9 TV Reboots We'd Actually Watch

We've pretty much come to terms with the fact that the cast and creatives of Friends will probably never reunite, and the chances of getting a prequel series about Monica (Courteney Cox) and Ross' (David Schwimmer) handcuff-happy grandma or Phoebe Buffay's (Lisa Kudrow) wild and confusing backstory or even a present-day spin-off centered on all the kids seem very slim. But the show's original concept of having six twenty-somethings converge on their favorite coffee shop to share in the malaise of modern life is still very solid and ripe for a reboot.

Technologies have improved since our last stop at Central Perk, so some of Friends' most iconic story lines would be rendered moot -- or "moo," as Joey (Matt LeBlanc) would say -- by today's landscape, but the basic struggles would still work. Consider the theme song. "Your job's a joke, you're broke." Still true, but with the added difficulties of student loan debts and dwindling work perks. "Your love life's DOA." Also evergreen, especially when it comes to the messiness of dating apps. At its core, Friends was about that window of time when a person's friends are the most important relationships in their lives, and with all of the extra challenges of today's world, from social media to intense political divisions, a simple show about friends trying to boost each other through it all would be a welcome addition to the sitcom scene. -- Amanda Bell