Analysis of TV series Friends
Friends the TV series.
Teacher: Julien Fournier
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Heritage College
May 3rd, 2013
By: Tayler C
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TV is a very popular source of entertainment meaning allot of people are watching and absorbing everything that is being said and done. Mass media has a huge impact on the way people perceive certain people, situations, etc. especially when it is coming from a show loved by many. The TV series Friends premiered on September 22nd in 1994 and became an extremely successful sitcom that lasted 10 years ending in January of 2004. Friends is a sitcom that involved the lives of 6 friends that lived in New York City. Throughout the seasons the viewers were able to see each character’s lives develop, and see the everyday struggles they come across, whether it is relationship problems, marriage problems, or the everyday random issue. Each character had specific qualities that made the viewers fall in love with all the characters in different ways. This sitcom had a huge fan base of people of all ages and is still popular 9 years later meaning that it has a significant influence on many and not always in the best way. The TV series reinforces stereotypes and gender roles through the characters.
David Crane and Marta Kauffman created the series Friends. When they decided to develop a TV series they were inspired by their own lives. They thought back to the time when they had just finished college and began to live on their own in New York City. The time that they spent living in New York City is when they were trying to find a career that they were passionate about to start their lives, and at the same time attempt to balance a relationship. Finding careers while dating, and handling everyday issues seemed like a good concept for the show. They thought it was such a simple idea that so many could relate to that it would eventually progress into something big. Although
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Teacher: Julien Fournier
387-302-HR s. 00001
Heritage College
May 3rd, 2013
By: Tayler C
Friends 1
TV is a very popular source of entertainment meaning allot of people are watching and absorbing everything that is being said and done. Mass media has a huge impact on the way people perceive certain people, situations, etc. especially when it is coming from a show loved by many. The TV series Friends premiered on September 22nd in 1994 and became an extremely successful sitcom that lasted 10 years ending in January of 2004. Friends is a sitcom that involved the lives of 6 friends that lived in New York City. Throughout the seasons the viewers were able to see each character’s lives develop, and see the everyday struggles they come across, whether it is relationship problems, marriage problems, or the everyday random issue. Each character had specific qualities that made the viewers fall in love with all the characters in different ways. This sitcom had a huge fan base of people of all ages and is still popular 9 years later meaning that it has a significant influence on many and not always in the best way. The TV series reinforces stereotypes and gender roles through the characters.
David Crane and Marta Kauffman created the series Friends. When they decided to develop a TV series they were inspired by their own lives. They thought back to the time when they had just finished college and began to live on their own in New York City. The time that they spent living in New York City is when they were trying to find a career that they were passionate about to start their lives, and at the same time attempt to balance a relationship. Finding careers while dating, and handling everyday issues seemed like a good concept for the show. They thought it was such a simple idea that so many could relate to that it would eventually progress into something big. Although
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