This goes out to all those people who say that they hate or dislike FRIENDS, because it is irrelevant or not-inclusive.
I just want to say one simple thing – when you come to judging or criticizing the relevancy of a show you need to consider the fact that in what times/era/year it was made in, and not on the basis of when you end up watching it.
When you watch something that was made in 1994, in 2020-21, then you’ll obviously find a lot of elements that are irrelevant, for the times do change in so many years, and they are changing at a much faster pace nowadays.
There are so many shows and movies that were super hit in 80’s and 90’s but are irrelevant in today’s times. But that doesn’t make them any less of the hit that they were back then.
No matter what production it is, it’ll always get irrelevant 20 years down the lane, but that doesn’t change the fact that how it makes people feel – and that is what makes it a hit.
I guess in 1994, even shooting a lesbian marriage was being way ahead of the times for it was not even legal in so many countries during those times.
Friends [1994 - 2004]FRIENDS, for a lot of us was the first show that introduced us to the world of English shows/web-series and I think none of us has looked back ever since.
And that was because of the fact that it made us felt like we belonged.
Today, everyone loves the shows like This Is Us and Schitt’s Creek because they are both inclusive and relevant according to today’s time. However, they too will get irrelevant 20 years down the lane for the times will change even more and get advanced.
But will that change the fact that how they made us feel or how we feel so connected to them? No, right?
Trust me, when you watch something keeping in mind the times it was made in, it bothers you much less and makes more sense.
I also understand the fact that not everyone can love a show. Even I don’t like some shows which are loved by a lot of people because I was not able to connect with them.
But that doesn’t mean that my agenda becomes to highlight all the loopholes in it and bother those who love it so much.
Friends [1994 - 2004]NOTE: THE VIEWS AND OPINION EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR.
Edited by Nidhi Sahani
