Written by: Sarthak Dahal - 27022, Grade IX
Posted on: 07 September, 2023
Friends is an American television sitcom created by Martha Kauffman and David Crane. It aired on NBC from 1994-2004. It lasted 10 seasons including: Matthew Perry, MattLeBlanc, David Shwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. It revolves around the life of six best friends in their prime, living in Manhattan, New York city, them being: Chandler Bing, Joey Tribbiani, Ross Geller, Rachael Greene, Monica Geller and Phoebe Buffay. Chandler Bing is a college friend of Ross Geller and his job is unknown. Joey Tribbiani is a struggling actor, a food lover and the roommate of Chandler. Ross Geller is the paleontologist brother of Monica Geller. Rachael Greene is a fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller’s best friend. Monica Geller is a professional chef and the final love interest of Chandler Bing. Phoebe Buffay is a free-spirited masseuse. The directors started developing the series under the work name Insomnia Cafe then while scripting the title was changed several times including “Friends Like Us” and “Six of One”, the series was finally named Friends. The show is called one of the best in the world. The shooting took place in Warner Bros studio in Burbank, California.
The series won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2002, receiving nominations in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, and 2003. It also won one GLAAD Media award, one Golden Globe award, six people’s choice award, one satellite award, one screen actors guild award and one American Comedy award. The producers actually wrote the role of Ross Geller for David schwimmer. Also the producers actually told Courtney Cox to play the role of rachael. But Courtney resisted and told them how she was more of a Monica herself and the producers too agreed with her. Matt LeBlanc was broke when he landed the role of Joey Tribbiani. The producers explained in Friends: The reunion how the cast selection was incredibly hard for them. The hardest part according to Kauffman and Crane was to get Matthew Perry(LAX 2194) and Jennifer Aniston(Molloy) as they had already starred in other ongoing series. Many guest appearances were in the show such as Brad Pitt, Paul Rudd, Sean Penn, Danny De Vito, etc. The show also starred the legendary footballer David Beckham and the world famous boy band BTS in their sequel Friends: The Reunion. Matthew Perry was the only cast member allowed in the writers room.
Along with the special role of Perry in writing Chandler, David Scwimmer also directed 10 episodes of the series. The fridge of Monica’s apartment actually worked and the actors kept snacks and drinks there so they wouldn’t have to go to the green room every time. The show is loved all around the world for its relatability and jokes. The series finale was watched by about 54.5 million people and is the fourth most watched series finale in US series history. The actors were really attached to each other by the end of the season and it was a very fun and emotional ride for them.
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