Courtney Cox’s old “Friends” castmate, Lisa Kudrow, will make a cameo on Cox’s new ABC sitcom, “Cougar Town”, which airs Wednesdays at 9:30. The show is performing well in the ratings and has been picked up by ABC for a new season, so it doesn’t particularly need a boost. Kudrow could benefit from the appearance as much as the show – she hasn’t been seen much since her HBO faux reality series “The Comeback” was canceled after one season in 2005. She now stars on an improvised Internet-based show called Web Therapy that’s earning praise from fans.
This excerpt has spoilers for Cougar Town beyond the news that Kudrow will appear:
We know this much to be true: Any Friends rerun playing at 11:30 p.m. on channel 5 is still as good or better than most of the original episodes of TV airing on any given day.
Friends still rules, after all this time, which is why we’re delighted that five years after the series went off the air, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow are reuniting onscreen!
ABC sources confirm that Kudrow is set to film an episode of Cox’s hit freshman series, Cougar Town, later this month.
But who will Lisa play, and when will we see the episode onscreen? Here’s what we can tell you…
According to Ms. Cox herself in TV Guide magazine, “If it all works out, she’ll play a dermatologist that my character can’t stop going to even though the doctor is mean to me…whatever it is [she does], she’s the best in town at what she does and I become addicted.”
Words that could apply equally well to Cox, Kudrow and their fellow Friendly brethren: Best in town and addictive. (Yay for this reunion!)
The Kudrow-Cox joint is expected to premiere in early 2010 on ABC.
Do you already love Cougar Town, or can you live without it until Kudrow comes by?
[From E! Online]
I really loved Friends, but Cougar Town is no Friends with benefits. I’ve tried to watch the show and sat through the whole first episode. Some of the jokes made me cringe and the dialogue is over the top and unrealistic. The characters get in ridiculous situations that could never happen in real life. I watched about ten minutes of the second episode before I switched it off. A lot of people enjoy Cougar Town, and I’ve seen people raving about it online, but it’s just not for me. It seems like it appeals to the same fans of Scrubs, which I also couldn’t get into. For that type of genre it’s probably a great show that I’m just not able to appreciate.
I enjoy more subtle kind of humor – like Friends, that was a great show. Eastwick on ABC is a supernatural dramedy that I really enjoy this season, too, and the rest of my favorites are dramas. I’d love to see more of the former Freinds castmembers and this is good news that Kudrow will be popping up in Cougar Town.
Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow are shown on 9/29/09. Credit: WENN.com
Kudrow looks great in those photos, but Cox-Arquette, not so much!
friends had realistic situations and subtle humor?
@paper compared to Cougar Town it was more realistic. It was just a better show overall.
I LOVE Cougar Town and think it’s hilarious. There are some great characters (all of them, really), and Courteney Cox is awesome.
love the show…so funny.
I love Courtney. I’m glad she is still doing well. It wil be great if Lisa could have a decent comeback.
In reality, this is where Aniston should be, would be if she didn’t marry Pitt. It should have been Jen with Arquette and not the beautiful Cox. It always gave me pause seeing those 4 together. I’m not surprised Kudrow has struggled. Most I know are offended by her face, that bad nose job, I guess. Courtney is indeed back on the botox but on her it is giving her heroin user face. The shots should not be given so close between her eyebrows for her facial muscle type. Botox injections are indeed an art form.
Ok, I would have definitely added “Community” to this list of good shows. I just watched the pilot – hysterical!
OHHH! Cougartown is NO SCRUBS! Cougartown is still trying too hard, running the allegedly funny lines too fast and trying to sell them too hard. Once it settles down it will be a good show. Scrubs is som much more than this show could ever be- it may not be Friends, Cheers,or MASH but its up there.