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Friends almost took place in a diner

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NBC executives thought a coffeehouse was too trendy and alienating for middle America, suggesting the gang hang out in a gritty diner instead. Luckily, the creators realized nobody wants to watch six insufferably attractive people eating greasy hash browns for ten straight years.

Friends almost took place in a diner
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