Monica Geller show ended" thanks in part to her subsequent television and film roles. According to Reed Tucker of the "New York Post", "Cox has diversified perhaps more than her former co-stars" by founding her own production company Coquette Productions, exploring directing and obtaining a real estate license. However, the actress has also been criticized for failing to venture into roles that differ from Monica. By both starring in and producing the sitcom "Cougar Town", which has been reviewed as the actress' "best gig since" ... Friends"", Cox became the only "Friends" main cast member to accomplish significant television success post-"Friends". According
Monica Geller to "The Hollywood Reporter", Hollywood professionals voted Monica the 47th best fictional female character. ChaCha collectively ranked Phoebe, Rachel and Monica the 11th, 12th and 13th best female television characters of all-time, respectively. Maria Tallarico of "Cosmopolitan" observed that a number of Monica's storylines, specifically one in which the character unintentionally has sex with a high school senior, "probably wouldn't fly on TV today". Writing for Mic.com, Samantha Allen believes that Monica helped "set the standard for how sitcoms could and would talk about sex" by both engaging in casual sex and dating a much older man. According to Dustin