I think Friends<\/i> is the best bland sit-com on TV right now. It’s got a funny cast, and good writers. But fundamentally, it is a bland show; it has no ambition beyond being a slightly naughty sit-com full of pretty people. There are dozens more just like Friends<\/i>, except not as well-done.<\/p>\n
The best thing about Friends<\/i>, I think, is that it’s a possible topic of conversation with almost any TV-owning American – even folks who despise Friends <\/i>have inevitably caught an episode (or a hundred). What else is that true of nowadays? Even the best-selling books haven’t been read by that many people, and many folks consider discussing religion, politics, sex and money (the four things we all have in common) rude or even distressing.<\/p>\n
I was once stuck in a raft with a Christian sport hunter from rural Oregon; since he preferred not to debate politics or religion, and (beyond both of us being carbon-based life forms) we had absolutely nothing in common, conversation could have been a tad on the dead side. But instead, we discussed Friends<\/i>. It’s the common narrative all Americans share..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I think Friends is the best bland sit-com on TV right now. It’s got a funny cast, and good writers. But fundamentally, it is a bland show; it has no ambition beyond being a slightly naughty sit-com full of pretty … Continue reading