Matthew Perry begins his third starring role in a TV series since the end of "Friends" Wednesday (Aug. 8) when his new NBC comedy, "Go On," gets a commercial-free preview following the Olympics broadcast.

Mathew Perry將會出演美劇《老友記》結(jié)局之后自己的第三個(gè)角色——8月8日接檔奧運(yùn)會播出的NBC喜劇《Go On》。

He's probably hoping it goes better than the other two: Both "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Mr. Sunshine" were canceled after just one season. Perry has done acclaimed guest work in dramas -- he was nominated for a guest-acting Emmy on "The West Wing" in the final season of "Friends," and he had a well-received turn on "The Good Wife" last season -- but his post-"Friends" lead roles haven't panned out.
他肯定會希望這部劇的下場能比之前兩部要好點(diǎn)兒：之前他出演的兩部美劇《日落大道60號演播室》和《陽光先生》都是在第一季就被砍了。反而Perry的不少客串卻廣受好評的——他在《白宮風(fēng)云》中最后一季中的客串還讓他得以提名艾美獎的最佳客串，在《傲骨賢妻》上一季的客串也大受歡迎——但是他始終無法擺脫前《老友記》演員的影子。

In that regard, he's not unlike his fellow "Friends" stars, all of whom have had some serious ups and downs since their career-defining roles on the NBC sitcom.
在這方面，他《老友記》其他演員不太一樣。在這個(gè)NBC經(jīng)典喜劇結(jié)束之后其他《老友記》演員事業(yè)各有千秋。

Jennifer Aniston has easily had the highest profile of the six stars, but her movie career since 2004 has had at least as many flops as hits. Courteney Cox followed up the short-lived "Dirt" with the more successful "Cougar Town," and Lisa Kudrow has done work both in front of ("The Comeback," "Web Therapy") and behind ("Who Do You Think You Are?") the camera.
Jennifer Aniston無疑是成功最早、混的最好的一個(gè)，但是自2004年之后她的演藝事業(yè)難抑下滑。Couteney Cox出演了《熟女鎮(zhèn)》獲得了不小成功，而Lisa Kudrow前面兩者涉及的領(lǐng)域都有試水。

The other male "Friends" have had their ups and downs too: Matt LeBlanc's turn in Showtime's "Episodes" is helping people forget "Joey." David Schwimmer is part of a very successful animated movie franchise (he voices Melman the giraffe in the "Madagascar" movies), and has concentrated as much on directing and producing as he has acting in the past eight years.
其他《老友記》男演員也各有浮沉：Matt LeBlanc在Showtime電視網(wǎng)美劇《Episodes》中的出演幫大家忘記了“Joey”這個(gè)角色。而David Schwimmer在電影動物配音上取得了很大成功（他給《馬達(dá)加斯加》中的長頸鹿配音），并且在過去的8年歷淺嘗導(dǎo)演和影片制作的滋味。