Jennifer Aniston tells Ellen “we’re working on something” when asked about a Friends reboot 😱

She didn't rule out the possibility of a Friends movie.

Jennifer Aniston

by Emma Dodds |
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Friends fans have been desperate for a reunion show pretty much since the show ended in 2004. After 10 years of being in one of the most popular TV shows of all time, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew LeBlanc called it a day and have all gone on to have successful careers.

Although all six of them have at one time or another said that they'd never go back and reunite to see what the Friends gang would be up to these days, they're still continually asked about it - and fans of the show are still hopeful it could happen.

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But despite each of the Friends cast formerly stating they'd never go back, Jennifer Aniston - AKA Rachel Green - has told Ellen Degeneres that a reboot of sorts is being planned.

Speaking on Ellen while promoting her new show The Morning Show, Jennifer said that while there wouldn't be a reboot of the show, they want to do something for the fans.

"We would love for there to be something, but we don't know what that something is," she told the daytime host when she appeared on the show alongside Friends super fan Charlie Puth. "So we're just trying - we're really - we're working on something."

When pushed as to whether that something might just be a Friends movie, Jennifer exclaimed "I don't know yet! I don't want to lead people on!"

Swipe through to see what your favourite TV shows were very nearly titled instead...

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Friends

We all know and love it as Friends, but the TV show could have been called something very different...

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Six of One

Six Of One just doesn't have the same ring to it! Here are the cast Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow,

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Only Fools and Horses

We know it as Only Fools and Horses with Del Boy's infamous Reliant Regal Supervan.

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Readies or Big Brother

But it was originally due to be called Readies or Big Brother. Good job they went with Only Fools and Horses, then!

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The Big Bang Theory

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Lenny, Penny and Kenny

Yep - Sheldon was very nearly called Kenny!

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Saturday Night Live

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NBC's Saturday Night

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Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana, was a musical comedy starring Miley Cyrus in the lead role and was named after the main character, but it could have been very different.

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Alexis Texas

The lead character was originally going to be called Alexis Texas... Which means that the show would also have been called Alexis Texas!

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Lost

The gripping TV show Lost, starring Terry O'Quinn as John Locke (pictured), kept people guessing the ending for years.

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Nowhere

Lost could have been called Nowhere!

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New Girl

Known as New Girl, the TV show starring Zooey Deschanel as kooky teacher Jess Day could have been called something else entirely.

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Chicks and D---s

While New Girl was the name they finally settled on, it had a much ruder working title - and Zooey Deschanel refused to sign onto the project whilst that was the name.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Supernatural TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a hit in the late 90s and early 00s. It was named after the lead character Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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Slayers

It was originally going to be called Slayers.

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The Good Wife

Known as The Good Wife, the TV series starred Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart (pictured), as a top litigator and senior partner of a Chicago law firm.

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Leave the B-----d

The series, which also starred Sex and the City's Chris Noth (pictured), was originally going to be called Leave the B-----d.

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NCIS

NCIS finished its 14th season earlier this year - this moment is from the gripping season finale.

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NavyNCIS

Starring Duane Henry, Emily Wickersham, and Wilmer Valderrama (above) NCIS was originally going to be called NavyNCIS.

It's not the first time Aniston has opened up about the possibility of reviving the beloved sitcom. Appearing on The Late, Late Show with James Corden in 2018, Jennifer revealed that while she, Lisa and Courteney would be up for a remake, it's actually the male actors who aren't so keen.

"Listen, the girls always say we would love to do it again," she explained, "And the boys are a little less excited about it for some reason — I don’t know. And so, we’ve decided that we’ll just do... a remake of The Golden Girls in 40 years."

Her comments came after Kevin S. Bright told Metro.co.uk in October 2018 that he wouldn't be keen for a reunion. He said, "I love David Crane’s quote that, '50-year-olds hanging out in a coffee shop would be pathetic'. If we did come back it would be the same characters but wouldn’t be the same show.

"They’re at different places in their lives, potentially divorces, and so we feel just like letting them go off into the sunset is one of the things which keeps them going in people’s minds; wondering what they do and did the marriage last and what did the kids grow up to be like. I think that’s best left to the audience."

Well, it does make sense - but we'd still love to know!

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