Why I never watched the last two Friends episodes

I am a major Friends fan! I cannot remember a time when I wasn't able to quote whole conversations out of an episode and I use quotes from this series regularly in daily conversations. During my last high school years and also some years after that I had two Friends posters hanging on my wall in my room and also two calenders which I loved so much that I used them for many years. I am a major Friends fan!

On May 6th, 2004 the last ever episode titled "The Last One" aired and even though I have seen all other 234 episodes multiple times - some more often than others but still - I am still (11 years later) too scared to watch these final two. I know how the show ends. I know what happens. I just can't bring myself to watch them and know that I will cry because I have to say goodbye to the whole crew.

Yes, I have difficulties saying goodbye to books and TV-show characters as well as to real life people but these six guys stuck with me over so many years, made me laugh so many times, provided me with crazy quotes in completely weird situations ("Gum would be perfection!" - yes, I used it!) and made me believe in love and friendship. It is just too hard saying farewell.

Why am I telling you all of this? I don't know, maybe I am just overly sentimental right now or it was the moment when I said to myself "Welcome to the real world! It sucks, you gonna love it!"

I just know that one day I will watch them, cry like a baby, go and find my teddy bear for comfort, cry some more and finally be able to say goodbye to lifelong friends. When it will be? I don't know but until this point I still dream of having a coffee with the gang at Central Perk.

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My Obsession with the TV-Series "Friends"

I was and will always be a huge fan of the TV series „Friends“ which was produced from 1994 till 2004 starring Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt Le Blanc and David Swimmer.

These six friends had a huge impact on me when growing up and I watched every episode I found on TV. I own the complete series on DVD and whenever I stumble across an episode on TV I watch it. One of my fondest memories of Paris is that the night we arrived, there was a Friends Marathon on TV and it was in English too. I stayed up all night and watched episode after episode. I know how weird it sounds that this was one of my highlights when visiting Paris is 2001 but it was.

 

I have seen each episode about four times already except the last one. I love the first four to five seasons more than the last ones and I never ever saw the last two episodes. I cannot let go of the crew – it would feel like this era is finally over and I don’t want that. 

I can quote Friends without any problems and I recently discovered that I use some of their quotes daily. 

 

A friend once asked me if I wanted some gum and I answered “Gum would be perfection.” Just like Chandler does in The One With The Blackout. To clarify how weird this was; my friend asked me in German and I answered in English. I’m so glad that a) she knows me well, b) knows about my obsession with Friends and c) is also an English major and had no problem with understanding me. 

I often use “See, he’s her lobster!”, “And I just want a million dollars!” or “Lips moving, still talking!”. I love telling people “Thank you!” after they told me they love me and I am fluent in this:

I learned never to count Mississippily when getting a spray tan and to always remember who you are going to marry – never say the wrong name at the altar. “Welcome to the real world! It sucks! You’ll love it!” is one of the main lessons of life. 

I discovered that it’s okay if you don’t want to be a shoes but a hat instead and never ever go out with a guy who’s using “How you doing?” as a catch up line (well, if he’s Joey, I probably would). Also never forget that soap is self-cleaning. 

Over the last 20 years Friends was part of my life and still is as funny, entertaining and wonderful as it was when I watched an episode for the first time. 

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As you will know by now: 

I am a list-maker!

I also love a lot of TV series and today I want to tell you my favorite TV series I watched growing up (not my childhood favorites but from the age from ten onwards).

The Cosby Show (1984-992)
I was born in 1986and grew up with that show. It follows Cliff and Claire Huxtable and their five children growing up. During the series the two older girl get married and get kids while the younger ones go through puberty and boyfriends and right in the middle are the parents, eager to teach their kids how to behave properly.

Full House (1987-1995)Full House tells the story of the young widower Danny who, after the death of his beloved wife, raises his three girl with the help of their uncle Jessy and his best friend Joey. Over the course of the series Jessy falls in love with the lovely Becky (I adored her!) and the have two lovely twin boys together. I love the characters, the actors, the storyline and John Stamos. Full House clearly was and still is part of my top three TV series of all time.

Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994)My favorite memory as a child was coning home after taking the dog for a long walk, sit down with a cup of cocoa (for me) or coffee (for my mum) and watch one episode of Star Trek - The Next Gen. I was always fascinated by the ideas lying behind this series, the technology, etc. Yes, I am a Trekkie and that's perfectly fine. 

Blossom (1991-1995)Blossom was telling the story of Nick Russo raising his three kids, two boys - one an ex-alcoholic and one naive idiot (there is no better word) - and his daughter Blossom after their mum left to be a singer in Paris.

Friends (1994-2004)Who does not love Friends? Those lovely six New Yorker who are always hanging out at the Central Perk, hardly ever working (at least it seems that way) and having the time of their lifes. I love watching Friends and in 2004 when the last season aired I felt heart-broken and so sad that I went and bought all 10 seasons on DVD instantly. Every time I need a fixture I can now marathon it for hours and hours without anyone complaining. 

Star Trek - Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)Living on a space station - what an amazing idea! As with The Next Gen I loved watching DS9 every day during my coffee break. For me Star Trek TV series are closely linked to afternoon relaxation.

Will & Grace (1998-2006)I loved the first seasons of Will & Grace but stopped watching after the first four seasons and I think that was good. Will & Grace were always great and fun but Karen and Jake were so annyoing most of the time. 

Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Together with Full House and Friends, Gilmore Girls build my holy triumvirate of my favorite TV series. The story of Lorelai, raising her daughter Rory without the help of her rich parent, working at an Inn and flirting with Luke, always made me laugh, cry and from time to time yelling at the TV because I was so frustrated with some of the developments. 

Star Trek - Voyager (1995-2001)Last but not least, Star Trek - Voyager. Catherine Janeway guiding her crew through space always looking for a way to get back home while from time to time being irritated by Q. If I would have been a bit younger when I discovered it, I would clearly wanted to be Cathy as a child when playing with my friends.

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Fantastic Five Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Weekly Enthusiast 

and this week’s question is awesome. Anna wants to know our 

Five Favorite TV Shows to Marathon.

Friends

Gilmore Girls

How I met your mother

Castle

Full House

I love these series and all of them have huge marathon potential!

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Fantastic Five Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Weekly Enthusiast 

and this week’s question is: 

Five Favorite TV Kisses

Okay let’s start:

Luke and Lorelai

they finally kiss in Raincoats and Recipes

I was so glad when they finally kissed

Ted and Robin

Yes, I am one of those people who loved Ted and Robin and were not totally in love with Robin and Barney.

Ross and Rachel

source

they kiss in The One With The Prom Video

“See, he’s her lobster!”

Wow, I really wasn’t able to think of more good TV Kisses.

Here the fourth season of Castle just aired so I have no idea if Rick and Kate will kiss soon (and I am not sure if I want them to kiss) and all the other TV series I thought of I could only remember really lovely intimate moments but no kisses which would made my top five.

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Fantastic Five Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Weekly Enthusiast.

This week Anna wants to know our 

Five Movies I Make Everyone Watch at Least Once

The Ugly Truth

I love Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. These two are hilarious. I can also recommend “Life as we know it” with Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.

Rumor has it

Shirley MacLaine, Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Costner…..enough said!

Disney’s Robin Hood

There is no better Robin Hood than this one.

Shrek

Love the Donkey!

Pride and Prejudice

Either the version with Keira Knightly which is awesome or the long BBC version with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

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Fantastic Five Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Weekly Enthusiast.

This week Anna wants to know our Five Favorite Sidekicks from TV and Movies

Wow, I had no idea how hard it is to find sidekicks. I can only think about my fav cast members but they don’t qualify as sidekicks. I can think of Jesse Katsopolis from Full House, Rachel Green from Friends, Kate Beckett from Castle, etc. But after some thinking I came up with some perfect sidekicks.

Sookie St. James from Gilmore Girls

Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls

Mark Salling from Glee – does he qualify as sidekick?

Kris Marshall from My Family

Sarah Hadland from Miranda

 

Tom Ellis from Miranda – if Mark Salling does not qualify as sidekick 

One for all the coffee addicts out there: 

and one for all who don't know the amazing British sitcom Miranda:

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Hey guys, I found a new weekly meme at The Weekly Enthusiast. She does a Fantastic Five Friday which was inspired by our beloved Top Ten Tuesday from The Broke and Bookish.

The Weekly Enthusiast’s blog is about all kind of series and TV shows and her meme questions are TV show related.

This week she wants to know my

Five TV Relationships that I Will Go Down With

I am a huge fan of TV series. Always have been and hopefully always will be. So this meme gave me plenty of relationships to choose from.

First there definitely are Luke and Lorelai. I can’t understand those people who favour Christopher. Luke is the guy for her. He is so sweet and you can see this adoration he has for her right from the beginning. I kind of got angry with the writers when they introduced April – how lame is that. Finally Luke and Lorelai are together and then there must be some kind of twist to bring them apart. Come on! But I so want to believe that they are now happily married with adorable kids and a huge weekly coffee stock.

Next I have to name Castle and Beckett or better Rick and Kate. How cool is that; their names have the same number of letters. I love this series and I am so longing for these two to start a relationship. Here in Austria the fourth season just started so I just got introduced to the new captain but what’s way more important is that I want to know how this story continues. Will they ever be together?

When I was a teen I was a huge fan of Full House. After I saw almost each episode twice or three times I kind of forgot about it but two years ago I discovered it on DVD. I bought the first season and after watching it begged my dad to bring them back from the States.

I always loved Jesse and Becky! They were the perfect couple – and still are!

Another series I watched when I was a teen was Saved by the Bell. Does anyone still know it? It was this crazy story about six high school friends and I always wanted Zack and Kelly to become a couple. This series follows them through high school and college and in the end there is this great big wedding and I cried and cried and cried.

One TV relationship I always loved isn’t a relationship in a couple kind of way. I am talking about Will Truman and Grace Adler. He is a gay lawyer and she is a kind of insane and insecure interior designer. These two have a friendship that can be classified as a relationship and it is the ultimate friendship two characters can have. I always hoped to find someone with whom I can share as much as Grace can share with Will. Still looking….any volunteers?

These are my five TV relationships that I will go down with. Try it yourself it is fun…thinking about TV shows you are watching or have been watching, figuring out what a perfect relationship is for you and bringing or trying to bring the epicness (is it a word?) of it into words. Trip down memory lane!