"Friends" will accompany me forever!

Selmer 2021-10-13 13:05:40

"Friends" director Roger Christensen said the scene after filming the last episode of "friends" "Oh, yes, I will not forget that day. As usual, we started filming at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and soon Finished all the scenes smoothly. The last scene was shot in the coffee shop "central park", which is where the show started ten years ago. When I said, "Okay, it's over, everyone stand up and change to another scene." , The actors and the audience are sitting in place, no one moved."

"Everyone knows that this cafe will be torn down after the filming of this episode, the actors are crying, and the screenwriters and staff all walked up. Everyone hugs each other. David Hummer hugs Jennifer Aniston from behind, and gently kisses her on the head."

"As usual, when the filming is over, everyone will leave quickly, but that day, wait until The staff cleaned up all the props, and only one grid was left. The staff and actors were still sitting on the steps, and no one would walk. Everyone drank beer and talked about what happened. They cried again. , We wrote our name on the wall with a black pen as a souvenir. It was not until three o’clock in the morning that everyone left silently. Everyone was sad. The disappearance of this cafe meant the real end, everyone We will never see "Friends" anymore. We have to say goodbye to it and also to our friends."

On May 6, 2004, the day when the finale of "Friends" was broadcast, this sad atmosphere swept across. The entire United States: 50 million American viewers sat in front of the TV at home and bid farewell to the series that had accompanied them for ten years; in Times Square, New York, there were more than 3,000 people sitting on the ground, most of them shed tears while watching the big screen .

"In fact, it was the actors who ended the show. They were too tired. They have been doing the same thing for ten years. Although it is still interesting for the audience, the actors hope to do something different. Roger told reporters the real reason for choosing to end "Friends".

"Friends", the series that started filming on September 22, 1994, has changed the lives of countless Americans. They sit in front of the TV on time every Thursday night and push away all their appointments. And the six protagonists who had borrowed from the nameless protagonists also became famous through this play. In the later period, their remuneration was as high as 120 million US dollars a season. Roger, who took over the filming of "Friends" from the seventh season, said frankly, "Because it is so popular, everyone wants to be the director of "Friends". For my career, this is a challenge and an opportunity. "

In order to keep the audience fresh on "Friends", Roger became the director of "Friends" in 2000. In his hands, the audience ratings of the eighth season of "Friends" reached the number one TV show in the United States for the first time. And won the "Emmy Award" for the best comedy series award.

Roger witnessed the most glorious moment of "Friends" and personally sent it away from the audience. Today, the wall with the signatures of the creators is preserved in the largest museum in Washington, the Smith Sonian Museum. New episodes are still being broadcast on TV. Roger's new play "Hannah Montana" is being enthusiastically sought after by American teenagers, but people still can't forget "Friends". When Roger went to other countries, he was caught The most asked question is still "Friends".

At first, he was puzzled, ""Friends" was not filmed for the Chinese, nor for the Japanese. It was just a picture of American life for Americans. However, in other countries, it is also the same. Welcome. This is really a special drama, and different people like it for different reasons. It is difficult to make a TV drama that everyone finds interesting, but "Friends" did it!"


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  • Osbaldo 2022-03-25 09:01:02

    She was watching it when I went to a friend's place before, and I strongly recommend it to be super good-looking. After watching a few episodes, it's okay. I don't have the feeling of super favorite. After a long time chasing and watching from the beginning. It's funny but it's not as funny as the 2B sisters. Maybe everyone's preferences and laughs are different. You may like it if you continue to read it.

  • Melisa 2022-03-23 09:01:03

    American TV classics! At the beginning, it was only recommended by the teacher. In order to improve my English listening skills, I didn't expect to see it at a glance. Now I find it out from time to time.

Friends quotes

  • Monica: Can you help me fold these napkins?

    Phoebe: Sure.

    Monica: I'm gonna go across the hall and check on the yams.

    [Notices the way Pheobe is folding the napkins]

    Monica: No... no honey... Not like that, we're not a barn dance. You wanna fold them like swans like I showed you at Christmas, remember?

    Phoebe: Yeah. It all came screaming back to me.

  • Ross: Chandler entered a Vanilla Ice look-alike contest and *won*!

    Chandler: Ross came fourth and cried!