‘Friends’, two generations before the same series: Why does it keep hooking us?

‘Friends’, two generations before the same series: Why does it keep hooking us?

The cast of 'Friends' reunited in the special that HBO premieres this Thursday
The cast of ‘Friends’ reunited in the special that HBO premieres this Thursday

Fans of different ages share what is special and why the adventures of Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey never grow old

In addition, the author of a doctoral thesis on the phenomenon of ‘Friends’ analyzes its cultural impact

‘Friends: the reunion’ premieres on May 27: ‘Friends’, two generations before the same series: Why does it keep hooking us?

When Jaime Calvo discovered ‘ Friends ‘ he was twenty years old and with very few ways of seeing a series that has accompanied him all his life. At that time, in the late nineties, he managed to wait for a friend of wealthy parents to pass him a VHS with the two chapters recorded every Sunday on Canal Plus (for a fee). Since then he has been the administrator of a fan club website, ‘ friendspeich ‘, where he continues to nurture a hobby that goes beyond age: “25 years have passed and ‘Friends’ continues to have a hook,” he says. «It seemed very fresh to me, like you could see yourself reflected with their stories. And his scripts made me very funny ‘Friends’, two generations before the same series: Why does it keep hooking us?

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