# Is ''Friends'' a ''chick'' show? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768 "2004-01-05T06:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/1 "2004-01-05T06:45:53Z")
I know there are guys that watch this, and I did too, but can’t remember the last time I saw a current episode. I probably haven’t seen an episode (non-syndicated) since 2000. I still kind of know what’s going on just from commercials, but don’t know details, and I’m not sure whether or not the commercials were just teasers. Anyway, to get back on track, it seems to me that most of the fans of the show are women. In my very unscientific experience women usually list _Friends_ or _The Real World_ as their favorite show. This could be because of the age group I’m around (college), though I have female relatives that say _Friends_ is their favorite show too. I don’t know any guys that make a point to see the show, or seem to care about it all that much. Is it because the show kind of changed directions with marriages and pregnancies, scaring away the guys? Has it always leaned more towards females? Or (the most likely answer?) am I imagining things? ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/2 "2004-01-05T06:57:34Z")
I know quite a few guys that watch the show, but like me, we just tune in for Joey and oldschool Chandler. Phoebe is occasionally funny, but Ross/Rachel/Monica are generally painfully boring and geared towards women that I usually just try to lose myself in how hot Anniston and Cox are… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/3 "2004-01-05T07:07:31Z")
it’s been boring for the last few years imho. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/4 "2004-01-05T07:30:22Z")
Yes, it’s more of a chick show. Not to mention Joey, Chandler and Ross all act like women more often than men. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/5 "2004-01-05T07:57:24Z")
It became a chick show once the Ross/Rachel stuff started to take over. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/6 "2004-01-05T15:01:15Z")
There are only two reasons to watch the show and they are Jennifer Aniston’s. ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/7 "2004-01-05T15:07:32Z")
I get some yucks from it when I watch it with my wife, but more often than not, I’ll do something else when she tunes in. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/8 "2004-01-05T15:33:23Z")
I’m a guy, and I still watch, but it isn’t as good as it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/9 "2004-01-05T16:59:11Z")
I love the show (I’m a chick). My husband also really likes the show. ---
**Author:** ![hroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@hroeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hroeder)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/10 "2004-01-05T17:00:14Z")
The one where. . .Monica and Rachel strip. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/11 "2004-01-05T17:47:03Z")
I’m a guy and I watch it and enjoy it. Of course, I also like romantic comedies and don’t hate Jennifer Lopez so I’m not what you’d call normal. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/12 "2004-01-05T18:32:00Z")
I always assumed it was. A buddy of mine was in the Marines for several years when it was first on. Once he got out and caught a bit of it in syndication he fell in love with it (well, with Jennifer Aniston, but that’s another story). He’s gotten every season as it’s come out, and I always make a point to tease him about it. For example he’ll say, “Hey, there was a _Friends_ marathon on last night!” I’ll say, “Yeah, but I was watching the Rose Bowl, _ **like a MAN!!!** _” Just good natured teasing. ---
**Author:** ![RealTronic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RealTronic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealTronic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/13 "2004-01-06T02:33:03Z")
How anyone can NOT like **Friends** is beyond my comprehension, be it man or woman… ---
**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/14 "2004-01-06T05:44:44Z")
OK, for the most part my suspicions were confirmed. It could be that I was never that big of a fan. I did like to watch NBC on Thursday night when they had _Friends_ and _Seinfeld_, but I did lose interest when the characters started having more serious relationships with each other, I guess. Like the “Joe Stalin” episode, wasn’t that before all the in-dating started? Those were the good times. Even now, with the shows that are in syndication, I don’t really care that much. I will watch _Seinfeld_ over anything else, I’ll watch _Friends_ if there is absolutely nothing else on. Compared to the earlier episodes do Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox look a _lot_ different to anyone else? I know that they’re older, but they look different to me. I’m not sure why, it’s like they’re thinner than the used to be in an attempt to keep from getting older or something. Has anyone else noticed this, or am I just not aware of how much older people get over a decade? ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/15 "2004-01-06T06:00:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dignan \* > I’m not sure why, it’s like they’re thinner than the used to be in an attempt to keep from getting older or something. Has anyone else noticed this, or am I just not aware of how much older people get over a decade? I’ve noticed the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/16 "2004-01-06T07:03:13Z")
Yeah it’s a chick show. I remember last year when I lived in the dorms I’d go out to the dorm’s big tv to watch Scrubs and I’d always catch the last five minutes of Friends. There were usually 15 or so girls there and maybe 2 guys. I think it’s been going downhill for the past few years too so I couldn’t be bothered to watch it. Also I noticed the Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston thing too. Compare Courteney in Scream 1 to 3 and you’ll see she looks like a skeleton in the latter. ---
**Author:** ![hroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@hroeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hroeder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/17 "2004-01-06T13:55:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dignan \* > \*\*Compared to the earlier episodes do Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox look a _lot_ different to anyone else? \*\* I think Courtney Cox Arquette has been “sculpted”. She has molded herself into the image and likeness she’d prefer. . .personally I preferred her as Michael J. Fox’s girlfriend back in the day. . . I think Jennifer Anniston may simply have matured. She is slimmer, but not to the extent of the “emaciated perfection” of Courtney. Plus she just seems a softer person. Courtney seems to be turning into one of those women whose skin is already embalmed before they die. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768/18 "2004-01-06T13:59:08Z")
Guy here, think it’s great have em all on dvd up to season 9 - looking forward to season 10