LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - After much harrumphing by TV critics and mild criticism from the star of another lauded series, NBC has quit calling "Friends" "the best comedy ever."

The network used the phrase earlier this month in promos for the series, which you've probably heard is wrapping up a 10-season run on NBC in May. The spots were in the don't-miss-the-final-episodes vein, with the superlative tacked on at the end.

The promos were a hot topic at the recently wrapped TV Critics Association press tour, where one reporter asked "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer, who's also leaving NBC after this season, what he thought of the network labeling "Friends" No. 1.


"I don't blame them for saying that," Grammer said, adding with a smile, "Although we all know that's not true."
The spot also produced a slew of indignantly compiled lists of other great sitcoms, from "I Love Lucy" and "The Honeymooners" to "Cheers" and "Seinfeld."

NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks acknowledges that the promo department may have gone a little "overboard" with the "Friends" spot.

"They were just trying to hype it," Marks tells the AP. "It ran once and it won't run again."

all i can say is....

THATS RIGHT BITCH!!

I personally think while Friends isn't the best sitcom ever (tho I do think it is one of the best from the past decade), neither is Frasier IMO.

Some people think it's the best sitcom ever... some people think Cheers is the best sitcom ever... some people think The Golden Girls is the best sitcom ever...

It's all opinion.

IMO...it's not even good. It's overhype.

But to get technical...no one should use "Best..." anything, because it's nothing but an opinion.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
IMO...it's not even good. It's overhype.

:rock: If "it's" is in regards to Friends, that's right on the money! :rock:

If only NBC had given this kind of publicity to Our House in the mid-late 1980s ... :rolleyes:

Originally posted by barwars88
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - After much harrumphing by TV critics and mild criticism from the star of another lauded series, NBC has quit calling "Friends" "the best comedy ever."

The network used the phrase earlier this month in promos for the series, which you've probably heard is wrapping up a 10-season run on NBC in May. The spots were in the don't-miss-the-final-episodes vein, with the superlative tacked on at the end.

The promos were a hot topic at the recently wrapped TV Critics Association press tour, where one reporter asked "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer, who's also leaving NBC after this season, what he thought of the network labeling "Friends" No. 1.


"I don't blame them for saying that," Grammer said, adding with a smile, "Although we all know that's not true."
The spot also produced a slew of indignantly compiled lists of other great sitcoms, from "I Love Lucy" and "The Honeymooners" to "Cheers" and "Seinfeld."

NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks acknowledges that the promo department may have gone a little "overboard" with the "Friends" spot.

"They were just trying to hype it," Marks tells the AP. "It ran once and it won't run again."



That was a stupid phrase anyway, How can one particular show be labeled as the Funniest Comedy ever and viewers have different taste. Friends is not funny to me at all. All sitcoms are funny in their own way. No Sitcom is FUNNY to everybody.

why does everyone hate Friends here?

Okay, I don't exactly think it's on the Lucy/Honeymooners/M*A*S*H level as an all-time classic sitcom, but at the same time, I do think it is one of the best sitcoms of our generation. The show has really declined in recent years, but I don't think any "Friends haters" can really deny that it was really funny at least the first five seasons. I think there are plenty of other shows out there that are more overrated than Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Sopranos come to mind IMO.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
why does everyone hate Friends here?

Okay, I don't exactly think it's on the Lucy/Honeymooners/M*A*S*H level as an all-time classic sitcom, but at the same time, I do think it is one of the best sitcoms of our generation. The show has really declined in recent years, but I don't think any "Friends haters" can really deny that it was really funny at least the first five seasons. I think there are plenty of other shows out there that are more overrated than Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Sopranos come to mind IMO.



Don't forget Fraiser.

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
That was a stupid phrase anyway, How can one particular show be labeled as the Funniest Comedy ever and viewers have different taste. Friends is not funny to me at all. All sitcoms are funny in their own way. No Sitcom is FUNNY to everybody.

Oh my God....you said something that makes sense!

CELEBRATION TIME!!!




jk

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
why does everyone hate Friends here?


Because everyone makes it out to be the damn best sitcom of the 90s and I thinks it's just ordinary. I don't find it funny.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Because everyone makes it out to be the damn best sitcom of the 90s and I thinks it's just ordinary. I don't find it funny.

And it made David Schwimmer a star. That man can't act his way out of a paper bag.

I like Seinfeld better than Friends. I think its a matter of choice too. I can think of a lot of great sitcoms but I'd have a hard time picking the one that is the greatest of all time.

Originally posted by mr roper
I like Seinfeld better than Friends. I think its a matter of choice too. I can think of a lot of great sitcoms but I'd have a hard time picking the one that is the greatest of all kind.


I'm just glad this season is the end of Friends.

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Don't forget Fraiser.

Literally.
Too many people have.
I think its a great show.
And it deserves all the attention it gets (and more)


About a show being "best".... I dont think there is any that fits that category -- without being strictly opinion.




However.... I dont believe I know anyone who DOESNT like "I Love Lucy"

And if they dont like it.... Im pretty sure there is not one tv show which everyone likes.

Originally posted by barwars88
Literally.
Too many people have.
I think its a great show.
And it deserves all the attention it gets (and more)


About a show being "best".... I dont think there is any that fits that category -- without being strictly opinion.




However.... I dont believe I know anyone who DOESNT like "I Love Lucy"

And if they dont like it.... Im pretty sure there is not one tv show which everyone likes.



Well here is a person right here who does not like I Love Lucy.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
why does everyone hate Friends here?

Okay, I don't exactly think it's on the Lucy/Honeymooners/M*A*S*H level as an all-time classic sitcom, but at the same time, I do think it is one of the best sitcoms of our generation. The show has really declined in recent years, but I don't think any "Friends haters" can really deny that it was really funny at least the first five seasons. I think there are plenty of other shows out there that are more overrated than Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Sopranos come to mind IMO. i know! when i came here, i expected a lot of people to like Friends. a lot of people at school watch "Friends", which is why im not surprised at all the hype. And i also think its one of the best sitcoms. Its hilarious, and has an amazing cast.

Ok.... then its decided.... there is no show EVERYONE likes.

Maybe "The Odd Couple" though.... I cant think of anyone who doesnt like that.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
And it made David Schwimmer a star. That man can't act his way out of a paper bag.

He was far better as Karen's boyfriend (and husband) on The Wonder Years, a REAL classic IMHO. props:

Originally posted by dawsongirl
And it made David Schwimmer a star. That man can't act his way out of a paper bag.


:clap

Finally, some one else who knows David can't act. He is dull and very annoying on Friends. He's one thing I wont miss about Friends when it ends.

Originally posted by Christopher
:clap

Finally, some one else who knows David can't act. He is dull and very annoying on Friends. He's one thing I wont miss about Friends when it ends.

I try to forgive the Schwimmer thing. I had been a fan of Cox since her days on Family Ties and also loved her in a lot of her film work in the early 90's and she was why I started watching Friends in the first place, so I will eternally be grateful that Friends made her an A-list star. Same with Aniston and Kudrow.

Schwimmer is the Friend who could've gotten killed off in season 3, and would not have hurt the show at all. He NEVER recovered after the "we were on a break!" stuff in season 3, and he doesn't quite have the boyish geek charm he had in the early seasons anymore.

Hi all,
Growing up in the 1960s & '70s, I became accustomed to looking forward to a specific night of the week and enthusiastically thinking *"My show" is on tonight!* I can honestly say that it's been years since I've felt that way about any sitcom. These days, there is no sitcom I really like a lot. The only show I love and watch regularly these days, while amusing at times, is technically a crime drama. There are a handful of current sitcoms which I can *tolerate*, but am not really crazy about. "Friends" happens to be one of them. In my opinion, for what my opinion is worth, it's FAR from the "best comedy ever." I like the pace of the dialogue. I like Ross and Chandler, I love Joey and Phoebe, I could take or leave Monica, and I despise Rachel.

I suspect that, unfortunately, if it were possible to combine the talents of all you David Schwimmer bashers, it most likely wouldn't add up to one-half of a David Schwimmer. Like most critics, chances are, you're all talentless, soulless and pretty worthless.

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Hi all,
Growing up in the 1960s & '70s, I became accustomed to looking forward to a specific night of the week and enthusiastically thinking *"My show" is on tonight!* I can honestly say that it's been years since I've felt that way about any sitcom. These days, there is no sitcom I really like a lot. The only show I love and watch regularly these days, while amusing at times, is technically a crime drama. There are a handful of current sitcoms which I can *tolerate*, but am not really crazy about. "Friends" happens to be one of them. In my opinion, for what my opinion is worth, it's FAR from the "best comedy ever." I like the pace of the dialogue. I like Ross and Chandler, I love Joey and Phoebe, I could take or leave Monica, and I despise Rachel.

I suspect that, unfortunately, if it were possible to combine the talents of all you David Schwimmer bashers, it most likely wouldn't add up to one-half of a David Schwimmer. Like most critics, chances are, you're all talentless, soulless and pretty worthless.

Later,
Art

I agree wholeheartedly. I think the whole "let's bash Friends" thing is just part of the whole "I'm so cool because I don't like what's popular".

Friends admittedly is NOT the classic that Lucy or Seinfeld is, but it is still eons above 95% of the stuff passing as "comedy" on television today IMO. I am willing to bet in 2025, Friends will be as well-loved on Sitcoms Online as Happy Days, Three's Company and The Facts Of Life are today. It is like those shows in terms that it has aged well (I think enough time has passed since season 1 that we can say it has... season 1 is just as funny now as it was a decade ago)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Artfiore1
[B]Hi all,
Growing up in the 1960s & '70s, I became accustomed to looking forward to a specific night of the week and enthusiastically thinking *"My show" is on tonight!* I can honestly say that it's been years since I've felt that way about any sitcom. These days, there is no sitcom I really like a lot. The only show I love and watch regularly these days, while amusing at times, is technically a crime drama. There are a handful of current sitcoms which I can *tolerate*, but am not really crazy about. "Friends" happens to be one of them. In my opinion, for what my opinion is worth, it's FAR from the "best comedy ever." I like the pace of the dialogue. I like Ross and Chandler, I love Joey and Phoebe, I could take or leave Monica, and I despise Rachel.

I suspect that, unfortunately, if it were possible to combine the talents of all you David Schwimmer bashers, it most likely wouldn't add up to one-half of a David Schwimmer. Like most critics, chances are, you're all talentless, soulless and pretty worthless.

Later, Art


Very well put:clap:

Originally posted by Artfiore1

I suspect that, unfortunately, if it were possible to combine the talents of all you David Schwimmer bashers, it most likely wouldn't add up to one-half of a David Schwimmer. Like most critics, chances are, you're all talentless, soulless and pretty worthless.



David Schwimmer is a crappy actor. He is annoying, idiotic, and boring. He's not funny. Also, I am sure everyone can act a hell of a lot better than David.

Those who can't do . . . criticize.


Unless they're grownup.


Later,
Art

Originally posted by Dr. John Becker
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Artfiore1
[B]Hi all,
Growing up in the 1960s & '70s, I became accustomed to looking forward to a specific night of the week and enthusiastically thinking *"My show" is on tonight!* I can honestly say that it's been years since I've felt that way about any sitcom. These days, there is no sitcom I really like a lot. The only show I love and watch regularly these days, while amusing at times, is technically a crime drama. There are a handful of current sitcoms which I can *tolerate*, but am not really crazy about. "Friends" happens to be one of them. In my opinion, for what my opinion is worth, it's FAR from the "best comedy ever." I like the pace of the dialogue. I like Ross and Chandler, I love Joey and Phoebe, I could take or leave Monica, and I despise Rachel.

I suspect that, unfortunately, if it were possible to combine the talents of all you David Schwimmer bashers, it most likely wouldn't add up to one-half of a David Schwimmer. Like most critics, chances are, you're all talentless, soulless and pretty worthless.

Later, Art


Very well put:clap:

THANK YOU! Well said! :lol: I bet if half of the bashers here had to get up on stage and try to be funny one cue, or cry one cue, etc... they couldn't do it.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
And it made David Schwimmer a star. That man can't act his way out of a paper bag.

And you can?????? :lol: It's so easy to criticize, but I wonder if you could "act your way out of a paper bag"? :D

Originally posted by Topanga
THANK YOU! Well said! :lol: I bet if half of the bashers here had to get up on stage and try to be funny one cue, or cry one cue, etc... they couldn't do it.



It's weird that everyone else in Friends can act great, but not David. What's David's excuse for acting so stupid? :grr:

I hate "Friends" and I've acted my way out of soooooo many tests at school. "I don't feel so good....*grabs head* my head HUUUUUURTS!!! TURN THE LIGHTS OFF! I HAVE A MIGRANE!!!"