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Friends: The Reunion · 2021 — 第 4 / 25 章 · 3'08" · B1

The Friends Creators Explain the Premise, Explained：that time in your life

The creators open the reunion by introducing themselves and explaining where the show came from — a close group of friends trying to make a living and find love. "No, it's just about the friends," one insists, describing an ensemble with no single lead. The one-sentence pitch: it's about the time in your life when your friends are your family.

あらすじ

Several creators of Friends introduce themselves and trace the show back to its idea: a tight circle of friends trying to make a living and find love. They wanted a true ensemble, not one lead with sidekicks, so the stories would follow everyone equally. Walking the old soundstage, the cast finds the chairs and the beam, and memories come flooding back.

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注目の表現

that time in your lifehad a blasta tight circle of friendsmake a living

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このシーンの表現

that time in your life

人生中的那一段时期

主创用一句话介绍这部剧，说它讲的是人生中朋友就是家人的那一段。

That time in your life when everything feels new is short.

このシーンの他の表現

  • had a blast

    玩得特别尽兴

  • a tight circle of friends

    一小圈很铁的朋友

  • make a living

    谋生；靠……过日子

このシーンのメモ一覧

60 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · B2a tight circle of friendsWe had a tight circle of friends.
表現 · B1make a livingtrying to make a living and find love.
表現 · A2find lovetrying to make a living and find love.
文法 · B2trying to make a living

participle phrase

trying to make a living and find love.
発音make a living

liaison

trying to make a living and find love.
表現 · B2draw on something-We drew on relatives of ours and friends of ours and names were --
表現 · B1name someone after someoneWe named Chandler after a friend of mine.
表現 · B2pull something from somethingI mean, we definitely pulled from our lives.
表現 · B2be intrigued with something-We really were intrigued with the idea of doing a true ensemble.
表現 · A2feel like somethingwhich we felt like we hadn't seen before.
文法 · B2which we felt like

non-defining relative clause

which we felt like we hadn't seen before.
表現 · B1that time in your lifeThe one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.
表現 · B2the one-sentence pitch is ...The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.
文法 · B1when your friends are your family

when-clause

The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.
発音that time in your life

liaison

The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.
表現 · B1flash back to something-Memories just flashed back
表現 · A2do stupid thingsJust, like, stupid things that you would do.
表現 · B1back thenBut back then, we had three per camera.
スラング · B1back thenBut back then, we had three per camera.
表現 · A2be on the way-Pizza's on the way.
表現 · A1get upI told you we wouldn't have to get up.
表現 · A2come to someone-But you remember the beginning of the week after the table draft, you came to me and you go,
発音came to me

weak form

-But you remember the beginning of the week after the table draft, you came to me and you go,
表現 · B1have fun with somethingAnd you were like, "Maybe we can have fun with this."
表現 · B1have a blastAnd then we had a blast.
発音had a blast

flap

And then we had a blast.
スラング · B1had a blastAnd then we had a blast.
スラング · A2pee-What if we have to pee?
表現 · B2drop the ball-Schwimmer, the episode where you guys were throwing a ball and the whole time, you couldn't drop the ball.
表現 · A2the whole time-Schwimmer, the episode where you guys were throwing a ball and the whole time, you couldn't drop the ball.
表現 · B1back and forthHey, guys. Hey, do you remember the one where you guys were throwing a ball back and forth

「The Friends Creators Explain the Premise」を読み解く

What's really going on

The reunion opens by making the show's idea sound simple, and that is the point. The creators say they drew on their own friends and relatives, then frame the whole thing as "that time in your life when your friends are your family." They also reject the usual shape of a sitcom: "It's not like there's a lead and they have friends," they explain, insisting there is no main character, only a group. The jokes that follow, the return to the old set, the beam and the chairs, are all proof of the claim. What the show sold was a stage of life, and the reunion lets the cast walk back into it, remembering the fun rather than mourning the years.

Theme

FriendshipThe show is defined as a group of friends who become family, with no single lead and equal stories.
MemoryThe cast walks the old set and recalls the years, turning the reunion into shared remembering.

発音のポイント

  • make a living — liaison
  • that time in your life — liaison
  • came to me — weak form
  • had a blast — flap
The one-sentence pitch is it's about that time in your life when your friends are your family.

The whole show summed up in one line: a period of life when chosen friends stand in for family.

It's not like there's a lead and they have friends.

A rejection of the standard sitcom setup, where one star anchors a circle of supporting friends.

No, it's just about the friends.

The correction that follows: everyone shares the center, and the group itself is the subject.

We had a tight circle of friends.

The real-life basis for the show: a small, close group the creators drew on.

And then we had a blast.

What started as a strange idea turned into a joyful experience once they committed to it.

このシーンについての質問

Where did the idea for Friends come from?

The creators say they drew on their own friends and relatives, and on a small, close circle they belonged to while trying to make a living and find love.

Why did they avoid giving the show a single lead?

They wanted a true ensemble, so all six stories would be followed equally. They felt that shape was something they had not seen before on television.

What is the one-sentence pitch for Friends?

It is about that time in your life when your friends are your family, which captures the stage of life the show centers on.

What is the cast doing in the later part of the reunion?

They walk back through the old soundstage, find the chairs and the beam, and trade memories of episodes and jokes from the years they spent there.

フレンズ：ザ・リユニオン · 全 25 章

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第 1 章get in the wayThe Cast Returns to the Set第 2 章in the bagThe Friends Cast Reunites On Stage第 3 章stay in touchThe Cast Reunites at the Fountain再生中 · 第 4 章that time in your lifeThe Friends Creators Explain the Premise第 5 章pet peeveThe Cast Plays a Friends Quiz第 6 章has this magicThe Cast Plays Trivia第 7 章at the top of their gameThe Cast Revisits the Jellyfish第 8 章down to the wireHow Friends Cast Its Six第 9 章to make a long story shortThe Cast Recalls Their Auditions第 10 章in the wrong handsCasting the Rest of the Cast第 11 章tail between my legsThe Producer Who Predicted Stardom第 12 章a completely different ballgameThe Cast on Sudden Fame第 13 章had a big hand inFans on What Friends Meant第 14 章got you hookedThe Cast Answers Fan Questions第 15 章down-to-earthThe Monkey Kept Ruining Takes第 16 章cost a fortuneThe Chair Scene Goes Wrong第 17 章put our heads togetherThe Sling Written Into the Show第 18 章beat you to itHow Monica and Chandler Became a Couple第 19 章take something for a spinThe Cast Reenacts Smelly Cat第 20 章buy a word of itThe Couch Pivot Scene第 21 章keep straight a faceThe Friends Blooper Reel第 22 章calls out to meJanice Returns to the Reunion第 23 章two ships passingDavid and Jen's Secret Crush第 24 章the long arm of the lawWere Ross and Rachel on a Break?第 25 章go to piecesSaying Goodbye to Friends
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