Friends (1994–2004) User Reviews

RIP Chandler

[jose990 · 9/10 · 29 October 2023]

I never used to watch this show. My wife loved this show and whenever she would watch it I would never pay attention because I had no interest in it. But then one day I happen to look up and see something funny and I got hooked. Out of all the characters on this show the one I can relate to the most was Chandler.

I started watching all the reruns with my wife all the time on TBS. But after my wife passed away in September of last year I just can't bring myself to watch the show. All I have to say is the show is definitely worth watching and it was sad to see it go.

Thank you Matthew for making me and my wife laugh. Rest in peace.

Goodnight Chandler Bing

[dee-regan · 10/10 · 29 October 2023]

I must've have rewatched these 10 series dozens of times since it first aired.

After hearing the devastating news this morning that Matthew Perry had passed away, I'm watching it with a new pair of slightly sadder eyes.

'Friends' got me through a sad and difficult childhood. Sitting down to watch the new episodes at 9pm every Friday on channel 4, was one of the only things I can remember my family did together with no arguments.

First watched as a 12 year old, not getting most of the jokes, but laughing (mostly at Chandler!) all the way through each episode ....and now watching as a 40 year old, understanding far too well all the troubles of love and work, and life and friendship.

What a brilliant show.

One of the best sitcoms of all-time!

[Rob1331 · 10/10 · 29 September 2022]

What can be said about Friends that hasn't already been said? It's easily one of the best sitcoms of all-time. It's on every "best sitcoms ever" list for a reason...because it is! If that doesn't convince you just read through these reviews and you'll see just how loved this show really is. The cast is perfect, not a weak link on the entire show. Almost everyone can find someone on the show that they identify with. I've seen every episode numerous times (considering it's always on) and I still laugh just as much on every watch as I did the first time I watched it. I'll continue to watch reruns and laugh and I doubt that I'll ever get bored with this show.

Can this show be any better?!

[salokurdovanidze · 10/10 · 12 November 2020]

Are you happy? watch Friends! are you sad? watch Friends! not sure! yet, watch Friends!

My Friends on T.V.

[midz · 12 August 1998]

There never has been a sitcom that truly pictures life among the singles (twenty-something) as good as this show does. It's not just comedy, it presents the episodes in such a way that one can truly identify with the situations they face so the audience has something to talk about in coffee shops too. The humor is universal. I feel like I'm part of the group every time I watch it because I feel the different emotions they go through. Plus, of course, it is so much fun because it's fast-paced. Every scene and every moment is relative to what is going to happen next so you don't feel like it is dragging you onto nothing. Just like how a sitcom should be. Funny!

MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY AND CALM

[alizafatyma · 10/10 · 27 September 2022]

Okay, so i watched friends 3 4 years ago and now it has become a daily part of my life. Im engineering student so i often come home exhausted from uni and watch friends with my sister all day to relax . I love the show the characters make me laugh and i forget my worries. A lot of people have complaints about the show saying it doesnt having enough POC characters and being unfunny? As POC i literally have no problem with the show's lack of POC characters honestly, i mean it doesnt bother me that much and i agree Seinfeld has better jokes than friends but it doesnt mean that friends isnt funny, its different and simple and flawed and that what makes the show so good to watch. A lot of people watch friends to learn english too so its fun. Not everything has to be "woke" and a masterpiece for people to enjoy and cherish and please do not forget the show came out in 90s and back then creators didnt focus that much about different agendas.

The best American TV has to offer

[Zeitgeist1313 · 10/10 · 26 July 2005]

'Friends' is simply the best series ever aired. The acting is amazing; after watching a few episodes you stop referring to the actors by their real names altogether, even if they appear in another movie. The characters are addictive, none are completely positive or negative. It would be quite easy to get along with or to be very annoyed by any of them in real life. Yet, all of them together (or even divided in groups) create this amazing chemistry that most people desire and few lucky ones have. The humor is wonderful, no matter what type of humor you like, you will get to a point where you will find at least something absolutely hilarious. There is slapstick, some light humor, some dark humor, some raunchiness, some cheesiness - a little bit of everything. The story is captivating; viewers keep coming back to see what situation fate (being the writers) puts the characters in today. It is truly a television masterpiece.

There are, however, many people who scoff at the mentioning of 'Friends'. My guess is they've never seen or paid attention to the show. It's easy to discard something because "everyone likes it" and be "unique", when in reality the uniqueness is actually bias. Just watch a few episodes with before making any judgements - chances are you'll fall in love with it too. I would have serious doubts about one's sense of humor if I heard that they hated 'Friends'.

FINE WINE

[Mangalassery_Neelakandan · 10/10 · 24 August 2022]

The series aged like fine wine. I finished this whole series within a month like 236 episodes or more like 78 hours of content, that's how much interesting this series is. Some cliff hangers at the end of seasons is very suspenseful that i couldn't wait to watch the next season. Joey, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica, Ross & Rachel we like my friends by the end of the series. The comedic timing and all the funny elements of the show is on point. And the most important fact is that after finishing the series we could just start the series all over again and feel fresh. It has an immense amount of repeat value that we wouldn't get bored even after watching several times. I could go on for pages but the memes, the sitcom references, the stars the show created all speak form them selves.

Go-To show when you're sad

[Moviebility · 9/10 · 18 October 2022]

I won't lie when I say I'm probably one of the people who think this show is not funny. This has been recommended to me multiple times before I actually did give it a try. The first episode was meh but I kept watching until I found myself actually loving this show and it's really good and super chill. I think you actually have to know the characters more for you to appreciate their humor. This show is one of my go-to's when I'm feeling so down. Friends is so overrated and is always in most people's recommendations that you just keep on scrolling past through the list but seriously it's a good show and worth giving a shot!

A timeless and endless classic

[manojmagecha · 10/10 · 25 March 2020]

I cannot remember the amount of times I've sat down and thought "I want to watch a new series on Netflix and start a new film!" And after 5 minutes of watching something new I thought, why bother?!? And switch over to watching friends 😂 easy to watch, great comedy and full of content that's completely original. The more I watch it the more I learn about the characters I grew up with, and how I would respond to certain situations, with or without the overhead laughter in the background. I don't know a single person that hasn't seen this, so if your one of them reading my review, do yourself a favour and grab a glass of wine, or whatever, and prepare for back to back television greatness. Thank you "Friends"

The most over-rated sitcom of all time possibly

[Wickidforreal · 1/10 · 10 May 2006]

It is quite simple. Friends is a comedy of very basic humour aimed at teenagers and young adults, with unsophisticated sense of humour.

It is also painfully obvious that towards the end, they were desperately trying to make it last 10 seasons, most likely so they could say they beat Seinfeld's 9 season run. The trouble with this is, Seinfeld had 9 amazing seasons with great writing, Friends had (and I'm being very generous here) at most 5 or 6 OK seasons and then 4 abysmal seasons.

It became a soap opera with recycled humour and recycled character traits that weren't that good so start with, then got worse at the 100th time you saw them. I find it so hard to understand why people rate this so highly. It is truly awful.

The Best Show Ever

[Fabrizio03 · 20 February 2005]

Everyone says that Seinfield is the greatest show ever. I love Seinfield but it doesn't come close to Friends. Every episode of Friends will make you laugh non-stop. We have grown to love the characters and what happens to them. The fitting personalities of these characters are absolute genius. Rachel the spoiled yet sweet girl, Monica the mother figure, Phoebe the hippy chick, Joey the dopey yet cool Italian, Chandler the sarcastic loser and Ross the neurotic victim stay together to help each other with their problems in the big city. I've got every season on DVD. This sitcom, in my opinion, is the greatest sitcom of all time and it changed the TV world forever. It's a great show.

They'll be there for you!!!

[yaxleycratler · 10/10 · 6 August 2018]

Friends is without a doubt the best American TV show ever to air. It has sad and hilarious storylines and makes you feel the sadness and jot out of any situation. The actors do fantastic and you really feel like you know a part of them by the end of the show. This will be a show I will never forget as I make constant references to the episodes. I wish the show could come back on air because I miss them so much, but I'm glad it got all the fame it did because it deserved it.

No limited watching

[ATIE_ZIEYA · 10/10 · 24 August 2022]

Been watching this series none stop. Like every end of the season I will restarts it all over again. I do not need to see the screen anymore. I can just here the voices and know where is and how the casts portray the scenes. It so good and no other sit-coms can replace it. I love when they did not changed any of the main characters. Each of them brings out their.

A series No one will EVER forget

[patricia_abiog · 10/10 · 13 January 2009]

If you want a show that is filled with romance/drama and comedy, this is the show that is fit for you, because it IS filled with romance,drama and comedy that is why wherever I go I will NEVER forget that show,those characters and those series. I am unlikely to give good reviews but F.R.I.E.N.D.S really captured my heart!

This show is the BEST show that I EVER watched because: 1.It makes me laugh. 2.Whenever I am lonely I watch the show so that I will be happy again. 3.The actors and actresses portray their characters very well. 4.The stories are unique. 5.The script IS Amazing!

So now that I gave you the reasons why I love it... I now recommend you to watch It!

G.R.E.A.T.

[ramtrishan · 10/10 · 12 September 2019]

Even in 2019 it is very funny. A really great show. Must watch

I still watch friends 4 times a week

[elsavanswieten · 10/10 · 9 June 2018]

It's really crazy but I still watch Friends 4 times a week. There is nothing that could cheer me up like this on a full day. The humor, the characters, the details (i see more and more every time - and I've watched every episode A LOT).

I was born in 1992 and the last 4-5 seasons I bought when they just came out. I have them all on DVD. I have the Friends Book. Just missing a 'Frankie says hi' t-shirt to join the collection ;-) I just dissapear in the serie when I watch it. Love it. BIG CRAZY FAN says bye! X

Just finished watching whole series on Netflix

[embless · 10/10 · 13 August 2018]

I am such a fan of the Friends tv show. The characters are well developed independently and together they play off each other well. Some moments are cheesy while others are funny, while the rest is just very well acted and dialogued by the cast. At least give the first season episodes a go, if you still don't like it, don't watch it. But for those who enjoy a well developed multi character show..... Friends is sure to make you laugh and want to get to know each character more. Its a television show.... there are bound to be goofs or inconsistencies, no television show has ever ever in the history of tv been 200% perfect. I plan on buying the whole series on Blue-Ray soon to add to my dvds.

All-Time Best Sitcom

[clargarrr · 10/10 · 26 July 2016]

I love this show so much! F.R.I.E.N.D.S is a sitcom that you could easily binge-watch at any time of the day. I was able to finish the whole 10 seasons, which ran for 10 years, in under a month. That's just how great it is! I can't even give it a negative review about anything. You'll just really learn to love all the characters through time. No wonder people have clamored for a reunion with the cast, you just can't get enough of it.

When you're feeling down and think you could use a good laugh, put this one on top of your to-watch list. It doesn't matter that the show ran from 1994-2004, the humor it had is timeless!

In a perfect world where we could pick a series that could run forever, F.R.I.E.N.D.S would be that show. Notice how different TV networks are still doing re-runs at present time even after it has ended back in '04. You'll find that a new generation of viewers who are watching and loving it are surprised to discover that the cast are quite old already. Nothing could beat it.

The most overrated show I have ever watched

[sofiaboneva · 6/10 · 13 March 2020]

I have never watched something so unfunny, fake and weird. I wanted to see what the hype was about and didn't stop watching it even when I thought that it can't get any worse. I saw all the seasons because everyone kept saying that it will get better. Well, it didn't. The characters are so fake (especially Joey). For the longest time I believed that I just didn't like sitcoms before I found some other shows that were actually interesting and in which the story was developing not only during the first two and the last two episodes of the season. Honestly, I don't get it. I sincerely do not understand why this show is so popular even today when we truly have some really good series and sitcoms.

Most overrated comedy in history

[barnsleylad4949 · 2/10 · 22 July 2020]

Friends is the most overrated comedy in history. Barely any of the lines are funny - you just get sucked in by the laugh track. Ross is unbearably whiny. Chandler's dull wit and sarcasm get old real fast. All that combined with absurd story lines and poorly written supporting characters make for a dull show. Dragging it out to 10 seasons is painful. Try watching on youtube where people have taken the laugh track out and you will see that like The Big Bang Theory, this show is just unfunny.

Still as funny as it was when it started back in '94

[Silverzero · 18 January 2003]

People are saying that friends is running out of ideas and that the humour is getting dull. Running out of ideas? possibly. Humour getting feeble? absolutely not. In fact it's getting better. OK, so perhaps they're beginning to "pair up" the six of them, but so what. Chandler's sarcasm is still as funny as ever. Monica's quirkiness still works. Phoebe's goofiness still brings about a smile. And Joey,Rachel and Ross are still as funny as they always were. So stop being a bunch of cynics and enjoy the show while it's still on.

Best show ever

[cesthoss · 10/10 · 29 October 2023]

Whenever you feel sad and alone just watch this sitcom and congrats you're not alone anymore because you have six lovely friends amusing you all the time.

If you're a guy you'll feel connected with Joey, Chandler and ross like your pals.

If you're a girl of course Monica, Rachel , and Phoebe are gonna be your close friends.

And that's the funny part of the show ( to feel connected with the characters ), So I highly recommend lonely people to see it over and over coz you will never feel bored with it, for me I like all the characters in the show especially the guys since I'm a guy myself.

Thanks my name is Hossein.

Miss this show every single day!

[thekingkaran · 8/10 · 15 September 2020]

Binging it. Still not getting enough of this masterpiece of a show. Let me be clear, i do consider Seinfeld as the greatest sitcom spectacle ever made but FRIENDS is right there too. Among the Best if not the Best.

Matt LeBlanc is the reason why you have gotta watch this show. I've binged countless number of times, just assume it's more than 100 times. Only character I've found hard to hate is Joey. Chandler as well is i can't hate but Joey is flawless. Now i rank all my 6 favorite Friends in order & a bit of description:

Joey: The reason for me Binge watching it.

Chandler: He cracks me up effortlessly just like George Costanza does.

Ross: Subtle but he's surprisingly humorous.

Rachel: Babe of the show.

Monica: She's irritating at times, but finds a way to get by. Her chemistry with every other character saves her in the show.

Phoebe: Friends will still be a blockbuster if she wouldn't have been in it. Seriously!? The most unfunny & my least favorite character not only of this show but of all-time. Bossy, supercilious, tries to use sarcasm desperately yet flops miserably. She's blah. Her angle is so selfish as well. I just despise her. Really a buzz kill is what you'll say.

Beauty of me binging Friends is that I've cropped out Phoebe's parts specifically from all 235 episodes of 10 seasons. And it's so much better that way for me.

Joey & Chandler's aka J-Man and Channys bonding is the lifeblood and actually plot of the show. Really, they both are the reason why FRIENDS has become such a cult.

I really need makers/writers to find a way to bring all of them back on the screen sooner than later. Just do a Reboot because this show deserves it.

My heart aches every time I re-watch this show.

[gemma-pleavin1993 · 10/10 · 13 September 2019]

There's just no other show that can even hold a candle to what Friends was and is for so many people, I watched the finale episode live and it felt surreal that I would never laugh,cry or yearn for these six characters ever again.