Patty Lin, a former writer for the hit show "Friends," has revealed her negative experiences working on the show in her new memoir titled "End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood." In an excerpt from the book, Lin discusses her initial reservations about joining the writing staff of "Friends" during Season 7 due to her limited experience in the industry and her background in drama instead of comedy.

However, she couldn't pass up the opportunity because the show was a massive success at the time. One of the main reasons Lin found the job dissatisfying was her perception that the actors had lost interest in the show.

"Friends," which aired from 1994 to 2004 on NBC and starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, and Matthew Perry, became a juggernaut of a series.

Lin writes that her disillusionment began with her first writing job but was temporarily alleviated when she had a positive experience working on "Freaks and Geeks." However, her enthusiasm quickly faded when it came to "Friends."

At first, Lin was excited about attending table reads with the cast because they were Big Stars, and the breakfast buffet served was delicious. But soon, the novelty wore off, and she began losing interest.

Lin felt that the actors were unhappy being tied to an old, tired show when they could have been exploring other opportunities. She also believed that they deliberately sabotaged jokes they didn't like during the table reads, knowing they would be rewritten. Lin observed that good jokes were often thrown out just because one of the actors didn't deliver it well.

Lin also discussed the script revision process, in which the cast and crew would hold a run-through on set and offer their opinions on the scripts.

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