Monica Geller Rachel's because it remained "healthy and strong until the series ended", while the other couple was relentlessly on-and-off. "Encyclopedia of Television" author Horace Newcomb believes that Monica's feelings for Chandler are responsible for curing the latter's fear of commitment. Similarly, "Slate" writer Ruth Graham observed that "Chandler is painted as a self-loathing loser with women, until he finally snags Monica at the end of Season 4." Meanwhile, Silveri believes that "Friends" ultimately ran as long as it did due in part to Monica and Chandler's romance, explaining, "if the center of "Friends" had remained Ross and Rachel, you would've seen
Bruce Geller "All in Love" (1961), but his efforts met with only modest success. Geller left New York for Los Angeles, where he was employed writing scripts for episodes of several television series, including "Zane Grey Theater", "Have Gun, Will Travel", "The Rebel", and "The Rifleman". He also worked as the co-executive producer of the "Rawhide" series for the 1964-1965 television season. While producing "Rawhide", he developed the idea for a new "cloak-and-dagger" series, "". In 1966, Geller created, wrote, produced, and directed "Mission: Impossible", the accomplishment for which he is best remembered. The show ran on CBS from 1966 to 1973