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The Best of Friends, Vol. 1-2

The Best of Friends, Vol. 1-2

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A MUST For All "Friends" Fans!!
Review: If you are a fan of the hit TV show, "Friends", you must have this set, on either VHS or DVD. The DVD does give you a clearer picture than even the TV show could give you, but both formats have the same thing. Each epiosde has little snippets from the show that have never been seen before, which makes the episodes even funnier. I am a fan of volume 2 because my favorite is "The One With The Embryos" (or, as I call it, "The One With The Game Show"). Volume 1 has a few I don't particularly care for, such as the pilot (or First episode) and "The One With Two Parts" where we meet Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow)sister, Ursula (also played by Kudrow).The other cast members (Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and especially Matthew Perry), are just funny and brilliant. Other episodes include "The One Where No One's Ready" , "The One Where Everyone Finds Out"(both Vol. 2), "The One With All The Poker", and "The One With The Prom Video" (both Vol. 1). Long live the Friends, my favorite comedy of ALL-TIME!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Complete Seasons Are Better!
Review: Friends is a superb 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!

Rating: 5 stars
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.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The official "Best" of "Friends" Collection
Review: These two volumes present "The Best of 'Friends'" as "chosen by fans." Volume 1 centers on the stormy relationship between Ross and Rachel:

(1) "Pilot" (September 22, 1994), a.k.a. "The One Where Rachel Does Not Get Married." For the first time we meet the gang at Central Perk, where runaway bride Rachel suddenly drops into their lives. Selected as #47 by TV Guide in their list of "The 50 Best 'Friends' Moments."

(2) "The One With two Parts, Part 1 & Part 2" (February 23, 1995), is simply an episode where the deuces are wild. First of all we have Phoebe and her twin Urusla. Then we have those two hunky doctors Rachel and Monica run into at the hospital. Add to that Marcel choking on a scrabble tile, and you can see why this story was too big for one episode.

(3) "The One with All the Poker" (March 2, 1995), finds the girls joining the boys for poker. The tension for the episode comes from the fact that Rachel wants a new job and Ross wants Rachel. Can a hand of poker constitute a first date?

(4) "The One Where Ross Finds Out" (November 9, 1995), reminds us that if you drink, then do not leave phone messages. What Ross finds out is that Rachel is over him (all together now: "When were you under me?"). #9 on TV Guide's list, this is the episode that shows that two ships cannot just keep passing in the night for all eternity.

(5) "The One With the Prom Video" (February 1, 1966), provides not only our first flashback trip down memory lane to what Ross, Monica and Rachel were like way back when, it also has the best kiss in the show's history. The mix of comedy and pathos makes this a perfect episode for a steak & lobster dinner. This episode is #2 on the TV Guide list, although it was the only "Friends" episode to make the magazines list of Top Television Moments of all time.

However, by the time we get to Volume 2 Ross and Rachel will be suffering through the consequences of what happened when they were (or were not) on a "break":

(1) "The One Where No One's Ready" (September 26, 1996) proves something we should have all known from the start. You can do an entire episode of "Friends" watching Rachel get dressed (this is foreshadowed by the photo on the cover of Volume 1 where Jennifer Aniston is only wearing a sheet). The only problem is that this is Ross's big night and he is not making it any easier on her or anybody else. The only episode on this DVD that is not on TV Guide's list of "The Top 50 'Friends' Moments.'"

(2) "The One with the Embryos" (January 15, 1998), but Phoebe's womb is not as interesting in this episode as the trivia game going on in Monica and Rachel's apartment. At stake: Monica and Rachel's apartment. Fess up: you didn't know the answer to the big stumper question either. Ranks #18 on TV Guide's list.

(3) "The One with Ross's Wedding, Parts 1 & 2 (May 7, 1998) provides the best "Friends" cliffhanger (yes, even better than this year's "Ok"). Rachel goes over to England to stop Ross's wedding, but he manages to do just fine without her help. Loose lips can sink more things than ships. This one ranked #39 on the TV Guide list.

(4) "The One with All the Thanksgivings" (November 19, 1998) is a flashback trip down memory lane where we find out ever reason Chandler has to hate Thanksgiving, from his Flock of Seagulls haircut to the amputation of a toe. TV Guide ranked this moment #29.

(5) "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" (February 11, 1999) is quite simple to explain. Joey and Rachel know about Monica and Chandler, but then Phoebe finds out, but Monica and Chandler do not know that Phoebe knows, but then Phoebe hits on Chandler so they know but she does not know that they know. And then... This episode ranks #5 on TV Guide's list, although I think it is probably the funniest "Friends" episode ever. Well, okay, so far.

This volume includes ADDED FOOTAGE and the Rembrandt's "Ill Be There For You" music video. The next pair of volumes in this DVD series claim to present "fan favorites." Again, there is plenty of room for fans of the show to quibble about what has been included and what has not. Still, having these around beats the hit and miss proposition of catching your favorites in syndication.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Chandler Rulez
Review: This is one great collection. I really do enjoy it alot. The only problem is that you get kind of sick of watching it over and over again. The episodes piced are GREAT! pilot, one w/ all the poker, one w/ 2 parts), one where Ross finds out, the one with the prom video, the one where no ones ready (my fav.), the one with the embryos, The one with Ross's wdding, the one with all the Thanksgivings, the one where everyone finds out! Highlt recomend for any Friends fan.


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