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Sorry, 'Friends' Isn't Worth $100 Million

I don't think I've ever seen this much money go to this big of a waste.

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Sorry, 'Friends' Isn't Worth $100 Million

When you think of a good sitcom, what show comes to your mind? Is it "The Office?" Is it "Parks and Recreation?" Are you one of those people who somehow finds humor in "Seinfeld?" Or are you that boring of a person that you think "Friends" is a good show?

I've never liked the show. It isn't good, and anyone who says otherwise needs to find something better to do than watch this watered down series. On my list of shows I can't stand, "Friends" is at the top, right where it's been for nearly ten years of my life.

I know, it probably doesn't make sense that I'm hating on this terrible show for no reason. So, let me start with my first of many:

"Friends" isn't funny because of Ross Geller.

He's an awful character and complains about anything that inconveniences him in any way. Not to say he's the only reason the show isn't good. The jokes are repetitive and I can't imagine why anyone would watch this series on Netflix more than once, especially when whole box sets of DVDs exist for that specific reason.

Don't worry, I'm not one of those people who says something like that and then continues watching "The Office" for the tenth time. I've seen it, checked it off my list, and I'm constantly looking for new things to watch, which brings me to my next point:

Netflix had so many great original shows, which they had to cancel to find the $100 million in their budget to keep Friends in their lineup.

The streaming company got rid of so many fresh ideas and concepts so people could keep watching the same six characters getting into the same shenanigans they've been involved in since the late 90s.

Now that I think about it, my hatred for this show could be stemming from my extant frustration of "How I Met Your Mother" being removed. A great show with an unfortunate ending, HIMYM met the end of it's run too soon. It was much better than "Friends" will ever be, and though it's been gone for close to a year, I still miss the show dearly.

My point is that the $100 million spent to keep Friends around could've been used to create and produce a new fan favorite show, but we'll unfortunately never know what could've been done. Netflix has wasted a butt ton of money on a show that was worth nothing even close to that amount, and I'm gonna be pretty upset about it for a while.

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