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Summary: Friends With No Commercials!!!!!
Review: This two-volume set, actually just a boxed set of both previously released "Best of" volumes, collects the top 10 episodes of the hit comedy as decided by the fans. Here's a quick rundown of the episodes:Volume One: 1.Pilot (9/22/94). THE very first episode of Friends where we meet the whole gang. Runaway bride Rachel returns to become Monica's roommate. 2.The One With Two Parts (3/2/95). Two-part episode where Ross confronts his anxiety over becoming a dad, Monica and Rachel meet two cute doctors from the ER (guest stars those guys from ER), Joey dates Phoebe's twin Ursula and Ross' monkey causes havoc. 3.The One With All the Poker (2/23/95). A battle of the sexes as the girls challenge the guys to poker. 4.The One Where Ross Finds Out (11/9/95). Rachel admits her feelings for Ross after her jealousy over Julie and Ross' decision to have a cat. Also, Monica works out Chandler to death. 5.The One With The Prom Video (2/1/96). Classic flashback episode to high school. A video of Rachel and Monica getting ready for the Prom is the catalyst to Ross and Rachel's first "get together." Volume Two: 1.The One Where No One's Ready (9/26/96): The gang can't decide what to wear to Ross' function, plus Monica copes with her break up. 2.The One With The Embryos (1/15/98): Phoebe agrees to carry her brother's baby. 3.The One With Ross's Wedding (5/7/98): Classic two-parter where the gang goes to London for Ross's wedding to Emily. Plus, Ross's big flub at the end. 4.The One With All the Thanksgivings (11/19/98): Or perhaps a better title would be, "The Ghost of Thanksgivings Past?" Another great flashbacks episode where the gang relives Thanksgivings of the past. More development in the Chandler/Monica relationship. 5.The One Where Everybody Finds Out (2/11/99): Hilarious episode as Phoebe plays with Chandler's mind. The cats finally outta the bag once everyone finds out about Monica and Chandler's clandestine relationship. Plus, Ross acquires the Naked Man's apartment. Exclusive DVD features: Cast bios (both volumes), the Rembrandt's "I'll Be There For You" music video (both volumes), behind the scenes on location footage of Friends' tour in London (on volume 2), plus additional footage for each episode. (Honestly, I can't tell the difference...) Here's my quick rundown: Good: NO COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The extras on the DVD were a great bonus. The Cast bios were a great and interesting read. The behind the scenes footage in London was also pretty interesting. The Rembrandt video was pretty cool too. Definitely a plus. So-so: The additional footage? Me personally, I can't really tell the difference but I guess that makes it a plus. Bad: Nothing!!! I like the fact that they released these episodes on DVD. The replay value, like most sitcoms, is awesome. It's just like watching Friends syndicated reruns on your local station but without the commercials and with a better picture. Personally, I think the DVD is a good investment to your DVD collection. Unlike taping your favorite episodes off the air, the DVD won't get "eaten" from constant replay. Must have for a Friends fan? Not necessarily -- but it definitely won't hurt :) Recommended.
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Summary: It's about time we got Friends on tape!
Review: I am a long time fan of this show, having watched it every weeknight at 7 and 11 in syndication on a local station for the past three years. I also, of course, watch it on NBC at 8 every Thursday when I can. I remember voting on the official site for my favorite episodes last year, and I'm glad they finally put the top ten on video! I went out last night and bought this set and boy am I glad I did! It has some of the best episodes of the series, or of any comedy on tv. The Pilot will basically introduce you to the characters and give you their history while also foreshadowing things like Ross-Rachel. The One With Two Parts (One Hour) features Phoebe coping with her identical twin Ursula when Joey wants to ask her out and also Rachel and Marcel the monkey ending up in the hospital. The One With All the Poker features the gals wanting to play poker with the guys and Ross becoming falsely macho but then throwing in the game out of love. The One Where Ross Finds Out is one of the best Ross-Rachel episodes ever, featuring Ross finding out that Rachel knew he liked her and then falling in love with him and them having their first kiss at the end. The One With the Prom Video is probably my favorite episode, featuring Chandler hating a piece of jewelry Joey gave him out of friendship and Rachel liking Ross again after seeing the sweet thing he did in the prom video they watch which shows how wacky they were back then! The One Where No One's Ready is all about Ross wanting to go to a banquet but everyone being slow and Rachel getting mad at him. The One With the Embryos features Phoebe deciding to be a surrogate mother for her step-brother Frank and his wife. The One With Ross's Wedding (One Hour) features the gang going to London (except the pregnant Phoebe), Joey being homesick, Rachel deciding to rush over the London (after staying home) to tell Ross she loves him, Rachel going there, Ross famously saying the wrong name at the altar, and basically just the whole "incident" with Emily and Ross' wedding. The One With All the Thanskgivings is a hilarious episode where the gang shares past Thanksgiving stories and we flashback to some funny incidents, making Monica get mad at Chandler, Chandler get mad at Monica, and Monica cheering him up by putting her head in a turkey. The One Where Everybody Finds Out is an episode from season 5 which features Rachel, Joey, and Phoebe, trying to make Monica and Chandler admit their relationship; Phoebe pretends to hit on Chandler and then when seducing him makes him uncomfortable enough to say that he is in love with Monica; Ross moves into Ugly Naked Guy's apartment which faces Monica's so guess how he feels when he sees them...doing it! But that's not all! Every episode is not just what we see on tv, but what was in the original teleplay! There is so much extra footage you'll be amazed! I love watching them and pointing out, "Hey, Chandler didn't say that in the final thing!" or the such. Also included is the Rembrandts' music video, in which the gang hangs around while they play the famous theme song in full length. Plus, on the second tape, there is also a whole behind-the-scenes feature where we learn a lot about what happened when the cast went to London for the episode with Ross' wedding. It's touching because they talk about how much they missed Lisa Kudrow because her character Phoebe wasn't there and thus she wasn't, how big a following the show actually has in England, and how much fun it is to go on location. There are actually two parts to the segment, one being Friends Goes to London and the other being Friends on Location in London, so we get different aspects of the same story. If you're a Friends fan of any kind, buy this set! You won't regret it! You'll love seeing the extra footage, going behind the scenes, and replenishing your fond memories of these wonderful favorite episodes. I will watch this time and time again, and I highly recommend it for any fan or anyone wanting a little comedy.
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Summary: Complete Seasons is What I'm Going For!
Review: Friends is a terrfic show, definitely one of the best sitcoms on TV and sadly this is it's last season to air new episodes but why buy a DVD that only has a few best of episodes when you can buy complete seasons on DVD at reasonable prices? I guess the best of DVDs are fine if you are a casual fan who only wants to have certain episodes on DVD but I personally want to own DVDs that have all of the episodes and I highly recommend the complete seasons!
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Summary: Buy It Now!
Review: Buy the "gift pack" and get both volumes - "Friends" fans will love them. There are 5 commercial free episodes on eacb disc, and they are truly among the best of shows; some have extra footage not seen when aired on TV. In case some of the titles (listed in the editorial review) don't "click" with you, "...Two Parts" has Joey dating Ursula, Phoebe's twin sister, and Monica & Rachel switching identities in the ER; and "...The Embryos" is when Phoebe is impregnated and the boys & girls bet apartments. The only complaint I have is with the 2-part, Ross & Emily's wedding episode; in the end, we're left with Ross saying "I take thee Rachel" and the little cliffhanger of will Emily, or will Emily not, finish the wedding? The omission of the "third episode - the aftermath & everbody goes home" from the DVD borders on criminal. Also, the extra features aren't much to brag about - 2 short blurbs on filming on location in London and the Rembrandts' music video (argh!)...oh, and a cast bio. But beyond that, I suspect these are discs that will be played over and over again.
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Summary: Great For A Friends Fanatic!! Recomended!!
Review: I love The Show Friends and these are definatly some of their best episodes ever! This DVD set includes 10 episodes and many special features. They Include: 1. Pilot: Rachel leaves her fiancee at the alter and comes to see her old high-school friend Monica; Ross moves into an apartment in Monica's building to be closer to Joey and Chandler. 2. The One With Two Parts- Parts 1 & 2: Joey and Chandler meet Ursula, Pheobe's sister, at a resteraunt where she is a waitress; Rachel falls off the roof taking down the Christmas lights and ends with a date up with a hansome doctor (funny twist there); Ross takes Marcell to the E.R. after swollowing a Scrabble Letter. (No wonder it needs two parts!) 3. The One With All The Poker: The girls want to get in on the guys poker game; Rachel wants a job and Ross wants Rachel. 4. The One Where Ross Finds Out: Rachel leaves a drunken messages on Ross' answering machine saying that she is "over him" while she is on a date with another man. 5. The One With The Prom Video: Monica's mother gives her a box of stuff from when Monica was in high-school; Rachel finds out what Ross would go through to get her a date for the prom. 2nd Volume 6. The One Where No One's Ready: Now, Ross and Rachel are dating; Ross is trying to get everyone organized to go to his speech at the museum; Chandler and Joey Fight over a chair, Monica has a phone problem; Rachel can't decided what to wear. 7. The One With The Embryos: Pheobe gets the Embryos planted in her Uteris; Monica and Rachel versus Chandler and Joey in a trivia game about each other, winner gets Rachel and Monica's Apartment. 8. The One With Ross' Wedding: Parts 1& 2: Everyone goes off to England to see Ross' Wedding and leaves Pregnant Pheobe back at home with Rachel; Joey and Chandler explore "London Baby"; Rachel goes to England to Stop the wedding, but Ross does that on his own! 9. The One With All The Thanksgivings: It all started with Chandler's depressing Thanksgiving story; Chandler finds out why Monica chopped off his toe; You'll find out why Monica lost all that weight. 10. The One Where Everyone Finds Out: Rachel and Joey know about Monica and Chandler; Pheobe hits on Chandler; Ugly Naked Guy is Moving Away. THE SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: The "I'll Be There For You" music video and "On Location In London" That Basically Sums up this DVD collection, Hope I was Of some help to you! THANKS!!
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Summary: Best Of Friends, Volume 1 & 2
Review: I love these DVDs! They each have five great episodes of everyone's favourite stars, Pheobie, Rachel, Monica, Ross, Joey and Channler. Here is a review of all of the episodes: Volume One: 1. Pilot --- This is the first ever episode of friends where Rachel runs away from her wedding and lives with Monica. 2. The One With Two Parts --- Ross realises for the first time that he's becoming a dad. He gets really nervous, meanwhile Rachel sprains her ankle, and she goes to the hospital with Monika, but she doesn't have insurance, so they both trade places, and then they go out on dates with the two doctors. 3. The One With All the Poker --- The girls learn how to play poker and they have a big poker tournament. 4. The One Where Ross Finds Out --- Ross finds out that Rachel loves him, and she is jelous of him and his girlfriend Julie because they are getting a cat. Monica is also trying to make Channler lose weight, and he's getting sick of it. 5. The One With The Prom Video --- It's a flashback to high-school days where Monica and Rachel are getting ready for the prom. Volume Two: 1. The One Where No One's Ready --- Ross wants everyone to get ready for his big party, but none of them can decide what to wear. 2. The One With The Embryos --- Pheobie gets embryo's put into her so her brother can have a baby, and also Ross invents a game which causes the girls to lose there apartment. 3. The One With Ross's Wedding --- The gang flies over to London for Ross's wedding but he says he loves Rachel and it never happens. 4. The One With All the Thanksgivings --- Many flashbacks to many old Thanksgivings. 5. The One Where Everybody Finds Out --- Rachel finds out about Monica and Channler's relationship (Joey and Pheobie already know but Ross doesn't) and Monica and Channler know that they know, and then they know that they know that they know etc. and they keep playing mind games. PLUS!: Bonus material, and no adverts (commercials) This is a Friends Fan essential. Buy it now.
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Summary: Buy It Now!
Review: Buy the "gift pack" and get both volumes - "Friends" fans will love them. There are 5 commercial free episodes on eacb disc, and they are truly among the best of shows; some have extra footage not seen when aired on TV. In case some of the titles (listed in the editorial review) don't "click" with you, "...Two Parts" has Joey dating Ursula, Phoebe's twin sister, and Monica & Rachel switching identities in the ER; and "...The Embryos" is when Phoebe is impregnated and the boys & girls bet apartments. The only complaint I have is with the 2-part, Ross & Emily's wedding episode; in the end, we're left with Ross saying "I take thee Rachel" and the little cliffhanger of will Emily, or will Emily not, finish the wedding? The omission of the "third episode - the aftermath & everbody goes home" from the DVD borders on criminal. Also, the extra features aren't much to brag about - 2 short blurbs on filming on location in London and the Rembrandts' music video (argh!)...oh, and a cast bio. But beyond that, I suspect these are discs that will be played over and over again.
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Summary: Good Episodes, but already available
Review: This set of Friends, has some of the best episodes like "The one with two parts," but the only problem, Is your going to pay [$$$] for six episodes that are aready available in the Season 1 and 2 boxs sets. If you only want a few episodes this is the way to go, but your better off buying the full seasons.
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Summary: Definitely the BEST of Friends!!
Review: This set of Volumes 1 and 2 of the Best of Friends is absolutely worth watching!! The DVD features the following episodes: VOLUME ONE 1. Pilot (9/22/94): This is the best first episode of America's favourite comedy, showing how Rachel came to live with Monica. This ep sets the mood for the rest of the series. 2. The One With Two Parts (3/2/95). Two-part episode where Monica and Rachel date two doctors, both guest stars from the hit series ER (George Clooney and Noah Wyle). 3. The One With All the Poker (2/23/95). The girls challenge the guys to a game of poker only to lose all of their money more than once... Rachel starts applying for jobs 4. The One Where Ross Finds Out (11/9/95). Ross and Julie decide to buy a cat but a drunken Rachel leaves a phone message for Ross confessing her feelings about him, hence Ross finally finds out how Rachel feels. 5. The One With The Prom Video (2/1/96). One of the fun flashback episodes to when the guys are in high school, getting ready for the prom. Hilarious shots of Rachel, Monica and Ross when they were teenagers! VOLUME TWO 1. The One Where No One's Ready (9/26/96): Ross stresses out as no one is ready for his museum benefit. Monica finds a message from Richard and can't decide if it's old or new - so she leaves him a msg on his answering machine with disastrous results. 2. The One With The Embryos (1/15/98): Phoebe agrees to carry her brother's baby while the rest of the gang argue about which duo knows the other one better - Chandler and Joey or Monica and Rachel. They settle it with an hilarious game hosted by Ross! 3. The One With Ross's Wedding (5/7/98): Another two-parter where the gang head over to London for Ross' wedding with Emily. The start of Chandler and Monica's relationship, as well as the demise of Ross and Emily's. 4. The One With All the Thanksgivings (11/19/98): Another hilarious flashback episode where the gang relive past Thanksgivings with some of the gang discovering ghosts of the past... 5. The One Where Everybody Finds Out (2/11/99): A personal favourite, when Phoebe finds out about Chandler and Monica and decides to "mess with them". Ross applies for Ugly Naked Guy's apartment. Apart from the obvious benefit of NO COMMERCIALS - YES!!, the extra features on this DVD are fantastic! It includes a music video of the Friends theme by the Rembrandts featuring the main cast from the tv show, a behind the scenes look at filming in London, commentary from the production team and cast bios. Volumes 1 and 2 really do have the funniest, most entertaining episodes of Friends and I would recommend it to both fans of the show and those people who are not yet convinced - if these DVDs don't convince them, nothing will!
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Summary: Wonderful!!
Review: The Best of Friends is absolutely wonderful. I absolutely love the show, and this collection has put ten of the funniest episodes available for purchase. I have had the set since it first came out and I'm still not tired of it yet. Friends is probably the funniest show on television, and its still going strong. If you like Friends, I recommend this collection for you, it highlights the classic moments, such as Ross getting Rachel's message, Rachel seeing the Prom video, all the Thanksgivings, and others such as that.
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