Friends (1994-2004) TV Series
In this 1994 sitcom, Rachel Green, Ross Geller, Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing and Phoebe Buffay are all friends, living off of one another in the heart of NY. Over the course of 8 years, these average group of buddys go through massive mayhem, family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears and surprises as they learn what it really means to be a friend. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Seasons: 10, Episodes: 235 - Episode List
Created By: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
Directed By: Michael Lembeck, Gail Mancuso, Gary Halvorson, Kevin Bright
Written By: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
Starring: Elliott Gould, Paul Rudd, Dakota Fanning, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Christina Pickles, Matt LeBlanc, Peter Spears, Maggie Wheeler
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Sitcom
Country: USA
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hellboy76 | 55 19% |
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Not a fan. Boring insipid spoiled idiots all trying to fuck one another. I can see this at work everyday.
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DavidBlast | 45 36% |
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'Friends' was about beautiful people sitting on couches. I guess there wasn't a lot to do in the 90s, if that was the premise for a hit show. There we all were, sitting on couches, watching beautiful people sitting on couches. I can't think of many memes or quotes from 'Friends' that I still use today. So when all is said and done, and you have to ask yourself 'Is this 'The Wire'?', then the answer is no. It predates 'The Wire', much like drinking mercury to your health predates modern medicine.
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KasperL | 75 77% |
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I don't think it's a truly great show, but I find it highly enjoyable. Particularly due to the performances from the male leads who are, all three of them, blessed with comedic timing. One might say that this series did to sitcoms what 'Se7en' did to serial killer movies. For better or worse they make us ask ourselves: Now that we have this, do we need any more of these?
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| 5 |  |
Suture Self | 2 13% |
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I hated these people.
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| 5 |  |
hiromiyamoto | 32 8% |
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There are few sitcoms I despise more than Friends. There were just so many better shows on at the time, and certainly many better shows on TV now. I find Friends to be not all that funny, that people of my generation started watching because it happened to be on, and in a fit of Stockholm Syndrome declared it to be their favorite show. Not worth my time or anybody else's.
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| 5 |  |
Ocelot | 30 22% |
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The actors understand their characters far better than the writers do, and it results in well-defined personalities turning to histrionics. As with most sitcoms, these are talented actors given nothing to do, and the audience, whether they realize it or not, nothing to watch. Well, except this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUc0vbSlanM
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djross | 20 3% |
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Not mine.
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| 4 |  |
CMonster | 55 32% |
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I can't say I'm a fan, but if you said you were a huge fan, I'd be okay with that. Unlike if you told me you were a fan of the dumpster fire that is there Big Bang Theory. And that dumpster if full of rotten brussel sprouts, towels used to clean up an overflowed toilet, a bunch of "Lin-sanity" t-shirts from that time Jeremy Lin was the best basketball player in the world for 1 month, and Jim Parson's dignity.
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| 4 |  |
BeeDub | 85 63% |
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A daytime soap opera with a laugh track.
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| 4 |  |
mattorama12 | 89 97% |
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It's not as good as I give it credit for, but it's also better than most give it credit for these days. It married the Seinfeldian friend dynamic with the more traditional likeable character formula in a way that was really enjoyable. When Seinfeld ended, it more or less killed off the traditional multi-cam sitcom. Friends mined the last comedy from the format, and there hasn't been a decent one since.
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evrana | 91 92% |
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Watched it again with my lide after 10 years. Now it is easier to see all warts and shortcomings; but at the same time the essence of it makes more sense to me now (also after living in US, I kinda understand why adults need to have homemates; back in the day I really thought that it was only for plotting). It is quite difficult to make something impactful from the innanities of daily life; so it is quite a comedic success.
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Ag0stoMesmer | 1 20% |
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Decent cast, rotten characters, poor jokes
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Ernestina | 100 99% |
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Hands down, the best sitcom ever made. We should put that and only that in a time capsule for future generations until the end of time.
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| 2 | vv238 | 16 11% |
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Making a show that has every character be the grating sitcom idiot is an interesting idea experimentally but I don't want to watch it.
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jacobclark12 | 63 51% |
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Over the past several years, I have soured a bit more on Friends. I do think that it is good comfort food, but there's this highly targeted and tailored quality to it that I find distasteful now. Sure, it's funny at times, but multi-cam sitcoms are just not as much my thing anymore, and the final couple of seasons feel phoned in from the writing room. Good cast chemistry covers a multitude of sins, but it cannot cover all of them.
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overrated | 19 11% |
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Confusing to me how many people of my generation STILL like Friends (and HIMYM, its spiritual successor) while castigating stuff like Big Bang Theory. People, they're all just as terrible.
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Pickpocket | 5 44% |
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Harmless sitcom that treaded the waters of being brilliant but never had the balls to do anything with guts. The worst thing about the show is the insufferable intro with that horrible song, feel tortured thinking about it now. Ross' entire love life in the show is miserable to watch but you have to appreciate Aniston showing nipples on network tv. Could've been better but not completely terrible.
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begoniabol | 10 13% |
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I've always hated this show, and don't care how iconic this shit is.
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XakkMaster | 70 40% |
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The show probably ran 2 seasons too long, but Matthew Perry's dedication to playing Chandler makes this a series worth watching; even if it's just random episodes in syndication.
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Ytadel | 8 93% |
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It overstayed its welcome a bit (not at a Simpsons level, but more at a Scrubs level), but I really, really enjoyed this show and don't care how basic and mainstream that makes me. Along with Troy and Abed, Chandler and Joey is the best male sitcom friendship of all time. Season 5 is the best, when Monica and Chandler are trying to hide their relationship. PIVOT! PIVOT! PIVOT! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UUUP!!!
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| 2 | brell | 15 13% |
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I was subjected to this by a younger ex-step-sibling who couldn't stand to even take a trip to the grocery store without it playing along the way. the grocery store
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Jerky | 55 59% |
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This is the perfect example of a show that outlives it's welcome. I was bored and done with it by Season 5. Just the same re-hashed plot lines over and over.
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bakcheia | 2 15% |
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I hate this show. But wait, television shows are on here now? wtf?
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Okkervil | 55 44% |
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I want to hate it because between Channel 4 and Comedy Central there's never been a second in the last 20 fucking years this bastard show hasn't been on TV. Also, its template has been used to create several putridly sickly sitcom's both in the UK and US since. But I don't hate it. It's just fine, okay, average, acceptable. The cast actually do a good job with not much script wise and it did produce the odd laugh.
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FunkyAstro | 50 49% |
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Pretty banal sitcom that defined the 90's.
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nobamba | 95 97% |
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It's That '90s Show but with white friends in New York City, which encapsulates a whole era when you didn't have to worry about all those other pesky things. Pretty memorable milestones in Ross and Rachel's relationship. The characters got better as the series progressed, except for maybe Phoebe who always felt out of place. Great opening theme.
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| Average Percentile 64.68% from 2261 Ratings |  |