Joey from Friends becomes first TV character to be 'virtually immortalized'

University of Leeds researchers analyzed the body language, facial expressions and voice of sitcom character to create a digital avatar and, eventually, a chatbot

Since the final episode of hit sitcom Friends first aired in 2004, many fans have clung to the hope of a reunion. Earlier this year, the show's co-creator Marta Kauffman quashed that idea emphatically:

"There will never be a Friends reunion movie," she told E! News. Could she be any clearer?