When I was asked to pick out my TV show ever, I thought about ' The Big Bang theory ' -the ultimate funny geeky show, totally relatable to the engineer graduate or maybe 'Sherlock'- ahh that great thriller and suspense which makes you stand on the edge or maybe 'House of Cards' - political drama which has so many twists and turns that is going to blow your mind. But then there is 'Breaking Bad' or 'Suits', I mean we can't deny there is some great storytellers in Hollywood but if we have to talk about the elephant in the room, it has to be the one and only 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S'- the ultimate sitcom which makes you laugh like there is no worries in the world.
So that is my ultimate favorite show which I am claiming to have seen it more than 20 times at least. It is my friend throughout my life journey thick and thin since it was introduced to me when I was a kid watching Disney shows and naive and I really was needed to see something grown-up and funny so yeah roughly around 8 years ago.
This show has all elements in it from witty to drama, sarcasm, story, humor, action, romance and mostly sense of being in a perfect no perfect relationship with your friends.
The storyline and characters are perfect. They will take you to their life journey which is so relatable that even after all the happy and bad times, in the end you will be at a point where you can be proud of how your life turned out to be.
When I was having my first breakup or problems with understanding my relationship with my parents, brother and friends, or having a hard time doing a job I don't like or not having enough courage to pursue my dreams, this show has been with me through all. I laughed, I cried, I introspected my decision and I developed an attitude towards everything happening in my life have some purpose.
Okay enough about me, let's talk about the show. Everyone I think goes through all the phases where they are Chandler, the funny one or the Joey, the stud one, or the Monica, the obsessive one, or the Phoebe, strongest one, or the Rachel, the whole package- from being loyal to hardworking to not afraid to try new things.
I absolutely adore the direction, the story plots, the great puns, lines and sarcasm which are basically used by everyone once in a while to put a humor in their conversation like 'unagi' or 'lobster', it's a great achievement if there is such great legacy following the show.
This connection comes only when there is some serious repetition going on with the show. I do know all the scenes, all the dialogues and all the endings that I can repeat with them.
One of the greatest thing about the show is also their fan followings, I mean what could be a better conversation to start with a stranger than asking about what episodes are their favorite ones or the character they are mostly related to. Right?
Let's specifically talk about the creative elements of this show. Apart from the great sense of humor and sarcasm in their engaging content, this show leveraged on the daily routine of every common person. There is nothing fictional or major dramatical about the show. It's so hard to notice small things in people's daily lives and present that on the screen and also giving it a pinch of drama and lots of humor is a task well done. You don't have to follow the whole story to be part of the show which generally happens in almost all other TV shows where all the episodes are interlinked. You can just start any one of them and you will not feel lost about the plot. It's always the new story with the same character and to make it throughout the 10 seasons, it is remarkable. The show give some major goals on romantic relationships like Monica and Chandler or determination to achieve your goal like Joey or fighting all the odds and come out stronger like Phoebe or lighting up the mood in the room even in dense situation like Chandler or keeping up the bond amidst all the odds and greens like their friendship to each other .
And I am writing this article feeling all the emotions altogether, the great moments in the shows, the ending and how this helped me overcome my fear of boredom and loneliness in my teens as well as in my adulthood, okay I am going to see one episode right after I am finishing this article.
As there is a saying, new shows will come and go but the one will remain forever favorite the ultimate, one and only, 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S'
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