Each time one of the six members of the Friends cast is in the news for non-tabloidal reasons (i.e., the cancellation of yet another TV show), it calls for a post-Friends status report. Just last week, Courteney Cox’s show Dirt got the boot from FX, so…
Jennifer Aniston
The undeniable star and paparazzi target throughout Friends’ 10-year run (especially in the latter years), Aniston definitely hit some turbulence when the show ended in 2004--and that’s not even including the Great Divorce of ’05! That same year, Aniston released two films, Rumor Has It and Derailed, both of which misfired greatly with audiences. Furthermore, industry bigwigs started to question whether the actress really had a movie audience at all. Then along came The Break-Up, the rare blockbuster romantic comedy, followed by a fan-base-approved fling with costar Vince Vaughn, and voila--all was well, including her per-movie quote. She remains easily the best-off out of all the Friends, and has no less than six films due for release between now and the end of 2009.
Grade: A-
