Remember that Central Perk pop-up a few years back, the one by Eight OโClock Coffee that intrepid Sprudge reporter Eric J. Grimm ventured into one sunny September day? Well, rumor has it that the Friends-inspired coffee shop may become a full-time brick-and-mortar cafe.
According to Food & Wine, Warner Bros. Entertainment has trademarked the Central Perk, which has many speculating that a cafe or entire chain of them may start appearing across the country. The trademark was granted โnot only for the name โCentral Perk,โ but also its logo, for potential use with โCoffee shop and cafรฉ services; coffee bars; tea bars; snack bars.โโ
The article notes that simply trademarking the main hangout spot for the sextet doesnโt necessarily mean a coffee shop is in the works. But, given that Warner Bros. already owns the rights to the show, which includes โthe rights to the content within the showโโincluding the fictional cafeโit only makes sense to trademark the Central Perk if they have plans to do something with it. Like, say, opening a coffee shop.
Admittedly, I hope a full-time Central Perk doesnโt actually happen; these TV-inspired cafes are always best as one-off pop-ups. Remember the Lukeโs Diners that popped up everywhere and were wildly popular amongst Gilmore Girls fanatics champing at the bit for the new season on Netflix? It was a great idea, but hardly seems the kitschiness of the concept could actually sustain a business long after the excitement had died down and all that was left was the coffee. And then โLukeโ (aka actor Scott Patterson) broโd out a coffee company Scotty Pโs Big Mug Coffee, and we all knew it had gone too far. So, please, Friends, quit while youโre ahead. No one wants Matty Pโs Could This BE Anymore Coffee.
Zac Cadwaladerย is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.ย Read more Zac Cadwaladerย on Sprudge.
*top image via friends.wikia.com.