Friends co-creator David Crane of the Emmy Awards during the blockbuster NBC sitcom's first seven seasons. "They'd go, 'And the winner is Frr…' — and time slowed down — and then it always finished with '...asier!' And we would all start to stand and then settle back in our seats."

So, when Friends was nominated again in 2002, no one expected much. The Hollywood Reporter's coverage of the night described the show's ...

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