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 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, catalogued by pop culture historian Saul Austerlitz. Featuring exclusive interviews with creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, executive producer Kevin Bright, director James Burrows and more that tell the story of Friends’ creation. 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. This hilarious, informative book shows why. Hardcover; 2019, Dutton.

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- 368 pages
- Dimensions: 6.2"l x 1.2"w x 9.3"h