David Schwimmer Is Sad That Matthew Perry Won't Be There for the vrienden Reunion, Too 

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David Schwimmer Is Sad That Matthew Perry Won\'t Be There for the

It turns out we\'re not the only ones bummed out that Matthew Perry will be MIA from the much-buzzed about upcoming

"I wish I could say it was going to be a reunion," David Schwimmer told E! News\' Kristin Dos Santos exclusively while promoting his upcoming FX series

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during the 2016 TCA Winter Press Tour. "[It\'s a] 5/6 reunion."

While Schwimmer may be disappointed his old friend won\'t be on hand for NBC\'s James Burrows special, he\'s doesn\'t begrudge the reason. "Sure I\'m sad, but I\'m happy for him, he\'s doing a play in London and it\'s thrilling," he added. "I did one there and it was fantastic."

reunion won\'t have the full cast assembled after all—who\'s missing out?

would reunite to honor Burrows for a taped special set to air at the end of February. Burrows, who recently directed his 1,000th episode of TV, directed 15

episodes. "Hoping that all six of them will be in the same room at the same time, but I\'m not sure we can logistically pull that off," Greenblatt recently told reporters.

The following day, Greenblatt\'s concerns about the logistics proved true when it was revealed that Perry would be in London rehearsing for his play, The End of Longing, which begins previews on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Perry will still be involved in the tribute to Burrows, but it will instead be way of a taped message.

Regardless of Perry\'s absence, Schwimmer predicts the moment will still be special. "It\'s going to be a good time," he said. "We\'re all going to be there honoring someone we love very much, Jimmy Burrows, the great director."

The James Burrows special is set to air Sunday, Feb. 21 on NBC.

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