to not understand the fascination with the Friends TV show?

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I don't get it? Can someone explain. The fake laughing audience, rubbish story lines. Everyone seems to love it but me? Why?

It's nostalgia for me - first watched it when I was a teenager & they all seemed so grown up.

Nowadays I can see how daft it is, but I do occasionally catch the end of an episode if I'm waiting for something else to come on & I do giggle sometimes.

Maybe I need to give it time. DP is next to me cackling and I just don't get it. Am I allowed to say it's crap

Because it reminds me of being a teenager. It's pure nostalgia.

I was 24 when it started and identified with lots of it. I still find it amusing.

I adore Friends. I have seen every episode a dozen times but still laugh at the jokes every time!

It's funny today and it was funny back then, one of the very few comedy's.
You don't need to understand it, it's not your taste that's fine.

I was thinking this the other day. I watched it first time round, when I was in my 20's and living in a shared house so could 'identify' with it to an extent. The first series or so was good but towards the end it went badly downhill.

I don't understand why people enjoy it now though, it looks really dated and unfunny now. I'm not sure why this is popular but no-one raves about Will and Grace or Frasier

I don't really get it either! My husband loves it, but I wouldn't ever put it on.

I love it.

YANBU. Have never found it funny or particularly original. It's very loved on MN though.

I know, it was crapola. And if those supposedly beautiful people could not get a date, well.......

My SIL not only watched it all but has ALL the DVDs too. I only liked what was her name? Phoebe? The rest were whiny and annoying.

Yabu, probably nostalgia as it was during my teens, but I still think it's endearing and funny.

Wasn't it filmed in front of a live studio audience?

I should point out, I'm 24 so I didn't even watch it when it was first on and I still love it.

Cranial

What the fuck! That should have read; Crapola

For me, it reminds me of my single days - I was in my 20s when it came out and sort of grew up with it.

I still love it as it's funny and well written. I do think it ridiculous that the cast got paid so much, though.

None of them seem to have escaped the characters they played - perhaps they were victims of their success?

IMO it's the humour. And Joey. You do have to get into it, but it is fucking funny really well written once you're in.

Not sure I'd go out of my way to watch it now though - 90's fashion is a bit hard on the eyes these days.

But Joey, the little scamp..

It was funny.... I still laugh thinking about the episode where someone ate Ross' sandwich. I think it's best if you watch from the beginning though, rather than dip in to an episode without following the general story.

I still love Frazier

Frasier is fantastic. A lot better than Friends and isn't as dated.

I love it, have watched every episode a zillion times, still laugh, and sometimes I quote it. It's possible I'm a nobber though.

I never ever 'got' Frazier though. Don't know why.

Lynnette. "GET OFF OF MY SISTER"

I think you have to be a bit weird to enjoy two grown brothers going crazy over meeting two women who were kitchen designers, basically rubbing their thighs over brushed steel splash backs, etc.

Guilty as charged!