TV - Friends "the one which begins all"

Friends六人行 (1994 - 2004)

我對美國生活的嚮往，就是在小六回到台灣的時候，在電視上看到《六人行》之後。那時候生活碰上動亂，唯一的慰藉就是在電視前看著這六個朋友之間的互動。

底下是TV.com的summary：
In 1994, the idea was created for "Friends": a show about six friends in New York as they navigate their way through life and learn to grow up as they approach the third decade of their life. All, with the help from each other to get them through the obstacles that life naturally has for us. Monica is the excessively neat and organized "older sister" of the group, who works as a chef while yearning to find her ideal love. Ross, Monica's older brother, is a paleontologist with a lifelong crush on Rachel. He is a laid-back man with low self esteem and a recent divorcee. Rachel is the pretty, bubbly girl who spent most of her life as a spoiled rich princess. Now she must learn to face the real world. Chandler is Ross' college buddy and the guy who will crack jokes at a moment's notice. Phoebe is a lovable eccentric masseuse who easily could have fit in with Haight Ashbury in the 1960s. And Joey, the friend who has an inverse relationship between his good looks and his intelligence. He dreams of becoming an actor. These six individuals make up the cast of Friends.

我會說，我的個性跟Monica比較相近，一樣要求完美，一樣拼著命去討好別人。但是對我影響最大的，卻是愛說笑愛挖苦別人的Chandler。我習慣在對話的最後面插嘴的習慣，就是來自戲裡Chandler的招牌對白。我也一直把幽默當作生活的目標，雖然似乎沒有電視上看來這麼簡單。

高中的時候在電視上斷斷續續的看著，但真正想從頭開始看，也是高一的時候認識了另一位愛好者Jenny。後來大一的時候終於在網路上找到有人給的檔案，在那個還沒習慣BT的年代，我每天就開著電腦下載，花了快三個禮拜才把全部十季給收齊。然後全部燒到光碟裡。之後的兩三年，我已經看不知無數次，因為在乖乖1 -10季看個三四次之後，我漸漸習慣沒事就開著一兩集在電腦上播放，然後自己去做自己的事情。

現在回想起來，Friends依然是我最愛的sitcom，不過這也是因為我看過的sitcom實在是很少。畢竟看過Friends之後，其他的都相對遜色了。

Monica, Joey, Phoebe, Chandler, Rachel, Ross

Friends算是啟發我對美國影集的愛好。但是我看影集的習慣，是後來的另一部風靡全世界的影集：CSI(待續)。