Friends Reviews (original) (raw)

This series has become as dependably amusing as any show on television.

The sexy, urbane Friends -- from Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright, the people responsible for the HBO super-comedy "Dream On" -- starts fairly strongly tonight, improves next Thursday and in week three gets on a grand, hilarious, rip-roaring roll. It's the perfect series to bridge "Mad About You" and "Seinfeld." [22 Sept 1994, p.F1]

From a young age, my parents recommended this show to me as one of their childhood classics, and I was immediately hooked. The unique personalities between the main cast lead to some very interesting episodes and events happening, with the entire series feeling like a story of regular people finding love and success in their lives. Some jokes can be cheap and expected, but will still make you laugh because of the incredible delivery of the carefully selected actors. There are also many catchphrases that the characters will say which get you hooked and makes you feel a connection to them, whether it be Joey's "how you doing?" or Phoebe's "oh no-", it makes you feel like you're connected when you hear their phrases repeated and scattered across the show. Each series feels like a large build-up to a huge event at the end, whether it be the birth of a child, a marriage or a huge discovery, and they never disappoint. Looking back on it, I've never quite laughed and smiled at a piece of media as much as this one. An amazing show that should be cherished forever.

Como uma fã de Friends, entendo o porque muitas pessoas param na primeira temporada haha reassistindo o programa pela décima vez, é notório que as piadas são sem graça, os atores ainda entrando no personagem, principalmente, na minha visão o Chandler e a Phoebe. A partir da segunda temporada temos uma das melhores séries que existem!

What helps Friends is that the show's creators have come up with a highly likable group of actors who are talented and charming, if not rip-roaringly funny. [21 Sept 1994, p.C2]

None of the six main actors is a stand-up comic, but they're appealing nonetheless...If the scripts get a little sharper, Friends may attract enough of the right demographics to become a hit. [22 Sept 1994]

The trouble with "Friends" is that Cox is not strong enough as a comedian. [5 Sep 1994]

So it's come to this - all talk and no action... Some of the lines are funny and several of the stars, particularly Aniston and David Schwimmer, who plays Ross, are appealing. But something is missing here and that something is a story. Where's the beef?[22 Sept 1994, p.F1]

Friends comes across like a 30-minute commercial for Dockers or Ikea or light beer, except it's smuttier. One character says he dreamed he had a telephone for a penis and when it rang, "it turns out it's my mother." And this is in the first five minutes...Another ghastly creation from professional panderers Marta Kauffman and David Crane, the witless duo who do "Dream On" for HBO, Friends is more a scripted talk show than a sitcom. You keep waiting for Sally Jessy or some other cluck to interrupt the jabbering. The show is so bad that Sally Jessy would actually come as a relief. [22 Sept 1994, p.D1]

Best show ever. After long time still touches the heart, makes me laugh and cry (sometimes both at the same time). Definitely my winner.

I really didn't laugh at all and I watched the series tightly until it ended. I was forced to watch it until the end. Out of respect, I give 6 points

️50% I was never and probably never will be a fan of this show. Really overrated in my opinion.

How this show is so popular? I have no idea. Mindnumbingly stupid jokes, incredibly boring characters, and nothing worth mentioning in terms of merit. I guess if you're not a native English speaker it can be a good way to learn English but other than that I wouldn't recommend this show to my worst enemy.

I've watched friends twice now and I can conclude that I have wasted a lot of time, I was a fool to watch this show twice. Its unrealistic, unnatural and filled with bad jokes. The humor in this show is just an illusion of comedy. If you look back at all your favorite jokes in fact all jokes, they are just a lazy attempt to bring joy to the viewer and it fails in that so the 'laugh tracks' literally tell you when to laugh. It feels like the show just cant come up with good jokes and to cover them up they came up with laugh tracks, remove these laugh tracks and listen to the jokes and you will realize how bad they actually are. Overall friends is a pathetic excuse of a funny TV show, boring plot, unrealistic events, annoying characters.

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Initial Release Date: Sep 22, 1994

Number of seasons: 10 Seasons

Rating: TV-PG

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Win & 10 Nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 6 Wins & 62 Nominations

Online Film & Television Association

• 12 Wins & 55 Nominations