Jennifer Aniston recalled: ‘This world can be pretty dark, and you guys gotta really stick together and take care of each other.’And we took that to heart for sure, obviously. Series director Jimmy Burrows took them to the city of sin for an evening of pre-fame dinner and gambling, but he also wanted to make sure they knew what they were in for. The cast were all plucked out of obscurity to star in the series, but now they’re some of the most famous faces on the planet.īefore the show premiered they were taken on a trip to Las Vegas by the show’s director as a last hurrah before they faced the scrutiny of the public eye.
The series followed six friends as they faced complex issues of life and love in New York City. Can you imagine what it’s like to lose your anonymity in the blink of an eye? That’s exactly what happened to the cast of Friends when their show premiered on Septemon NBC.