Scully Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Great shame and a terrific waste. Friends was simply like wallpaper for a large part of my life…just there, and that of my kids as reruns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Yes very sad news this morning, all that wealth and fame and it looks like he passed on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Wow that's a shock, only 54 years old, but he's struggled with addiction for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 R.I.P liked friends but your troubled times are over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Found dead in his hot tub. Presumably the inquest will determine the actual cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 13 hours ago, Mice! said: …..he's struggled with addiction for a long time. Indeed. I once saw him interviewed when he said that he had done nothing more than a lot of his contemporaries, but unlike them, he got hooked on everything. A great shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Indeed a great shame. She Who Must Be Obeyed and I used to always watch Friends when it was first broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Shame about him I hope he rests in peace to young to go I might be the odd one out about friends though I thought it was typical American drivel comedy not my cup of tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 6 hours ago, nobbyathome said: Shame about him I hope he rests in peace to young to go I might be the odd one out about friends though I thought it was typical American drivel comedy not my cup of tea Yes, much too young, and he seems to have been a popular and well liked person. I have to admit, I had to use Google to find out who he was as American 'sitcom' type material is not for me. If I had ever seen 'Friends', it was by accident and I can't remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 I initially wondered if it was due to lack of blowing up in fame after friends as Jennifer Aniston is probably the only one to really blow up after that, but looking it up he continued to have a very successful career, directly, producing and in various other roles, he also (all of them did) made an absolute fortune on the final few series of friends, getting paid $1,000,000 per episode, a record breaking deal at the time and they all agreed they’d all get paid the same. Apparently worth over $120,000,000 but it only goes to show, money can’t buy you happiness. A real shame and loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 Allegedly a frequenter of Epstein Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 9 hours ago, nobbyathome said: Shame about him I hope he rests in peace to young to go I might be the odd one out about friends though I thought it was typical American drivel comedy not my cup of tea You are certainly not the odd one out , I couldn't stand the program and never knew who he was until they said he was on Friends , I had heard of the program but there sense of humour is way over the top for the likes of me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 He wrote a book a couple of years ago and it's a very honest and truthful story about the reality of addiction. He didn't pull his punches and told it how it was. I recommend you all read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 It's funny, reading some of the above about American sitcoms I would usually avoid them, and any kind of sitcom whatever the nationality, like the plague, as does my wife. However we were very good friends and in close contact with an awful lot of Americans back then, many of who had served over here in WW2, so we sort of got the sometimes sarcastic humour of Friends and Frazier but it was of its time and I dare say it would leave us cold now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 25 minutes ago, Miserableolgit said: so we sort of got the sometimes sarcastic humour of Friends and Frazier but it was of its time and I dare say it would leave us cold now. I doubt it, we grew watching Friends, and can happily lose an hour or two if we flick over and catch a repeat, even the shorts on FB are great, some very very funny lines indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 It took me about three or four episodes of Friends before I began to understand the storylines, and thus, the jokes. I was then a confirmed fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 I think I’ve seen every episode 🫣 I like quite a few American sitcoms Third Rock from the sun, Roseanne, Mike and Molly (really funny), Frazer, Cheers, There something about Raymond, King of Queens, Big Bang Theory, Joey. Loads of others that slip my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 7 hours ago, shaun4860 said: I think I’ve seen every episode 🫣 I like quite a few American sitcoms Third Rock from the sun, Roseanne, Mike and Molly (really funny), Frazer, Cheers, There something about Raymond, King of Queens, Big Bang Theory, Joey. Loads of others that slip my mind. Not sure if I’ve seen every episode, but if not I there can’t be many I’ve missed. There seemed to be loads of American sitcoms on the tv when I was growing up, and I have fond memories of most of them. I can just to say recall watching the odd episode of Lucille Ball, but remember Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, Bewitched, Happy Days etc etc. Cheers, Frasier and Taxi spawned some BIG names, as did Roseanne and Mork and Mindy. There was some good comedy out there in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 7 hours ago, shaun4860 said: Frazer I tried watching the new iteration of it - no thanks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 46 minutes ago, discobob said: I tried watching the new iteration of it - no thanks..... Have to agree….. Nicholas Lyndhurst doesn’t look comfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 10 hours ago, shaun4860 said: I think I’ve seen every episode 🫣 I like quite a few American sitcoms Third Rock from the sun, Roseanne, Mike and Molly (really funny), Frazer, Cheers, There something about Raymond, King of Queens, Big Bang Theory, Joey. Loads of others that slip my mind. I'm the same to some degree, BBT will get watched every week, Something about Raymond used to have us howling, Cheers was brilliant but seems a very long time ago now. Most of the shows just seem funny, nothing like most of ours which is probably a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 23 minutes ago, Mice! said: BBT will get watched every week BBT is due another watch here as well - I will start from the beginning and go all the way through - it is amazing what you miss - or forget - over a couple of years...... One of my favourites is that Indiana Jones isn't needed in the film!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 12 hours ago, shaun4860 said: Third Rock from the sun Now that I did like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, discobob said: BBT is due another watch here as well - I will start from the beginning and go all the way through - it is amazing what you miss - or forget - over a couple of years...... One of my favourites is that Indiana Jones isn't needed in the film!!!! Mmmm, Penny!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, Penelope said: Mmmm, Penny!! you don't forget her!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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