Friends: The Poll

they all became insufferable self-parodies after series four when, or so it seemed, the writing became painfully forced and almost every bit of dialogue was an obvious setup to a punchline.

that being said, like steve I caught a few of the early episodes recently and there were times when it was really good.

umm, chandler. but only for S1&2.

Phoebe is the least annoying.

This is a misprint?

they all became insufferable self-parodies after series four when, or so it seemed, the writing became painfully forced and almost every bit of dialogue was an obvious setup to a punchline.

wtf it's sitcom.

you can't get precious about 'friends'. i thought it got funnier as it got more self-parodic tbh.

wtf it's sitcom.

you can't get precious about 'friends'.

I'm not precious about it, I just think there was a major dip in quality when the show became really successful and, presumably, the writers felt the need to repeat the trick. In the early series they were amusing but, at least moderately, believable characters. Later they were just caricatures and I found the show to be pretty unwatchable.

first season or two pretty unwatchably unfunny. got way funnier mid to late run

ross or joey but everyone has their share of funny bits which often ends up being down to the acting rather than the characters or lines

Ross is best. I always enjoy Schwimmer's acting, even more so because he runs with the gag even when it makes the character look stupid, when you just know that the others insist on getting the smart line or showing their best side or whatever

Phoebe - totally, totally awful. She was irritating enough as the quirky one, but at some point the writers forgot even about that, and just turned her into a nasty, whining asshole. One time the others arrange a picnic in the park for her, and her reaction is 'The park? That sucks! That's a crap surprise!' She's like that, every bloody line.

*kills self*

you NEVER run on a barge

"Space Cowboy."

The most irritating thing about Ross is that he doesn't get his comeuppance. Dude does not deserve Rachel at the end no way, sir.

Rachel and Joey - ahhhhhhh...
Monica and Chandler - meh...
Pheobe and Ross - now you're talking. They could whine together for all eternity.

rachel's pretty dreadful in her own ways too, ned.

Oh yeah, but I loved the stupid J & R plotline for some reason.

Joey and Rachel? That was unbearable, talk about running out of plots.

I think the fact I am watching all this in reverse order may have affected my opinions. I can't wait to see Joey in floppy hair though.

Really, many of these are funny in isolation but watching too many of them at once can make you homicidal.

one more for Ross, he's the funniest nuff said

Chandler. Pill addiction.

Chandler. Unhealthy fluctuations in weight.

No Chandler, No " .... omg!"

We should poll funniest Chandler: normal Chandler, big fat orange Chandler, back to kinda normal Chandler with glasses?

Big Fat Orange ftw

my favorite Chandler was early Chandler (but I'm indie like that)

i saw the thanksgiving episode with rachel's meat trifle the other day and it was still funny and I surprised myself by remembering everything about it, despite having not seen it in years.

I wonder what became of Joey's daft leather waistcoat.

It got a pilot but the network didn't think it had enough potential

fave ep 4 sure

We should poll funniest Chandler: normal Chandler, big fat orange Chandler, back to kinda normal Chandler with glasses?

You forgot ultra-skinny from too much drugs Chandler

that chandler's just upsetting

never got past the fucking theme song!

was thinking today, the theme tunes kind of a riff upon 'pleasant valley sunday', no?

Crust Punk Chandler

kathleen turner as chandlers transexual dad is the only sensible answer here

rachael because she is annoying. i mean wasnt that the point? annoying, neurotic, single manhattanites fucking up their jobs and relationships because they are annoying and neurotic? and she looks good in a mini skirt + mock turtleneck + boots.

Ross because he was on fire for the last couple of seasons.

Joey a close second for consistent greatness.

I love this show.

Ross' playing the keyboard is the best moment of the whole show.

I have to mute the tv for the duration of the theme tune if I ever watch Friends.

she looks good in a mini skirt + mock turtleneck + bootbs.

the theme song makes me embarrassed for wisconsin

wait are you thinking of "That 70's Show"?

Early cynical IT-skivvy Chandler kind of "spoke" to me at the time. And again when he took up smoking. So, him then.

Several shark-jumps over the years - but an equal number were in reverse, so I kept getting pulled back into it. Give it another four or five years, and I suspect it'll be viewed as a canonical consensus classic.

How I Met Your Mother is like a FRIENDS that is funny and awesome. This show bores me. That said, I voted Phoebe because I liked that character.. didn't her character date one played by Paul Rudd at some point? The last few years of Apatow movies have made me love him.

Phoebe eventually married the Paul Rudd guy. But she was also married to Steve Zahn, and dated Michael Rapaport until he shot a bird.

HIMYM is charming but so very minor

How I Met Your Mother is like a FRIENDS that is funny and awesome

hmm, i've must've been watching the wrong episodes. US sitcoms are DEAD to me now tho.

but i do like Paul Rudd

HIMYM is odd in that the writing is often good but the execution is really flat and uninvolving. I've enjoyed it when I've watched it but gotten many more genuine laughs out of "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and a Half Men".

are these all very zingcentric? i need more surreal bait and switch

HIMYM can be awesome.

the band that did the friends theme is from waukesha, wi.

embed me a funny HIMYM clip dudez

I can't video at work, but I hear you on thinking HIMYM is a snoozefest, once I finally gave it a shot though it hooked me fully and completely. Some great episodes: Slutty Pumpkin, Slapsgiving, the Pineapple Incident, and Wait For It are all great episodes. Little Minesota from this season is great if you are Canadian or a northern American. I guess you have to have enjoyed Pineapple Express, Dr. Horrible's sing-a-long blog, Freaks & Geeks or Forgetting Sarah Marshall because it's essentially the Jason Segal & Friends happy hour. Josh Radnor (lead guy) is okay but outshined by his supporting actors..

Phoebe is the least annoying.

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this is too hilarious

Friends beat Seinfeld at its own game; it truly is a show about nothing

S&tC and Girls did seem to show NY in a way that the earlier sitcoms didn't

Friends and Seinfeld were filmed in Los Angeles

xpost Seinfeld is never in the running for ruining nyc. No white trustfund kid ever moved to nyc because of seinfeld.

this is a great time to bring up morbs' ny stand up career.

morbs moved to ny because of i love lucy

Good! As Jerry usta say, "One in a row."

however even as a kid I knew the Lucy apartment address (623 E 68 St) would be in the middle of the fucking East River.

Welcome Back Kotter ushered in the great sweathog migration to Brooklyn.

ed norton inspired a generation of youngsters to become sewer workers

xp lol

didn't realize you were a life-long NYer morbius!

NJ (Sopranos country) til age 30

tho I have gone to school or worked here since 18

however even as a kid I knew the Lucy apartment address (623 E 68 St) would be in the middle of the fucking East River.

Frasier's apartment is in a zeppelin floating hundreds of feet above Lake Union