Friends: Season 1

Great Season, introducing us to nerdy paleoentologist Ross Geller and his monster crush on Rachel, his old college buddy Chandler bing and his wise-cracks, Chandler's oversexed and stupid roommate Joey Tribbiani and his mediocre acting career, Ross's sister Monica Geller and her cooking and obsessive-ness, Monica's roomate formerly spoiled Rachel Green, and Monica's ex-roommate free spirted wierd Phoebe Buffay. This season focus's mainly on Ross' crush on Rachel, but some other things. Here are the list of the episodes in the order that I like them The One With The Blackout The One With The Boobies The One Where Nana Dies Twice The One With the Stoned Guy The One With The Butt The Pilot The One With The Thumb The One Where Rachel Finds Out The One With George Stephanopoulos The One With Mrs. Bing The One With the Birth The One With the Fake Monica The One With the Ick Factor The One With all the Poker The One With the Monkey The One With the Sonogram at the End The One With the East German Laundry Detergent The One Where the Monkey Gets Away The One With the Candy Hearts The One With the Evil Orthodontist The One With the Dozen Lasagnas The One Where Underdog Gets Away The One With Two Parts

Well kids, it's finally here. If any of you, like me, are tired of having to catch those WB reruns to see this show's start in television, purchase these DVD's and you'll remember why the magic has captivated audiences all around the world for 8...make that 9...years running. For those of you who are truly obsessed, all the old memories will come flooding back and you'll probably recite half the shows from memory. For those of you not (YET) obsessed, the following things might not be so clear...get the DVD's and you'll understand! True fans...find out if you're obsessed... Do you find yourself humming "I'll Be There For You" or one of Phoebe's songs as you walk down the street? Do you spend all your time online looking for Friends sites? Do you know the names of all the script writers? Do you find yourself counting down to the next day Friends will be on television? (you don't have to anymore! start your collection with Series 1!) Do you find yourself quoting from Friends in every day conversation? Do you stress the word "be" in conversation? (Ex: Could that coffee BE any stronger.) Does your email address contain the character name or real name of one of the cast? Do you know the name of every episode? Do you know the scripts by heart? Have you have named your children/pets after the cast or the animals on the show? (ex: my cat is named Chandler!) Have you had your hair cut to look like Jennifer Aniston's (the "Rachel")? Do you have a frame on your door? Purchase the DVD's and you'll understand the reason behind the obsession. Ya, so the quality isn't the best. You've got four DVD's that will keep you laughing for hours! Get your friends together and have a night of Friends...trust me, it's worth the investment!

Ahhh, where it all started. The first line of dialogue is "There's nothing to tell". Rachel makes a dramatic entrance into the Friends' lives when she comes into the coffee house as a dripping wet bride. Ross just discovered his wife was a lesbian and she was planning to move in with her lover. Joey is just same old Joey, goofy and fun-loving. Chandler and his wacky stories, at the beginning of the first episode, he was telling the gang he had a dream that he was back in high school, butt-naked and there was a phone 'down there'. We learn Phoebe had a ex-boyfriend named Carl who ate chalk. At the end of the first episode, Ross asks Rachel out, but nothing ever came of it. As the debut season goes on, Rachel tries to quit Central Perk, but fails, Ross tries to get over Carol, but that doesn't work either, Rachel falls for an Italian hottie named Paolo, but he hits on Phoebe, which ends his and Rachel's relationship, Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre, Joey gets a part in a movie as Al Pacino's butt double, Monica falls for a guy 8 years younger than her, Barry (the man Rachel was supposed to marry), comes back in an episode and tells Rachel he still loves her, and Ross many times Ross tries to tell Rachel his true feelings for her, but something always got in the way. As you can see, there are many exciting events that occur in the first season, but there is only one way to find out what else happens. This is one of my favorite DVDs in the Friends collection. This DVD is defintely a great buy. Hope you enjoy it!!

Se ve bien

Ein (Fernseh-)Leben ohne Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Joey, Phoebe und Ross? Also ich kann es mir nicht mehr vorstellen. Wenn man die Serie guckt, ist man für 20min (1Folge) in New York und lebt, liebt, spielt, fiebert und lacht mit den 6 jungen Leuten mit, die so allerhand erleben. Die Charaktere sind liebenswert und sehr verschieden. Allerdings muss ich sagen, dass ich die 5Sterne nur an die Englische Version vergeben kann. Es gibt - wie schon einige vor mir richtig erwähnten - immer zwei Versionen der Charaktere: einmal die deutsche und einmal die englische Version. Der deutsche Charakter ist irgendwo immer ein Stück weit dümmlich gehalten, irgendwie zurückgeblieben. Da fragt man sich dann schon "wie kann DER denn bitte ein Professor sein???" Auf Englisch stellt sich diese Frage in keinster Weise!! Es passt einfach alles zusammen. Alle die jetzt ängstlich die Hände über dem Kopf zusammen schlagen und meinen "neiiin, ich kann kein Englisch, ich verstehe das nicht..." - vergesst das mal ganz schnell. wer ein bisschen Englisch kann, sollte sich drantrauen! wenn man eine einzige Folge oder auch nur ein paar Szenen auf Englisch - und wenn nötig zum Vergleich dann nochmal auf Deutsch - gesehen hab, man wird nie wieder Deutsch einschalten!! so ging es mir. friends im Fernsehen war lustig, ja. aber manchmal wunderte man sich schon über die "komischen Lacher im Hintergrund", wo es doch eigentlich nichts zu lachen gab. tja, danke an die schwache Synchro, denn viele Witze wurden einfach nicht übersetzt und weggelassen. FAZIT Man kann sich die Serie und ihre Staffeln immer und immer wieder ansehen ... es wird nie langweilig, es wird besser!

Good as new

This was my first purchase from Amazon.in. Was surprised to see the damaged cover of the DVDs. Some media players are not playing the DVD as well. Overall quality of DVDs not up to my expectations. Earlier I had purchased some other seasons of Friends from the US and they were of excellent quality. Is Amazon.in selling lower quality products to the Indian market?

Seriously I don't know how this got on my review list ??? I don't recall buying this !! But if you a fan of the show, this a good buy . ( But VCR are outdated lol, so save your money )