When 2019 ends, so willNetflix subscribers’ accesstoFriends.
NBC’s classic comedy starringJennifer Aniston,Courteney Cox,Lisa Kudrow,Matt LeBlanc,David SchwimmerandMatthew Perryas young adults navigating New York City aired from 1994-2005. In the years since, new generations have binged the beloved sitcom. But with more viewership comes higher scrutiny; along with questions about diversity and representation, millennials have raised some pretty glaring production gaffes.
Ahead of the May 2020 launch of WarnerMedia’sstreamer HBO Max— which will eventually house the comedy —Friendsis leaving Netflix on Jan. 1. As fans re-watch all 10 seasons to prepare to bid theirFriendsfarewell (for now), here are some of the biggest discrepancies to dissect.
Carol looks … different
David Schwimmer and Anita Barone.Netflix
Jessica Hecht (left) and Jane Sibbet.Netflix
Wait, where do the friends live?
The apartment numbers change after season 1 because the writers realized the original numbers — 5 for Rachel and Monica and 4 for Joey and Chandler — would mean they live on the first floor, despite the stairwell always visible in the hallway. Starting in season 2, Rachel and Monica live in unit 20, and Joey and Chandler call 19 home.
The door to Monica and Rachel’s apartment in season 1.Netflix
The door to Monica and Rachel’s apartment in season 2.Netflix
Structural support
The beam in Monica and Rachel’s apartment.NBC
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Happy Birthday?
Rachel’s 30th birthday party.Netflix
When did Rachel meet Chandler?
“Everybody, this is Rachel, another Lincoln High survivor,” Monica tells the group after the soaking-wet runaway bride wanders into Central Perk in the pilot. She’s introduced to everyone besides Ross (who harbored a high school crush on her), seemingly for the first time. Or was it? In “The One with the Flashback” (season 3, episode 6), we find out they a mustachioed Chandler hit on a recently engaged Rachel at the bar that eventually became Central Perk. And in “The One with All the Thanksgivings” (season 5, episode 8), we learn they crossed paths even earlier during their high school/college years at two of the Gellars’ Thanksgiving dinners.
Matthew Perry (center left) and Jennifer Aniston (center right) in a flashback.Netflix
From left: Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston in a flashback.
That’s not your friend …
In Hollywood, body doubles are often employed to stand in for actors during takes where they don’t have lines, but their character needs to be vaguely seen interacting with their costars. Eagle-eyed viewers have noted that these doubles sometimes don’t blend in as well as they should, and the framing of the shots actually includes their faces. In “The One with Rachel’s Date” (season 8, episode 5), Phoebe is talking to Monica on the Central Perk one minute and a brunette who looks nothing like her the next. In “The One with the Mugging” (season 9, episode 15), Rachel’s stand-in doesn’t even bother to wear a similar outfit.
Lisa Kurdow (left) and Courteney Cox.Netflix
Lisa Kudrow (left) and Courtney Cox’s double.Netflix
Jennifer Aniston’s double and Matt LeBlanc.Netflix
Clothing continuity
Outfits are changed or askew from shot to shot. In “The One Where Ross Finds Out” (season 2, episode 7), Rachel’s necklace is somehow clasped off her throat and placed gingerly on her waitress tray within seconds.
Courteney Cox (left) and Jennifer Aniston wearing a necklace.Netflix
Jennifer Aniston’s necklace is gone.Netflix
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Plot holes
Courteney Cox.Netflix
source: people.com
