'Friends' - a monument to the sitcom series 3
In the last days of September, a series of newspapers or reputable websites such as The Guardian, The Telegraph, Variety, BBC, CNN… all had articles about the sitcom series Friends (Vietnamese name: Friends).
Most successful sitcom
First broadcast on NBC on September 22, 1994 and ending on May 6, 2004, Friends was always in the top five most watched programs on American television at that time according to statistics from Nielsen.
The main cast of Friends.
Conceptualized and produced by David Crane and Martaa Kauffman, Friends is about six friends living in New York, including Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Ross (
As a situation comedy series, the setting of Friends mainly takes place in the characters’ apartments and the Central Perk coffee shop.
The secret to conquering the audience
This TV series is good because the writers did their job perfectly.
Because of the screenwriter’s witty use of words, Friends is best when watched in English.
The six main actors have perfect chemistry on the small screen.
The success of Friends also comes from the main cast – who are not only close friends on film but also in real life.
The closeness and chemistry of the cast has helped Friends a lot.
Not only impressing with the main stars and attractive script, Friends also often surprises the audience with interesting supporting characters.
Still influential to this day
`The secret of Friends is that even though it’s called ‘Friends’, the nature of this series is about a family.`
The film’s setting creates a feeling of familiarity and closeness for the audience.
At the time Friends aired on television, this sitcom created a craze for fashion and hairstyles (Aniston’s hairstyle in the 1990s called ‘The Rachel’ was one of the most popular hairstyles.
More specifically, many young people feel sympathy for what happens in the movie, and feel somewhat encouraged when real life encounters some problems.
