all those hit movies.

[leskataus]

01:47 AM on 03/30/2011

In those movies, she's either a supporting character (to the dog in "Marley & Me") or a part of an ensemble cast. She doesn't work well when she is the lead actress.

[BMVB]

01:21 PM on 03/26/2011

Friends was ok but Seinfeld was legendary. www.sportbloggers.com

[jackjon]

12:21 PM on 03/26/2011

Of course not Courtney, one million per episode is really good dough.