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Still Friends Saul Austerlitz

Still Friends By Saul Austerlitz

Still Friends by Saul Austerlitz


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An entertaining and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hit TV show that defined an era, tying into the 25th anniversary of Friends.

Still Friends Summary

Still Friends: 25 Years of the TV Show That Defined an Era by Saul Austerlitz

Twenty-five years on from when it first aired, Still Friends is an entertaining, fascinating and deeply researched behind-the-scenes look at the success of the hit show, Friends, featuring exclusive interviews with the show's creators, cast members and industry insiders.

In September 1994, six friends sat down in their favourite coffee shop and began bantering. A quarter of a century later, new fans are still finding their way into the lives of Rachel, Ross, Joey, Chandler, Monica and Phoebe, and thanks to a combination of talented creators, its intimate understanding of its youthful audience, and its reign during network television's last moment of dominance, Friends has become the most influential and beloved show of its era.

Noted pop culture historian Saul Austerlitz is here to tell us how it happened. Utilizing exclusive interviews with creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, executive producer Kevin Bright, director James Burrows, and many other producers, writers, and cast members, Still Friends tells the story of Friends' creation, its remarkable decade-long run, and its astonishing Netflix-fuelled afterlife. Readers will learn how the show was developed and cast, written and filmed. They'll be reminded of episodes like the one about the trivia contest, the prom video, and the London trip. And, of course, the saga of Ross and Rachel. They'll also discover surprising details: that Monica and Joey were the show's original romantic couple, how Danielle Steel probably saved Jennifer Aniston's career, and why Friends is still so popular today.

On the 25th anniversary of this truly groundbreaking show, it's clear that Friends has a legacy that has endured beyond wildest expectations. And in this hilarious, informative, and entertaining book, readers will now understand why.

As published in the US as Generation Friends.

Still Friends Reviews

A treat for Friends fans full of insights into what made a quintessential '90s phenomenon into a lasting, international classic for the ages. You'll get your share of juicy behind-the-scenes tidbits, from vicious writers'-room debates about Rachel and Joey's romance to the time the producers almost moved the setting to Minneapolis (seriously). But you'll also get a hit of nostalgia for a time when an entire nation hung on the fate of Ross and Rachel, and plenty of smart analysis of why Friends was the right show at the right time ... and also continues to be the right show at an entirely different time. -- Jennifer Keishin Armstrong * New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything *
In Still Friends, Saul Austerlitz transports us back to Central Perk with our eternal friends trying to find their place in the world. Just as importantly, he lifts the curtain to provide a sprawling behind-the-scenes look at its creation, enactment and still-growing legacy. * Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author of All the Pieces Matter *
With careful research and new and revealing interviews, Austerlitz'sStill Friends does what a great behind-the-scenes books should do: it'll make you want to re-watch the entire series again from start to finish, with a new appreciation of everything from the writing and acting to set design and costumes. Better yet, Austerlitz provides some much-needed validation for those of us who never warmed to the whole Ross-Rachel thing, assuring us that we *might* have been on to something, even as he argues we were wrong. FIGHT ME, SAUL. * Brian Jay Jones, New York Times bestselling author *
On its 25th anniversary, the show's die-hard fans will love Austerlitz's detailed, discerning, and sumptuous history. * Kirkus *
Chock full of behind-the-scenes info, this fond accounting is a must-read for both new and old Friends fans. * Publishers Weekly *

About Saul Austerlitz

Saul Austerlitz is a pop culture historian and the author of four previous books, including Just a Shot Away and Sitcom. His work has been published by The Boston Globe, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Slate, and the Los Angeles Times. He is a graduate of Yale and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and is an adjunct professor of writing and comedy history at NYU.

Additional information

GOR010067377
9781409193906
140919390X
Still Friends: 25 Years of the TV Show That Defined an Era by Saul Austerlitz
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
2019-09-19
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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