Finding the perfect name for a TV show isn't easy. If it was, Bill Lawrence never would have dubbed his excellent Courtney Cox comedy Cougar Town. Still, it's chilling to think that there's an alternate universe out there where Friends is called Six of One.
Yes, we said Six of One. As in, the old saying "six of one, half a dozen of the other," which we're fairly certain wasn't really a thing that the Gen X audience that Friends targeted was saying, back in the nineties. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, David Janollari, former head of comedy development at Warner Brothers TV said, "The first draft was delivered to me with the title Six of One. I went, 'Hmm, I get it, but I'm not sure it's grabby.'" His instincts were most likely right. The title doesn't offer up any solid information about the series and it gives off more of a drama vibe (think Party of Five).
With Six of One out of the running, the show's title continued to evolve, and its next two potential titles were more in line with the comedy's plot.
