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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is the Cheesecake Factory of TV shows. How on earth is it, or was it ever, popular? Truly.
Phoebe had no character beyond being a ditz and a flake. NOBODY acts like this in real life.
Shrewish Monica was unlikable and Cox couldn't act her way out of a paper sack.
Aniston was boring, blah, and basic.
Joey was one-note and LeBlanc was a painfully weak actor.
Schwimmer/Ross was punchable.
And poor Matthew Perry/Chandler Bing - he was actually a talented comic but was lost in this sad muddle of a cheezeball show.

Oh, and this was supposed to take place in NY? More like Disney.[/quote]

People will say the same thing 30 years from now, about shows that are popular now.

I agree about Phoebe and Joey.  I wasn't a fan of either character.

This is television, it wasn't supposed to be real.  The only show I can think of off hand where the living situation shadowed real life financially is Theee's Company.  They were often short on rent money, or broke until payday.[/quote]

On Friends they all have money issues except Ross and Chandler. [/quote]

There is a very memorable episode where Phoebe, Joey, and Rachel have frustrated with the other three for not understanding that they had very different incomes and can't necessarily do the same stuff (a fancy birthday dinner out and then tickets to a concert). The way they handled it is funny and was super relatable to me as a 20-something grad student with a lot of friends making real money or with spouses making real money. At one point Phoebe loses it at dinner and starts yelling at the others for suggesting they just split the check, when the rich friends have ordered like surf and turf and wine and the poor friends have ordered appetizers and water. It's the kind of thing you'd never actually say in quite that way, but it was super satisfying to hear someone articulate it because I have been in that exact situation.

Also, the concert they are going to is Hootie and the Blowfish which is a EXACTLY the band this particular group would be excited to go see.

The show is dopey and basic, but that's also part of what made it relatable and comforting to people. It's not cutting edge humor, but I enjoyed it when it was on.[/quote]

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