On this day, 31 years ago, on September 22, 1994 (August 17, 1994 in the lunar calendar), the American TV series "Friends" started broadcasting. On September 22, 1994, when the first season of "Friends" started broadcasting, Ross appeared very frustrated. His wife Carol moved out and moved in with another woman yesterday. Joey advised Ross to go to the strip while he was single. Ross said: "I don't want to be single. I just want to get married again." Before she could finish speaking, Rachel, wearing a wedding dress, rushed into the Central Park Cafe. Chandler followed suit and shouted: "I just want $1 million. For "Friends", these two sentences seem to be predictions. One predicts the main line of the development of the 240-episode TV series, and the other predicts the popularity of the TV series: the remuneration of the six main actors will reach US$1 million per episode in a few years. Since its release on NBC 12 years ago,"The Six" has never fallen out of the top ten ratings charts. "Friends" is by no means the greatest work in the history of American TV series. Its status cannot be compared with TV series such as "I Love Lucy" broadcast in 1951. Epstein's book "Popular Culture of the 20th Century" records that when the episode "Delivery" was staged on February 19, 1953, the audience rating reached 70%. President Eisenhower's swearing-in ceremony was held on the same day. There was no audience at all. "24 Hours" was also selected as the best work of the year by the French "Film Handbook". But no American TV series has ever become as popular as "Friends", which describes the ups and downs of the daily lives of six single men and women living in New York: every Thursday night, nearly 60 million viewers in more than 60 countries and regions sit in front of the TV, waiting for the familiar song "Iwillbethereforyou" to be played. Interestingly, like many blockbuster works,"Friends" was not favored by insiders during the production stage."When the TV company reviewed the script, it didn't think it was very good. A group of young bachelors living in Manhattan? No, no, it attracts too small an audience." "Friends" producer Kevin? Bright once said,"They even suggested putting a black policeman or an older supporting actor in the show, such as the owner of the Central Park Coffee Shop." When it was broadcast,"Friends" became the most popular program. Dan? Epstein analyzed the reasons for its popularity based on the social conditions in the United States at that time: "The U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates that 20% of college graduates in the United States did not require a diploma for the jobs they obtained during this period, so the remarks of these people in this series who are more educated but cannot find suitable jobs have a huge resonance among audiences in their twenties. "On October 6, 2003, an article titled" Lost Friends "in Newsweek in the United States believed that it was equally attractive to viewers in their thirties: " According to the analysis of TV critics, the unique charm of this series is first attributed to the fact that it evokes sweet memories of the middle-class office workers in their thirties and just started a family about their happy single days, and uses their familiar language and living background to help this 9-to-5 group who is busy making a living temporarily relieve themselves from the toil of the day." In fact, it is far more than these age groups. Phoebe's life history is the most complicated. Her twin sister Ursula's fiance mistook the wrong person and slapped her on the butt. She was very embarrassed, so she laughed at herself and said,"Where is your mother? I'll go pat her on the butt too." Phoebe replied very directly: "She committed suicide." Phoebe's family history is complex, and her parents 'relationship is very casual, reminiscent of the American sexual liberation movement around 1970. Phoebe's bohemian style dress has a lot to do with her parents 'behavior back then. Phoebe's intermittent "confession of her life" to others is also very cordial to people in their forties and forties. Jack? Bowes summarized some characteristics for sitcom in "Only When I Laugh":"sitcoms should be funny";"The biggest characteristic of a 'classic' sitcoms is the ending of the story, in other words, each story can be finished in half an hour. Also, the ending is usually circular-it returns the characters to where they were, so the show can start again next week. This circular ending does not allow room for progress, so sitcoms become a very different form from soap operas and are labeled conservative." (See Andrew? "The Truth about Television" by Goodwin and Gary Winell)"Friends" has these characteristics. From the perspective of production, it is not special and does not have a revolutionary contribution to the structure of the TV series as "24 Hours". "Friends" goes back and forth about these six people, and it is indeed conservative. In their eyes, Chandler's smoking is the most terrible thing in the world. But "Friends" provides many Americans with the opportunity to identify with society because of its humor. Jack? Bowes explained: "What is the actual purpose of humor? Obviously one of them is to make us feel like we are integral members of a social group and can 'share' the same joke with other members." In Season 9, pregnant Rachel goes out with soap opera actor Cash, and Joey persuades depressed Ross to go out and do something fun. Ross said: "Let's watch that Ukraine movie." Joey, who was about to go out, looked at Ross and said word by word: "I mean interesting things."-- While Europeans think that American movies are brainless, Americans also think that European movies are boring. In fact,"Friends" provides something that not only Americans can share, but it does not cause difficulties in understanding and acceptance almost anywhere in the world. French scholar Pierre? Bourdieu specifically criticized television in "About Television", saying: "Television reduced the right to admission on the grounds of expanding the audience." "Friends" does the best job of "reducing admission": it contains almost no offensive content, no incomprehensible humor, and its problems focus on emotions that everyone can understand. More importantly, for the audience,"Friends" has accompanied them with their growth over the past nine years, and they have also witnessed the growth of these six people. Starting from the second season, audiences no longer dwell on whether funny gimmicks are frequent, but begin to really care about the lives of these good guys on the screen: friendship, love, career and even family. Chandler was once unemployed at home. When he found a job again, he realized that he was older than all his colleagues. This is actually a sense of professional crisis that almost all middle-aged people have. Now it seems that Chandler is standing with everyone to face this problem. Over the past nine years, the audience has become familiar with each of their careers and emotional development history, and even participated in the fate of their characters. The suspense left at the end of each season has almost become the focus of social discussion. Farewell is always sad,"I can hardly imagine being completely separated from the character of Rachel. It makes me anxious." Jennifer? Aniston said,"It's like a forced divorce. "Friends" was even more significant to Courtney Cox, who met her husband David Cox during filming. Arquette, to celebrate, there was an episode of "Friends" that added Arquette after everyone's names on the credits. Although sad, the fact that the $1 million reward for an episode couldn't keep these leading actors proves that it had a reason to end. So where will these "old friends" who have been working together for ten years go? Newsweek said that Matt? Lee Brown stars in a TV series named after Joey, Cox and Aniston will focus on family life, and Schwimmore runs his theater in Chicago. But they won't work together for quite some time. "Maybe in 20 years, if I'm paving the road or can't find a job as a waitress," Jennifer said. Aniston said,"I will think about it because you can't beat this show. But the prerequisite is that the audience has completely forgotten everything about "Friends". A behind-the-scenes anecdote about the six-party 1. Forced marriage: Monica and Chandler's relationship was not set out in the script. The author originally only wanted them to have a short-term relationship in London, but due to the strong support and urging of the audience, the crew had to change course in subsequent filming. Matthew? Perry's love life is the most complicated of the six. He once had a relationship with Julia? Roberts dated. Matthew? Perry's trouble was obvious to everyone: he became fatter and fatter due to drinking and other reasons. Finally, Warner came forward and issued an ultimatum. He asked Jennifer? Aniston asked about weight loss. 2. Pure Phoebe: Throughout the six-person story, Phoebe has never had a relationship with any male lead. The script once required her to maintain a long-term "underground" relationship with Joey, but the two actors Matt? Lee Brown and Lisa? Kudrow expressed opposition. Contrary to Phoebe, who is completely out of line and likes to shout in "Friends", Lisa? Kudrow's personal life was quiet. She met Michael in 1995. Stern married. She was 31 years old when she got married and was still a virgin. In an interview with People, she said her mother told her it was a special gift for her husband. Lisa? Kudrow has participated in films such as "Opposite of Sex". 3. Misery: In the first draft of the script, Joey and Monica are the real lovers. The former is set to be the heartthrob in the apartment, while the latter works as a Boy Scout instructor. Matt? Lee Brown participated in the performance of "Thunderbolt Angel 2" and played Liu Yuling's fiance, who has a similar personality to Joey. In "Friends", Joey is a person who likes to bother with women, but in real life, Matt? Lee Brown has only one woman: Melissa? McKnight, they were engaged in 1998 and got married in May this year. 4. Follow the map: Ross is the screenwriter and his actor David? Schwemmer co-created the character, and the screenwriter basically followed Schwemmer's character of Ross, and he was also the first actor to be identified. In the popular TV series "Company of Brothers", Schwimmore plays an officer who looks tough but is weak. David? Schwemo never watches the first broadcast of the Sixers and only watches reruns occasionally, because some scenes will embarrass him, and he wants to hurry up to watch the technology programs of National Geographic and Discovery Channel to make up for his knowledge of paleontology and play the erudite and stubborn Dr. Ross. 5. The funniest scene: Whether it is Jennifer? Aniston, David? Schwimmer, Matthew? Perry or Matt? Lee Brown and Lisa? Kudrow, they felt that the funniest scene in the whole series was everyone's memories of Monica who was covered in fat back then, even though the scene only lasted for more than ten seconds. Courtney? Cox has starred in MVs such as "Long December", and she has worked with actor Michael? Keaton had a six-year relationship. Of the six, her big-screen career was the most successful, starring in the "Scream" trilogy. 6. Recognize old friends: When the producer asked Jennifer? Aniston appeared on another TV show and said to her: "That 'Friends' doesn't look very good to me. "Jennifer? Aniston's persistence brought the biggest turning point in her life. She and Kim? Kelly co-starred in "The Fake God" is certainly a topic, but what attracts people's interest is her and Brad? Regarding Pete's marriage, her answer was: "Everyone always asks if we are happy." Stop it, stop it, we've been married for two years, and in Hollywood it's forever." (That's a real prescient statement)¡ö Where is the next movie "Six People"? This year, many TV viewers have suffered a lot of sadness and nostalgia: HBO's popular TV series "Sex and the City" announced its end before "Friends". It seems that unless the film company immediately launches some equally popular gimmicks, audiences around the world will soon face an unprecedented period of excitement. Where is the next "Six Men" movie? No one could answer. Because TV series is in a very depressed winter in Hollywood, a total of only 24 sitcoms will be broadcast on the three major U.S. television networks this fall, compared with 46 a decade ago. This is largely due to the booming development of documentary television programs. In addition, TV companies that monopolize everything are also to blame. "Competition and risk are the source of successful works, such as Army Field Hospital." Famous TV producer Michael? Shazman said,"If the TV company plays the role of both producer and buyer, it is impossible for it to eliminate substandard scripts because it cannot afford the financial losses it suffers from doing so." Nowadays, TV drama production is more an industrial production than art, with companies rushing to produce a show and then finding an audience for it." There is no doubt that the one who needs loyal audiences most at the moment is NBC. Analysts estimate that the suspension of "Six's Friends" will cause it to lose the Thursday night prime-time ratings race for the first time in nearly 20 years. "The reason why NBC remains undefeated in CBS 'offensive is because of the continuous release of Thursday night comedies. We have' Cosby ', then' Happy Hotel ', and now we have' The Sixers.' Last year, NBC Entertainment General Manager Jeff Zuk said triumphantly, but now? CBS's "Everyone Loves Ramon" once defeated "Friends" at the 55th Emmy Awards, and 45-year-old Ray said. Romano plays a sports columnist, playing between his wife, children, parents and brother. The show is very popular in the United States. According to theory, with "Everyone Loves Ramon" CBS can gain the upper hand after the end of "Friends", but Ray Romano knows the truth of quitting when it's good. He plans to "end" Ramon's life after the ninth season. If major TV stations such as NBC, CBS and HBO cannot fill the vacancy in "Friends" in time, viewers will have to watch the DVD of "Friends" over and over again while waiting.¡öOn this day, 31 years ago, on September 22, 1994 (August 17, 1994 in the lunar calendar), the American TV series "Friends" started broadcasting. On September 22, 1994, when the first season of "Friends" started broadcasting, Ross appeared very frustrated. His wife Carol moved out and moved in with another woman yesterday. Joey advised Ross to go to the strip while he was single. Ross said: "I don't want to be single. I just want to get married again." Before she could finish speaking, Rachel, wearing a wedding dress, rushed into the Central Park Cafe. Chandler followed suit and shouted: "I just want $1 million. For "Friends", these two sentences seem to be predictions. One predicts the main line of the development of the 240-episode TV series, and the other predicts the popularity of the TV series: the remuneration of the six main actors will reach US$1 million per episode in a few years. Since its release on NBC 12 years ago,"The Six" has never fallen out of the top ten ratings charts. "Friends" is by no means the greatest work in the history of American TV series. Its status cannot be compared with TV series such as "I Love Lucy" broadcast in 1951. Epstein's book "Popular Culture of the 20th Century" records that when the episode "Delivery" was staged on February 19, 1953, the audience rating reached 70%. President Eisenhower's swearing-in ceremony was held on the same day. There was no audience at all. "24 Hours" was also selected as the best work of the year by the French "Film Handbook". But no American TV series has ever become as popular as "Friends", which describes the ups and downs of the daily lives of six single men and women living in New York: every Thursday night, nearly 60 million viewers in more than 60 countries and regions sit in front of the TV, waiting for the familiar song "Iwillbethereforyou" to be played. Interestingly, like many blockbuster works,"Friends" was not favored by insiders during the production stage."When the TV company reviewed the script, it didn't think it was very good. A group of young bachelors living in Manhattan? No, no, it attracts too small an audience." "Friends" producer Kevin? Bright once said,"They even suggested putting a black policeman or an older supporting actor in the show, such as the owner of the Central Park Coffee Shop." When it was broadcast,"Friends" became the most popular program. Dan? Epstein analyzed the reasons for its popularity based on the social conditions in the United States at that time: "The U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates that 20% of college graduates in the United States did not require a diploma for the jobs they obtained during this period, so the remarks of these people in this series who are more educated but cannot find suitable jobs have a huge resonance among audiences in their twenties. "On October 6, 2003, an article titled" Lost Friends "in Newsweek in the United States believed that it was equally attractive to viewers in their thirties: " According to the analysis of TV critics, the unique charm of this series is first attributed to the fact that it evokes sweet memories of the middle-class office workers in their thirties and just started a family about their happy single days, and uses their familiar language and living background to help this 9-to-5 group who is busy making a living temporarily relieve themselves from the toil of the day." In fact, it is far more than these age groups. Phoebe's life history is the most complicated. Her twin sister Ursula's fiance mistook the wrong person and slapped her on the butt. She was very embarrassed, so she laughed at herself and said,"Where is your mother? I'll go pat her on the butt too." Phoebe replied very directly: "She committed suicide." Phoebe's family history is complex, and her parents 'relationship is very casual, reminiscent of the American sexual liberation movement around 1970. Phoebe's bohemian style dress has a lot to do with her parents 'behavior back then. Phoebe's intermittent "confession of her life" to others is also very cordial to people in their forties and forties. Jack? Bowes summarized some characteristics for sitcom in "Only When I Laugh":"sitcoms should be funny";"The biggest characteristic of a 'classic' sitcoms is the ending of the story, in other words, each story can be finished in half an hour. Also, the ending is usually circular-it returns the characters to where they were, so the show can start again next week. This circular ending does not allow room for progress, so sitcoms become a very different form from soap operas and are labeled conservative." (See Andrew? "The Truth about Television" by Goodwin and Gary Winell)"Friends" has these characteristics. From the perspective of production, it is not special and does not have a revolutionary contribution to the structure of the TV series as "24 Hours". "Friends" goes back and forth about these six people, and it is indeed conservative. In their eyes, Chandler's smoking is the most terrible thing in the world. But "Friends" provides many Americans with the opportunity to identify with society because of its humor. Jack? Bowes explained: "What is the actual purpose of humor? Obviously one of them is to make us feel like we are integral members of a social group and can 'share' the same joke with other members." In Season 9, pregnant Rachel goes out with soap opera actor Cash, and Joey persuades depressed Ross to go out and do something fun. Ross said: "Let's watch that Ukraine movie." Joey, who was about to go out, looked at Ross and said word by word: "I mean interesting things."-- While Europeans think that American movies are brainless, Americans also think that European movies are boring. In fact,"Friends" provides something that not only Americans can share, but it does not cause difficulties in understanding and acceptance almost anywhere in the world. French scholar Pierre? Bourdieu specifically criticized television in "About Television", saying: "Television reduced the right to admission on the grounds of expanding the audience." "Friends" does the best job of "reducing admission": it contains almost no offensive content, no incomprehensible humor, and its problems focus on emotions that everyone can understand. More importantly, for the audience,"Friends" has accompanied them with their growth over the past nine years, and they have also witnessed the growth of these six people. Starting from the second season, audiences no longer dwell on whether funny gimmicks are frequent, but begin to really care about the lives of these good guys on the screen: friendship, love, career and even family. Chandler was once unemployed at home. When he found a job again, he realized that he was older than all his colleagues. This is actually a sense of professional crisis that almost all middle-aged people have. Now it seems that Chandler is standing with everyone to face this problem. Over the past nine years, the audience has become familiar with each of their careers and emotional development history, and even participated in the fate of their characters. The suspense left at the end of each season has almost become the focus of social discussion. Farewell is always sad,"I can hardly imagine being completely separated from the character of Rachel. It makes me anxious." Jennifer? Aniston said,"It's like a forced divorce. "Friends" was even more significant to Courtney Cox, who met her husband David Cox during filming. Arquette, to celebrate, there was an episode of "Friends" that added Arquette after everyone's names on the credits. Although sad, the fact that the $1 million reward for an episode couldn't keep these leading actors proves that it had a reason to end. So where will these "old friends" who have been working together for ten years go? Newsweek said that Matt? Lee Brown stars in a TV series named after Joey, Cox and Aniston will focus on family life, and Schwimmore runs his theater in Chicago. But they won't work together for quite some time. "Maybe in 20 years, if I'm paving the road or can't find a job as a waitress," Jennifer said. Aniston said,"I will think about it because you can't beat this show. But the prerequisite is that the audience has completely forgotten everything about "Friends". A behind-the-scenes anecdote about the six-party 1. Forced marriage: Monica and Chandler's relationship was not set out in the script. The author originally only wanted them to have a short-term relationship in London, but due to the strong support and urging of the audience, the crew had to change course in subsequent filming. Matthew? Perry's love life is the most complicated of the six. He once had a relationship with Julia? Roberts dated. Matthew? Perry's trouble was obvious to everyone: he became fatter and fatter due to drinking and other reasons. Finally, Warner came forward and issued an ultimatum. He asked Jennifer? Aniston asked about weight loss. 2. Pure Phoebe: Throughout the six-person story, Phoebe has never had a relationship with any male lead. The script once required her to maintain a long-term "underground" relationship with Joey, but the two actors Matt? Lee Brown and Lisa? Kudrow expressed opposition. Contrary to Phoebe, who is completely out of line and likes to shout in "Friends", Lisa? Kudrow's personal life was quiet. She met Michael in 1995. Stern married. She was 31 years old when she got married and was still a virgin. In an interview with People, she said her mother told her it was a special gift for her husband. Lisa? Kudrow has participated in films such as "Opposite of Sex". 3. Misery: In the first draft of the script, Joey and Monica are the real lovers. The former is set to be the heartthrob in the apartment, while the latter works as a Boy Scout instructor. Matt? Lee Brown participated in the performance of "Thunderbolt Angel 2" and played Liu Yuling's fiance, who has a similar personality to Joey. In "Friends", Joey is a person who likes to bother with women, but in real life, Matt? Lee Brown has only one woman: Melissa? McKnight, they were engaged in 1998 and got married in May this year. 4. Follow the map: Ross is the screenwriter and his actor David? Schwemmer co-created the character, and the screenwriter basically followed Schwemmer's character of Ross, and he was also the first actor to be identified. In the popular TV series "Company of Brothers", Schwimmore plays an officer who looks tough but is weak. David? Schwemo never watches the first broadcast of the Sixers and only watches reruns occasionally, because some scenes will embarrass him, and he wants to hurry up to watch the technology programs of National Geographic and Discovery Channel to make up for his knowledge of paleontology and play the erudite and stubborn Dr. Ross. 5. The funniest scene: Whether it is Jennifer? Aniston, David? Schwimmer, Matthew? Perry or Matt? Lee Brown and Lisa? Kudrow, they felt that the funniest scene in the whole series was everyone's memories of Monica who was covered in fat back then, even though the scene only lasted for more than ten seconds. Courtney? Cox has starred in MVs such as "Long December", and she has worked with actor Michael? Keaton had a six-year relationship. Of the six, her big-screen career was the most successful, starring in the "Scream" trilogy. 6. Recognize old friends: When the producer asked Jennifer? Aniston appeared on another TV show and said to her: "That 'Friends' doesn't look very good to me. "Jennifer? Aniston's persistence brought the biggest turning point in her life. She and Kim? Kelly co-starred in "The Fake God" is certainly a topic, but what attracts people's interest is her and Brad? Regarding Pete's marriage, her answer was: "Everyone always asks if we are happy." Stop it, stop it, we've been married for two years, and in Hollywood it's forever." (That's a real prescient statement)¡ö Where is the next movie "Six People"? This year, many TV viewers have suffered a lot of sadness and nostalgia: HBO's popular TV series "Sex and the City" announced its end before "Friends". It seems that unless the film company immediately launches some equally popular gimmicks, audiences around the world will soon face an unprecedented period of excitement. Where is the next "Six Men" movie? No one could answer. Because TV series is in a very depressed winter in Hollywood, a total of only 24 sitcoms will be broadcast on the three major U.S. television networks this fall, compared with 46 a decade ago. This is largely due to the booming development of documentary television programs. In addition, TV companies that monopolize everything are also to blame. "Competition and risk are the source of successful works, such as Army Field Hospital." Famous TV producer Michael? Shazman said,"If the TV company plays the role of both producer and buyer, it is impossible for it to eliminate substandard scripts because it cannot afford the financial losses it suffers from doing so." Nowadays, TV drama production is more an industrial production than art, with companies rushing to produce a show and then finding an audience for it." There is no doubt that the one who needs loyal audiences most at the moment is NBC. Analysts estimate that the suspension of "Six's Friends" will cause it to lose the Thursday night prime-time ratings race for the first time in nearly 20 years. "The reason why NBC remains undefeated in CBS 'offensive is because of the continuous release of Thursday night comedies. We have' Cosby ', then' Happy Hotel ', and now we have' The Sixers.' Last year, NBC Entertainment General Manager Jeff Zuk said triumphantly, but now? CBS's "Everyone Loves Ramon" once defeated "Friends" at the 55th Emmy Awards, and 45-year-old Ray said. Romano plays a sports columnist, playing between his wife, children, parents and brother. The show is very popular in the United States. According to theory, with "Everyone Loves Ramon" CBS can gain the upper hand after the end of "Friends", but Ray Romano knows the truth of quitting when it's good. He plans to "end" Ramon's life after the ninth season. If major TV stations such as NBC, CBS and HBO cannot fill the vacancy in "Friends" in time, viewers will have to watch the DVD of "Friends" over and over again while waiting.¡ö