BEFORE PRODUCERS DECIDED TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE AND CALL THE SHOW "FRIENDS" THEY PLAYED WITH THE IDEA OF; 'FRIENDS LIKE US' (OK NOT TOO BAD), 'SIX OF ONE' (WHAT?), 'ACROSS THE HALL' (LOGICAL I GUESS), 'INSOMNIA CAFÉ' (NO, JUST NO) AND; 'ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST VILLAGE' (AMAZING).