“RACHEL”
“MONICA”
“PHOEBE”
(“Friends” (stylized as F•R•I•E•N•D•S) is an American television sitcom, created by ‘David Crane’ and ‘Marta Kauffman’, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting 10 seasons)
(with an ensemble cast starring ‘Jennifer Aniston’, ‘Courteney Cox’, ‘Lisa Kudrow’, ‘Matt LeBlanc’, ‘Matthew Perry’, and ‘David Schwimmer’, the show revolves around six 20-30 something friends living in Manhattan)
(the series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with ‘Warner Bros. Television’)
(the original executive producers were ‘Kevin S. Bright’, ‘Marta Kauffman’, and ‘David Crane’)
(‘Kauffman’ and ‘Crane’ began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993)
(they presented the idea to ‘Bright’, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC)
(after several script rewrites and changes, including a title change to Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series was finally named “Friends”)
(filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in ‘Burbank’, California)
(all 10 seasons of Friends ranked within the ‘top 10’ of the final television season ratings; ultimately reaching the #1 spot with its 8th season)
(the series finale on 6 may 2004, was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the 5th most watched series finale in television history, and the most watched television episode of the 2000s decade)
(“Friends” received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time)
(the series was nominated for 62 “Primetime Emmy Awards”, winning the “Outstanding Comedy Series” award in 2002 for its 8th season)
(the show ranked #21 on TV Guide’s “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time” and #7 on Empire magazine’s “The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time”)
(in 1997, the episode “The One with the Prom Video” was ranked #100 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time”)
(in 2013, Friends ranked #24 on the Writers Guild of America’s “101 Best Written TV Series of All Time” and #28 on TV Guide’s “60 Best TV Series of All Time”)