I watched my first full episode of Friends when I was visiting my then-significant other's mother's house in southern California. I had never paid a whole lot of attention to the hype of the show when it was airing, however, I knew that those who watched it, loved it. It never seemed to be one of those shows that you could "just watch", it was a show that you were involved in like some sort of relationship or friendship. And that's just what they were, they were Friends.
I later began watching it on a regular basis. I can't even remember how I began watching Friends but I just found that I had easy access to all of the episodes I could desire and before long, I was watching at least two in a sitting, and shortly after that, I was finishing the first season, and the second, the third, the fourth, and so on...
Friends is like that healthy snack that's also delicious. If I were still in elementary school, that snack would be "ants on a log" or celery with peanut butter and raisins... Friends is like that snack for me. You watch it, and you almost submerge yourself in the idea that these six people spent ten years of their lives together, simply filming this show that soon grew from a Pilot episode to a lifetime of different impacts on each and every individual actor or actress' life. I mean, Jennifer Anniston is Courtney Cox's children's godmother... That in itself makes my heart melt.
One of the most significant things that I've found from the past year that I've spent watching and re-watching Friends is the realness put out from these characters. Certain situations made me feel human during some of the roughest times that any guy or girl could really go through. Including episodes like: "The One Where Monica And Richard Are Just Friends" and "The One With The Morning After" where each individual emotion displayed in each individual scenario is so easy to relate to, that it is heartbreaking albeit touching because despite how alone you may feel in your own situation, there are well over 200 episodes of this to show that you're not, and you're human for feeling how you feel.
Anyway, this is my blog. My name is 'Becca and not Abby Singer but Abby Singer is a technical filming term... she was also an actress. You see, when she was on set, she and the director would commonly say, "Okay, just one more take... and then one more." and that was then put into relative terms and is still used on set today. This is my blog, I'll talk a lot about movies, music, TV shows, and probably a bit about sports as well. I owe the inspiration behind this blog to my big brother and my parents, who encourage me more than I could ever hope for. I also owe an incredible amount of the inspiration to the friends of mine who have sat down to show me a new movie or allowed me to share one with them. I love movies, and I love those of you who share them with me.
So, this is me. Just, the highly opinionated movie/TV show/music buff version.
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