Friends is an American television comedy developed by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that aired on NBC for 10 seasons, from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The show, starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer, follows six friends in their 20s and early 30s living in Manhattan, New York City. The initial executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Kauffman, and Crane.
During November and December 1993, Kauffman and Crane began creating Friends under the working title Insomnia Cafe. They submitted the idea to Bright, and they collaborated on a seven-page program outline for NBC.
After multiple screenplay rewrites and title changes, including Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series was eventually titled Friends. The filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions and Warner Bros. Television co-produced the series.
Friends – Season 1 – Summary
The first season introduces the six main characters who live in New York City: Rachel Green, a waitress; Monica Geller, a professional chef; her paleontologist brother, Ross Geller; Phoebe Buffay, a free-spirited masseuse; Joey Tribbiani, a struggling actor; and Chandler Bing, Ross’s college friend whose exact job at a corporation is unknown.
Rachel comes at Central Perk in her wedding gown after abandoning her fiancé, Barry, an orthodontist, at the altar. She moved into her high school buddy Monica’s apartment and starts working as a waitress at Central Perk.
Ross, who has had a crush on Rachel since high school, makes many attempts to express his affections for her. However, several difficulties stand in his way, including his doubts, Rachel’s relationship with an Italian neighbor called Paolo, and the fact that he is expecting a child with his lesbian ex-wife, Carol, who gives birth to Ben late in the season.
Joey never has a consistent girlfriend and frequently sleeps with a number of women. Phoebe is weird and complex, owing primarily to her mother’s death as a youngster and her years living on the streets. However, the group adores her nonetheless.
Chandler breaks up with his lover, Janice (Maggie Wheeler), only to reunite with her throughout the series. Near the end of the season, while Ross is on a paleontology dig in China, Chandler inadvertently reveals that Ross loves Rachel, who subsequently discovers she equally cares for him. The season concludes with Rachel waiting at the airport for Ross, who is returning from China.
Friends – TV Series – Season 1 – Episode 2 – Online ENGLISH
