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FRIENDS is set up almost exactly like seinfeld except it doesnt attempt anything but the most milquetoast of sitcom motions. i know seinfeld is technically about nothing but thats the core of it's subversion. theres a mutual understanding between the viewers and creators about what the show is about. in friends though this relationship is nonexistent, the show is a by-the-numbers sitcom using the sensibilities of network television circa 2002. most of the characters are straight up narcissists who if they were your actual friends you would loving hate them. it follows the basic sitcom setup of "i want thing. i am going to screw my friends over for thing. oh no the nature of thing is not what i thought, and i also screwed over friend!! what am i going to do? i am going to double-down and make the situation worse" except this is not the core joke, like seinfeld, its just a necessity of the serial television medium the lovely thing with friends though is that even tho its just another sitcom thats passively pouring someone else's value system straight into your skull its flashy production values and insane popularity pretends that it has some measure of relatability and emotional depth to it when its literally just Full House
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FRIENDS might have done more damage to society than anyone can possibly imagine the people i know that are FRIENDS fans are all insanely bad at interpersonal relationships because they do things purely through a sense of 'what they are supposed to do' like their entire personality complex is dictated by what society deems acceptable. i guess you could call them sheeple but i dont care about flouride in drinking water im just talking about the way they act in response to stimuli - they respond with behaviors learned from watching other people except they have not learned those behaviors from real people they have learned them from television. i mean thats like core human nature if you aren't autistic but the subtle difference is that the people on a television screen are not actually people - they are actors playing fictional characters FRIENDS fans are like, hosed up broken people
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Mar 29, 2017 17:36
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a misanthrope posted:everyone thinks they're chandler but they're probably ross ross is probably the worst person in the entire show. i think he's supposed to be the protagonist that people relate to but like no aspect of the show's drama is relateable and the characters all act in incredibly emotionally neglectful and straight up abusive ways
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Mar 29, 2017 17:41
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Hammerite posted:which is worse, friends or big bang theory big bang theory isnt even a competently produced television show though. its actually kind of interesting to look at the scene blocking in friends which is at least more interesting than anything that actually happens in the show. the little ive seen of the big bang theory its a loving disaster where nobody involved does more than phone it in
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Mar 30, 2017 01:48
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WatermelonGun posted:Didn't Anna Farris show up in the show at some point? i didnt know who this is and it looks like my ex girlfriend so i cant help but feel a little revulsion sorry
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Mar 30, 2017 01:51
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oldpainless posted:To be fair, why should they put any effort in? They're super rich and their show isn't funny and they all know it well yeah but there are people buying big bang theory tshirts. clearly they dont know it
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Mar 30, 2017 02:01
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none of them
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