Joey (TV series) What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills, making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for. Several cast members had previously appeared as different characters in "Friends"; Coolidge appeared as Amanda, an old friend of Monica and Phoebe, in a tenth-season episode. Adam Goldberg, who played Jimmy, appeared in "Friends" second season in the recurring role of Eddie, who moves in with Chandler after Joey moves out. Carlos Gómez, who played Sam The Director, appeared in one episode of "Friends" as the restaurant worker Julio in "The One
This Is Us (TV series) relocates from Los Angeles to New York City. "This is Us" originally began as an 80 page movie script that Dan Fogelman was developing while working for ABC Studios in the spring of Spring 2015. The story line, which Fogelman admitted to not having a definite direction, revolved around the lives of eight adults who, as it would be revealed, were octuplets. After moving to an eight-figure deal with 20th Television, Fogelman made the decision to develop a TV series from the characters of his original script, cutting a few characters and shortening the script to 45 pages before bringing