As May entered the second half of the year, the world suddenly became emotionally intense.
On the same day, there are celebrities who officially announce divorce, and there are also celebrities who officially announce marriage.
On the same day, there were peerless soldiers who died and mourned the whole country, and there were also barbers who retaliated against society and killed many people.
On the same day, 21 people were killed in the Gansu cross-country marathon, and 5 primary school girls in Hebei drowned in a pond.
There are earthquakes and tornadoes, there are Chinese women's volleyball teams that have defeated the Japanese women's volleyball team, and even the local confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia have begun to increase.
It is the situation that desperately needs some warmth and comfort.
On May 27, 2021, the "Friends Reunion Special" was launched, and it was broadcast simultaneously in China and North America.
The Rotten Tomatoes website only gave a freshness rating of 68%, but Douban scored 9.5 points.
It's already a super high score, right? But you should know that each of the ten seasons of "Friends" is a high score of 9.7 or 9.8 points, and 9.5 points is a record low.
Rachel
Monica
Phoebe
Ross
Chandler
Joey
When I read each name, my lips and teeth are full of intimacy.
The people who played them are now half-centenarians.
Jennifer Aniston, born in 1969.
Courtney Cox, 1964.
Lisa Cudjol, 1963.
Matthew Perry, 1969.
David Humer, 1966.
Matt LeBron, 1967.
But when the opening song "I'll be there for you" sounds, you will immediately remember their voice and smile, and you will immediately remember the happy years of their own drama.
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. (dead on arrival)
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year
But I'll be there for you
'cause you're there for me too
Premiering on NBC in September 1994 and ending in May 2004, the American drama "Friends" lasted for 236 episodes in ten seasons, translating 18 languages and broadcasting in more than 220 regions around the world.
In 2015, the authoritative media "Hollywood Reporter" selected the 100 most popular American dramas, and "Friends" ranked first.
"Friends" is also very popular in China. I still remember that when Sohu Video still had a sense of existence, it circled many users by buying several seasons of "Friends".
Today's young people will discuss who is the most powerful superhero in Marvel or DC, which superhero you like the most, and we are talking about who is the cutest in "Friends" and who you like the most.
People will change with their favorite characters, and they will also be friends with people who have similar characteristics to their favorite characters.
It has been 27 years since the premiere of "Friends" and 17 years since the end of the series.
In the past 17 years, there have been many news that the protagonists and six people are going to reunite, each time it is big news, and each time it is a failure.
On February 21, 2016, the NBC special "Gift to James Burrows" (James was the early director of "Friends", and the most classic opening episode of the series was directed by him), the "Friends" star had a time in the same frame, six people came to five people, only Matthew Perry was absent, they sat on the same red sofa to reminisce, but only for a short 12 minutes or so.
This time to shoot the reunion special, but also has a warm-up for a long time, when the rumor is that the shooting method is the protagonist without a script interview, invited a large number of stars, most of the Chinese drama fans are more disappointed, the premonition may be to use traffic to attract attention, peddling feelings, after all, there are many internal entertainment operations, just to cut leeks to make quick money.
The domestic version of IYouteng has a slight cut, and I found the original version of 1:43'50''' to see. After reading it, it was really fragrant. Audiences who have loved "Friends" will not be disappointed.
Reunion Special Highlights ——
1, Hollywood industry is indeed developed, after 17 years, the scene of that year is almost 100% restored.
Even the scenes signed by everyone at the time of the killing are preserved.
2. Six people re-enacted the famous scene "Witty Q&A For Apartment".
Of course, the title has changed, and this time there are more supporting actors, such as Monica's ex-boyfriend Richard.
3. Six people sat around and read the script and the words.
They reread the scenes "Monica is stung by jellyfish and detoxified with urine" and "Phoebe catches a glimpse of Monica and Chandler in love."
Highlights are when Jennifer Aniston and David Humer speak to each other, reliving the scene where they first kissed. It turned out that in reality, they had also had a good feeling for each other because of the drama, but they had no choice but to have an object in turn at that time, and finally ended up without a disease.
4, the producers looked back at the casting of the year: the first set of David Humer, then Lisa Cudjo, rachel's role is the most difficult, but also the last.
The original intention of the main creator is to shoot group dramas, so the principle of protagonist casting is not to be superstars, so as not to be too focused. Of course, after the episode aired, it was too hot, and all six of them were on fire. But if you really want to develop into an international superstar, it may only be Jennifer Aniston.
5. Fans of various nationalities appeared on camera and were interviewed.
Tell about the impact of the show on them, enhance self-confidence in communicating with the opposite sex, learn to dominate their emotional relationships, fight depression, inspire LGBT people, and so on.
6. Questions from the audience, such as what nasty things happened during the filming process, Ross talked about the distress with the monkeys.
Guests who appeared in the interviews were Ross and Monica's parents, Chandler's ex-girlfriend Janice, and Gunther in a café (video link).
7, did invite some stars, Reese Witherspoon (she has participated in the show), David Beckham, Bulletproof Juniors, Mindy Kaling, Malala Yusafzai, Kit Harrington, etc., but all appeared on camera to say a few words, the time is very short.
More special is Kit Harrington, who said that the six lead actors are all masters of body comedy, specifically mentioning a bridge section, Ross asked Rachel and Chandler to help move the couch upstairs in order to save money, and the result was not enough stair space for the three-person trap dilemma, a very simple scene because of Ross's famous line "Pivot!" Pivot！ Pivot！ "Burst into laughter.
The only star with the most scenes is Lady Gaga, who plays and sings the famous Phoebe song "Smelly Cat" and has a rival scene with Lisa Cudjo.
8. Staged the sixsome reunion fashion show.
The models invited were all big names, with Carla Divay wearing Rachel's bridesmaid dress and Ross's festive armadillo suit, Cindy Crawford wearing Ross's skinny leather pants, and Justin Bieber wearing Ross's satellite potato suit. The funniest thing is that Matt LeBron restores Joey's clothes on top of Chandler.
At the end of the special edition, under the questioning of the host James Corden, Lisa Cudjo responded to why "Friends" did not make a film version: the ending of the show has been very satisfactory, the life of each character is very complete, and the screenwriter must mess up these happy things, there will be a new story to write, and everyone does not want whose happy ending is tragically disturbed.
Think of the internal entertainment even the explosive variety show to make a big movie on the theater coil a wave of money, "Friends" crew is very cherished feathers.
"Friends" was a popular textbook for Chinese college students to learn spoken English by themselves, and it was also a window into the life of young people in american cities, among which "shared culture" and "dating culture" had a far-reaching impact, and the domestic sitcom "Love Apartment" "borrowed" a lot.
Domestic dramas have not been able to shoot life dramas so far, always suspended, that is, they can't find the key to grounding. It is said that Station B will launch a full ten seasons of Blu-ray HD restoration version of "Friends" in the second half of the year, and it is recommended that domestic screenwriters collectively go to make up lessons at that time.
No one said life would be like this
I don't have money to do the work that I don't have
Romance is always stillborn
Life seems to be stuck in the second gear all the time
Every day, every week and every month is not going well
Even every year
But I will be with you
Because you're all with me
In the end, as Courtney Cox said, it's nice to be able to keep this emotion in your heart for a long time.