The F.R.I.E.N.D.S. effect!
Ramblings; FRIENDS; Life;
A large segment of the Indian population aged between 20 and 30 has been exposed to a fairly large dose of the popular SitCom, FRIENDS. I'm a huge fan myself. Have seen each and every episode from the very first where Rachel's just played Runaway Bride to the Season 10 Finale where Chandler and Monica have twins (oops, you haven't seen it, have you?). The humour is awesome, subtle at times, more in your face at others. I can watch any episode any number of times and still laugh at it. In that, it's an amazing creation and kudos to the creators and the cast.
However, like a lot of media, it has had an impact on our perception of how life would turn out to be. I know, I know, if you actually take television as a true representation of life, you're downright daft! But, come on, the show's so bloody life like. I mean, I really wouldn't, subconsciously, map my life to X-Files or Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, but I've often thought of how particular events on Friends were so similar to what I experienced with my little circle.
So what exactly am I trying to say. Well, here's the thing, with life being as fast as it is and with pretty much no time for anything besides sitting in front of a computer, by whole FRIENDS belief system is being shattered, and I'm actually questioning the fact that those guys never seem to go to work. Yes, Joey goes for the occasional audition and to act in "Days of Our Lives" and Ross has a crush on his student, but besides these rarities, they're almost always at the coffee shop. Now, I love my Barista and Qahwa, but I just can't get enough time to be sitting there, chilling out everyday and it's a fact that bothers me.
Well, I guess the Rembrandts theme would be apt for me right now.
"So no one told you life was gonna be this way,
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA,
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year"
Yup, sums it up pretty well.
A large segment of the Indian population aged between 20 and 30 has been exposed to a fairly large dose of the popular SitCom, FRIENDS. I'm a huge fan myself. Have seen each and every episode from the very first where Rachel's just played Runaway Bride to the Season 10 Finale where Chandler and Monica have twins (oops, you haven't seen it, have you?). The humour is awesome, subtle at times, more in your face at others. I can watch any episode any number of times and still laugh at it. In that, it's an amazing creation and kudos to the creators and the cast.
However, like a lot of media, it has had an impact on our perception of how life would turn out to be. I know, I know, if you actually take television as a true representation of life, you're downright daft! But, come on, the show's so bloody life like. I mean, I really wouldn't, subconsciously, map my life to X-Files or Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, but I've often thought of how particular events on Friends were so similar to what I experienced with my little circle.
So what exactly am I trying to say. Well, here's the thing, with life being as fast as it is and with pretty much no time for anything besides sitting in front of a computer, by whole FRIENDS belief system is being shattered, and I'm actually questioning the fact that those guys never seem to go to work. Yes, Joey goes for the occasional audition and to act in "Days of Our Lives" and Ross has a crush on his student, but besides these rarities, they're almost always at the coffee shop. Now, I love my Barista and Qahwa, but I just can't get enough time to be sitting there, chilling out everyday and it's a fact that bothers me.
Well, I guess the Rembrandts theme would be apt for me right now.
"So no one told you life was gonna be this way,
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA,
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year"
Yup, sums it up pretty well.
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