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Summary: It's time to move on...
Review: There are some shows that come along and stay around for a long time, even after they say their final goodbye. To me, this is one of those shows. Personally, I love this show and although I'm sad to see it go, I think there is a point where everyone needs to accept that the characters have moved on and so should we. Sure, I'll miss Thursday nights without it. After watching the finale last night, I know this is one DVD I will want to buy and watch over and over again. It wasn't the usual hilarious/laugh out loud show. It did have a sense of being bittersweet. If you like the show at all, buy the DVD to see how it all ends. If you don't like it, leave us Friends fans alone and go find another show to criticize.
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Summary: Excellent end to a mediocre show
Review: "Friends" wrapped up its 10-year run in a unique and enjoyable hour-long episode, that in light of the complete debacle of a finale for "Seinfeld" a few years ago, delivered on its enormous hype. Although, some faithfuls seem to be disappointed. For 10 dollars or so, you can't really find much to complain about with this DVD. It was obviously produced, and produced quickly, for profit, because companies want to sell DVDs. Hard to find fault with that. It was also seemingly made for the classic "casual" fan of "Friends", as opposed to the avid viewers. This was designed mostly for the type who never really watched it faithfully but enjoyed it enough to care about the finale. The type who, for monetary reasons or otherwise, wouldn't necessarily be interested in entire seasons, particularly the final season, on DVD. It lacks the "bells and whistles" you'd get from a full-season DVD set, because it's not a full-season DVD set. Here, you get the pilot, the finale, and the Rembrandts video for the theme song. All in all, an outstanding DVD.
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Summary: Just not up to par
Review: I like "Friends," but the series finale was nothing to write home about. We all knew that Monica and Chandler were getting a baby, and the "twist" wasn't even that much of a surprise, at least to me (there HAD to be a baby twist, and what else could they have done?). We also knew that Ross and Rachel had to get back together somehow, or else longtime fans of the show would have staged a coup and overthrown NBC. The problem with the finale was that there were no real surprises. The Bings became parents in the first 15 minutes, and the rest of the hour-long episode kind of dragged. The reunion at the end wasn't all that impressive, and the rest of the episode was filled with "filler" material that wasn't all that funny. Also, Phoebe and Joey were hardly featured at all in the episode, and the whole "ensemble" mentality of the show was kind of abandoned for the finale. Overall, the final episode wasn't horrible, but I expected a lot more from a show that has given me so many laughs over the years. I think it's brilliant marketing strategy to release this DVD five days after the finale airs on NBC, and people who buy the "Friends" DVDs will probably want to get this limited edition collectible. However, the finale is airing again in two weeks, and if you plan on buying all the other seasons on DVD, you'll get this episode anyway, so keep that in mind before shelling out the extra cash for this edition.
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Summary: "Friends" a subjective thing
Review: It truly has amazed me that all I'm reading is people who hate the show so much. If you all hate it as much as you say, why are you even wasting your time sharing your opinion? For every one of you, there are those of us out there that really loved the show. I was happy with the way it ended, as a person who has watched since the show started. Go on with watching whatever shows you watch, and stop bashing one that you probably didn't even watch one episode of.
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Summary: I can't believe it....
Review: This finale was totally awesome, I will always be a fan of 'Friends'. I can't believe it is off the air. And for all the people that are giving this DVD poor reviews, I have news for you. This DVD is going to be so popular. Why do you think its coming out only 5 days after the finale? Thats never happened to any other show before. This is the biggest finale of any show that has gone off the air including Seinfeld. Just because you were not a fan of the show doesn't mean its a horrile show. Maybe there is something wrong with you..ever think of that? More than have the world has seen the 'Friends' grow up and can't believe its over.
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Summary: The one that did NOT disappoint!
Review: The finale episode of FRIENDS, which aired on NBC on May 6th and is now available on Collector's Edition DVD, did not disappoint this loyal fan. I've watched the show since day one, and like so many others, have come to love this sextet of NY pals. With so much hype leading up to the finale episode, my fear was that the show would go the way of SEINFELD, whose finale was a big let down. FRIENDS, however, stayed true to form. While the show certainly had it's big moments, the writers and producers didn't try to fill every moment with huge events. In some ways the finale felt like a regular episode, with funny situations and jokes (like the new chick and duck getting stuck in the fooseball table). And that's a GOOD thing! It was touching to see Chandler and Joey have their final moment together after years as roommates, talking about the happy times they had playing fooseball. And of course they wrapped up that scene with one of their famous hugs! Chandler and Monica's surrogate mother having twins--and a boy and a girl, no less!--was touching, although it seemed highly unrealistic that they came home with the babies practically MINUTES after Erica gave birth. Necessary to speed the episode along, I guess. And of course we all knew the big ending would be Ross and Rachel finally getting together! The build-up gave us just enough tension to keep us on the end of our seats--Ross not being able to admit how he feels, Gunther finally telling Rachel he loves her (that was sweet), Ross and Phoebe going to the wrong airport, Rachel boarding the plane the first time...up to the moment when Ross's answering machine cuts off Rachel's message! But the moment Rachel walked into Ross's apartment saying, "I got off the plane..." was priceless! It's what we've waited for for the past ten years, ever since the pilot episode when Ross (after pining for Rachel since high school), tentatively asked if he might be able to ask her out sometime. In the finale, they finally declared that they love each other, were done messing up their relationship, and wanted to be together forever. It was a classic moment when Ross joked, "Unless we're on a break." EXCELLENT! The subtle final moments of the episode were a perfect fade out...all six of them leaving their apartment keys on the counter, and walking out to go down to the coffee shop one last time. Of course, Chandler got in one final joke, asking "Where?" when Rachel suggested getting a cup of coffee. Thanks to the cast, writers, producers etc. for 10 wonderful years!
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Summary: Love them so much~Watch them agian and again~
Review: I just finish watching the last one. Even though the ending is not too surprising, I still love it with no reason. I will continue watching "Joey" which will be a new show in the near future.
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Summary: Not the best episode, but a great ending for a great show
Review: Ask someone about notable series finales, something that is often attributed not to quality but hype, and chances are that MASH, Seinfeld, and Friends will top the list. The MASH finale, of course, remains the highest-rated episode of TV ever (unless Friends tops it). The Seinfeld finale ranks highly due to it's overwhealming hype (and it's failure to live up to it). Friends, however, has something going for it that Seinfeld didn't have - it didn't try too hard to be the best thing ever. By the time Seinfeld's last episode aired, the hype surrounding it was so huge that nothing could have possibly lived up to it, and the fact that it was at best a mediocre episode didn't help. Friends took the MASH route, and instead of attempting to top everything that came before it, simply aimed to tie up the loose ends that had been hanging since the beginning of it's 10-year run. The result, while by no means the funniest episode, and probably not the most romantic or the epitomy of any other description of the show, resulted in something that, unlike the endings to many shows, (and movies) actually feels like a real good-bye. The show will be missed, but at least fans won't feel like they've been cheated out of what they rightfully deserve.
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Summary: Goodbye
Review: I don't think Friends is overrated like some people say, I loved it. Maybe the characters were a bit shallow, but that doesn't matter, everyone can find something they like in this show. Why does it always have to be "deep" for some people? Sometimes the little things that aren't as deep can be very beautiful, you just have to open your eyes. You can find true greatness everywhere, it doesn't depend on the book/movie/series but on the reader/viewer. Things that are big and "hyped" aren't always bad. Some things start small and become loved by many people, maybe there are people that don't like Friends, that's okay, but you can't say it's not a good show, 'cause when millions of people worldwide are loving it, it has to be someting special. But that's just my opinion. One question though: Why aren't all the dvd's released in de US? I live in the Netherlands and we have series 1 - 10 (the first 8 episodes) in stores. I've got the first 9 seasons on dvd myself, but I've read that in the US only the first 6 are released?
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Summary: best show ever!
Review: i will trully miss the show. i consider this to be one of the best show ever, i will miss how rachel will always complain about her clothes, ross being clumsy, monica's cleaness, joeys sandwich, phoebes smelly cat and chandlers "bad" jokes. i mean how can you NOT like this show? it relates to almost all of us like falling in love with your friends or meeting up in a cafe for example. the series finale was better then i expected and i hope Joey wont be that bad even without the rest of the friends in the show all the time. if you missed the series finale on the 6th heres your chance to see it again. you wont be disapointed!
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