Product Description

A must-have gift for the avid Friends fan! Friends: The One with All Ten Seasons includes all ten seasons from the groundbreaking series, in a limited edition collector's box.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #668 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-14
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 40
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Korean, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 40

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A sitcom behemoth of the last 10 years, Friends shot out of the gate in 1994 with snappy writing and an attractive cast. The exploits of sensitive paleontologist Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), his obsessive-compulsive sister Monica Geller (Courteney Cox); Monica's roommate Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), a spoiled rich girl trying to live on her own; earthy aromatherapist/masseuse Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow); and Monica's neighbors across the hall-- sarcastic Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and his dim-bulb roommate Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) became a nationwide obsession, a pop-culture icon (remember "The Rachel" haircut?) and a top Nielsen hit for its entire run.

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The first two seasons were mostly centered on the on-off saga of Ross and Rachel, and while their relationship remained a strong presence through romantic rivals and even a baby,

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the other characters eventually moved from sideshow players into a shared comedic lead. But Friends was not without its heart. Most of the cast had dysfunctional relationships with their parents and went through loss, divorce, marriage, parenthood, and love triangles. The emotional pregnancies of Rachel (by Ross) and Phoebe (surrogate to her half-brother's triplets) won the actresses Emmy Awards, and Joey's tender feelings for Rachel in Season 8 won LeBlanc, the most improved actor in the series, a nomination.

Most sitcoms run out of ideas by the fifth season, but Friends gave itself a refreshing jolt the minute Monica and Chandler wound up in bed together. Their budding romance was not only the one of the funniest arcs of the series, but one of the most sentimental, as they planned a wedding, struggled to have a child and eventually turned to adoption. By seasons seven and on, the characters had each "grown up" from young singletons to thirtysomethings finding permanence in their careers and love lives but never losing the laughs.

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Friends featured a parade of celebrity guests, but unlike Will & Grace, it actually utilized most of the stars as more than cameos: The sextet's parents were all brilliantly cast, particularly Kathleen Turner as Chandler's drag-queen father and Teri Garr as Phoebe's dizzy mom. Everyone from George Clooney to Sean Penn to Julia Roberts to Bruce Willis has appeared on the sitcom, and Tom Selleck certainly enjoyed a career resuscitation after his recurring role as Monica's older man.

But no star power ever penetrated the bond between the six stars, and their unmatchable chemistry worked for 10 seasons. Even if the show is on reruns daily, this boxed set of Friends remains watchable over and over again--even if that theme song grates on your nerves.

Standout episodes include The One With All The Poker (Season 1), The One With The Birth (1), The One With the Prom Video (2), The One With the Flashback (3), The One Where Monica and Richard are Just Friends (3), The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break (3), The One With the Embryos (4), The One With All the Wedding Dresses (4), The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks (5), The One Where Everybody Finds Out (5), The One Where Ross Got High (6), The One With the Videotape (8), The One With the Rumor (8), The One With the Male Nanny (9), The One With Rachel's Other Sister (9), The One With Ross' Tan (10), and The One Where the Stripper Cries (10). --Ellen A. Kim

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Customer Reviews

DVD's not original
The DVD's were not original....All original DVD's come in dual layer format(DVD9, 7-8 GB). These were single layer DVD's(around 4.35 GB)....Moreover, all DVD's had a melted glass like substance near the center, which I think was some sort of manufacturing defect. I suspected that these are not original, so returned the package.

The seller however was co-operative and made an immediate refund. Hence the 2nd star.

If you buy, do confirm that the DVD's are dual layer.

-Nikhil

poorly packaged with disc damage
I received this set as a gift... and i was disappointed at the way this collection was made. The discs are in poorly glued together paper booklets with no protection for the reading surface whatsoever. Unless you CAREFULLY and TEDIOUSLY remove them when u want to watch it... there's a guarantee that you'll end up with multiple scratches. (putting it back in is just as harmful) ... i've watched up to season 6 so far... and i've experienced 3 damaged disc (the reading surface was clearly damaged during packaging and i'm not talking about minor scratch). I cannot watch those episodes because of the damaged portion.

It's not worth it to invest money in this set if you end up not being able to watch multiple episodes. In addition, sliding it in and out with the surface in contact with the paper sleeves will seriously cause damage.

:( I'm highly disappointed that whoever designed this set was so inconsiderate of the fans. . .

i know people say "oh but it's cheap" ... sure it is... if you're okay with paying around $200 and not being able to collect the whole series because the product was so poorly made. :/

Oh... my... god... best TV show ever!
What is there to say about Friends? It's basically TV perfection. Randomly choose any episode, and you're sure to find something (and in many cases, quite a few things) that you like. For me, it just got better and better as the seasons went on, leading up to a perfect series finale. Ross and Rachel! Monica and Chandler! Phoebe and Mike! Joey! Friends was a funny, touching, sad, heartwarming, and hilarious 10 years spent on TV, and this set does it complete and total justice.