My coworkers seem to think ...
Question: My coworkers seem to think CBS'
The Class is connected to
Friends. One says it is a spin-off, and another said she saw the opening credits on the Internet and the cast is dancing in a fountain, just like the opening of
Friends. What can I tell them?
Answer: The only connection between
The Class and
Friends (beyond the fact that I like both of them) is that the new CBS comedy is cocreated by
David Crane, who performed a similar function on
Friends. These characters are not related to the
Friends characters at all, except that a few of these former classmates show signs of being as endearingly quirky and lovable as Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Rachel, Joey and Monica. Not even CBS would go so far as to call this the next
Friends, which I'm not sure is even possible. But it's one of my favorite new comedies for the fall season (though a number of people in my office were left cold by it).
