Review: A gauzy, tear-filled reunion for 'Friends' actors

Bring your tissues: HBO Max's “Friends: The Reunion” special brings the six actors from NBC's sitcom together on the stage they made famous

NEW YORK -- Toward the end of HBO Max's “Friends” reunion special, host James Corden asks the six actors to imagine what their characters' lives would be like today. Chandler and Monica would be married. So would Ross and Rachel. With kids, of course. Same with Phoebe. The only mystery was Joey, which actor Matt LeBlanc answered with a joke. “He probably opened up a sandwich shop in Venice Beach,” he said. That's when the disappointment of “Friends: The Reunion,” which premieres Thursday on the streaming service, hits you. How cool would it have been to take that journey?