It can be said that there is hardly a TV series as successful as the sitcom “friends”. This TV series, which was broadcast from 1994 to 2004, still has countless fans around the world. Not only that, the show also made Jennifer Aniston, the actress in the film, a superstar. Not only that, in this play, we also met many interesting comedians.
“friends” stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David swimmer. The story centers on six old “friends” who live in Manhattan, New York, and describes their ten-year journey together. It was first broadcast on September 22, 1994 and ended on May 6, 2004. It has a total of 236 episodes in 10 seasons. The ratings of each season are among the top ten in the year. It is one of the most popular TV dramas in history.
Talking about “friends”, this TV series not only provides entertainment, but also becomes an important aspect of popular culture. In fact, HBO has been very considerate in hosting the program of the return of “friends” actors. Before we wait for their return, we also look back and forth on the little-known behind the scenes anecdotes behind “friends”.
The inspiration of the story of “Friends” comes from the daily life of the creator of the play.
David Klein and Marta kaffman are the main creators of “friends”. When talking about this play, Marta said: “when David and I lived in New York, we had six “friends”, and we were each other’s best “friends”. We were together all the time, and we were like a family. So later, when we considered making the series have an all-star cast, it suddenly occurred to us to look back on that time in our lives. This is “friends”.The birth of the concept, in that period of your life, “friends” are your family. ” Indeed, as Marta kaffman said, during the period of our lives from the age of 20 to 30, “friends”, like family members, accompany us and accompany us through this wonderful period.
Courteney Cox initially considered playing Rachel
When “friends” first chose the role, the creator arranged for Courteney Cox to play Rachel instead of Monica. At that time, Courtney had just escaped from a bad performance. She played a man’s wife in another play. As for why Courtney was initially considered to play Rachel, the creator of “friends” thought that Courtney had something lovely in her. However, later, Courteney finally got the role of Monica. As for why Courtney finally played Monica, it was because the actress thought that the characteristics of Monica were more in line with her.
Matthew Perry is one of the earliest actors on the “friends” list
When Marta kaffman was interviewed by vanity fair, she admitted that they considered countless actors at that time, but the period did not develop as expected. Matthew Perry, the actor who played Chandler, was the earliest actor on their list, but he was acting in a TV series called lax 2194 at that time, so he did not participate in the audition at first, which made them arrange other people at that time. Interestingly, Matthew Perry finally returned to “friends” to play Chandler.
When the creator of “friends” wrote the character Monica, he thought of Jenny Girofaro.
Monica is a very important character in “friends”. This character is like a gel that gathers “friends” together. Many stories in “friends” also take place in Monica’s apartment. The creators of “friends” admit that when they first wrote the role of Monica, they had in mind the appearance of Hollywood actress Jennifer giraffero. David Klein believes that Jenny giraffero not only has Monica’s maternal nature, but also has a sharp acting skill.
“Friends” didn’t initially consider turning Joey into a “stupid” character
As we all know, in “friends”, Joey’s IQ is not high. He likes to eat, but he also likes to do stupid things. When “friends” first designed the characters in the play, especially before the pilot episode, the creators did not intend to portray Joey as stupid, but they found that Matt LeBlanc pretended to be stupid very well, and from Matt LeBlanc’s performance, they found that “silly” Joey would make you want to take care of him more. This is also why Joey is a “stupid” appearance in “friends” TV series. Although Joey is sometimes stupid, many people still love the role.
