Two lesbians decide to get married, and one of the lesbians' ex-husband gives her away at the altar...A cross-dressing gay dad attends his son's wedding wearing a smart gown....An uber-smart mom kisses her son's friend...A guy falls in love with and marries a woman old enough to be his mother and lives with her happily ever after...A sister plays surrogate mother to her brother's triplets...An elderly couple make out without knowing their adult daughter was in the background...A father accidentally coming upon his daughter and son-in-law making love and after all the embarrassment goes on to give them tips on how to conceive....
Written like this, hashed up in cold blood, it all sounds so gross, so unpalatable. And yet F.R.I.E.N.D.S. is a hugely popular TV series that has captured the heart of millions and won accolades hands down.
There is something essentially warm and human about this ten year long drama(1994-2004). Yes, when seen here, even a lesbian wedding seems emotional and the paternal feelings of a gay dad get transmitted out of celluloid straight to your hearts - and all this while you are laughing your heads off at the awesome comic timing of the actors and the genuinely rib-tickling one-liners they are handed out by their scriptwriters.
Each character has been etched finely and given a very definite form and shape. One thinks sarcasm and Chandler pops into the mind. Ross is Geek to the K. Fashion Freaks are Rachels and Control Freaks are Monicas. If Phoebe is weirdness peronified, then Joey is the epitome of endearing inanity.
It takes the magical combination of superb actors (Jennifer Anisten, Lisa Kudrow, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, Matt Le Blanc and David Schwimmer) and absolutely top card behind-the-camera crew that makes FRIENDS click for us. Just look at the attention paid to the smallest of details. See how even the bit-part actors get such finely etched roles. Notice how the connectivity never breaks between sequential episodes and yet an individual episode can also be enjoyed and understood out of sync. Hats off!
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ross is my fav.. i still watch the reruns everytime i see them running..
And then there is "Bold and the Beautiful" and Ridge and Brook and more such head spinning interwoven tales of incest and gays and straights...phew...
Out K serials are not far behind.
Btw, may I ask how Dame Deepti knows so much in details about who is sleeping with whom?
Thanks Viv for your humble confession.
@ Viv
Mine is Joey all the way :)
@June
Just see the shots of the 'Days of our lives' in FRIENDS (the serial where Joey plays Dr. Ramoray). The expressions Joey gives and the twists and turns - all too reminiscent of Ekta Kapoor's soaps. Conclusion - even in making disgusting sitcoms, we aren't original!
And as for secrets, ahem..hehe..Dame Deepti chooses not to reveal her sources :)
I guess how the story is told is important..
June u r looking cool with the glasses.. :)
@Viv
Just for reading purposes. How I despise wearing glasses.
Thanks anyways. A compliment does wonders to my skin. :)
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