Naturally, Miller uncovers some intriguing tidbits aboutFriends evolution, and the conversations that happened outside the public eye.
Ill Be There for Youhits shelves Oct. 23.
But the excitement aroundFriendsseemed to suggest something bigger.
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It was too soon to start using words like phenomenon, but thats what he was thinking.
Hed told his bosses as much, early.
I had suggested toRolling Stonethat there should be a cover story.
That I thought something was happening with this show, Wild told me.
They werent sold at first.
The 1994-1995 television season was packed with good shows, and it was too early to pick a front-runner.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles were in the final act of what seemed to be the worlds longest divorce.
Tonya Harding was Tonya Harding.
Audiences were enthralled with the seedy and scandalous, andFriendswas so clean you could eat off it.
Still, Wild thought, there was something equally compelling about these six fresh faces and their sweetie-pie show.
You should go ahead and do something.
Season One ofFriendsis a great one, for a sitcom.
Its not a great season forFriends, by a mile.
The plot would thicken up nicely, but at first it was simple.
Joey and Chandlers crappy kitchen table breaks, so they buy a new onea foosball table!
So, they get drunk, problem solved.
It makes sense, too, that people in this age-range would not have fully formed identities.
The entire series begins when Rachel realizes just that.
Its like all my life everyones told me, Youre a shoe!
Well, what if I dont want to be a shoe?
What if I wanna be a purse?
Or a hat?!
No, I dont want you to buy me a hat, Im saying I am a hat.
Its a metaphor Daddy!
Joey, on the other hand, is a littletoorecognizable, as a creep.
It even made some of the actresses a little nervous around LeBlanc, initially.
I was scared of that throw in of guy, Aniston toldPeoplemagazine during the first season.
LeBlanc knew better than anyone that it would be an issue.
But if the show continued, he knew that Joey would wear out his welcome sooner rather than later.
Otherwise, I just dont think theyd even talk to him if he hits on them every single time.
(LeBlanc didnotadd, Because Im afraid that youre going to run out of stories for me.
Im gonna have to move out from across the hall.
Thankfully, Kauffman and Crane immediately got it.
Joey began to evolve into a better friend, and a more dynamic character.
He was still a womanizer, without a doubt.
While pitching the show, that had seemed the more natural pairing.
They just seemed like the most sexual of the characters, explained Kauffman.
But then they discovered Ross and Rachel.
The show wasnt about these two people and their relationship, but about six friends and their friendship.
