Friends

If you’re looking for a laugh, a cry or a smile, then the Friends series box set is right for you. Containing ten seasons and a variety of special features, these DVD’s will have you smiling for hours. Friends has an episode or character for every occasion. Whether you are sad or lonely, have recently broken up with a boyfriend or girlfriend, or purely want to enjoy life, you can fill any desire within the episodes of Friends. Beginning with the pilot and ending with episode 236, you are able to share in the lives of these six characters and feel as though they are your friends too.

Only by watching every season can you fully appreciate the story lines and character traits. Seeing Chandler, Monica, Joey, Phoebe, Ross, and Rachel grow throughout the series is comparable to growing yourself. Friends depicts job struggles, relationships, and the unpredictable events of life. This show constantly leaves you wanting more. Almost every episode is a cliff hanger; particularly those played out through the triumphs and sorrows of Ross and Rachel. The writers continually keep us wondering if Ross and Rachel will ever resolve their differences and let destiny take over. Essentially, watching one episode can’t do justice to their cyclical relationship and nature of the show.

Friends is also a worthy buy because of the plethora of guest stars that complement the main characters. Guests such as Tom Selleck, Tate Donovan, Bruce Willis, Paul Rudd, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Christina Applegate, and Reese Witherspoon add to the capricious and delightful spirit of Friends. The addition of guest roles, often as significant others, allows for new faces to retain the audience’s interest and remove any monotony. Few other series have aired for ten years with the same main characters, viewer interest, and ratings it started with. The Friends finale was as, if not more, anticipated and watched than its pilot.

Friends is more than a TV show—it’s a comedic and slightly dramatic outlook on life. The characters encounter things as one might in the real world. The plots are not always happy and carefree; characters get divorced, discover they can’t naturally conceive, lose jobs, and experience financial instabilities. Essentially, the trials and tribulations of the actors are of society. However, each situation is handled with a positive attitude and in tune with the spirit of the show—life is not empty and you can find a smile in any circumstance.

Friends is not reality, but it allows the viewer to escape to a world where life and love are simpler. Friends, a sitcom, turns serious situations into a joke. Everything that happens, no matter how somber, is taken lightly and laughed at. So whether you want to hate your job with Chandler or live the worry-free, playful life with Joey, Friends will always be there.