The "Friends" finale celebrates its 10th anniversary on May 6, amidst mass speculation that the characters could possibly come together once again for a reunion episode.

With its record-breaking ratings success, and worldwide popularity during its 10-year run, "Friends" has undoubtedly become one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. It has been a decade since the finale aired, putting an end to a circle of friends, Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey, living together in Manhattan.

Ever since then, millions of viewers have been hoping for a "Friends" reunion that would bring Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perrry together once again. 

However, LeBlanc, who played Joey Tribbani in the series, explained that any spin-offs would not stand a chance and would only ruin the original's reputation. "As far as I know, I spoke to David [Crane] about it, it's the case of ‘the books better than the movie,'" LeBlanc said, according to Digital Spy. "That show was about a finite period of time in life, after college and before your relationship and family starts and where your friends are your support system and that's what the magic of the show was, everyone goes through that and can relate to that."

"No one wants to see Chandler at his kid's soccer game talking to other people," he added. "It was those characters in a room relying on each other and past that it's not the same environment so I don't see it happening."

During her guest appearance on David Letterman talk show, Courtney Cox also insisted that the sitcom would not make a comeback when the host asked the actress when this "Friends thing" might happen. "It's not gonna happen," she said.

Last month, the comedy series' creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, also denied the rumors: "The show is over. What was at the heart of the show is done. And let's be honest, it's 20 years later. Nobody looks like they did then. And you're going to spend the whole time going, ‘Wow, he's aged,'" Kauffman told Entertainment Weekly. 

"If anyone wants ‘Friends,'" turn on your TV!" said Crane. "Marta and I have talked about this a lot, and the more that we say it's a bad idea, people disagree. But I think if we actually gave it to people, there would be such backlash."