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Pivot! Pivot! Friends Experience Is Coming To Las Vegas

Author Ransom Garcia
Cast members of NBC's comedy series "Friends." Pictured (l to r): David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Cook, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay. The Friends Experience is coming to Las Vegas,

A new Friends experience is coming to Las Vegas and it reminded me of something mildly embarrassing. Mind if I share it with you? Before I made radio my career, I really wanted to be a screen writer for TV and movies. I even penned a storyline for the TV show “Friends” that involved Rachel accidentally getting the best kiss of her life from Gunther, the barista from the “Central Perk” coffeehouse.

Long story short, the whole story arc would’ve taken a few episodes and it would have wrapped up with Gunther finally getting over his obsession with Rachel. I always thought his character deserved a better send off. Even more so after seeing how the show actually ended his arc in season 10. Unfortunately, I was just a teenager when I wrote it and I had zero idea how to pitch it to the television studios! So now, it just lives in my brain.

The reason I bring up “Friends” is because Las Vegas is set to become the home of a new Friends Exhibit to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary! Fans of the iconic series will have yet another reason to visit our city.

According to a report by 8 News Now, it’ll be called “The Friends Experience: The One in Vegas” and it’s scheduled to open later in the year at the MGM Grand. According to their report, the exhibit sounds like it’s going to be a pretty legit experience for fans on the show, which will even feature recreated sets from the show.  

Which Iconic Sets Will The Friends Experience Feature?

The folks at Travel & Leisure also covered the story, and they’re saying that the new exhibit will include a bunch of the show’s famous settings. Such as the Central Perk coffeehouse, Chandler and Joey’s place, complete with their famous recliners, and even Monica’s apartment. T&L even mentions that fans can reenact Ross and Rachel’s wedding scene at a Las Vegas wedding chapel.  

According to Travel & Leisure, the exhibit will include famous settings such as Monica’s apartment, Central Perk coffeehouse, and Chandler and Joey’s place, complete with their iconic recliners. Visitors will also have the opportunity to reenact Ross and Rachel’s unforgettable wedding scene at a Vegas wedding chapel.

Of course, merchandise will be made available too! You’ll be able to take home a Central Perk mug or even a jar of Monica’s breakup jam.

The Friends Experience will also include a store offering an array of themed merchandise, from Central Perk mugs to Monica’s Strawberry Breakup Jam, ensuring visitors can take a piece of the experience home with them.

For anyone who wants to join the waitlist for tickets, click here.

Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.

Notable Titles Coming To Streaming In June

The smell of summer and the end of allergy season is so close, we can almost taste it (and breathe again). Whether it is to cool down from the rising temperatures or to escape those dreaded allergies, streaming services are gearing up with some hot titles this summer.

Television Titles Coming To Streaming In June

Streaming giant Netflix is keeping passions hot with two dating reality shows this month. First up is Love Is Blind, this time taking place in Brazil. The popular global show is an experiment where prospective singles are paired up with blind dates and don’t get to see each other until they accept a marriage proposal. Last season’s Love Is Blind was full of drama, and it is to be expected with the South American hotties from the looks of the trailer. The season premieres on June 19th.

Another popular reality dating show is Perfect Match, with the show’s second season airing on Netflix on June 7th. This show is a lot steamier and sleazier than Love Is Blind, so for those looking for that extra spice, you should check it out. Former Love Is Blind contestants are also participating in Perfect Match season two, including Jessica, Trevor, Izzy, and Micah.

Meanwhile, over on Hulu, the highly-anticipated third season of The Bear is set to premiere later in the month. The award-winning chaotic drama returns with the entire season on June 27th with Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as chefs and staff of the Chicago beef sandwich shop. Season three sees the crew trying to elevate The Bear to the highest level of fine dining.

Another highly-anticipated series lands on Max this month with the second season of the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon. The show is set nearly 200 years before the events of GoT, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys I Targaryen’s children battling for control of the Iron Throne. The cast includes Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen, Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen, Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole, Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon, Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen, Bethany Antonia as Baela Targaryen, and Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen. The season premiere is on June 16th, with subsequent episodes dropping every Sunday.

Over on Amazon Prime Video, The Boys returns for the show’s fourth season. On June 13th, our favorite band of misfits will reunite for the first three episodes of the new season. In season four, the world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the super-powered thumb of Homelander (Antony Starr), who is consolidating his power. Butcher (Karl Urban), with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son (Cameron Crovetti) and his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team is fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late. The rest of the cast includes Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, and Colby Minifie. Season four will welcome newcomers to the series Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

For Star Wars fans, Disney+ has a new series called The Acolyte, premiering with the first two episodes on June 4th. In the series, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….The series also stars Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.

Here Are Some New Films Are Streaming In June:

  • Hit Man

    Inspired by the unbelievable true story, a straight-laced professor (Glen Powell) uncovers his hidden talent as a fake hit man in undercover police stings. He meets his match in a client (Adria Arjona) who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities. The film was inspired by a Texas Monthly story by Skip Hollandsworth. Powell’s character, the now-deceased Gary Johnson, was a real guy who worked as a fake contract killer for the police, but the film makes sure to clarify that its bigger plot twists are completely fictional. The noir comedy premieres on Netflix on June 7th.

  • Problemista

    In this A24 comedy film, the story follows Alejandro (Julio Torres), an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador who’s struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast named Elizabeth (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. The rest of Problemista‘s cast include RZA, Greta Lee, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, and Laith Kakli. The film drops on Max on June 7th.

  • Trigger Warning

    Jessica Alba makes her return to television in a new action thriller film called Trigger Warning. The Honey star plays a skilled Special Forces commando named Parker, who takes ownership of her father’s bar after he suddenly dies and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown. Trigger Warning also stars Mark Webber, Tone Bell, Jake Weary, Gabriel Basso, and Anthony Michael Hall and premieres on June 21 on Netflix.

  • Marmalade

    In this romanc/thriller, Stranger Things star Joe Keery plays the role of recently-incarcerated Baron. He strikes up a friendship with his new cellmate, Otis (Aldis Hodge), a man with a history of prison breaks. As they hatch a plan to escape, Baron recalls how he met the love of his life, Marmalade (Camila Morrone), and how they came up with a scheme to rob a bank. Marmalade is available to stream on Hulu on June 21st.

  • Red Right Hand

    In another action-thriller, Orlando Bloom stars as Cash, a man trying to live an honest and quiet life taking care of his recently orphaned niece Savannah (Chapel Oaks) in the Appalachian town of Odim County. When the sadistic kingpin Big Cat, (Andie MacDowell) who runs the town, forces him back into her services, Cash learns he’s capable of anything – even killing – to protect the town and the only family he has left. As the journey gets harder, Cash is drawn into a nightmare that blurs the lines between good and evil. The film streams on Hulu on June 28th.

  • A Family Affair

    A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman named Zara (Joey King), her mother Brooke Harwood (Nicole Kidman) and her former movie star boss Chris Cole (Zac Efron) as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. Zara finds herself in a horribly awkward position when Chris Cole falls in love with her mother, and she does everything she can to protect her from him. Kathy Bates is also part of the cast, playing Leila, Brooke’s wisecracking mother-in-law and a voice of wisdom in Brooke and Zara’s lives. A Family Affair debuts June 28 on Netflix.

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