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Jennifer Aniston is among the leading actresses in the entertainment industry, who proved her mettle with a long list of super hit movies. The gorgeous actress rose to stardom with her cult classic sitcomFRIENDS. It is considered among the most iconic shows ever and the fan following of the sitcom is growing every year. One of the biggest attractions of the show was the romance between Ross Geller and Rachel Green, played by David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston, respectively.
The show completely changed the life of the actress and made her one of the top-rated actors in Hollywood. However, there was once a time when Aniston was torn between doingFRIENDSand another sitcom.
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Jennifer Aniston was once stuck betweenFRIENDSandMuddling Through
In the year 1994,Jennifer Anistonwas starting her acting career and acted in several pilots for landing a role. After shooting five pilots for TV, the actor for her perfect role with NBC’sFRIENDS. The role of Rachel Green was perfect for her, and she became a star in the sitcom.
However, before taking up the show, she had also done six episodes of a completely different series. At the time, CBS was trying out a new sitcom named Muddling Through. In the show, she played the role of the protagonist’s daughter Madeline. The show was given six episodes, and if the rating were good, the makers could land a full season. However, Aniston was also selected forFRIENDS, which left her stuck.
If Aniston’s other showMuddling Throughgot greenlit, then she would have had to leaveFRIENDSafter the first half of the season. As a result, her character would have been written out, or she would get replaced by another actress.
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How Didthe FRIENDSteam cast Jennifer Aniston?
The showrunners ofFRIENDSwere stuck with stiff competition, and they did not want to lose out on Aniston. Hence they came up with a strategy to ensure thatMuddling Throughnever got greenlit. Strategist Preston Beckman made a plan to make the other showMuddling Throughairing time, face stiff competition.
Hence, whenMuddling Throughaired in the summer, NBC started airing a line of TV movies that were adaptations of Danielle Steel’s novels. The romance author had a massive fan following, and hence majoring female viewers tuned the movie instead of the new show.
Muddling Throughwent on till its tenth episode, and its last episode remained unaired, as it was canceled. The show only lasted three months, whereasFRIENDSaired for ten seasons successfully. Aniston was finally cast for the show and got her breakthrough role as Rachel Green.
It was a stiff competition, but theFRIENDSfinally won, and the role finally launched Aniston’s career.
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Arushi Srivastava
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Arushi is a keen follower of Hollywood movies and TV shows. She has an experience of 5+ years in content writing and loves to write on everything around Hollywood and fan fiction. An ardent Hollywood buff, Arushi loves to tell stories through her writing and has contributed to several posts. You will find her following celebrities and enjoying classics in her free time.
