It’s been 20 years since we mentioned goodbye to our “Associates.” And now, the creators of the hit 90s sitcom, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, are talking out in regards to the present’s legacy and the way the script for the ultimate episode, entitled, “The Final One,” was leaked earlier than the present aired.
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‘Associates’ Producers ‘Wished To Get It Proper’ With Finale
“We had been extremely nervous as a result of we wished to get it proper,” Crane informed “The Immediately Present.” When the interviewer mentioned the final episode made him cry, Crane responded, “Then we did our job proper.”
However the final episode didn’t air with out some thriller. Followers had been determined to see whether or not the present’s long-time, off-and-on couple Ross Geller and Rachel Inexperienced ended up collectively (spoiler alert: they did).
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Last Episode Script Was Leaked: ‘Inside Job’
“Oh my god, we tried so exhausting to maintain it a secret. We had been determined to maintain it a secret and it received out. And it was it was an inside job,” mentioned Kauffman.
Manufacturing despatched out a restricted, numbered quantity of scripts so as to keep away from leaks.
“We knew how many individuals knew what it was going to be. So it did, by means of a component of… it grew to become a behind-the-scenes detective present. It was irritating, however on the finish of the day, what are you gonna do?” Crane mentioned.
The thriller, it seems, was semi-solved.
When questioned about whether or not the supply of the leak was ever found, Kauffman coyly replied, “Ish.”
“Ish,” was echoed by Crane. The id of the leaker was not revealed within the interview.
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‘Associates’ Finale Was ‘Surreal,’ Mentioned Aniston
Again in 2004, because the finale was gearing as much as air, the forged sat down with “The Immediately Present” to replicate on its legacy.
“It’s all simply so extremely surreal,” mentioned Jennifer Aniston, who portrayed Inexperienced, the feisty style govt whose up-and-down relationship with Gellar, performed by David Schwimmer, led to most of the exhibits buzziest moments.
“We hate speaking about it, we hate occupied with it,” mentioned Matthew Perry on the time. Perry performed Chandler Bing, one of many largest comedic forces on the present. His character ended up shifting to the suburbs together with his spouse, Monica Geller, performed by Courteney Cox, with their new twins.
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Perry’s Premature Loss of life
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Perry’s Legacy ‘Extremely Poignant’
Earlier than his dying, Perry revealed an autobiography, “Associates, Lovers, and The Massive Horrible Factor,” in 2022. In it, he described the ending of the basic sitcom and the particular want he had for his beloved character.
“Earlier than that last episode, I’d taken Marta Kauffman to 1 facet. ‘No one else will care about this besides me. So could I please have the final line?’” Perry wrote.
Immediately, Kauffman says that his request was notably sentimental now, in gentle of his premature dying.
“It’s extremely poignant. It’s a legacy for him. One in every of his many legacies. However that second… that second,” she mentioned.
