MGN-AFRICA»» pin:2A123D88 Still Friends after all these years: the one about the 20th anniversary: The hit sitcom may be on constant replay, but its a joy to rediscover how genuinely funny it was. The shows creators share the secrets of its success Heres the thing about Friends, the thing thats often forgotten in all the fuss over Jennifer Anistons hair; the embarrassment about the fuss over Jennifer Anistons hair; the catch-phrases (We were on a break!, Could you be any more annoying?); the soap-opera plot lines (Ross and Rachel! Monica and Chandler! Er, Rachel and Joey); the great star cameos (Brad Pitt) and long-running roles (Tom Selleck, Kathleen Turner); the always awful British cameos (Tom Conti, Jennifer Saunders); and the ridiculous hoo-hah over the shows final episode. The thing about Friends is that its funny. But Friends is a victim of its own success and, more specifically, its ubiquity. To mark the 10th anniversary of its final episode, and the 20th anniversary of the first episode, some of the actors appeared on The Jimmy Kimmel Show in the US last week in a mock-up of the original set, and the skit seemed, well, tired. Tacky. Because the show is on all the time on cable TV, it feels like a faintly embarrassing 90s behemoth that will never die, a supergroup that keeps touring long after it has stopped making records. Continue reading... bit.ly/1kcSHfb pin:2A123D88
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:52:39 +0000
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