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All the laughs, all the loves, all the lattes--all yours! Settle
in with the hilarious and accled series about a family based
on friendship. Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross
were always there for each other. Now they're here for you in the
complete 10-season set of Friends.
Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets
occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and
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A sitcom behemoth of the last 10 years, Friends out of the
gate in 1994 with snappy writing and an attractive cast. The
exploits of sensitive paleontologist Ross Geller (David
Schwimmer), his obsessive-compulsive sister Monica Geller
(Courteney Cox); Monica's roommate Rachel Green (Jennifer
Aniston), a spoiled rich girl trying to live on her own; earthy
aromatherapist/masseuse Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow); and Monica's
neighbors across the hall-- sarcastic Chandler Bing (Matthew
Perry) and his dim-bulb roommate Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc)
became a nationwide obsession, a pop-culture icon (remember "The
Rachel" haircut?) and a top Nielsen hit for its entire run.
See the 10 or more seasons club (
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). The first two seasons were mostly centered on the on-off saga
of Ross and Rachel, and while their relationship remained a
strong presence through romantic rivals and even a baby, the
other characters eventually moved from sideshow players into a
shared comedic lead. But Friends was not without its heart. Most
of the cast had dysfunctional relationships with their parents
and went through loss, divorce, marriage, parenthood, and love
triangles. The emotional pregnancies of Rachel (by Ross) and
Phoebe (surrogate to her half-brother's triplets) won the
actresses Emmy Awards, and Joey's tender feelings for Rachel in
Season 8 won LeBlanc, the most improved actor in the series, a
nomination.
Most sitcoms run out of ideas by the fifth season, but Friends
gave itself a refreshing jolt the minute Monica and Chandler
wound up in bed together. Their budding romance was not only the
one of the funniest arcs of the series, but one of the most
sentimental, as they planned a wedding, struggled to have a child
and eventually turned to adoption. By seasons seven and on, the
characters had each "grown up" from young singletons to
thirtysomethings finding permanence in their careers and love
lives but never losing the laughs.
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Friends. Friends featured a parade of celebrity guests, but
unlike Will & Grace, it actually utilized most of the stars as
more than cameos: The sextet's parents were all brilliantly cast,
particularly Kathleen Turner as Chandler's drag-queen her and
Teri Garr as Phoebe's dizzy mom. Everyone from George Clooney to
Sean Penn to Julia Roberts to Bruce Willis has appeared on the
sitcom, and Tom Selleck certainly enjoyed a career resuscitation
after his recurring role as Monica's older man.
But no star power ever penetrated the bond between the six
stars, and their unmatchable chemistry worked for 10 seasons.
Even if the show is on reruns daily, this boxed set of Friends
remains watchable over and over again--even if that theme song
grates on your nerves.
Standout episodes include The One With All The Poker (Season 1),
The One With The Birth (1), The One With the Prom Video (2), The
One With the Flashback (3), The One Where Monica and Richard are
Just Friends (3), The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break (3),
The One With the Embryos (4), The One With All the Wedding
Dresses (4), The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks (5), The
One Where Everybody Finds Out (5), The One Where Ross Got High
(6), The One With the Videotape (8), The One With the Rumor (8),
The One With the Male Nanny (9), The One With Rachel's Other
Sister (9), The One With Ross' Tan (10), and The One Where the
Stripper Cries (10). --Ellen A. Kim