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Within 14 episodes of the sitcom, Emily and Ross were engaged and subsequently married during their unforgettable and humiliating ceremony.<\/p>\n
Things took a disastrous turn during their vows as Ross said: \u201cI take thee, Rachel,\u201d at the altar instead of Emily\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
In his memoir, James also highlighted the season four episode titled The One with All the Rugby, where Ross plays the sport for the first time with Emily\u2019s British friends.<\/p>\n
The director wrote: \u201cIn sitcoms and any type of romantic comedy, the funny is just as important as the chemistry.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cWe discovered that any new girlfriend for Ross needed to be as funny as Rachel.<\/p>\n \u201cOften, you can’t recast, because of tight shooting deadlines or other logistical considerations. You don’t cast anyone to be a straw man, unless it’s for one episode.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201dYou need someone who gets laughs. Sometimes you start an arc and it ain’t working out, so you have to get rid of that person. If it’s a day player, it’s a quick goodbye.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reverse is also true. If there’s chemistry, the writers go to work to figure out some way of keeping the actor.\u201d<\/p>\n Baxendale had previously opened up about her experience on Friends as she admitted: \u201cIt doesn’t feel like part of my life at all now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI look upon it as a strange surreal little blip in my life almost like a dream,\u201d the actress added to The Mirror.<\/p>\n \u201c[The cast] were all very nice and professional. We were never great mates though.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cPeople expect because it is called Friends that everyone was great friends, but they were real professionals. They’d been doing it for years and I was one of many guest stars to appear.<\/p>\n
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