Saturday, November 19, 2011

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.: Where are they now?


We first met them in 1994, and they have been part of our lives ever since. David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin Bright brought together six people that fitted perfectly the role of "our" friend.
They made us laugh and cry in no more than 22 minutes. They were our best company, now and then. We all miss them, and despite seeing them quite often in other roles, they will always be the amazing FRIENDS:


Jennifer Aniston
Rachel Green started out as a spoiled rich girl, but we grew to love her as the waitress pursuing her dream to work in fashion. She was Monica's best friend, and the on and off relationship with Ross made us root for the couple for almost ten years, especially after the adorable Emma. Since the end of the series, we have seen Jen in some comedies, like Rumor Has It, The Break-Up and Horrible Bosses. She was also a guest star on Courtney Cox's Dirt and Cougar Town.



David Schwimmer
Ross Geller is our favorite paleontologist. He was as geeky as lovable, not the mention that we were always sympathetic with the downfalls of his love life. He was hilarious in a remarkable way. For the love of god, they were on a break. And Ross as a musician: it's safe to say that bagpipes and keyboards were never more entertaining.
David Schwimmer has been conquering the little ones as Melman (Madagascar). He was also a director of the 13th episode of Joey.



Courteney Cox
Monica Gellar was a unique character, and the one I related to the most. Her sense of perfection made each scene special. And just think of the wedding, "We can't find Chandler...'s vest", "Don't scare me like that. For a second I was life: Oh, my God, the worst has happened". She wanted to be the perfect wife, the perfect chef, the super aunt... and she sure nailed it. Off course that if you told her that, she would simply say "I KNOW!"

We have seen Courteney as Jules in Cougar Town, and following the FRIENDS tradition, she guest stared in Lisa's Web Therapy series. She is also quite known in the Scream movies.



Matthew Perry
Chandler Bing, or Chandler Muriel Bing, didn't have it easy for a long time. However, is facial expressions and sarcasm conquered the audience like no other. We loved Janice (OH MY GOD), but we were all happy when he found love in his best friend. "Could I be any more" proud of him? "They don't know that we know that they know": simply unforgettable.

Mr. Shunshine didn't please the critics, and we also think he could do better. Let's hope Matt overcomes his personal problems and returns to the screen soon.



Lisa Kudrow
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat, what are they feeding you? Is there any terrible singer that we appreciated more than Phoebe Buffay, or Regina Phalange, or Princess Consuela Bananahammock. From cleansing auras to reincarnation, Phoebe was the most credulous of the gang. She was also one of the kindest: she was the surrogate of her brother's triplets. She didn't have it easy as a child, which is why we were so glad that she got to have a fairytale wedding with Mike.

Nowadays, we see her as Fiona in Web Therapy. She also guest stared in Cougar Town. Recently, we also saw her in Easy A.



Matt LeBlanc
"How you doing?" Joseph Francis Tribbiani, or just Joey, was passionate about food and women. He was also a wannabe actor, eventually landing a big role in Days of Our Lives, as Dr. Drake Ramoray. He was so dumb that every situation made us laugh out loud, but incredibly sweet at the same time: the time when he was in love in Rachel was just heartbreakingly beautiful.

We have seen Matt as Joey, in his own sitcom, as as himself, in Episodes.


1 comment:

  1. They are truly missed.

    (Depois de ler os dois primeiros parágrafos achei que iam todos ter 4 linhas propositadamente! Fuuu, ainda bem que não :P)

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