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Re: Friends

Post by starr » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:19 am

Elessarina wrote:I wondered which, if any of you are fans of "Friends". I know a lot of people hate it, I absolutely loved the show and can watch it again and again, for me it is the ultimate comfort show.

So did you like it? Favourite episodes, lines, scenes etc?
I loved the show too and I'm not ashamed to admit it. :hugs:

I like comfort television and I enjoy reading comfort books and listening to comfort music. :hehe: I don't like it when people act as if they are superior based on something as unimportant and subjective as personal taste in popular culture. It's a pet peeve of mine. :lay:

I think I must have seen every episode at one time or another and I do still enjoy watching the repeats.

@ Bella, I think I recall you being decidedly unimpressed by my taste in music on one of the RDF threads. :hehe: Well, just to cement the 'impression' , I loved 90210 and Dawson's Creek as well. :hyper: :hiwave: 8-)

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Re: Friends

Post by Elessarina » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:33 am

littlebitofnonsense wrote: I don't like it when people act as if they are superior based on something as unimportant and subjective as personal taste in popular culture. It's a pet peeve of mine. :lay:
I don't like it either. And I don't see why something has to be regarded as vacuous just because it isn't Tolstoy.

When I started this thread I did expect to be bombarded with "I would never watch such rubbish" posts.. I mean hell, life is about enjoyingt yourself and if I enjoy watching Friends I will do.

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Re: Friends

Post by starr » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:54 am

Elessarina wrote:
littlebitofnonsense wrote: I don't like it when people act as if they are superior based on something as unimportant and subjective as personal taste in popular culture. It's a pet peeve of mine. :lay:
I don't like it either. And I don't see why something has to be regarded as vacuous just because it isn't Tolstoy.

When I started this thread I did expect to be bombarded with "I would never watch such rubbish" posts.. I mean hell, life is about enjoyingt yourself and if I enjoy watching Friends I will do.
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Re: Friends

Post by Rum » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:17 am

Well of course you are cool. You are members of Rationalia - what other proof could anyone want! :td:

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Re: Friends

Post by Kristie » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:35 pm

I love Friends! Between me and my sister-in-law, we own the whole series on DVD. We pass them back and forth to each other. One of my favorite shows ever! I actually didn't really watch it on TV as the new episodes came out. I watched most of them for the first time on DVD.
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Re: Friends

Post by tattuchu » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:39 pm

Elessarina wrote:I wondered which, if any of you are fans of "Friends". I know a lot of people hate it, I absolutely loved the show and can watch it again and again, for me it is the ultimate comfort show.

So did you like it? Favourite episodes, lines, scenes etc?
I found it absolutely insufferable, to be honest :oops: Too contrived, too self-conscious :dono:
I wonder...what is its charm for you? Is the fact that it's an American show make it more endearing to you? I ask this because, for me, I'm predisposed to liking anything British. Any British seems to me inherently more clever than anything American. Most American shows seem like pap to me, spoon-fed to the ignorant masses. I really liked Seinfeld, though.
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Re: Friends

Post by Elessarina » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:46 pm

tattuchu wrote: Too contrived, too self-conscious :dono:
I wonder...what is its charm for you? Is the fact that it's an American show make it more endearing to you? I ask this because, for me, I'm predisposed to liking anything British. Any British seems to me inherently more clever than anything American. Most American shows seem like pap to me, spoon-fed to the ignorant masses. I really liked Sienfeld, though.
Nothing to do with it being American, simply I enjoyed it - liked the characters, their interactions, I still find it amusing when I watch it, I enjoyed the storylines.. to me it also felt comforting.. like you were a part of the circle of friends..

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Re: Friends

Post by tattuchu » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:20 pm

Don't get me wrong. Comparatively, it wasn't bad at all. There have been far far worse sitcoms, and plenty of them. It's just that this one never seemed like anything special to me. It was just okay, and nothing more. Nothing to get excited about :dono:
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Re: Friends

Post by tattuchu » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:25 pm

Rumertron wrote:Well it's confession time for me. I actually think this programme is vacuous, unfunny, self consciously cute and at times cringe making. ..but

I was ill three years ago with cancer and was off work for four months and stuck indoors for a good part of that with not much to do. I started watching the series and got hooked. Eventually I ended up buying the whole fucking series on DVD!

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I dislike Seinfeld at first. I watched a couple episodes because I wondered what all the fuss was about. It seemed unfunny to me. Kramer was particularly annoying. He was just trying waaaaaay too hard to be funny, wacky, kooky, whatever. Watching him, I could feel my lips forming a sneer. But the odd thing was, the more episodes I watched, the more I liked the show. It seemed to ave a cumulative effect. At a certain point, quite to my surprise, I found I loved the show :shock:
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Rumertron wrote:Well it's confession time for me. I actually think this programme is vacuous, unfunny, self consciously cute and at times cringe making. ..but

I was ill three years ago with cancer and was off work for four months and stuck indoors for a good part of that with not much to do. I started watching the series and got hooked. Eventually I ended up buying the whole fucking series on DVD!

I know - I feel deeply ashamed. It won't happen again, I promise!

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I dislike Seinfeld at first. I watched a couple episodes because I wondered what all the fuss was about. It seemed unfunny to me. Kramer was particularly annoying. He was just trying waaaaaay too hard to be funny, wacky, kooky, whatever. Watching him, I could feel my lips forming a sneer. But the odd thing was, the more episodes I watched, the more I liked the show. It seemed to ave a cumulative effect. At a certain point, quite to my surprise, I found I loved the show :shock:
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Re: Friends

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Lady Huxley is a big fan, not really my cup of tea. I'd rather watch Friends than Eastenders, mind. Except for any episode of Friends set in the UK. Those episodes make me want to torture and kill every single American in the known universe.
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:11 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Lady Huxley is a big fan, not really my cup of tea. I'd rather watch Friends than Eastenders, mind. Except for any episode of Friends set in the UK. Those episodes make me want to torture and kill every single American in the known universe.
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Clinton Huxley wrote:Lady Huxley is a big fan, not really my cup of tea. I'd rather watch Friends than Eastenders, mind. Except for any episode of Friends set in the UK. Those episodes make me want to torture and kill every single American in the known universe.
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Re: Friends

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:14 pm

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Clinton Huxley wrote:Lady Huxley is a big fan, not really my cup of tea. I'd rather watch Friends than Eastenders, mind. Except for any episode of Friends set in the UK. Those episodes make me want to torture and kill every single American in the known universe.
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Re: Friends

Post by Bella Fortuna » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:16 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Lady Huxley is a big fan, not really my cup of tea. I'd rather watch Friends than Eastenders, mind. Except for any episode of Friends set in the UK. Those episodes make me want to torture and kill every single American in the known universe.
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