
Originally Posted by
S.D.
I never really existed, this whole Provider Module experiment was seeded years ago in long-dead websites. I have been an exclusive figment in the imaginations of all who come here, lulling them into a false sense of security that a softly-spoken, acerbic Englishman is somehow responsible for their online safety in this impenetrable bubble. This, is where it begins. I am the overseer, and I will watch all of you die.
Oh, and yeah, Friends - while enjoyable in a familiar, saccharine, and over-sexed though deeply-flawed manner - is essentially the worst of disposable, fast-paced bourgeoisie lifestyle sitcom. It offers little-to-no understanding of the ethnic experience in a thriving modern metropolis, and generally makes the pursuit of urban happiness seem either futile, or a never-ending war of attrition between opposing sexes, with the end result being either bemused singularity, or reluctant domesticity. Intercourse is generally bland and vanilla, either rooted in personal gratification, ridicule, or base parenthood, whilst non-heteronormal characters are often seen as coathanger cliches designed to reflect the more 'serious' lives of the straight status quo. Similarly, endless deception and passive-aggressive altercations result in a forced compromise between people who are supposed to be loyal to one another, but within the confines of marriage are duplicitous and selfish.
Even the indignity and solitude of being homeless is trivialised to the point of making it seem like a 'phase' a young person goes through before finally 'growing up'.
Still though, Courtney Cox kept it fucking TIGHT for ten years, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't gunning for Ross and Rachel getting back together at the end.