--- description: Matthew Perry said in a new interview with Variety that he has a nightmare about a friends reunion "and nobody cares about it." title: Matthew Perry Has a Very Specific 'Recurring Nightmare' About 'Friends' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4a1a5c438b363d/6988d03b97cdffa73a6b106f/matthew-perry-friends-reunion-nightmare.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Matthew Perry Has a Very Specific ‘Recurring Nightmare’ About _Friends_ by [Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 5, 2017 9:19 PM CUT  Matthew Perry attends "The Circle" Premiere at the BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 26, 2017 in New York City. Matthew Perry attends "The Circle" Premiere at the BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 26, 2017 in New York City.Theo Wargo—Tribeca Film Festival/Getty Images by [Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 5, 2017 9:19 PM CUT These days, it seems like any TV show is fair game for a revival. [_Roseanne_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/16/roseanne-revival-official/ "undefined") is heading back to ABC in 2018, and [_Will & Grace_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/14/nbc-fall-trailers-2017/ "undefined") is preparing to return to NBC this fall. Why not [_Friends_](http://aax-us-east.amazon-adsystem.com/x/c/QihKgnb9h0P67Lbism3Br-8AAAFceeivnwEAAAFKAZgcvvw/https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Complete-Various/dp/B000H6SXMY/ref=as%5Fat?creativeASIN=B000H6SXMY&linkCode=w50&tag=entertain07-20&imprToken=wJf10YnUkxrx6ZzDYqcQrA&slotNum=0 "undefined")? One obstacle still keeping that revival from reality is original cast member Matthew Perry. “I have this recurring nightmare. I’m not kidding about this. When I’m asleep, I have this nightmare that we do _Friends_ again and nobody cares,” Perry says in a [new interview with _Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/legit/news/matthew-perry-friends-reunion-play-1202452798/ "undefined"). “We do a whole series, we come back, and nobody cares about it. So if anybody asks me, I’m gonna say no. The thing is: We ended on such a high. We can’t beat it. Why would we go and do it again?” Perry also discussed his new play, _The End of Longing_, which is described as “edgy” and “dark.” He told _Variety_ that he would like to continue writing his own material, and that “in the second half of my life, I don’t want to do your standard sitcom television.” (The actor’s most recent series, _The Odd Couple_, was [canceled by CBS](http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/12/canceled-shows-upfronts/ "undefined") in May.) Perry’s work on _The End of Longing_ is also why he missed the [_Friends_ semi-reunion](http://ew.com/article/2016/02/03/friends-semi-reunion-james-burrows-cheers-taxi-big-bang-theory/ "undefined") at last year’s prime-time special tribute to longtime TV director James Burrows on NBC. The cast has been known to reunite for [a private dinner](http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/01/friends-lisa-kudrow-reunion-dinner/ "undefined") or two, but as far as a full-on revival is concerned, Lisa Kudrow seems to agree with her co-star: “I don’t see it happening.” _This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/05/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/"},"headline":"Matthew Perry Has a Very Specific ‘Recurring Nightmare’ About Friends","datePublished":"2017-06-05T21:19:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:16:31.532Z","description":"Matthew Perry said in a new interview with Variety that he has a nightmare about a friends reunion \"and nobody cares about it.\"","url":"https://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4a1a5c438b363d/6988d03b97cdffa73a6b106f/matthew-perry-friends-reunion-nightmare.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4a1a5c438b363d/6988d03b97cdffa73a6b106f/matthew-perry-friends-reunion-nightmare.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"The Circle\" Premiere - 2017 Tribeca Film Festival","caption":"\"The Circle\" Premiere - 2017 Tribeca Film Festival","creditText":"Theo Wargo—Tribeca Film Festival/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/","name":"Matthew Perry Has a Very Specific ‘Recurring Nightmare’ About Friends"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Ryan Murphy's Shows By the Numbers Money","description":"Before Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon begin their Feud on FX, let’s look at Ryan Murphy’s biggest television shows and the few numbers that go with them.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6cfJCgmz/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-03-02T18:53:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6cfJCgmz.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/","duration":"PT1M48S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```