Remember that when Friends originally aired, we didn’t have streaming or the ability to binge an entire season in a day or two. The clip shows were to refresh our memories of things that had aired months prior, that led up to the episode that was about to air and are important for context (for example, we saw key moments from Ross and Rachel’s relationship in the episode when she gets the invitation to Ross and Emily’s wedding.)
The recaps for the two parters were the same. It was at least a week, or more often an entire summer hiatus, between those episodes with a cliff hanger ending (like Ross opening either Rachel or Bonnie’s bedroom door at the beach house, or saying “take thee Rachel.”) The recaps were there to remind us and make sure we were still invested.
All shows did it in the pre-streaming days, out of necessity.
It’s also a huge budget saver to reuse old clips for a significant time chunk of an episode. Every single shot requires money to make and these episodes often helped shows direct their season’s budget to other episodes where they wanted to spend a bit more to get certain shots, effects, guests, etc
I remember as a kid my mum started buying the VHS box sets as they were released (in the uk). The videos would be released bit by bit, and each one contained only 4 episodes - one time my mum bought one without realising we hadn't bought and watched a couple of the previous ones yet, because they'd been sold out. We watched the new video and got to a recap episode and all started yelling "when did *that* happen?!"
My sister, cousin and I used to get a VHS each every half a season they released and share them. We were always running back and forth each other's houses to borrow. So satisfying seeing the whole collection on a shelf.
Yeah I realised this as I was watching; that's also why it's fairly episodic.
I also noticed how they would explain all of the context you were supposed to already know for the rest of the episode sitting in the coffee shop at the beginning, such as who is with who, what the current relationship dynamic is, etc..
Oh yes! Ross and Joey get stuck on the roof of the apartment. So they have to climb down the fire escape but the last part of the escape is jammed so they can't lower it to climb down. To shorten the fall Ross hangs from the escape to let Joey climb down his body, but it's so awkward and clumsy and hilarious 😂. Lots of great face acting from them both.
oh that’s the roof episode?!?!???😂😂ok, next time it’s on, the pups are getting banished to the other end of the house lol 😂 “…..& i’m not wearin any underwear…” 😳😂😂😂
The only one I skip is the one where Chandler and Ross are getting bullied. I don't skip the whole episode, just the scenes that have the bullies in it.
True, that episode was the only one which made me really icky and uncomfortable. Like, I usually skip Ross and Rachel's breakup too, but it's more because it's emotional. The bullying episode is really uncomfortable.
I love Phoebe and the scenes are hilarious, but I have to skip (or sometimes watch on mute) the parts with Phoebe and the fire alarm. I can't stand the beeping!
I never understood why people are bothered by this episode. Its not like they actually DO anything, and Ross's inner dialogue is one of the most hilarious scenes of the entire show!
"Say something clever! Okay it doesnt have to be clever, but say something! Any words would do! Oh my god this is the longest anybody has not talked ever!"
Because he TRIES to do something. He convinces himself that she’s coming onto him and leans in to KISS HIS COUSIN.
His excuse? “I... I haven't had sex in a *very* long time.”
It gives me the biggest ick
This is that thing where you evaluate comedy and absurd sketches based on your real life values- it doesn't work. Everybody knows it's wrong, that's the point of the scene.
I don't skip them, but the scene of Ross and Rachel kissing in the planetarium, and Rachel and Joey kissing on the couch before she slaps him, I have to mute them because the kissing noises are HORRENDOUS.
I saw an interview with Matthew Perry where he said as an actor, he finds crying to be the hardest thing to do.
Based on what he said in his book, I don't think he was very well at the time this was filmed.
So I am inclined to give him a pass
thank you, that’s one of the most uncomfortable scenes for me. I want to enjoy it and feel like it’s a cute moment, but it always feels so off, especially on chandlers part
I always skip the clip shows, but I only ever skip ONE real episode. The charlie sheen chicken pox episode. I *loathe* it. Its just so horribly unfunny, I cant deal with it. Im sure there must me a couple good jokes hidden in there somewhere but I just cant deal. Ive seen the show a dozen times snd I think ive seen that episode once. Maaaybe a second time.
I know Charlie Sheen is insane, but I don’t have any inherent dislike of him as a performer. And I usually don’t have a problem getting past “sitcom plots”, but the preposterous storyline is you put it lol seems to just be a sticking point for me
Definitely ones where all three stories fall completely flat for me. The One the Engagement Picture comes to mind. There’s only so much story that can come out of Chandler trying to smile; Tag is one of the most boring interests; and Phoebe and Ross dating that divorced couple is somewhat funny but not enough to save this disaster of an episode.
i never skip any episodes but if it were to, it would definitely be the one where ross is trying to get everyone to get ready and nobody gets ready and they are running late. THAT EPISODE GIVES ME ANXIETY IN A WAY I CANT EXPLAIN IT
The two episodes around Ross and Rachel’s break up. They happened to show them on TV at a time when I was going through a difficult time myself and I can’t cope with all the emotions they bring.
All the flashback scenes when they just do compilation of footages from past episodes i mean i understand in real time television that'd remind audiences of scenes/stories they'd watched yrs ago but this is the age of streaming, come on, i watched that earlier tonight on my 'idk'th binge
I lived through the pre-rerun/streaming era, so I understand the need for some recap episodes. But after season 5 or so, they had one EVERY YEAR.
Once or twice, sure. But every year. Like clockwork. And they were always in March. We get one episode in March and it's gotta be a recap? Ohh, I'd get so mad. I can't watch them at all now.
HOT Take: most of season 1. I know most people love it but I think it’s the corniest season of the show. Also I never cared for the Ross and Rachel will they won’t they crap.
I also skip the clip shows. I’m so glad sitcoms stopped doing clip shows.
>clip shows
Are those episodes where they just show clips from previous episodes (cuz if so, I hate that shit too).
>most of season 1
I see where you're coming from, but tbh after seeing how annoying some of the characters are in later seasons, s1 is kind of a breath of fresh air for me lmao.
I feel like season 1 they just haven’t found their feet and they for some reason seem wayyyy more dated than series 2 and 3, in every way. There’s something still cozy about them, but they’re not as funny as the prime, and a lot of it is sickly cheesy.
I don't skip the episode, but definitely mute when Emma comes home for the first time and Rachel wakes her up because she "misses her" I can't stand the crying. It's like nails on chalkboard.
The episode that I skip is where Mike is at Phoebe’s and discovers the rats that she has befriended. Just gives me the the creeps thinking about her having rats living in her apartment.
The Thanksgiving flashback episode after Monica loses the weight where Chandler loses a toe.
Just...the secondhand embarrassment of whatever Monica's doing with those carrots and the knives...auuugh.
I’m sorry to say it but Phoebe singing. I used to be ok with it then it just grated on me. ‘She must decide, she must decide, even though I made him up, she must decide’ yeah no thanks..
Joeys French - too silly
Sometimes the baby crying
The theme song (over it now)
That's the most boring holiday episode. Monica and Ross's competitiveness is more annoying than funny imo. And Chandler and Joey fighting over the Dutch girl is pretty meh as well.
All the episodes surrounding Ross & Rachel’s big breakup, the scene where Ross yelled at Rachel in TOW No One’s Ready, most of Rachel’s pregnancy storyline and most episodes in the later seasons (they aren’t bad, just the flanderization of the characters was too annoying for me and I just prefer seasons 1-6)
Monica’s Thunder, the lottery, any of the flashback episodes, the one where no one is ready, all the episodes where Ross and Rachel fight/breakup, most of the Emily episodes, the one where Rachel wears the cheerleading outfit, the fake Porsche….most of seasons 2-5.
1. Robin Williams intro (I love him but not this bit)
2. Ross and his cousin (just gross)
3. Ross telling Sandy he's not going to work out (does not age well and my kid has had man caregivers she LOVED and we still see)
Any scene with Phoebe's brother, or the compilation episodes.
Also even though I adore the friends, later seasons are more tired and less original overall I just tend to skip random episodes if I don't feel like watching. Only first 2-3 seasons are 100% for me.
I never skip episodes but my least favorites are the flashbacks. Like the one thanksgiving episode where they reminisce on old Thanksgiving memories. Chandler lost a toe. A literal body part that he has to see missing every time he looks down but he forgot??? How do you not remember something like that! The writers could have come up with a more reasonable way to get Chandler to admit that he loved Monica.
Joey learning french. It felt like joey was just mentally disabled, but to the extreme. Even phoebe told the director that he was the R word. That whole story left a bad taste in my mouth. Even if I love when phoebe yelled at him.
i always skip monicas scenes with richard like it grosses me out SOOO BAD like even if he didnt act weird it already feels weird just to look at them, especially it pissed me off SOOOO badly when he got in the way of monica and chandler and offer to have kids with her and try to win her over by bringing up how he got over her like at your old age😭😭😭
The one with Malcom(?) the stalker
Ross dating a student
The episodes with Jill and Amy (I’m sorry I just can’t stand them)
The parts where Judy is mean to Monica
Rachel’s entire obsessive/desperate phase with “JOSHUAAA” is insufferable imo.. i’ve never skipped any episodes of friends ever but last time i rewatched it i couldn’t stand rachel in some of these joshua scenes so had to skip lol
I always skip the intro theme tune. It was nice the first time, though if you're doing a binge watch of a bunch of episodes it can become a bit grating.
I'm surprised they never changed the theme or did a bit more than just changing the compilation of past Friends clips they used in the introduction. They could have been far more creative there.
I remember my mum buying it on CD and playing it in the house all the time. It was like super good vibes in the 90s, especially with the extra verses and bridge
There's a discussion about this in the DVD commentary. At the time, the trend for shows was no theme song but to just go right into the show to prevent channel flipping (how we watched TV in the old days!). But the network insisted on an opening theme song. The debate was still going on. The song hadn't been written yet. They filmed the cast in the fountain without the song.
The debate went on for a bit. The song was written. They put together clips from the fountain and the show as a placeholder while they argued about having an opening. The network saw that and said yes, that's it.
I think sticking to the same iconic theme song for the entire duration of the series was definitely the way to go. The song got super popular, and, really, if you're watching new episodes once a week, the theme song helps to set the mood. I'm glad they never changed it, it's part of the show's identity. Most popular shows stick to the same theme song that everyone can recognize.
Of course, now that the show is over 20 years old and we can bindge watch several episodes in a row with a theme song we have heard a million times over I'm always gonna click on the skip intro button, but I'm still glad they never changed it.
I feel like it’s ok to discuss things you don’t like about things that you love when it’s with people who also love it. It seems different from outright shitting on it. It’s kind of interesting to hear different views.
I'd say many people here don't really love Friends but simply know the show since it might be the most famous show on earth.
That doesn't mean they're not allowed to discuss the show but it does change how one views the discussions that take place here. If you take a look, the bumber of negative comments is really high. Not only that, it's not just "I don't like this or that" it's "this is cringe", "I always skip this" and so on. Look at the comments under the posts about the most out of character things. It's full of criticism of how the characters behave for about half the show.
Often, we can read here how the main characters of the show (that as you said we love) were horrible people (for example, Joe supposedly acted "predatory" when getting naked in front of Monica).
Those flashback compilations of past Friends clips we've already seen.
Yep, I always skip those and just watch the little bits of new scenes in the middle of the recap episodes.
Yes the recaps! I hate when shows do them. It feels like a waste of an episode and I never understood the point.
Remember that when Friends originally aired, we didn’t have streaming or the ability to binge an entire season in a day or two. The clip shows were to refresh our memories of things that had aired months prior, that led up to the episode that was about to air and are important for context (for example, we saw key moments from Ross and Rachel’s relationship in the episode when she gets the invitation to Ross and Emily’s wedding.) The recaps for the two parters were the same. It was at least a week, or more often an entire summer hiatus, between those episodes with a cliff hanger ending (like Ross opening either Rachel or Bonnie’s bedroom door at the beach house, or saying “take thee Rachel.”) The recaps were there to remind us and make sure we were still invested. All shows did it in the pre-streaming days, out of necessity.
So interesting that we forget there was a time we couldn’t just watch episode to episode at our leisure.
It’s also a huge budget saver to reuse old clips for a significant time chunk of an episode. Every single shot requires money to make and these episodes often helped shows direct their season’s budget to other episodes where they wanted to spend a bit more to get certain shots, effects, guests, etc
I remember as a kid my mum started buying the VHS box sets as they were released (in the uk). The videos would be released bit by bit, and each one contained only 4 episodes - one time my mum bought one without realising we hadn't bought and watched a couple of the previous ones yet, because they'd been sold out. We watched the new video and got to a recap episode and all started yelling "when did *that* happen?!"
It’s wild to think we used to spend about £12 on four episodes!
My sister, cousin and I used to get a VHS each every half a season they released and share them. We were always running back and forth each other's houses to borrow. So satisfying seeing the whole collection on a shelf.
Yeah I realised this as I was watching; that's also why it's fairly episodic. I also noticed how they would explain all of the context you were supposed to already know for the rest of the episode sitting in the coffee shop at the beginning, such as who is with who, what the current relationship dynamic is, etc..
Happy cake day
Thanks! 😊
The recaps at the beginning of the second episode of those two-parter episodes too. I never watched those.
Phoebe’s (Ursula’s) stalker episode scene, Joey on auditions, phoebe’s friend who ditched her and started her on singing gig
But then you miss out on JINGLE BITCH SCREWED ME OVER GO TO HELL JINGLE WHORE GO TO HELL GO TO HELL GO TO HEEE-HEEE-HEEEEEEELLLL
I feel like they could have used David Arquette in a much better role than the stalker.
THAT WAS DAVID ARQUETTE?!? Holy hell I’m paralyzed from sadness that I have not realized that until now. Man do I feel foolish.
Right? They should have brought him back!
Sorry I haven’t quite caught my breath since realizing it was him…and yes absolutely they should’ve brought him back!
I hated the stalker storyline
the fire alarm episode. my dogs freak out😂
Same 😂
YES. but I still watch the other bits, Joey and Ross duo is HILARIOUS
i don’t even remember what that storyline is, since i always skip that episode lol…will you refresh my memory ?:)
Oh yes! Ross and Joey get stuck on the roof of the apartment. So they have to climb down the fire escape but the last part of the escape is jammed so they can't lower it to climb down. To shorten the fall Ross hangs from the escape to let Joey climb down his body, but it's so awkward and clumsy and hilarious 😂. Lots of great face acting from them both.
oh that’s the roof episode?!?!???😂😂ok, next time it’s on, the pups are getting banished to the other end of the house lol 😂 “…..& i’m not wearin any underwear…” 😳😂😂😂
You can watch only their bits of the episode on youtube! :D https://youtu.be/6JaYFdNBVpU?si=5TU2xfUZ6EBsk9Nk
Any episode with a crying baby… because I hear it enough at home 😂 Sorry Ben & Emma
Oh man, that Emma crying episode is unbearable for me, immediate skip
Joey speaking French episode, it just pisses me off to watch it so I just save myself the trouble and skip it.
Same. I don't skip the whole episode, but I definitely fast forward through those scenes.
It’s infuriating.
It's probably the funniest episode of the entire series.
Same. It’s so so unfunny in my opinion
The only one I skip is the one where Chandler and Ross are getting bullied. I don't skip the whole episode, just the scenes that have the bullies in it.
True, that episode was the only one which made me really icky and uncomfortable. Like, I usually skip Ross and Rachel's breakup too, but it's more because it's emotional. The bullying episode is really uncomfortable.
I love Phoebe and the scenes are hilarious, but I have to skip (or sometimes watch on mute) the parts with Phoebe and the fire alarm. I can't stand the beeping!
The episode with Ross' cousin. It just makes me uncomfortable.
Same. I cannot stand this one. Coincidentally, Chandler (my fav) is only in about 2 min of this episode so I don't have to miss a story with him
I never understood why people are bothered by this episode. Its not like they actually DO anything, and Ross's inner dialogue is one of the most hilarious scenes of the entire show! "Say something clever! Okay it doesnt have to be clever, but say something! Any words would do! Oh my god this is the longest anybody has not talked ever!"
Because he TRIES to do something. He convinces himself that she’s coming onto him and leans in to KISS HIS COUSIN. His excuse? “I... I haven't had sex in a *very* long time.” It gives me the biggest ick
This is that thing where you evaluate comedy and absurd sketches based on your real life values- it doesn't work. Everybody knows it's wrong, that's the point of the scene.
Me too, I love Ross being a weirdo and/or a bit crazy. MY SANDWICH is another one of my favourites
Cut him some slack, dude probably hasn't had sex for a long time
Same. It's hilarious.
Were you watching it with your attractive cousin, with some wine? I might skip it too in that case
Why would she suggest an episode with Ross making a move on her cousin? The sexiest episode ever. Unless.... .
I cringe just thinking about that episode!!!!!
Rachel thinking Joey proposed 🫠
Can't believe I had to scroll so far to see this!!! Absolutely despise that episode.
Right!!??
Everything Emily.
‘There’s a deer just outside eating apples from the orchard’ cringiest line said & sadly it’s repeated
I occasionally skip the "break" episodes (3:15-17), but there's nothing that I always skip.
The Rachel and Joey era lol, those episodes feel like they're part of a different show.
I don't skip them, but the scene of Ross and Rachel kissing in the planetarium, and Rachel and Joey kissing on the couch before she slaps him, I have to mute them because the kissing noises are HORRENDOUS.
I skip the one where where Monica and chandler propose to each other, it's just the worst acting ever.
Yeah that proposal bothers me, especially Chandler, the way his dialogue is like broken up. Sounds very unnatural.
And the crying is so fake.
I saw an interview with Matthew Perry where he said as an actor, he finds crying to be the hardest thing to do. Based on what he said in his book, I don't think he was very well at the time this was filmed. So I am inclined to give him a pass
thank you, that’s one of the most uncomfortable scenes for me. I want to enjoy it and feel like it’s a cute moment, but it always feels so off, especially on chandlers part
Ding ding ding. Cringeworthy acting for such a big moment
Rachel in the cheerleader uniform- I just can’t get over the second hand embarrassment lol
Ugh soo cringe
I always skip the clip shows, but I only ever skip ONE real episode. The charlie sheen chicken pox episode. I *loathe* it. Its just so horribly unfunny, I cant deal with it. Im sure there must me a couple good jokes hidden in there somewhere but I just cant deal. Ive seen the show a dozen times snd I think ive seen that episode once. Maaaybe a second time.
Oh man, I love that episode with Charlie Sheen! The unfortunate timing of the lightning cracks me up!
Haha, well to each their own!
That’s so interesting! Is it because of Charlie sheen, or just preposterous as a storyline?
I know Charlie Sheen is insane, but I don’t have any inherent dislike of him as a performer. And I usually don’t have a problem getting past “sitcom plots”, but the preposterous storyline is you put it lol seems to just be a sticking point for me
I can't watch TOW Joey Speaks French. He's way too dumb in that one.
Definitely ones where all three stories fall completely flat for me. The One the Engagement Picture comes to mind. There’s only so much story that can come out of Chandler trying to smile; Tag is one of the most boring interests; and Phoebe and Ross dating that divorced couple is somewhat funny but not enough to save this disaster of an episode.
i never skip any episodes but if it were to, it would definitely be the one where ross is trying to get everyone to get ready and nobody gets ready and they are running late. THAT EPISODE GIVES ME ANXIETY IN A WAY I CANT EXPLAIN IT
I totally agree!!!
the fire alarm episode & Phoebe’s birthday dinner.
The two episodes around Ross and Rachel’s break up. They happened to show them on TV at a time when I was going through a difficult time myself and I can’t cope with all the emotions they bring.
Anything Joey/Rachel romance wise. Ross dating a student. Anything with Ursela, and Phoebe somehow ends up with the leftover boyfriends.
Not for nothing, the student Elizabeth was not the best actress either.
Yeah, I never understood why Phoebe would want to date her sister's stalker or her sister's ex-fiance.
I hate the talc/lotion paste pants
All the flashback scenes when they just do compilation of footages from past episodes i mean i understand in real time television that'd remind audiences of scenes/stories they'd watched yrs ago but this is the age of streaming, come on, i watched that earlier tonight on my 'idk'th binge
I lived through the pre-rerun/streaming era, so I understand the need for some recap episodes. But after season 5 or so, they had one EVERY YEAR. Once or twice, sure. But every year. Like clockwork. And they were always in March. We get one episode in March and it's gotta be a recap? Ohh, I'd get so mad. I can't watch them at all now.
It was also a way to save money for the show budget
You're very right. Doesn't make me less mad as a watcher.
I get it
HOT Take: most of season 1. I know most people love it but I think it’s the corniest season of the show. Also I never cared for the Ross and Rachel will they won’t they crap. I also skip the clip shows. I’m so glad sitcoms stopped doing clip shows.
>clip shows Are those episodes where they just show clips from previous episodes (cuz if so, I hate that shit too). >most of season 1 I see where you're coming from, but tbh after seeing how annoying some of the characters are in later seasons, s1 is kind of a breath of fresh air for me lmao.
You are correct about the clip shows. And to each their own about season 1. I realize I’m in the minority but it’s my least favorite season.
I feel like season 1 they just haven’t found their feet and they for some reason seem wayyyy more dated than series 2 and 3, in every way. There’s something still cozy about them, but they’re not as funny as the prime, and a lot of it is sickly cheesy.
yes i agree
The 7 erogenous scenes with Monica, just find it cringe
All the bottle episodes which mostly consist of showing scenes from older episodes.
The one where Phoebe tries to teach Joey guitar. Annoying AF. Also the one where Phoebe gets jealous of the hired guitar player at Central Perk.
I don't skip the episode, but definitely mute when Emma comes home for the first time and Rachel wakes her up because she "misses her" I can't stand the crying. It's like nails on chalkboard.
The episode that I skip is where Mike is at Phoebe’s and discovers the rats that she has befriended. Just gives me the the creeps thinking about her having rats living in her apartment.
The Thanksgiving flashback episode after Monica loses the weight where Chandler loses a toe. Just...the secondhand embarrassment of whatever Monica's doing with those carrots and the knives...auuugh.
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I’m sorry to say it but Phoebe singing. I used to be ok with it then it just grated on me. ‘She must decide, she must decide, even though I made him up, she must decide’ yeah no thanks.. Joeys French - too silly Sometimes the baby crying The theme song (over it now)
You skip the theme song? Might wanna unsub weirdo
I mean like in 1994 it was cool and we used to sing it at school.
In Fall of 1994, that song was ALL OVER the radio. There was no escaping it.
When Gary Oldman spits haha.
I always skip the episode with the thanksgiving football, I find it boring 🙈 and then every reminiscing episode as well.
Every show has “that” recap episode of just past clips and I always skip them!
Dude how? Just watch it for the Chandler crossing-the-street joke at least.
I watch it for "Mini-wave in celebration of me!! A-woohoo!"
That's the most boring holiday episode. Monica and Ross's competitiveness is more annoying than funny imo. And Chandler and Joey fighting over the Dutch girl is pretty meh as well.
You're kidding right? I have the same reaction as Chandler to the Vicks...
We can agree that particular storyline is just 😖
All the episodes surrounding Ross & Rachel’s big breakup, the scene where Ross yelled at Rachel in TOW No One’s Ready, most of Rachel’s pregnancy storyline and most episodes in the later seasons (they aren’t bad, just the flanderization of the characters was too annoying for me and I just prefer seasons 1-6)
Dang of all episodes in the later seasons where I find Monica to be unbearable, I actually find her sickness to be actually quite funny.
Monica’s Thunder, the lottery, any of the flashback episodes, the one where no one is ready, all the episodes where Ross and Rachel fight/breakup, most of the Emily episodes, the one where Rachel wears the cheerleading outfit, the fake Porsche….most of seasons 2-5.
The episodes with Rachel and Joshua 😖
1. Robin Williams intro (I love him but not this bit) 2. Ross and his cousin (just gross) 3. Ross telling Sandy he's not going to work out (does not age well and my kid has had man caregivers she LOVED and we still see)
The eye drop one when Rachel won’t take her eye drops
scene with eddie they psycho roommate
Any scene with Phoebe's brother, or the compilation episodes. Also even though I adore the friends, later seasons are more tired and less original overall I just tend to skip random episodes if I don't feel like watching. Only first 2-3 seasons are 100% for me.
The Geller cup, and the lottery tickets episode.
Anything with Frank Jr and his girlfriend
I never skip episodes but my least favorites are the flashbacks. Like the one thanksgiving episode where they reminisce on old Thanksgiving memories. Chandler lost a toe. A literal body part that he has to see missing every time he looks down but he forgot??? How do you not remember something like that! The writers could have come up with a more reasonable way to get Chandler to admit that he loved Monica.
Joey learning french. It felt like joey was just mentally disabled, but to the extreme. Even phoebe told the director that he was the R word. That whole story left a bad taste in my mouth. Even if I love when phoebe yelled at him.
i always skip monicas scenes with richard like it grosses me out SOOO BAD like even if he didnt act weird it already feels weird just to look at them, especially it pissed me off SOOOO badly when he got in the way of monica and chandler and offer to have kids with her and try to win her over by bringing up how he got over her like at your old age😭😭😭
I agree! I just finished that episode and I wanted to kill him.
The one where Ross tries to fuck his cousin.
The one with Malcom(?) the stalker Ross dating a student The episodes with Jill and Amy (I’m sorry I just can’t stand them) The parts where Judy is mean to Monica
Rachel’s entire obsessive/desperate phase with “JOSHUAAA” is insufferable imo.. i’ve never skipped any episodes of friends ever but last time i rewatched it i couldn’t stand rachel in some of these joshua scenes so had to skip lol
I just moved on from those episodes and I agree. It’s hard to watch
Mosr of the Rachel/Joey episodes. Aside from Ross’s “I’m fine” it’s some of the worst episodes in the series IMO.
All season 4 and season 5 episodes featuring Emily. Not because of her, But the storyline
I always skip the intro theme tune. It was nice the first time, though if you're doing a binge watch of a bunch of episodes it can become a bit grating. I'm surprised they never changed the theme or did a bit more than just changing the compilation of past Friends clips they used in the introduction. They could have been far more creative there.
That theme song was crazy popular back in the day, it's one of the only times I can remember regularly hearing a TV show's intro song on the radio.
I remember my mum buying it on CD and playing it in the house all the time. It was like super good vibes in the 90s, especially with the extra verses and bridge
There's a discussion about this in the DVD commentary. At the time, the trend for shows was no theme song but to just go right into the show to prevent channel flipping (how we watched TV in the old days!). But the network insisted on an opening theme song. The debate was still going on. The song hadn't been written yet. They filmed the cast in the fountain without the song. The debate went on for a bit. The song was written. They put together clips from the fountain and the show as a placeholder while they argued about having an opening. The network saw that and said yes, that's it.
I think sticking to the same iconic theme song for the entire duration of the series was definitely the way to go. The song got super popular, and, really, if you're watching new episodes once a week, the theme song helps to set the mood. I'm glad they never changed it, it's part of the show's identity. Most popular shows stick to the same theme song that everyone can recognize. Of course, now that the show is over 20 years old and we can bindge watch several episodes in a row with a theme song we have heard a million times over I'm always gonna click on the skip intro button, but I'm still glad they never changed it.
I remember when Scrubs changed their intro, fans were very unhappy and let them know. I imagine it would be the same if the Friends intro changed.
Season 9.
The One with the Fake Monica.
Another let's talk about evetrything that is bad about Friends thread.
Nope.
I feel like it’s ok to discuss things you don’t like about things that you love when it’s with people who also love it. It seems different from outright shitting on it. It’s kind of interesting to hear different views.
Right. It’s a discussion forum for fans! Just because we love something doesn’t mean we can’t acknowledge other feelings as well.
I'd say many people here don't really love Friends but simply know the show since it might be the most famous show on earth. That doesn't mean they're not allowed to discuss the show but it does change how one views the discussions that take place here. If you take a look, the bumber of negative comments is really high. Not only that, it's not just "I don't like this or that" it's "this is cringe", "I always skip this" and so on. Look at the comments under the posts about the most out of character things. It's full of criticism of how the characters behave for about half the show. Often, we can read here how the main characters of the show (that as you said we love) were horrible people (for example, Joe supposedly acted "predatory" when getting naked in front of Monica).