Friends(American TV Show)

Actors Courteney Cox Jennifer Aniston Rachel Green (Character) Monica Geller (Character)  Matt LeBlanc Matthew Perry Chandler Bing (Character) Joey Tribbiani (Character)

Lisa Kudrow David Schwimmer Phoebe Buffay (Character)  Ross Geller (Character) Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman

Vocabulary Syndication: The act of selling an article, a photograph, a television programme, etc. to several different newspapers, news channel etc. Allegedly: Used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof. Solidarity: Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. Leverage:  The ability to influence what people do. Syndication - the act of selling an article, a photograph, a television programme, etc. to several different newspapers, etc. Allegedly - əˈledʒɪdli (expressed as though something is a fact but without giving any proof) Solidarity - support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims, etc. Leverage -

THE SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED INSOMNIA CAFÉ THE SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED INSOMNIA CAFÉ ... AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS. Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004. It lasted ten seasons and is now in syndication. It revolves around a circle of friends living in Manhattan. In the early '90s, the creators of Friends, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, wrote a seven-page pitch for Insomnia Café. In addition to the different title, the plot itself was quite different from what we know as Friends. For example, Ross and Rachel weren't the key relationship. Instead, Joey and Monica were supposed to be love interests. Sitcom - a regular programme on television that shows the same characters in different amusing situations Situation comedy NBC - National Broadcasting Company (a US company that produces television and radio programmes)

THEY WERE THE FIRST TV CAST TO NEGOTIATE AS A GROUP During the first season, they were each receiving around $22,000 per episode. But allegedly, by the second season, each actor had a slightly different salary. In 1997, all six cast members refused to work until they all earned an equal salary of $100,000 per episode. This was big news. The New York Times reported, “Stars of hit shows often threaten to boycott their series in pursuit of higher salaries. What is unusual is this cast’s effort to use solidarity as leverage.” This negotiation worked very well. By the final season, each cast member was earning $1 million per episode.

Here are 25 “Did you knows. ” about the TV show ‘Friends Here are 25 “Did you knows?” about the TV show ‘Friends.’ Like difference in salary of the cast members from season one and the final season. Also, did you know that the show originally was going to focus on just four characters: Monica, Ross, Rachel, and Joey? Phoebe and Chandler were going to be supporting characters. How about that in the early stages of development, the writers considered making Chandler gay.

Friends fan 'hallucinates' as he watches every episode ever made in record-breaking 84-hour TV marathon A budding actor watched every episode of TV sitcom Friends back to back – and stayed awake for 84 hours. Steve Misiura sat through all 238 episodes of the American comedy and smashed the existing world record of 72 hours for watching TV non-stop. He said: 'I love Friends, but this did indeed hurt. At around 72 hours I wanted to die.'  Experience a seemingly real perception of something not actually present, typically as a result of a mental disorder or of taking drugs. Hallucinates:

Thank you Home exercise 1)Give synonym: Character   2) Give antonym:  Refused   3) Give meaning :   a) Allegedly   b ) Smashed    c) Stages    d) Sitcom   4) Make a sentence using below word:   a) Friends   b) Gay   c) Record

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