‘Friends’ Game Show Greenlit Featuring ‘Nostalgia’ Rooms

Get able to pivot into nostalgia! A brand-new “Friends”-themed recreation present has been introduced at MAX.

Contributors will face challenges set within the present’s most iconic areas, the place they’ll must channel their inside Monica, Ross, and Rachel to win. It’s an opportunity to relive traditional moments and see if followers have what it takes to be the last word pal.

MAX revealed on Monday, September 23, that they’ve accredited a brand new “Associates” competitors recreation present set within the flagship Associates Expertise in New York Metropolis.

Named “Quick Associates,” the present will invite followers to compete in “18 nostalgia-filled rooms, activations, and recreated units,” as said in a press launch.

“’Quick Associates,’ a brand new four-part recreation present, will happen within the celebrated collection’ iconic units in a fast-paced competitors occasion,” the announcement learn, per People. “From racing by way of Rachel and Monica’s condo to darting throughout Joey and Chandler’s bachelor pad and grabbing a espresso at Central Perk, followers will re-live their favourite moments whereas being put to the take a look at with trivia, puzzles, and video games that may hold even essentially the most die-hard ‘Associates’ followers on their toes.”

The quickest crew will win the title of Final “Associates” Fan!

To have a good time the 30th anniversary of the sitcom’s premiere, the streaming service will even improve its content material on the app and introduce bonus featurettes. These embrace “Associates From The Begin,” the place “the inventive crew discusses the event and casting of Associates whereas reflecting on the challenges that arose through the early years,” in addition to “When Associates Turn into Household,” which “delve[s] into the inspiration and growth of among the most iconic episodes and favourite moments from Associates.”

Plus, “The Legacy of Associates” will function “the inventive crew discussing bringing ‘Associates’ to an finish and reflecting on the popular culture affect and lasting legacy of the collection.”

The beloved present follows a bunch of six pals—Rachel Inexperienced (Aniston), Ross Geller (Schwimmer), Monica Geller (Cox), Chandler Bing (Perry), Joey Tribbiani (LeBlanc), and Phoebe Buffay (Kudrow)—navigating life in New York Metropolis.

Final yr, the world misplaced one of many stars of “Associates,” Matthew Perry, to “acute results of ketamine.”

The creators of the enduring NBC sitcom, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, together with govt producer Kevin S. Vibrant, lately mirrored on Perry’s passing, which has solid a shadow over the celebration of the present’s milestone anniversary.

“It’s an enormous loss and it does make the thirtieth a bit of fraught,” Kauffman mentioned on the “As we speak” present, per The Hollywood Reporter. Vibrant later added, “He made us snort on daily basis.”

“He’d been combating the great combat for therefore lengthy, and it actually did really feel like, from the [2021 cast] reunion on, that he had lastly discovered some peace,” Vibrant mentioned of the late actor.

Perry endured a chronic and extremely public battle with dependancy, primarily associated to alcohol and prescription medicines. His struggles started in his early 20s, coinciding with the peak of Associates’ reputation, which introduced a major quantity of stress.

Whereas he captivated audiences because the witty and charming Chandler Bing, the truth was that Perry confronted appreciable private challenges behind the scenes.

“Two issues come to thoughts [about how to celebrate him]: one in all them is to donate to drug remedy facilities — let’s combat the illness,” Kauffman mentioned. “And the second approach is to observe ‘Associates’ and keep in mind him not as a person who died like that however as a person who was hilariously humorous and introduced pleasure to everyone.”

After a radical investigation, 5 people have been charged in reference to Perry’s demise. Amongst these charged are Dr. Mark Chavez, Dr. Salvador Plasencia, and Erik Fleming, who admitted to distributing the ketamine related to Perry’s passing. Additionally going through prices are Jasveen Sangha, dubbed “the Ketamine Queen,” and Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s live-in private assistant.

“Quick Associates” can be executive-produced by Dan Sacks, Bridgette Theriault, and Dan Norris, with Richard Burgio serving as co-executive producer.