ThomasDK

Recently I read some of the reviews of Friends, which in my opinion is one of the greatest television shows ever made. Some of them had very low scores and since I'm one of the fans having rated this show a 10/10, I thought I'd give some insight as to why I rated it so high.

I saw it back when it first came out, at which point it was something completely new and unseen. This show was amazing, the punch lines were perfectly timed, it was fun, moving and I loved the characters. Admitted, Chandler was my favorite, mainly because he and I shared the same sense of humor. Ross, meh, he has his moments, but most of the time I didn't care much for him. I don't think it was realistic how he and Rachel ended up together, break or no break. She was way too hot for him. She, like Ross, had her funny moments, but wasn't my favorite either, except that she was the hottest of them all. Joey felt like a lovable guy right from the beginning, a bit clumsy, but lovable none the less. Phoebe was a bit of a Wack job, but still occasionally fun. Monica was probably my least favorite character. She was nice looking, nothing over the top, but her part became tiresome in the long run. Despite not everything being top notch, the combination of these characters still managed to create the most amazing show, a show I'm still rewatching to this day and never get tired of.

If someone produced something similar today, it probably wouldn't hit as perfectly as this did back then. So, would I rate it a 10/10 if I saw it today for the first time? Most likely not, the jokes are old and the world has changed a lot since then, but that's one of the reasons why the show is amazing, if you saw it back when it aired. It's like a pocket in time, it lets you relive life when everything was simpler and not everyone was so politically correct.

I managed to get through the first episode of this new Frasier series. It was cringy, but I did it and thought "okay, the worst part is over, first episodes are often hit and miss, the second has to be better." Sadly, I couldn't drag myself through that, it was even worse than the first one.

The cast is completely off, they would probably fit fine into a soap opera, but definitely not Frasier. Everything feels forced and not believable, I never thought I could hate so many characters in a show, but it truly is possible here. Overacting seems to be the keyword here, that, and jokes that are not the least bit funny. I agree with all the bad reviews, it's awful. Not going to watch any more of this garbage. Such a shame, as the original show was so good, it had atmosphere, the jokes were always funny, well most of them anyway, and everything was kept at a level, where it didn't come off as a Laurel and Hardy script written by a teenager. Sigh.

I'm a big fan of Natascha Mcelhone and I'm so glad I have seen her performances in other films, before watching this. I can't remember having dragged myself through a worse movie in many, many, many years. It's awful. The story is thin at best and the acting is amateurish beyond belief and the songs from this will keep me up at night for weeks to come. Scenery is nice though, that's it. I'm sorry, but there's absolutely nothing to like about this movie, except for how gorgeous Natasha McElhone looks, while she does her lines with a bad accent. I've seen school plays more convincing than this garbage. Please do not trust high star reviews of this, you will not be rewarded for your time, nor patience.