Friends: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2002] [1994] [Region Free]

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It's doubtful that this series will ever fade away into pop-culture obscurity. Friends was brilliant television when it originally aired and it holds up today as one of the most easily re-watchable and entertaining series around. Some might want to refer to it as a "warm blanket". I certainly don't mind calling it that sometimes. Season 8: The One Where Rachel Tells Ross , The One With the Videotape, The One Where Rachel Has a Baby The One Where Rachel Tells Ross (SD, 23 minutes): Shortly after 9/11, a pre-recorded scene with a bomb joke left the producers with little choice but to alter the episode in which it appeared. For the first time, see the original producer's version of "The One Where Rachel Tells Ross" and read the original script. Bright also explained that he previously remastered 12 of the episodes of Friends for a special movie theater release celebrating the sitcom's 25th anniversary in 2019 "and got to see the original negatives and do color correction on them." He added, "It's night and day, even from HD. That's what I'd like to get over the fence next." True Friends Documentaries : Friends from the Start, When Friends Become Family, and The Legacy of Friends. These three documentaries explore the development of the show, its cast's unity and chemistry and how that helped to define the show as the gigantic success it became, and the lasting impact of the series. All told, these three documentaries offer over an hour of new material for Friends fans. Unfortunately, there are no appearances from the original cast leads.

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Yeah, I just repeated the good news. I did that because I don't want to overshadow it with the bad news regarding this set. The bottom line is that this set is the best way to experience this series if you don't mind the episodes being presented in open-matte widescreen with some occasional framing hiccups, the loss of extended episodes that were presented on DVD in previous releases, and if you are OK without lossless audio on the episodes and without a massive amount of new bonus features. I get that this sounds like a lot of issues, but it is definitely not worth passing on this set because of them. Friends on Location in London (SD, 2 minutes): A much too short look at the show's hop across the pond. In a perfect release (given the quality situation with the extended material masters), Warner Bros. would have included the DVD discs within this set so that all fans would be able to at least have the option to switch between the extended and original broadcast versions. This option would be beneficial to fans in the video department area as well because then a fan could choose between viewing the high definition widescreen presentations and the original 4:3 full frame versions ( see the video section for more details). Audio Commentaries – Commentaries for "The One with Chandler in a Box", "The One with the Embryos", and "The One with Ross's Wedding" parts one and two with Bright, Kaufman, and Crane. The Original Producer's Cut of The One Where Rachel Tells Ross is presented in Standard Definition. This is the first time this cut of the episode has been made available. It had been altered before broadcast because of a scene that was filmed involving an airport bomb joke, something which had been filmed prior to 9/11. The script for this episode is also included.

Friends: Other Seasons

The One That Goes Behind The Scenes (SD, 42 min) – Originally produced for the Discovery Channel, this in-depth documentary follows the production of an episode from conception through to airing. The show intercuts interviews with true behind the scenes footage, including looks into the writer's room, the live stage, and the editing booth. Easily the best feature that isn't on the bonus disc, and possibly the best feature in the set, period. Audio Commentaries: The long-running series' tenth and final season walks away with three farewell commentaries: "The One With the Late Thanksgiving" with executive producers Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, "The One Where the Stripper Cries" with Bright, Kauffman and Crane, and "The Last One" with Bright, Kauffman and Crane. Friends Visit The Ellen DeGeneres Show (16 min.) is a sit-down with Ellen for some of the Friends actors. The interviews were recorded separately but this should still be an exciting supplement for fans of Friends and Ellen (who had her own awesome sitcom, of course).

Friends - Complete Season 1-10 (Blu-ray) - Warner Bros.

Starring: Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matthew Perry , Matt LeBlanc , David Schwimmer Writers: David Crane , Marta Kauffman , Ted Cohen , Andrew Reich , Scott Silveri , Shana Goldberg-MeehanThere's about twenty hours worth of supplements included on the Friends: Complete Series release (many of these hours consist of commentaries and SD supplements from previously released sets). There's still a lot of material here but it's perhaps a tad less than fans would expect for a series this essential. Friends had already been collected on DVD, and a ton of bonus features from the DVDs have been ported over, including 31 commentaries, several featurettes, a Discovery Channel documentary and much more. But previously-produced material will only get you so far when you’re trying to convince fans to buy something all over again and fortunately, Warner Bros. has also delivered several new special features as well. The One with the Trailer of Season 2 is a season two trailer (exactly as it sounds with Friends lingo). Friends arrives on Blu-ray with 1080p widescreen transfers remastered from the 35mm film elements. This is the first time Friends has ever been released on home media in widescreen. Friends was only released on DVD in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1 full frame.