Jennifer Aniston is a very wanted woman over in bestie Courteney Cox’s Cougar Town.

Not only did the hit show’s honcho Bill Lawrence tell our own Watch With Kristin that he’d love to snag Aniston for a guest gig, but now costar Busy Philipps tells us she’d welcome her, too.

“I hope she comes on,” Philipps told us at this weekend’s 31st Annual College Television Awards in Hollywood. “She’s lovely. I’ve hung out with her with Courteney. She seems adorable.”

And what kind of role would Philipps like to see Aniston tackle?

“I think it would be fun to see her be really mean,” Philipps said. “That was what Lisa Kudrow did a little bit. She was mean to Courteney, and it was fun for me to see because I’m a huge Friends fan. Anything [Aniston] would want to do I think would be great.”

Hey, if another Friends reunion doesn’t work out on Cougar Town, how about inviting someone from Dawson’s Creek? Philipps, who played Audrey Liddell on Dawson’s, says she recently spoke to former costar James Van Der Beek. “I just talked to him!” she said. “He called me to tell he’s having a baby…He’s going to be an amazing dad. I’m really happy for him.”

Which would you rather see—more Friends or some Dawson’s Creek on Cougar Town? Leave your comments below.

by Dan Snierson

Courteney Cox is baffled by recent reports that a “Friends” movie is in the works, insisting she knows nothing of plans to reunite the hit sitcom’s cast.

Rumors, which have brewed since the long-running show left the air in 2004 after 10 seasons, were recently fueled by cast member James Michael Tyler, who reportedly claimed the six main stars are planning to take “Friends” to the big screen.

Tyler, who played coffee shop worker Gunther, tells Britain’s News of the World, “‘Friends: The Movie’ is definitely on. I still keep in touch with a lot of the cast and they say that they are really keen. I am definitely on board to do the film.”

But the film plans are news to Cox, who tells AOL, “(There are) No plans for a reunion. I can’t see it happening.”

Written by Julie Miller

 While the world holds out for a Central Perk reunion movie, Matthew Perry continues his quest for post-Friends success on broadcast television. The 17 Again co-star’s latest hope: a single-camera comedy he will act in, co-write and executive produce under the Sony Pictures TV umbrella. But how will it stack up against Monica and Joey’s current television reincarnations?

Inspired by his own milestone birthday last summer, Perry’s show has him starring as a “self-involved manager of a second-rate sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday.” This sounds an awful lot like the short-lived Mike O’Malley Show (A 30-year-old hockey fan re-evaluates his life after attending the wedding of a close friend), which brings up an interesting point. Who has more star power: 1999’s Mike O’Malley or 2009’s Matthew Perry?

Other Friends alums have found relative success in single-camera television recently. Courteney Cox’s Cougar Town was picked up by ABC for an entire season last week and Matt LeBlanc is set to star in Showtime’s television satire Episodes. Lisa Kudrow dabbled in premium cable single-cam back in 2005 with The Comeback, but has since put herself back on the market for Smelly Cat tribute videos. If Perry gets some traction with his semi-autobiographical comedy, he has a chance at becoming the third most culturally relevant Friend after Cox and Jennifer Aniston. David Schwimmer can write the press release.

Despite earning a gazillion dollars during the life of the hit NBC comedy, the show’s stars continue to set up new projects.

Last month, Showtime announced Matt LeBlanc would play a version of himself in “Episodes,” a quirky half-hour being produced with the BBC.

Lisa Kudrow is producing “Who Do You Think You Are,” a reality series featuring celebs searching for their roots. It will premiere on NBC later this season.

And now comes word that Chandler, er, Matthew Perry has decided to make another go at comedy. The Hollywood Reporter says he’s teamed with director Thomas Schlamme for a half-hour, single-camera show about a dude who just turned 40 and is rethinking his life.

Perry will co-write the pilot with writers Alex Barno and Mark Firek, THR says.

Hollywood yentas will also no doubt find it interesting that the project is being produced by former ABC Entertainment chief Jamie Tarses, via her deal at Sony. Tarses and Perry have been romantically linked in the past (and Tarses was a consultant on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” Perry’s first post-”Friends” show).

The new projects from our TV “Friends” come as Courteney Cox seems to have found some new small screen success. She’s starring in ABC’s “Cougar Town,” which just got picked up for a full season.

Jennifer Aniston, of course, is too busy making mediocre movies and dating all the wrong men to consider returning to TV.

As for David “Ross” Schwimmer, well… there’s always hope for a “Friends” reunion special.