[Maria S]

"In my opinion, the best sitcoms right now are King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS"


Couldn't agree more! The couple of times I watched "Friends" it seemed pretty shallow. According to what a friend says, the only two that DIDN'T sleep together were the brother and sister (don't know their names).

[HHFi]

Your friend was wrong, and Colson has a lot of misconceptions about the show. I've seen all the episodes of "Friends" (they air reruns here at 6, and I put it on in the background while working at the computer). Ross and Rachel had a long-time, off and on romance and will probably end up together permanently in the finale, and Chandler and Monica slept together and are now married. But none of the others ever slept with each other. Joey had a crush on Rachel once, but she rejected him because she could only see him as a friend. Ross and Phoebe kissed once when he was devastated by his wife leaving him, but they decided that would not be a constructive solution and didn't go any farther. I thought those were fairly positive and mature messages.

Amazing the useless stuff I have in my brain, but at least it comes in handy at times like this.

[rintense]

According to what a friend says, the only two that DIDN'T sleep together were the brother and sister (don't know their names).

Not true. Joey and Pheobe never slept together. Joey and Rachel didn't (she kept reaction slapping him, which was hysterical). Rachel and Chandler never slept together. Phoebe and Ross never slept together. Chandler and Phoebe didn't, but came close as part of a plot to reveal Chandler and Monica were a couple. Joey and Monica never slept together. And of course, Ross and Monica never slept together.

I loved this show and will miss it a lot. Although I can't identify with the chartacters, I have identified with some of their situations on the show. It muses the lives of gen x'ers, and has done so wonderfully. Were there stupid moments? Sure. What show doesn't have them?