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  • Generation Friends

  • An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era
  • De : Saul Austerlitz
  • Lu par : Barrett Leddy
  • Durée : 10 h et 48 min

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Generation Friends

De : Saul Austerlitz
Lu par : Barrett Leddy
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    Description

    A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Friends, published for the 25th anniversary of the show's premiere. Howyoudoin’?

    In September 1994, six friends sat down in their favorite coffee shop and began bantering about sex, relationships, jobs, and just about everything else. A quarter of a century later, new fans are still finding their way into the lives of Rachel, Ross, Joey, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe, and thanks to the show’s immensely talented creators, its intimate understanding of its youthful audience, and its reign during network television’s last moment of dominance, Friends has become the most influential and beloved show of its era. Friends has never gone on a break, and this is the story of how it all happened. 

    Noted pop culture historian Saul Austerlitz utilizes exclusive interviews with creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, executive producer Kevin Bright, director James Burrows, and many other producers, writers, and cast members to tell the story of Friends’ creation, its remarkable decade-long run, and its astonishing Netflix-fueled afterlife. Listeners will learn how the show was developed and cast, written and filmed. There will be talk of trivia contests, prom videos, trips to London, Super Bowls, lesbian weddings, wildly popular hairstyles, superstar cameos, mad dashes to the airport, and million-dollar contracts. They’ll also discover surprising details - that Monica and Joey were the show’s original romantic couple, how Danielle Steel probably saved Jennifer Aniston’s career, and why Friends is still so popular that if it was a new show, its over-the-air broadcast reruns would be the ninth-highest-rated program on TV.

    The show that defined the 1990s has a legacy that has endured beyond wildest expectations. And in this hilarious, informative, and entertaining audiobook, listeners will now understand why.

    ©2019 Saul Austerlitz (P)2019 Penguin Audio

    Commentaires

    "Saul Austerlitz gets at the heart of [the show’s] appeal." (New York Magazine)

    "[An] under-the-hood chronicle of the nineties sitcom." (The New Yorker)

    “Austerlitz has written a love letter for fans of the show to remember key moments from the 10-season run of Friends while also revealing the good and bad of how difficult it is to create a show, put it on the air and find lightning in a bottle.” (Associated Press)

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    • Kelsey D.
    • 20/09/2019

    Read "I'll Be There For You" Instead

    This book is basically the another version of the book" I'll Be There For You" by Kelsey Miller. Miller's was more entertaining and heartfelt.

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    • Jacqueline Keley
    • 24/09/2019

    Some good nuggets but SEVERAL inaccuracies.

    I really wanted this to be a 5 star review all the way around. There were some really good stories in this audio however there were some sizable inaccuracies that any super fan would know and to hear them is like nails on a chalkboard.

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    • Jeff
    • 05/10/2020

    Seinfeldia but for FRIENDS

    I really enjoyed this book and it was definitely what I was hoping it would be. A history of one of the most popular sitcoms of all time and a show that has a special place with people old enough to have grown up with it. It's hard not to compare this book to Seinfeldia and I'm happy to say that it is just as good of a read. This isn't a juicy tell-all so much as an insider history. You'll learn about the casting process, the writer's room, the actors, and much more. The author focuses mostly on what the show did well and the positive impacts it had on pop culture but doesn't shy away from the criticisms the show has endured since it aired. My chief complaint is that the Author seems almost too eager to shine a modern light on the show and judge it based on current conventions and standards. That sort of analysis is natural and expected, but it sometimes felt like the author was more worried about making sure not to disagree with certain popular movements, rather than presenting an unbiased retelling of events. For example in the chapter about the lawsuit, the book just assumes the allegations are true and spends most of the analysis talking about the negative impacts of the decision and how it contributed to the problems leading to the me-too movement. His points aren't invalid, but I would have preferred a more unbiased look at the specific allegations and responses to those allegations. I don't want to spoil the book, but even in this book there were facts that made it clear the court's ruling may have been the correct one in this specific case, even if the consequences of the decision had much broader negative impacts.

    All in all, I enjoyed the book and finished it in a matter of days. The writer has a passion for the material and is skilled enough to make nonfiction as interesting for me as fiction and that's no small feet. I will definitely look to see what else the author publishes in the future.

    The narrator is definitely effective. He manages to sound like he genuinely enjoys the material and finds it interesting without devolving into fanboy territory. It's strike's me as the right tone for this book.

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    • Paul
    • 28/12/2019

    A book about friends littered with liberal garbage

    It was hard getting passed the passive aggressive jabs of their political leanings. Maybe if they could control their emotional outbursts, it would have been better. A real letdown.

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    • R
    • 23/05/2023

    A literal recap of the show

    There are TOO MANY portions of this book where the author/narrator literally just reads the script.

    Talking about certain lines is alright but if I wanted to hear the script, I’d watch the show over.

    I expected MUCH more behind the scenes and other info that you generally hear in these type of books. Very disappointed.

    There’s also a mistake in chapter 6 I believe about who dates Gabrielle Union’s character. It’s not Ross.

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    • BreAnne Byrne-Shinall
    • 16/08/2021

    Great book

    Love the book! Makes me want to go watch friend all over again.
    Could do with out the political opinions at the end of the book.

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    • Alexis
    • 03/03/2020

    There is a mistake in Chapter 6 - Ross and Joey

    There is a mistake in Chapter 6 - Ross and Joey both date Gabrielle Union's character, not Chandler and Joey...

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    • alauper
    • 31/12/2019

    Just a summary of the friends plot

    Most of the content is just a summary of the friends episodes! Boring. It has a few facts sprinkled in.

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    • Reader
    • 14/12/2019

    really good

    just a touching and hilarious read. one of the best books I've listened to

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    • Mark D.
    • 25/10/2019

    Interesting Perspective

    My favorite part was when there was discussion about fan favorite episodes. But the beginning of the book feels lengthy with all the name dropping of individuals that many of us haven't heard of.