Day: October 31, 2023

At times, Perry had a Chandler-esque life

After the “Friends” pilot was finished, the producers took the six stars out for separate lunches. For Matthew Perry (shown here, middle), that turned out to be prescient.
“I remember telling them I had just been on a date the previous night,” Perry recalled in “Friends ,,, ‘Til the End” (TimeInc, 2004). “I got home, I called my friend and he said, ‘How did the date go?’
“And I said, ‘I’m going to die alone.’”
That was a funny line at the time … one that his character (Chandler Bing) soon said. Later, it became too true: Perry did apparently died alone, in his hot tub Oct. 28, at 54. He had never married. Read more…

Best-bets for Nov. 2: Soldiers return, buddies depart

1) “SEAL Team” return, 10 p.m., CBS. After years on CBS, this show slid over to the Paramount+ streamer. It aired the first four episodes of the fifth season on CBS, then made the jump. Now it’s back, filling a strike-time void. It starts with the two-parter that opened that fifth season: The crew members (including David Boreanaz, shown here, center, in a previous episode) get at-home time, starts a “training exercise” … and learn it’s a real (and dangerous) rescue mission. Read more…

Cable and streamer set Perry “Friends” marathon

For fans of the late Matthew Perry, there are plenty of ways to watch his “Friends” episodes this week.
They can catch them early in the morning on one cable channel (TBS) or late at night on another (Nickelodeon). Or they can catch them any time on Max.
Perry (shown here, second from left) died Saturday at 54, bringing a flood of praise for his work … and fresh interest in seeing it.
The easiest way is on Max, which spent a fortune for streaming rights to all 10 seasons … then added a much-praised reunion special with the six stars. In addition, however, two cable channels stepped in, Read more…