A five hour send off for "Friends"? - Today and Tomorrow [View All]

[Mike Daniels]

While watching Law and Order yesterday I saw promos that indicated that NBC was going to do three hours of "Friends" related promos tonight and then stretch out the final for two hours tomorrow with a clip show and then a one hour finale.

Has any network spent this much time sending off one show? I can't remember that much network time spent building up Seinfeld's finale and given the way that episode went that was probably for the best.

Is this overkill or is this to be expected for a show of "Friends" stature? I did watch the show occasionally but it wasn't anything different or all that special in relation to other long running sitcoms or dramas.

Did this show tap into something that I'm missing or am I correct in thinking "big deal". Either way, I know I'll be avoiding NBC for the next two days.