Vox stated that Friends had an impact on the creation of other conflictless "hangout sitcoms", with groups of adult friends who are funny and have similar character traits. One example of this is How I Met Your Mother, which The Guardian 's TV and radio blog notes also shares its setting with Friends, Manhattan. Other examples include The Big Bang Theory, New Girl, and Happy Endings. [152] [153] [154] [155] Friends (Season 1) (4 DVD Set)". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009 . Retrieved January 4, 2009. Set in New York, N.Y, this series follows the eventful day-to-day lives of a group of 6 unique 20-something friends as they live, work, and love in the city.

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But no one could really come up with a convincing answer!

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We also thought it could be an abbreviation for something. There are discussions threads online, trying to find out the mystery behind the placement of these dots.

Ross and Emily marry, but an angry and humiliated Emily flees the reception. Rachel soon admits her love for Ross, but realizing how ridiculous this is, advises him to work on his marriage to Emily. She develops a crush on her neighbor Danny and they date briefly, until she realizes that he is too close with his sister. Monica and Chandler try to keep their new relationship a secret from their friends. Phoebe gives birth to triplets in the show's 100thepisode. She gives birth to a boy, Frank Jr. Jr., and two girls, Leslie and Chandler, the latter of whom was supposed to be a boy, but was later revealed to be a girl. After the series finale in 2004, LeBlanc signed on for the spin-off series, Joey, following Joey's move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Kauffman and Crane were not interested in the spin-off, although Bright agreed to executive produce the series with Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan. [229] NBC heavily promoted Joey and gave it Friends' Thursday 8:00pm timeslot. [230] [231]

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