F.R.I.E.N.D.S | Is it worth to watch?
In India, a college-going guy has a lot of time on his timetable. Because they don’t go to college. That’s right. That’s what an average Indian guy does in his college life. He lays all day in his room and spends all day watching movies, series, and porAHEMn. I don’t know why but this cinematic bug bites us only in college. The same happened with me as I was an average college-going guy who rarely goes to college.
One day laying in my bed I decided to check what all the fuss is there about FRIENDS. I knew it was a sitcom. But I had never watched a sitcom before. My perspective towards sitcoms is built from Indian sitcoms and most of them are trash. They can be good for a particular age group but if you are in your late teen or late 20s, you ain’t going to like that stuff. So I decided to give it a try.
I told one of my friends that I’m gonna start the FRIENDS marathon. I don’t clearly remember his reply but he kind of degraded my taste. This guy isn’t my friend anymore. Anyways, that’s a different story. Lol.
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I started watching FRIENDS. I wasn’t expecting much. As someone, who has an appetite for a vast and deep story like GOT or thrill and suspense like Sherlock Holmes, I thought what good a series can serve with a basic storyline when there isn’t any action, thrill, or adventurous elements. But I guess that’s what makes a sitcom.
I was wrong about FRIENDS. I haven’t seen many sitcoms but I can say this one is the best sitcom I have ever watched. I can’t believe how a series made in the 20th century is still relevant in the 21st century and the flavor of comedy isn’t old a bit.
Apart from the actors, who acted well, I developed immense respect for the writers of the show. It’s not easy to write characteristics of a character and then stick to it for a long span. And I think what’s more tough is writing funny storylines and dialogs. Making someone laugh is the hardest thing I think of. I often think about writing a fictional book but then I stuck at the thought that how can I differentiate characters or how can I give them their identity. And in this show, writer did their job beautifully.
Everyone loves Chandler. He is known as the king of sarcasm for a reason. And the reason behind that is not only the writers of the show but the actor himself, Mathew Perry. But my favorite characters were Joey and Phoebe. The goofiness of these characters was on another level.
I can recall the moments when this show made me laugh loud as hell. I have seen movies in the comedy genre but none of them made me laugh this hard. If you ever want to start watching FRIENDS and have this hesitation that it is too long or will it be worth it, I can assure you, you will enjoy every moment of it.
