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Friends - The One with All Ten Seasons (Limited Edition)

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Well I have been buying every season of Friends as it came out. I even have the favorite only DVD's and the final episode on DVD. So I was a little disappointed when I found out they were doing a box set with what I think is a really cool box. I thought of getting it anyway and trying to sell my old ones, but I figured I would lose money that way.
So when I went to the store today and bought season ten, imagine my happiness when I found a coupon inside to buy just the box for $20(with s/h)
So I just thought I would share that with anyone else who may have wanted the box. Seems like a great deal to me!

The reason to buy this (to the reviewer below): The sydicated episodes are CUT. Even what was shown on NBC isn't complete. The DVD's have MORE footage than was shown on NBC, and way more than is shown in syndication.

Friends is a sit com with a simple premise. It follows six friends as they deal with the challenges of early adulthood in New York City.

Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) is the spoiled woman learning to live on her own for the first time. Her roommate Monica (Courtney Cox Arquette) is a clean freak chef. Monica's brother Ross (David Schwimmer) is a nerdy paleontologist. Across the hall from Monica and Rachel are Chandler (Matthew Perry), a sarcastic office worker, and struggling actor Joey (Matt LeBlanc). Rounding out the group is free spirit Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) who makes her living as a message therapist and freelance guitarist. They are usually hanging out at an apartment or the coffee house they all love, Central Perk.

Over the course of ten seasons, the show managed to get all the characters through a lot of trials. They all had many romantic relationships start and fail and all were out of work at one point or another. Through it all, the friends stuck by each other.

Those friendships are one of the things that continue to draw me to the show. With a few exceptions, any squabbles will be patched up by the time the half hour is over. If only friends stayed this close in real life.

And of course, the show is funny. From Chandler's one-liners to Joey's ignorant statements of fact or Monica's desire for order, these characters could be counted on to make you laugh.

The one storyline that stretches from the pilot to the finale is Ross and Rachel's romantic relationship. They almost get together and break up so many times, it gets frustrating after a while. Their relationship is a main focus of the early seasons, but begins to take a back seat to other storylines as the series progresses. Except, of course, when it's time for a season cliffhanger. All but one season ended with some twist to the story. Frankly, it got a little tiresome by the end, but it only detracts a little.

Maybe dragging out the Ross/Rachel storyline is one reason for it, but the later seasons do loose a little of their charm. The early seasons had a warmth to them that later seasons seemed to loose. I find I enjoy watching the earlier seasons better then the later ones even though the later ones are still entertaining and funny. Later seasons do, for example, feature Phoebe finding a man to marry and Monica and Chandler's marriage and struggles with having kids. And, of course, there's Joey's triumphant return to Days of Our Lives and movie debut.

This set has everything a fan could want. All ten seasons of the show are here with a collectable cover to keep the smaller sets in. The episodes features original full frame picture and 5.1 surround sound. Scenes cut to make room for commercials are included, some for the first time. In addition, each set contains interviews, commentary, blooper reels, set tours, trivia challenges, and other behind the scenes fun.

For any fan of Friends who has put off getting the DVD's, this collection is a dream come true. The outer collector shell is the only things those buying them all along are missing, and information about ordering it separately is available is the season 10 set.

Well in answer to E2O's review, the box to contain all 10 seasons is available for those who purchase season 10 alone. There will be a mail in coupon inserted into the season 10 boxset, so those who have been loyally buying each DVD set will not need to purchase this 10-season boxset just to get the box.

I only started watching 'Friends' seriously in June of last year, when I decided to buy season 1 on DVD. Pretty soon, I had all 7 seasons that were available, and was anxious to get the next seasons. 'Friends' is a witty sitcom with characters that everyone will come to love. Sure, it's had its low points, but in my opinion, it's been pretty rewarding to follow this series loyally. I personally enjoy watching episodes with more emotional storylines, because that's where you see how well these actors portray their characters.

I have not seen season 10 yet, and I'm currently running through seasons 1 to 9, just in time for November, when I will finally get to watch and savour season 10. It will be bittersweet.

Most true blue fans know this show backwards and forwards. However there are new fans discovering this Jem of a Show everyday and here are a few reasons why you should invest in this series. First of all $200 dollars for all ten seasons is too good of a deal to pass up, not to mention the collectors box looks great. This show treated the sets as characters much like the bar in Cheers was a character in itself. The coffee shop (Central Perk) was a vivid, evolving, living set filled with color and art by well known New York artists. Friends' ongoing jokes and plot lines helped make its ten year run one big thread about six people and the lives they'd built. Friends was one of the finest thanks to the colorful detailed sets, the great A-list guest, the fantastic writing, the many catchphrases that has become a part of our everyday vocabulary, and the inspiring cast of six wonderful actors that as a group made something very special. Shows like this may never come around again. The situation comedy is now evolving into shows like Aressted Development, Desperate Houswives, and My Name Is Earl which are folowing the M*A*S*H format minus the laugh track. This show along with a few others such as Cheers, Seinfeld, Frasier,were tuly the pinnacal of the situation comedy. As it had been done since the days of The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy. The sitcom, with a set on a soundstage is becoming an extinct medium and until another show comes around to revive the medium, much as The Cosby Show did when it debuted. I think that Friends will be remembered as one of the last great situation comedies of all time.

I started becoming a fan of FRIENDS when I picked up a simple one disc Best of Friends Vol 1. I watch it, and then had to go get the other three that were out. As soon as the seasons started being sold, I was first in line to buy them, one by one. So you can imagine the money I have invested in them.

A friend of mine sent me the link to this page this morning and said "see what kind of money you could have saved". My reply back to her was, yes I could have saved a ton of money had I waited to buy all 10 seasons at one time, however they have brought so many tears, laughs, and emotions to my life over the past 5 years that I have been a fan that I feel all the money I have invested in them was worth every single penny! How I miss the gang every week and feel that they could have continued on, but at least I know whenever I need that "dose" of FRIENDS, all I have to do is pop in a disc and they are right there with me.

It needs no introduction even to those who never watched it that "Friends" is the most popular daily sitcom of all times. It is a story about six people living together and great friends. All are funny, successful and what they do professionally (except the funniest - Joey), looking for some love, fun, and companionship in their lives (Aren't we all?). The life that is full of challenges and changing relationships, only support and love of your friends can make it easy and sweet.

One thing about this sitcom is that unlike other shows, you never get bored of watching them over and over again. That makes the best reason to buy this collector's set of all the ten seasons. I actually had the season 4 and 7 bought individually, but when I saw this Limited edition set, I just couldn't stop myself. Believe me, no point in buying seasons individually, just buy the whole set if you can and you will never regret it. The fun is when you watch the seasons back to back and you don't even realize that this sitcom was entertaining millions of people around the globe for a decade! That's the beauty of it. Having said that, I don't think paying $300 for this entire set is too much. It will entertain you for few more decades to come!

It's all here! At least for me, Friends is the best TV show ever...it has everything you can ask for, laugh, romance, tragedy... It's a real shame that it's over, but let me tell you, I've been a Friends fan since 2003 (9th season), and I really missed half of my life along with Friends, and ever since, I've bought almost all the seasons separately, and let me tell you that if you get this or any season, you'll NEVER GET SICK OF WATCHING IT!!! It's the best DVD you could own. FRIENDS TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY!!!

On Warner Video website, the full set costs $225, and the shipping is FREE! The price here on the website from other people start at $270, and that is a complete rip-off. Please go to Warnervideo.com to make your purchase.

The DVD's are terrific as expected. I had never watched Friends in its primetime so I love having the entire set to watch in order from start to finish! The box is nice but NOT super good quality. It seams like heavy duty black cardboard, which came with a few scratches on it already. The plastic cover seems like it would be easy to break. If you're careful in its handling you should be ok, but I wouldnt pay extra for the box.