Come back to the Central Perk, Rachel Green, Rachel Green

[Reginald Tresilian]

Fat Monica--and, specifically, Fat Monica dancing--is one of my favorite things ever.

[Jordan Catalano]

[Reginald Tresilian]

THANK you.

[candydog2]

Oh I agree with you all, the show was very much a product of the 90s. I think the only thing that gets me is that the show is still so popular today when the issues we've pointed out makes it, for me anyway, a little hard to watch.

The depiction of any male character doing anything even mildly feminine as being tantamount to social suicide makes me cringe the most though.

[Jordan Catalano]

And I LOVE LUCY was a product of the 50's. She was constantly fearing that Ricky would hit her. It doesn't mean we need to be uncomfortable watching it. We recognize that it (and FRIENDS and pretty much every other TV show ever made) was a product of it's time and enjoy it for what it is, "flaws" and all.

[madbrian]

As much as I loved Friends, there were a few story lines that drove me crazy. The monkey, the Joey-Rachel romance, and Monica & Chandler's 'secret' romance (though the episode in which it was resolved is priceless).

[Musicaldudepeter]

The Rachel-Joey thing was the worst and cringiest storyline in the history of TV

Chandler and the Sharks was possibly the worst episode of the whole series

[candydog2]

"And I LOVE LUCY was a product of the 50's. She was constantly fearing that Ricky would hit her. It doesn't mean we need to be uncomfortable watching it."

I see that as being a little different though. When audiences today watch I Love Lucy, they know that scenes like that are completely outdated and wrong, because it's so obvious.

With friends, the issues discussed earlier in the thread are a lot more subtle, to the point that many people still think that they're acceptable today.

When people laugh at Lucy being afraid of Ricky, they're laughing for a slightly different reason or with a different mindset than audiences did in the 50's. When people laugh at the gay/lesbian portrayals on Friends, they're laughing for the SAME reason they did fifteen years ago.

It's not a major issue. "Friends" isn't the most racist or most homophobic show by any means. It was a good show and I understand why people like it. The issues that were pointed out were merely the few things that turned me off from watching it personally.

[beautywickedlover]

Central Perk is coming to NYC!


The Friends Central Perk Coffee Shop Is Coming to New York

[Jon]

I liked the Monica/Chandler secret romance. Poor Joey having to keep their secret over several episodes was one of the best plot lines Matt LeBlanc ever had. Plus the episode when Phooebe tried to seduce Chandler to get him to reveal his relationship with Monica. "I'm very bendy."

I HATED the Ross/Emma marriage plot line. I was amazed that Ross & Rachel named their daughter Emily - it sounds a little too close to Emma for me.

[Marianne2]

^ I think you have the names reversed. Emily was who Ross married and Emma was his daughter with Rachel.

[Jon]

OOPS - I guess that proves my point!

[beautywickedlover]

A mini-reunion occurred on 'Jimmy Kimmel'.


Watch the ‘Friends’ Reunion on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ (VIDEO)

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

I loved it and found it strange and uncomfortable all at once. And not just because of Monica's face.

[Tag]

It's so sad what she did to her face

[JerseyGirl2]

I HATED the Ross/Emily marriage plot line. I was amazed that Ross & Rachel named their daughter Emma - it sounds a little too close to Emily for me.

FTFY, but I COMPLETELY agree. I said that over and over and thought I was the only one who thought it odd.