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Periodic rumors about the possibility of the cast of the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends reuniting run a close second in popularity to celebrity death hoaxes in the world of urban legends. The former took another lap around the Internet in May 2017, when a Facebook post seemingly made from the account of actor David Schwimmer, who portrayed the character of Ross Geller in Friends, announced the cast of principals would be getting back together to shoot a new season of the series: Although the post was avidly and widely shared by many social media users,skeptical viewers pointed out a number of reasons why the announcement shouldn't be regarded as anything other than a hoax. For starters, the post was made by someone using the names of David Schwimer and Ross Gheler, both of which are misspellings of the real name of the Friends actor (David Schwimmer) and the character he played (Ross Geller). Moreover, the Facebook account from which the post was made seems to have been created that same day and has put out no other material. More important, no announcement has been made by, nor has even a hint slipped from, any cast member (other than the apparently faux David Schwimmer account), or NBC, or Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions or Warner Bros. Television (who produced the original series) about a potential Friends reunion. In fact, time and time again, whenever similar rumors resurface, both the show's creators and its cast have disclaimed that such an event will ever come about. As recently as April 2017, actress Lisa Kudrow (who played Phoebe Buffay in the show) proclaimed that a Friends reunion isn't going to happen and wasn't even logistically possible (or sensible): And when similar rumors swirled last year, they were also quickly put to rest by those involved with the series:
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