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‘Friends’ Co-Creators Recall Standing Up to NBC Executive Who Objected To Monica Sleeping With Someone On A First Date
David Crane and Marta Kauffman recalled that they once had to stand up to an NBC exec who wanted to change Monica Geller’s (Courteney Cox) pilot plot.
Co-creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman recalled that they once had to stand up to an NBC executive who wanted to change Monica Geller’s ( Courteney Cox) pilot plot, which featured her sleeping with someone on a first date. In “The Pilot,” chef Monica sleeps with a co-worker nicknamed “Paul the wine guy” on a first date after he shares with her that he hasn’t had sex with anyone since his last breakup two years prior. In the same interview, Kauffman mentioned another instance where the audience helped shape the sitcom’s plotlines — that of Monica and Chandler’s (Matthew Perry) relationship.
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