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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always thought I hated Schwimmer, but I rewatched the show as an adult and realized how great his comedic timing is. Teenage me just didn’t like Ross.[/quote]

"PIVOT!!"[/quote]

Never thought the scene was funny.[/quote]

That's definitely a you problem[/quote]

I think the only reason people NOW like it is because Schwimmer said that was his favorite scene.

I actually thought the leather pants with powder and lotion was his best scene.[/quote]

DP.  At the time it aired, it was hilarious.  Everyone was talking about it and saying, "PIVOT!"  It's not as funny now, rewatching it, but it definitely was at the time.[/quote]

There was no streaming service, few people with cell phones, no smart phones and no DVRs or Tivo for the majority of the run of Friends.  Internet was still dial up in most places.

This meant that nearly every single person in the entire country between the ages of 15-50 was sitting in front of TV on Thursday night watching Friends. The next Friday at work and school, just about every teen through adult was discussing the previous night's episode, laughing over the jokes, mimicking the expressions of the characters, and copying Chandler's weird cadence.  The Friends girls were beautiful, but normal regular girl beautiful,  and well dressed in an accessible,  affordable way, so they were easy to connect to.  M
ost women were getting the Rachel cut and copying the style of one of the 3 women on the show.  They made things that weren't talked about, such as Ross' ex wife and new wife, interracial dating and more, just normal and regular, instead of A Thing.

It was truly a cultural phenomenon where almost all teens and adults in America were watching and experiencing the exact same thing at the exact same time, through laughter and silliness.

The Cosby Show was the same thing, for kids and families.   All the kids in the country were watching at the same time, learning how to be a good kid and how to interact with family in a positive way.

We will never duplicate that same kind of cultural experience, unless the internet and smart phones disappear.

The only time now that anything remotely similar happens where most of America is watching the same thing is the superbowl, or if something important exploded, caught on fire, got attacked, washed away, got assassinated, or some other terrible event.

We would be a better country if we once again had these regular, fun, positive cultural experiences .[/quote]

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