Friends: Season 1

Great Season, introducing us to nerdy paleoentologist Ross Geller and his monster crush on Rachel, his old college buddy Chandler bing and his wise-cracks, Chandler's oversexed and stupid roommate Joey Tribbiani and his mediocre acting career, Ross's sister Monica Geller and her cooking and obsessive-ness, Monica's roomate formerly spoiled Rachel Green, and Monica's ex-roommate free spirted wierd Phoebe Buffay. This season focus's mainly on Ross' crush on Rachel, but some other things. Here are the list of the episodes in the order that I like them The One With The Blackout The One With The Boobies The One Where Nana Dies Twice The One With the Stoned Guy The One With The Butt The Pilot The One With The Thumb The One Where Rachel Finds Out The One With George Stephanopoulos The One With Mrs. Bing The One With the Birth The One With the Fake Monica The One With the Ick Factor The One With all the Poker The One With the Monkey The One With the Sonogram at the End The One With the East German Laundry Detergent The One Where the Monkey Gets Away The One With the Candy Hearts The One With the Evil Orthodontist The One With the Dozen Lasagnas The One Where Underdog Gets Away The One With Two Parts

Well kids, it's finally here. If any of you, like me, are tired of having to catch those WB reruns to see this show's start in television, purchase these DVD's and you'll remember why the magic has captivated audiences all around the world for 8...make that 9...years running. For those of you who are truly obsessed, all the old memories will come flooding back and you'll probably recite half the shows from memory. For those of you not (YET) obsessed, the following things might not be so clear...get the DVD's and you'll understand! True fans...find out if you're obsessed... Do you find yourself humming "I'll Be There For You" or one of Phoebe's songs as you walk down the street? Do you spend all your time online looking for Friends sites? Do you know the names of all the script writers? Do you find yourself counting down to the next day Friends will be on television? (you don't have to anymore! start your collection with Series 1!) Do you find yourself quoting from Friends in every day conversation? Do you stress the word "be" in conversation? (Ex: Could that coffee BE any stronger.) Does your email address contain the character name or real name of one of the cast? Do you know the name of every episode? Do you know the scripts by heart? Have you have named your children/pets after the cast or the animals on the show? (ex: my cat is named Chandler!) Have you had your hair cut to look like Jennifer Aniston's (the "Rachel")? Do you have a frame on your door? Purchase the DVD's and you'll understand the reason behind the obsession. Ya, so the quality isn't the best. You've got four DVD's that will keep you laughing for hours! Get your friends together and have a night of Friends...trust me, it's worth the investment!

Ahhh, where it all started. The first line of dialogue is "There's nothing to tell". Rachel makes a dramatic entrance into the Friends' lives when she comes into the coffee house as a dripping wet bride. Ross just discovered his wife was a lesbian and she was planning to move in with her lover. Joey is just same old Joey, goofy and fun-loving. Chandler and his wacky stories, at the beginning of the first episode, he was telling the gang he had a dream that he was back in high school, butt-naked and there was a phone 'down there'. We learn Phoebe had a ex-boyfriend named Carl who ate chalk. At the end of the first episode, Ross asks Rachel out, but nothing ever came of it. As the debut season goes on, Rachel tries to quit Central Perk, but fails, Ross tries to get over Carol, but that doesn't work either, Rachel falls for an Italian hottie named Paolo, but he hits on Phoebe, which ends his and Rachel's relationship, Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre, Joey gets a part in a movie as Al Pacino's butt double, Monica falls for a guy 8 years younger than her, Barry (the man Rachel was supposed to marry), comes back in an episode and tells Rachel he still loves her, and Ross many times Ross tries to tell Rachel his true feelings for her, but something always got in the way. As you can see, there are many exciting events that occur in the first season, but there is only one way to find out what else happens. This is one of my favorite DVDs in the Friends collection. This DVD is defintely a great buy. Hope you enjoy it!!

Reviewing the programs: I'm not a fan of Friends, but i had watched many episodes in WBTV and they're really fun (even in it's 10th season). If you don't know who are the friends, they are Ross (David Schwimmer), a noble guy that is in love with Rachel Green (Jeniffer Aniston), she is the stereotiphycal girl that get all that she wants from her dad (until suddendly, decides to scape from her house and live at her own spense); Chandler (Mattew Perry), the insecure and sarchastic guy that is looking the love of his life, Monica (Cortney Cox), that in her childhood was a fat and insecure girl, Phoebee (Lisa Kudrow) that is completely nuts, and Joey, he pretends to be an actor, but with poor results; Somehow we can identify with one of them. Reviewing the DVD: This DVD collection has all of the 1st season episodes, and they are very funny, the audio and video are good (presented in full screen (this is not a movie, this is a TV program); in the extras section, you find and audio commentary in the pilot episode (sorry, no subtitles in the commentary), some featurettes like "inside Central Perk" and a trailer; in the language support, you get english audio track; english, french, spanish and korean subtitles; the episodes are longer than 30 minutes (i guess they indeed have new footage), there are no fades to black (where should be the commercials, maybe "The Simpsons" could learn something about this), an the play all option is great (you can forget where you leave your remote control!) Maybe the only flaw is the price If you want a good laugh or if you're a Friends fan, you'll love this collection

Great as all the others!

well i am just thrilled that the complete seasons of friends are finally being released!!! friends is an amazing show and i think there is something in it for everybody. i am an addict and dont know what i am going to do once they end the show which will probably be in a year. well AT LEAST i will have my complete seasons on dvd!! to be honest im not a huge fan of the first season but of course i bought it. i prefer some of the later episodes from season 3 and 5 etc. but they are all amazing and hilarious and should be watched by one and all! i hope the seasons to follow come out soon, i know that season 2 will be released in the beginning of september which is great, so i highly recommend the first season dvd as well as the best of friends volumes which i also own. but i figure if i am going to buy all the complete seasons then i might as well stick to those rather than buying the best of dvd's. to make a long story short this is a great buy and you cant go wrong with friends the number 1 comedy in america!

Pilot Episode was one of the best ever in TV comedy series history. Provided insight into the 6 primary characters backgrounds. Foreshadowed character relationships for future seasons. . . Friends is the perfect example of the well known phrase "greater than the sum of its parts". 6 main characters were *not* funny individually. But the *combined ensemble* resulted in a comedy cultural phenomenon. . . Here is my ranking of Friends characters, from best to worst. Sorry, not sorry. . Joey - funniest character. literally played multiple characters in the series. . Monica - character was lovable despite being a control freak and neat freak. good physical comedy. . Rachel - wanted what she could not have. when she got it, no longer wanted it. (Ross, of course). spoiled and selfish character. . Ross - very insecure character. worst decision maker with respect to relationships. . Chandler - character's shtick was terribly annoying and extremely over used. Actor's personal problems unfortunately had negative effects on the character and show. . Phoebe - character was too quirky and not funny. writers literally had to shoehorn this character into scenes in countless episodes. . . Friends somehow lasted 10 seasons. TV comedy series should have ended after season 5. . (1) Obvious lack of *diversity* on Friends. TV comedy series took place in New York City! By comparison, 1970s TV comedy series Barney Miller took place in NYC and had a diverse cast. . . (2) Friends peaked in season 5. Writers, Directors, and Producers ran out of good ideas for new episodes. . Example 1 : character Janice appeared in all 10 seasons. OMG! Enough is enough. Example 2 : mega star Bruce Willis portrayed an insecure father who literally cried in season 6. Example 3 : Monica and Chandler romance was *not* originally planned. Audience reaction and fan feedback helped create "Mon-dler". . . (3) Most supporting characters were written out of the show too quickly. . Example : character Elizabeth Stevens was Ross Geller's student and girlfriend in season 6. Cute couple, despite the characters' age difference. Writers should have continued the Elizabeth and Ross story arc into season 7. .

I have recently become a big fan of Friends. I am not watching the series in order, but so far this is easily one of the best seasons. I prefer to order shows on DVD because it doesn't require internet, and I can watch it on my portable DVD player in the car. As for video quality, these shows, like all friends DVDs, are presented in 4:3, their original broadcast ratio. All in all, this DVD set is high recommended by me.