NBC is renewing its friendship with Matthew Perry. According to , the network has picked up 13 episodes of the former "Friends" star's latest sitcom. In "Go On," the report says, Perry will play a Chandler-esque sportscaster who, "trying to move on from a loss, finds surprising solace from the members of his mandatory support group."

After the "Friends" finale in 2004, four of the six cast members tried to re-establish themselves on television and failed. (Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer couldn't fail because they didn't try.) Perry fumbled two prime- time chances: NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" in 2006 and ABC's "Mr. Sunshine" last year.

So what's different this time? Was NBC really that floored by the script? The acting?

Perhaps. But, just as likely, Perry has Courteney Cox to thank. In February, her "Cougar Town" broke the "'Friends' curse" by becoming the first TV show headlined by a former cast member to reach its third season.

滬江娛樂快訊：《老友記》中非常受歡迎的“錢德勒”在2012-2013年播出季再次以領(lǐng)銜主演身份回歸熒屏，馬修·派瑞（Matthew Perry）主演新喜劇《走出艷陽天》正式獲得NBC電視網(wǎng)預(yù)定13集，這也是又一部新劇跳過試映環(huán)節(jié)直接獲得劇集預(yù)訂（第一部直接獲得預(yù)訂的劇集是電視版《漢尼拔》）。不過，目前尚未確定該劇具體播出時(shí)間。

《走出艷陽天》由《老友記》編劇斯科特·喜沃瑞（Scott Silveri）打造，曾導(dǎo)演過《我為喜劇狂》（30 Rock）的托德·霍蘭德（Todd Holland）擔(dān)任執(zhí)行制片人，他同時(shí)還將執(zhí)導(dǎo)該劇導(dǎo)航集。這是一部單鏡頭喜劇，故事將講述馬修·派瑞飾演的男主人公是一個(gè)魅力十足、牙尖嘴利的體育解說員，事業(yè)經(jīng)歷挫折，試圖通過強(qiáng)制集體療法走出生活中的困境。

馬修·派瑞在《老友記》之后，曾主演過多部劇集但都沒有取得理想收視希望這一次可以成功續(xù)訂。該劇暫時(shí)確定的其他演員還有出演過系列影片《變形金剛》的女演員朱麗·懷特（Julie White），她將扮演Anne一角，是一位處于極度悲傷的人物。此外，曾參演過《摩登家庭》（Modern Family）的Suzy Nakamura也會(huì)在該劇飾演一個(gè)重要角色。?