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Friends
September 10, 2019
Jo Livingstone
The Mysteriously Enduring Appeal of
Friends
Twenty-five years after the show first aired, its popularity remains as strong—and confounding—as ever.
December 11, 2014
Elaine Teng
We Might Ditch Our Friends For Relationships, But Not Our Parents
September 12, 2014
Andrew Harrison
'Not Very Entertaining, Clever, or Original”: How NBC Almost Killed 'Friends'
March 12, 2014
Marc Tracy
The Sitcom Needs Saving
June 8, 2004
Christopher Orr
Along Went Ben
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