I find that "friends" is funny sitcom but in my opinion "friends" needs some diversity. I think the sitcom would be more appealing if the characters were from different back groupsand different races like black, white, asian, and indian, etc maybe then it would be appealing to a wider range of audience.

Seriously speaking... The way Friends WAS in like the 1st season....I could have seen it as a more diverse show. Around the 5th season they started acting all yuppie.

I personally don't care if a show is diversed. As long as the comedy is funny. That's why I watch a show not because all the people are diversed.

Hey, Julie was Asian!

And anyway, I think people would sort of get suspicious if Monica suddenly turned into a black woman.......

i dont really care. it doesnt bother me if a show is diversified either

I DIDNT SAY THAT FRIENDS ISNT A GOOD SHOW. ALL I AM SAYING IS IT Mostly APPEALS TO A WHITE AUDIENCE SO OTHER CULTURES PROBABLY WOULDNT FIND IT INTRESTING(not that it isnt a funny show). I know there have been some black people who guest star on the show. But I am not only taking about black people what about other cultures. But I guess to some people one culture all the time doesn't get boring. And I also think the more a sitcom becomes diverse the more funny it could be, different is good. At least in my opinion!:) :) :)

Why Friends?

REPLY TO Geekzilla


You asked Why Friends?




I am asking you why not Friends? :confused: :confused:

Why not Will & Grace, 8 Simple Rules, Coupling, Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, etc., etc?? Don't single out Friends for lack of diversity. Flip around the dial and you'll find other shows that you would feel lack diversity, as well. You cannot add new characters into a core group and expect them to be completely accepted by the viewing audience. It doesn't matter what color they are, either. Unless the "diversity" is introduced from day one, it will never work otherwise.

~~~

Kathy :wave:

Hey - King of Queens has a fat guy and a black best friend of the fat guy, isnt that diverse enuff for ya?

Originally posted by flinstoned
Hey - King of Queens has a fat guy and a black best friend of the fat guy, isnt that diverse enuff for ya?

Not so much.....

That's ONE sitcom out of dozens. All I can say is that if you have a problem with the lack of diversity on Friends, don't watch it.

~~~

Kathy :wave:

I think though, if Friends would've had a cast member of another race from the beginning, it would've looked for like they just did it for a "token". So there really is no winning with this one.

Originally posted by sweetflava
I DIDNT SAY THAT FRIENDS ISNT A GOOD SHOW. ALL I AM SAYING IS IT Mostly APPEALS TO A WHITE AUDIENCE SO OTHER CULTURES PROBABLY WOULDNT FIND IT INTRESTING(not that it isnt a funny show).
Huh?

I second that huh? Montana..

I'm white, and I find sitcoms with other cultures just as entertaining as with white characters.. also, I'm straight and I'm into Will and Grace.. I don't think it really matters what race, color, or sexual preference the characters are as long as the show is good.

Why does everything ALWAYS have to be diverse diverse diverse?! Was The Cosby Show diverse? No. Is it still an excellent show? Yep! Does it matter what color of skin the people in the show have? NOPE!

yeah , who cares!;) :) does every group of friends in the world have diversity? probably not, I think everyone understands that and why nobody really makes an issue of it. Everyone can relate to the relationships despite what their gender or ethnicityis. Though I bet Joey's new group of friends will be "diverse".

I dont care what the race is on a show, but if you turn the tables to your question then lets see how many shows are prodominately black with guest stars that are other ethnic groups...
Fresh Prince - Used a few white guest stars, but none of them do I recall getting a recurring role or Will Smith dating them
Family Matters - When they used white guest stars they made them out to be the punks, or the minority race in the school, and did Eddie or Laura date the white people?
The Cosby Show - The white people that were recurring in roles were, that fat white kid (Peter) who acted like he was ******** by not talking and always running and the person who played his dad was rarely ever played in a positive light, he was shown as a old man acting stupid
Moesha - Did she ever really keep a recurring white person on the show?
Amen - Who was the white character?
Were is the diversity in those shows? Is there any?


So you ask about Friends - Well both Ross and Joey have vied for the attention of a black women (2X's), none of the black people were shown in a negative way or to be dumb
And Friends is not theo nly show to have this situation or a all white starring cast. It is equal if you ask me on both sides. There are shows about black families, friends, etc.. as well as shows about whites.

Honestly, I don't look through everything through a racial view. I'm racially color blind, so to speak. I try not to put anything into perspective by race. I watch a show for the comedy or entertainment, not for the race of the characters.

AMEN

sweetflava & co.,
I think that most groups of friends are *basically* the same type of people, or chances are, they would not be friends to begin with.

I might be wrong, but . . . . . a neurotic clean freak chef, a goofy paleontologist, a spoiled rich-daddy's-little-girl, a dimwitted, macho actor, a witty computer programmer and a ditzy masseuse -- some of whom are married, some of who are not, some of whom have children, some of whom don't -- sounds kind of diverse to me.

Is it that unusual that a woman, her brother, their long-time best friends and their neighbors are all white, basically the same age and that they all live in the same city?? I can't speak for other worlds, but I'd guess that's happened a lot on *this* planet.



Later,
Art

Being Amerasian but grew up with cultures all around me I would love to see not just African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Arab-Americans, Indians play major roles as well!!

Hi all,
Are there similar posts on the message boards for "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Will & Grace", "8 Simple Rules", "Seinfeld", "Home Improvement", etc. complaining about the all-white main casts of *those* shows?

Better yet, are there posts on the message boards for "Good Times" and "What's Happening!" complaining about *their* all-*black* main casts?

Let's get real!


Later,
Art

My thoughts exactly Art. I agree 100% with your post.

I myself am not racist and watch shows with all a cast made of mostly one race no matter what that race may be, but that does mean that show does not have diversity. As you stated Art, Friends does have diversity with the characters. And if one wants to get technical there is a diversity in the characters religion, not all the cast is Jewish like Monica and Ross.

I am not sure if there are posts on the other sites such as Good Times, 8 Simple Rules, Raymond, etc.. but it seems that a tv show does usually revolve around one family or set of friends and in most cases if it involves the family having 2 parents white then the children would most likely be white and vice versa, as well as many people socialize with a circle of friends that are similar to them and many times they are of the same or majority will be the same race.