We Were Never On A Break!

“They Don’t Know That We Know, They Know”

I bet you read that in that high pitched Monica voice. Be it when you are alone, or with your friends, when you are extremely happy, or when your day was floppy, the common source of happiness in all these situations is that one episode or season or an entire season in some cases of our favorite sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Making its place in millions of hearts in the world, friends has come a long way and has recently completed 25 years of blessing us with endless laughter, witty jokes, sarcasm that is absolutely unbeatable and love that will always be cherished. F.R.I.E.N.D.S Turning 25 was celebrated across the globe. Everybody across the world celebrated 22nd September 2019 like a festival which it actually deserves to be. All the big brands, celebrities and even the Warner’s Bros the official production company made sure to make it huge and did everything possible to make it as grand and as amazing as it was back when it was on air. So, even though Ross and Rachel were on a break, these biggies were definitely not.

The One When Ralph Lauren Loved F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Ralph Lauren also reminds us of Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel Green from Friends. Rachel green was the style icon back then, and we still love her looks in the show. So, on the 25^th Anniversary Celebration of Friends, Ralph Lauren launched a clothing line inspired by the styles of Rachel Green, who worked from the fashion designer on the show. The collection was called ‘The one where they wore Ralph Lauren’. The collection includes workwear looks inspired by Rachel’s Wardrobe. For the fans to feel nostalgic, the shoot of the collection was done on the sets of Friends. The collection was also the celebration of brands role in the series. Fans definitely got a dream come true movement to dress up like Rachel Green with this collection.

Image Source: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/friends-ralph-lauren-collection-scli/index.html

The One Where Instagram Went Crashing Down

Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel Green joined Instagram on 15th October 2019. This created a sensational wave on Instagram. Not only it made an impact on Friends fans, but also it immediately led to an influx of followers, likes, and comments – which spurred technical problems, and made it difficult for some users to follow Aniston’s account. After this, the Guinness World Records announced the next day that Aniston had broken the record for the fastest time for an Instagram account to reach one million followers, reaching the milestone in just five hours and 16 minutes. Although this sudden change of events affected Instagram and they had to be up & running in no time but in a very short span of time, for the entire world including the fans of FRIENDS, it was a treat to their sore eyes as all their favorite characters were in one frame after many many years.

Image Source: Jennifer Aniston’s official Instagram page: @jenniferaniston

The characters and cast members of other television series were also seen participating in this celebration. The cast of Riverdale, The Black Lightning, Legacies and others were seen posting a photograph of themselves on the famous Friends couch.

Image Source: F.R.I.E.N.D.S official Instagram Page: @friends

The LEGO paid their tribute by making a set-up of famous episodes of Friends, where the show’s elements and characters were also showcased. They also had a trend going on their official page where they made the famous Friends couch to travel the world. This marked their presence all over the world.

Image Source: F.R.I.E.N.D.S official Instagram Page: @friends

The One Where Myntra Made “Looking Like F.R.I.E.N.D.S.” Possible

As an ode to F.R.I.E.N.D.S completing 25 years, Myntra, the Indian E-commerce website did something very special and curated a collection with the looks of all the iconic characters, be its Rachel’s ultra-feminine, Monica’s edgy girl next door or Phoebe’s interestingly weird sense of style, they took us one step closer to look and feel like our favorite FRIENDS character. This in itself shows that how popular the show was, not only in the USA but also worldwide. Each and every person wanted to talk like them, be like them, act like them and most importantly dress like them and Myntra hit that cord right where it needed to be hit. 

Image Source: https://www.myntra.com/tshirts/free-authority/free-authority-women-navy-blue-friends-printed-round-neck-t-shirt/9738963/buy

The One With All the Re-Screening

Warner Bros studios decided to run a 3 day event called “the one with the anniversary” where some of the most important episodes of the series would be shown in all the primary movie theaters in the States in the month of December, guess Santa just blessed the people of The USA! Well now isn’t that just “spit on your neck and kick in the crotch fantastic” (you know if you know). This is extremely amazing and has such an appeal to it, this will also take people down the memory lane as the last ever episode of the show was aired at the New York Times Square, something about watching a show with complete strangers and still being comfortable shows the sheer impact of the show. Getting a little into technicalities here, since all the episodes where shot on a 35mm film with a standard resolution of that time they could not show it in theaters without getting the edges of the frame cut so they eventually had to convert the frame into 4k resolution, which in itself is not an easy task to perform, but hey anything is possible when it’s Warner Bros and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. We are extremely jealous and sad at the same time because we would not witness something so amazing in person, but there is always hope that someday something like this will happen in India and we would all be able to live it.

Image Link: https://princecharlescinema.com/PrinceCharlesCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=14005494

The One with FRIENDSGIVING 

A major chunk of all the episodes were shot in the Warner Bros studios which indirectly made it a hangout spot for the original cast of the show, who spent most of their day on the very same set. The WB studio decided to treat it as a shrine and arranged and event called the “Friendsgiving” which included a studio tour for all the fans including a lunch at the diner, where all the OG Friends ate while shooting, which includes Rachel’s infamous beef-trifle (oh lord!), Monica’s thanksgiving turkey and Ham, and we really hope they include sandwiches just as a little extra something for Joey. One ticket cost up to $139 and the whole event is scheduled in November 2019, how lucky are the people who actually get to attend the event? *cries in the corner*

Image Link: https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/happy-friendsgiving/

If you love F.R.I.E.N.D.S like we do and if you were never on a break like we never were, do let us know how you celebrated their Silver Jubilee in the comments below!

Thanks,

Team Gioco!