《老友记》缘何已成明日黄花？
<p><span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relic">relic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bygone">bygone</span> <span word="era">era</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="sitcom">sitcom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Must">Must</span>-<span word="See">See</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="show">show</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="segmented">segmented</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="prophesied">prophesied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fragmentation">fragmentation</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="segregation">segregation</span>.</p><p><span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>) <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="young">young</span> (<span word="white">white</span>) <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="Roseanne">Roseanne</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> (<span word="white">white</span>) <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="Midwestern">Midwestern</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Crane">Crane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marta">Marta</span> <span word="Kauffmandescribed">Kauffmandescribed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>." <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span>--<span word="Monica">Monica</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rachel">Rachel</span> <span word="are">are</span> 24 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Dunham">Dunham</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hannah">Hannah</span>--<span word="but">but</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="vomited">vomited</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="binge">binge</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="purge">purge</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="coincidence">coincidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span>--<span word="unrealistically">unrealistically</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span>, <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="whiteness">whiteness</span>, <span word="youthful">youthful</span> <span word="frivolity">frivolity</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>--<span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Dunham">Dunham</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>.</p><p><span word="Crane">Crane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kauffman">Kauffman</span> <span word="contrasted">contrasted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="living">living</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="sitcoms">sitcoms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="innovative">innovative</span>, <span word="now">now</span>-<span word="rote">rote</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="family">family</span>," <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="NBC">NBC</span>. (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="peacock">peacock</span> <span word="execs">execs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="twentysomethings">twentysomethings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dole">dole</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="fatherly">fatherly</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NBC">NBC</span> <span word="also">also</span>-<span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="sitcom">sitcom</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Ernest">Ernest</span> <span word="Borgnineplayed">Borgnineplayed</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Silverman">Silverman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="BFF">BFF</span>?) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span>' 10 <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Crane">Crane</span>, <span word="Kauffman">Kauffman</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Bright">Bright</span> <span word="convincingly">convincingly</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexy">sexy</span> <span word="sextet">sextet</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>: <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="parenthood">parenthood</span>, <span word="divorce">divorce</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span>, <span word="too">too</span>-<span word="often">often</span> <span word="humiliating">humiliating</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fulfilling">fulfilling</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p>
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