Saul Austerlitz
Generation Friends
An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era
Dutton, 2019
What's inside?
Ross, Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe reappear in this affectionate history of TV’s Friends.
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NYU professor Saul Austerlitz details how a show about six friends hanging out in a Manhattan coffee shop turned into a cultural, and global, phenomenon. The 1990s TV series Friends reflected a simpler time in America. In the decades since it first aired, the show has found a new audience among millennials, on Netflix and on TV holiday marathons. With a generous sprinkling of trivia, Austerlitz reminds you how funny it was and how perfect the actors were for their roles. He’ll captivate every Friends fan or turn you into one.
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About the Author
Saul Austerlitz teaches writing and comedy history at New York University, and is the author of five books, including Sitcom.
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