Hey it’s September. Do all the F.R.I.E.N.D.S fans out
there remember something important in September? Its Friends 26th: The
one with the Anniversary! With 10 seasons and 236 episodes, the show did
attracted a huge fan base all around the world.
Friends is a bit like melted chocolate, loved by all,
never gets old, and most importantly, we cannot imagine living a life without
it. The show has always been there for us and provided us with life changing
information such as the importance of Unagi!
Being a 21 year old, I have streamed the entire series
of friends maybe 10 times, as a teenager, and now as a college student as I
always found something relatable about the show at each point. Friends has
attracted a audience of all age groups.
1.The Characters Were Simply Fantastic
With Ross Geller being the Dinosaur-geek, Joey Tribbiani as the sum actor-cum-playboy, Chandler
Bing as funny and sarcastic accountant turned advertiser, Monica Geller as the
control-freak chef, Phoebe Buffay as spiritual, street-smart, and just plain
weird and Rachel Green born with a silver spoon in mouth, turned waitress and
then later takes up fashion.
The actors had a fair
sharing of screen space, amazing chemistry on and off-screen, and the actors
were perfect for their parts. The whole team of friends was open-minded. In
fact, to be honest, all of us definitely find ourselves related to at least one
of the six characters in real life.
2. Theme Tune=Karaoke
Gold
Every episode
brings another chance to enjoy, the theme song “I’ll be there for you” and
obviously waiting to clap those 4 times. You sang along the whole theme song
which has beautiful and meaningful lyrics.
My personal favorite line
is “I’ll be there for you, ‘cause you’re there for too”, which just ends up reminding
me about the times I spent with my friends, without even knowing what D.O.A
means. By the way, D.O.A means dead-on-arrival.
3. The Quotes
Apart from Chandler
Bing's sarcasm, the one liner's were equally great. Do you hear a friend's fan
often saying, “Unagi”, “We were in a break”,“I know”, “Pivot”,“Could I be
wearing any more clothes”, “Oh.my.God”, and most importantly “How you doing?”
In spite of
watching the whole season for the 10th time, these lines are still
capable of making you cry with laughter.
4. Still
Relevant
Thanks to this show
for teaching all of us some important lesson even after 25 years. Like, you know
to steer clear of leather pants, to never wear lingerie as your outfit when
meeting your potential partner's parents, how to avoid a fake tan disaster, and
of course, never let a pimp spit in your mouth.
5. Phoebe's
Songs
Want a list of good
songs for your playlist? Here, just listen to Phoebe's songs! Phoebe's songs
attracted most of the audience out there. Every song, though sounded crazy, had
its own beautiful meaning. “The Holiday Song”, something that you, being a
crazy friends fan can sing during Christmas.
Are you even a
friend's fan if you hate “Smelly Cat”, the one where she reminded us to forgive
our self.
6. 20's Struggles
Unlike other TV
shows, friends never really tried to cover the harsh reality of life everyone
would be going through while in their 20s, when you have no idea what you are
doing with your life. I’m pretty sure most of us out there don’t even have a ‘pla’.
Have you ever felt
low because your co-workers don’t like you? Well, it could be worse. The
co-workers might even lock you up in the cooling fridge!
7. It Taught Us
That It’s Okay Not to Be Perfect
Friends taught us
that it’s okay to be who you are, and that you don’t have to change for
anybody. Someone out there is definitely going to have your back always and
accept you for who you are. Ross had three failed marriages and ended up with
the love of his life in the end.
Everything works
out in the end. You will always find your “lobster”.
8. Your Friends
Can Be Extremely Different Than You
No one would have
expected a rich girl, a chef, a paleontologist, a masseuse, an account, and an
actor (I think), would be friends for a lifetime in spite of all the ups and downs.
And they have always supported each other and have always been happy for each
other no matter what.
9. It Shows That
Life Can Be Great, Even If Things Don’t Go as Planned
Rachel was a runaway
bride, Ross fell in love and married a lesbian, Chandler married his best
friend's sister Monica, Phoebe being a surrogate for his brother carrying the
triplets, Ross and Rachel had a baby together. None of these went as planned
and yet in the end, it just made them all happy.
With patience and positivity
everything changes. Who knows, your plane of life might just take a sudden take
off just like it did for Rachel, from a waitress to being an executive at Ralph
Lauren!
10. Taught Us
the Meaning of Life
Last but not the
least, and the most important, friends has taught us what life is, and that,
life has it’s ups and downs, it’s all about accepting it and moving forward. Also,
friends have also taught us that it’s okay to have an argument with your close
one’s, it’s all about apologizing and forgiving.
Let it be about
breaking the “bro code” and dating your best friend's girlfriend or ex, looking
at the love your life standing in the altar with another girl on his wedding
day, choosing love over friendship, losing your mom at a young age or even
having a mean twin sibling.
Friends have always
pointed out the harsh realities of life. Maybe that’s why we can relate to
friends so much, because we too like them, go through such hard times. But then
as our six best friends have taught us, let us always remember “Welcome to the
real world. It sucks. You’re gonna love it”.
So if you haven’t
watched friends yet, then what are you waiting for? Go watch it and let’s pull
out all those who haven’t watched this show and make them watch it because
“They don’t know that we know they know we know”.
Written by -
Sandhya R
Edited by – Adrija Saha
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