I hope it isn't just me, but I really hate everything about the show Friends: the characters are unfunny, the storylines are terrible, and it is unbelievable that it has lasted for so many years. Come on people...what's the point of watching this retarded show?

I thought the first season was brilliant, but I lost interest about a 1/4 the way through season 2 and haven't watched an episode since. Seems to be the same crappy writing every show...but it definitely has its die-hard fans.

seeing it was the most watched show a couple weeks back and 2nd last week, i guess it does have its following.

i dont think its the best show on tv, but definately entertaining

But seriously, if everyone liked it, no one would watch anything else, Survivor would not exist. It would pull Super Bowl numbers every week!!!

I dunno, I like friends......but the sydnicated re-runs only. I'll watch those everyday, but I've seen like 5 episodes on its real time slot.

I lump it in with shows like Seinfeld and about anything TV Land shows these days. Can be absolutely hilarious in 5-10 spots, but otherwise drags. My favorite example is the bit on Seinfeld where Kramer drags out the set from some old TV show and interviews his friends. The coup de grace is Jack Hanna bringing animals on: "Where are the cameras?!"

I think more shows need to go to a 10-15 minute format. Just last night I enjoyed four funny episodes on Cartoon Network, instead of two mildly amusing ones.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Sealab 2021 (pioneering storytelling)
2 eps of Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Just when the joke starts to wear off, there on to the next one. This is why the SNL movies fail, they're used to 7 minute segments.

well .. friends

none of the guys i ever want to be

none of the girls i would ever want to date

i live in NYC, and know how fake the show feels


but dang .. it is funny ..

actually .. a rerun is often funnier than the current show

Sorry to disagree, but I love friends...I can watch episode after episode...



probably because I am a lazy sack of poo...

I too found the first season to be brilliant along with many seasons after that, but it's all just mindless rehash now. Sure I chuckle a bit when I watch and maybe laugh once or twice, but on the whole, it's no worth 30 minutes of my time. For mindless entertainment, it fits the bill, and that's why it's so highly rated. When people come home tired from work and just want sit and stare at the TV, 'Friends' comes in handy. It's not bad, but it doesn't challenge the viewer to do more than just stare for 30 minutes. For me, it's a waste of my time. For others, it may be exactly what they're looking for.

das

Sorry, but if it wasn't for FRIENDS and EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, I would have lost all faith in the sitcom format years ago. Admittedly, sometimes the writers go a little astray with the plots, and occasionally lose a handle on the characterizations (most notably in the terribly unfortunate softening of Chandler and the neuroticism-gone-haywire angle on Monica), but the delicious zaniness of the characters and utterly hilarity of the scripts insures that FRIENDS remains a force to be contended with...I'll be terribly blue when it leaves the air...

I just can't stand how corny that show is. It just makes my butt twitch and I can't stand to watch it.

If you hate the show, why do you watch it?

If you don't watch it, how do you know it sucks?

If you once loved a show, you'll continue to watch it in hopes that it will return to its former glory. Also, every season, NBC usually gets the jump on the other shows in this timeslot, so I watch it until there's something better on.

I watch a lot of shows that I don't particularly enjoy, partially because I'm obsessed with television, but mainly because it's difficult to get a grasp of a show with just one episode. I agree that you can't say you don't like a show until you've watched a number of episodes, which is precisely why I watch shows I don't like. I guess that sounds crazy, but I'd hate to miss out on the next SportsNight or the next Babylon 5 or the next Buffy, simply because I gave up on the show too early.

das

Friends was actually funny during its first season.

But when you were mightyturd you didn't like it at all!

Oh, and did you have a problem at the clinic? I would think they wouldn't really want to talk about that stuff very much, but whatever!

I've never really got involved in it. Tried to watch it but I don't like it.

I don't like the show, I never did. I've seen a couple episodes as one of my roommates is a big fan, she tivos it so I can't watch Smackdown. Everyone is too perfect to make the show worth watching imho.

I have no idea how this mess still draws viewers. Could they possibly find six more annoying actors? The only thing worse than "Friends" is a major motion picture that contains an actor from "Friends".....

True. True.

Alright, I'll give you most of the "friends" movie outings have stunk.

But Matthew Perry's movies have been good.. Three to Tango, Whole Nine Yards, Fools Rush In.

And I did like Lisa Kudrow in Romy & Michelle.

I love Friends, and so does:

Rank Program Name Network Day Time Rating Share Households
2 FRIENDS NBC 8:00PMThu 16.1 25.0 16,976,000

No doubt that these are the same people flocking to see Corky Romano and still watching VHS tapes..... Network TV is definitely "Joe-Sixpack" dominated.....

After the trip to London for Ross's second wedding, I think the show definitely took a nose dive. Starting with the Las Vegas episodes, with Ross's third wedding, the show has been completely unwatchable for me.

I find Friends to be too contrived and they work too hard for a laugh. I don't hate it but there are so many shows that are many times better. Watch "King of Queens" or "Will and Grace" instead. The writing and the actors are superb.

Well, since they wrote off the best actor on the show - THE MONKEY - what did you expect?

Oh, and by the way, Cox is actually good in the pre-Friends movie "The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them". It's a bit obscure but worth finding. The more we watched it, the funnier we found it. It definitely grows on you!