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<\/p>\nFriends launched the fame of some of the TV industry\u2019s biggest names – including Jennifer Anniston – and achieved an iconic reputation as it made viewers laugh throughout a decade spanning from 1994 to 2004.<\/p>\n
But according to Patty Lin, who worked on season seven of the famous sitcom, the cast stopped enjoying their tenure after a while.<\/p>\n
The writer claimed that the cast – which featured Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow – apparently became \u201cunhappy\u201d with the show and would often snub some of the jokes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe actors seemed unhappy to be chained to a tired old show when they could be branching out, and I felt like they were constantly wondering how every given script would specifically serve them,\u201d Lin wrote in her autobiography.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey all knew how to get a laugh, but if they didn\u2019t like a joke, they seemed to deliberately tank it, knowing we\u2019d rewrite it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In her autobiography, End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood, Lin claimed that \u201cdozens of good jokes\u201d would get \u201cthrown out\u201d because one of the actors had \u201cmumbled the line through a mouthful of bacon.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cSeeing themselves as guardians of their characters, they often argued that they would never do or say such-and-such.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was occasionally helpful, but overall, these sessions had a dire, aggressive quality that lacked all the levity you\u2019d expect from the making of a sitcom.\u201d<\/p>\n
The claims come after earlier this year, Jennifer Aniston admitted there are some problematic elements of the show that gave her a start in Hollywood, and declared it would be \u201ctricky\u201d it were made today.<\/p>\n
DON’T MISS: However, now almost two decades since the last episode, the Rachel Green actress admitted there were some issues with the series that would likely have seen it cancelled if it was made in the modern zeitgeist.<\/p>\n The Murder Mystery star declared in an interview with AFP news agency: \u201cThere\u2019s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n Jennifer added that some of the issues were \u201cnever intentional\u201d, but admitted: \u201cOthers \u2026 well, we should have thought it through.<\/p>\n However, she continued: \u201cI don\u2019t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, it\u2019s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life.\u201d<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n
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