Tag: Friends
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7 New Netflix Shows in May 2020, and the Best Reasons to Watch
1. “Space Force” Season 1 (available May 29)Why Should I Watch? After “The Office” announced its impending departure from Netflix, it was only a matter of time before the streamer came up with an original series to take its place. Enter “Space Force.” Co-created by “The Office” creator Greg Daniels and “The Office” star Steve…
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‘Of course I smoked marijuana!’ Elliott Gould on stardom, Streisand and Elvis Presley
The star of M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye – and more recently, Friends – talks about drugs, his fiery marriage to Barbra Streisand and getting his best reviews from Groucho Marx and Muhammad AliThe best review ever received by Elliott Gould – renowned actor and star of M*A*S*H and The Long Goodbye; not to mention, Ross…
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‘Friends’ Sales Rise as the Show Lies in Limbo Between Streaming Services
Breaking news: turns out people still really like watching Friends. The mega-hit NBC sitcom has become a cross-generational juggernaut, resonating with not only the original audience who watched it live, but also with millennials who may not have even been born yet when the show debuted in 1994. Now, with the show having left Netflix…
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The Best Comedy Shows on Netflix Right Now
In the mood for laughs? We (and Netflix) have you covered. From classics like Friends, The Office and Parks and Rec to quirky series Trailer Park Boys and The Inbetweeners — not to mention great Netflix originals like Glow — below you’ll find a list of shows that might make for great discoveries or even…
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The 20 Netflix Original Series to Be Excited About in 2020
Netflix is leaning into its strengths in 2020. Not only is the streaming giant pumping out dozens, if not hundreds of new shows, but many of their original series meet the demand illustrated by past successes or fill holes left by departing favorites.So is there a new “Stranger Things” on the horizon? Perhaps a worthy…
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The One Where ‘Friends’ is No Longer on Netflix and We Tell You Where It Will Appear on Streaming Again
We knew it was going to happen, but that doesn’t make it any less heartbreaking to discover that Friends won’t always be there for us — at least on Netflix. The beloved NBC sitcom, which took on a second life as the white noise playing on every millennial apartment’s TV screens, has officially left Netflix.…
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‘No Time to Die’ Character Posters Reveal Bond’s Friends and Foes
The trailer for the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, arrives tomorrow, but first, here are some character posters. They give us our first real look at Rami Malek‘s villain character, as well as new looks at Daniel Craig‘s Bond, Ben Whishaw‘s Q looking very uncomfortable about having his own character poster, and…
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Film News Roundup: 25th Anniversary Showings of ‘Friends’ Generate $2.9 Million
In today’s film news, 25th anniversary showings of “Friends” draw impressively, Screen Gems is developing a Santa Muerte movie and Australian story “Atm Boy” is in the works as a feature film.‘Friends’ AnniversaryFathom Events’ three-night showing of NBC’s sitcom “Friends” generated $2.9 million from over 1,600 North American theaters — the second-highest-grossing 2019 U.S. event…
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‘Friends’ Anniversary: Behind-the-Scenes of TV’s Most Caffeinated ‘Comfort Food’
In 2014, I published a book called “Sitcom” that served as a history of the American situation comedy, covering the gamut from “I Love Lucy” to the present day. For that work, I wrote a chapter on “Friends,” rewatching the entirety of the series and appreciating its warmth and its acidic vigor. I felt like…