Genre: Sitcom

Synopsis: A Comedy Series, based in Manhatten about 6 young friends struggling to survive in the real world, they find the companionship, comfort and support from each other. They face daily life situations and solve them together.

Writers: Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Alexa Junge, Jeff Green Stein and Jeff Strauss.

Countyy of Origin: United States

Original Language: English

No. of seasons: 10

No. of episodes: 236

First episode date: September 22, 1994Final Episode date: May 6, 2004

Gary Halvorson (55 episodes, 1997-2004) Kevin Bright (54 episodes, 1995-2004)Michael Lembeck (24 episodes, 1995-2000) James Burrows (15 episodes, 1994-1998) Gail Mancuso (14 episodes, 1995-1999) Peter Bonerz (12 episodes, 1994-1998) David Schwimmer (10 episodes, 1999-2004) Ben Weiss (10 episodes, 2000-2003)Robby Benson (6 episodes, 1995-1997) Shelley Jensen (6 episodes, 1997-1999) Terry Hughes (5 episodes, 1996-2003) Dana De Vally Piazza (3 episodes, 1998) Sheldon Epps (3 episodes, 2001-2003) Pamela Fryman (2 episodes, 1994-1997) Alan Myerson (2 episodes, 1995) Thomas Schlamme (2 episodes, 1996) Steve Zuckerman (2 episodes, 1996) Roger Christiansen (2 episodes, 2002-2003)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_zyUVxDik

“It was very clear to us from the very start, your friends are your family”

“I just recreated my apartment”

“we was once 20 and our lives were pretty much the same”

"It's about sex, love, relationships, careers, a time in your life when everything's possible. And it's about friendship because when you're single and in the city, your friends are your family."

—The original treatment used by Crane, Kauffman and Bright to pitch the series to NBC.

The TV program Friends has targeted to present daily life situation that young adults have to face alone in the real world. Not only did they meet

their target but also they ended up going beyond that and expressed much more through the series. The genre was met very well with high standards but they also had to carry out surveys to reassure that the context that will

be carried out isn’t too offensive to for their viewers.

The target audience is from 18-35 of age, this is because of the language used and the action shown on screen.

Friends was written by young adults who was going through the same life situation. The pitch was declined a few times before it hit the screens, met the target audience and was giving more then expected to the viewers. The genre of sitcom was a success, they made their viewers laugh and when they realised that some

of the jokes were not funny they altered them and presented it to young people in the industry.