unagi
01-12-2005, 01:50 PM
This has probably been done before, but it's round 1 of the best Friends series. How it works is this: you have a week to vote on your favourite series. At the end of the week the three least popular will be eliminated (we need at least 40 users to vote to make this poll valid.)
Here is a summary of each series to remind you and help you decide:
Series 1: The one that started the craze! Ross spends the whole series in love with Rachel but doesn't tell her: she finds out at the end of the series only to see Ross getting off a plane with his new girlfriend Julie. Carol had Ross's baby, Ben. Memorable episodes: TOW Rachel finds out, TOW The East German Laundry Detergent, TOW the poker, TOW the blackout, TOW the birth, TOW the stoned guy
Series 2: Ross carries on dating Julie until Rachel tells him that she's over him. They then get together, but then Ross makes the list of things he doesn't like about her. Then they get back together again! Joey gets his job on Days of Our Lives, moves out of the apartment, loses it and then moves back again! Phoebe meets her half brother, Frank Jr. Monica starts working at the 50's themed restaurant. Memorable episodes: TOW the prom video, TOW Ross's new girlfriend, TOW Ross finds out, TO After the Superbown, TOW Ross and Rachel...You Know, TOW Russ.
Series 3: Ross and Rachel are very much together, until Rachel gets her job at Bloomingdales. Ross starts obsessing that she fancies Mark and they take a break. Ross sleeps with the Xerox girl and they break up. Meanwhile Chandler gets back with Janice (and thinks it's serious) but Janice was still in love with her husband, so they break up. Joey gets a job in a play and falls in love with his co-star, Kate. Monica falls in love with a millionaire, Pete Becker. Frank Jr announces he's marrying his ex-teacher. Memorable episodes: TOW the morning after, TOW the flashback, TOW the football, TO at the beach, TOW Ross and Rachel take a break, TOW Frank Jr.
Series 4: Phoebe agrees to carry Frank and Alice's triplets for them. Ross and Rachel get back together briefly but then break up again. Ross meets Emily and marries her, but says Rachel at the alter. Chandler and Joey switch apartments with Rachel and Monica. Joey dates Kathy, but then Chandler kisses her and ends up dating her, until she had an affair with a co-star. Rachel dates a client Joshua briefly. Phoebe and Monica start up a catering business, but then she leaves to work at Allessandro's. Monica and Chandler sleep together in London. Memorable episodes: TOW the jellyfish, TOW Ross's wedding, TOW Chandler in a box, TOW Joey's New Girlfriend, TOW all the haste, TOW the embryos.
Series 5: Monica and Chandler's relationship continues after hiding it for a long time. Meanwhile, Ross gets divorced from Emily but whilst drunk in Vegas marries Rachel. Phoebe dates a cop. Joey gets offered a film in Las Vegas, but it closes down leaving him with no money. Phoebe has her triplets and Ross gets a new apartment. Rachel gets a job at Ralph Lauren. Ross gets fired from the museum. Memorable episodes: TOW everyone finds out, TOW all the Thanksgivings, TOW all the kips, TOW Rachel's Inadvertant kiss, TO After Ross gets married, TOW Joey's bag, TOW Ross's sandwich
Series 6: Monica and Chandler move in together and get engaged. Ross gets divorced from Rachel and starts dating a student, Elizabeth. Rachel starts dating Elizabeth's father. Joey gets a cable TV show Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. Memorable episodes: TOW Ross got high, TOW Paul's the man, TOW The Proposal, TOW the routine, TO that could have been, TOW unagi.
Series 7: Monica and Chandler get married. Joey gets his job back on Days of Our Lives and gets a part in a World War I film. Rachel gets promoted and ends up dating her assisstant, Tag. Memorable episodes: TOW they all turn 30, TOW Rosita dies, TOW the nap partners, TOW Monica and Chandlers wedding, TOW the truth about London.
Series 8: Ross and Rachel have a baby together. Joey gets a crush on Rachel. Monica and Chandler start trying for a baby. Ross dates Mona. Memorable episodes: TOW The Videotape, TOW Joey dates Rachel, TOW The Rumour, TOW The Red Sweater.
Series 9: Ross and Rachel are coping with Emma and not with each other! They are unsure whether to start dating again, but Rachel kisses her co-worker Gavin and Rachel moves out of Ross's apartment. Meanwhile Chandler changes his job to advertising and they find out that they cannot conceive naturally. Charlie starts at the museum and Joey starts dating her until Barbados. Phoebe meets Mike. Memorable episodes: TOW Rachel's other sister, TO in Barbados, TOW where Emma Cries, TOW The Pediatrician, TOW Rachel's Inappropriate Song, TOW The Memorial service.
Series 10: The finale. M+C move to a new house in the suburbs after adopting twins born by Erica. Rachel gets offered a job in Paris and then gets back together with Ross. Phoebe marries Mike. Memorable episodes: The Last One, TOW Joey Speaks French, TOW the stripper cries, TOW Rachel's going away party, TOW the late Thanksgiving, TOW Ross's Tan.
So, this is the list. Remember, the bottom three will be eliminated next week so it's up to you to make sure that your favourite makes it to round 2. Happy voting!
Here is a summary of each series to remind you and help you decide:
Series 1: The one that started the craze! Ross spends the whole series in love with Rachel but doesn't tell her: she finds out at the end of the series only to see Ross getting off a plane with his new girlfriend Julie. Carol had Ross's baby, Ben. Memorable episodes: TOW Rachel finds out, TOW The East German Laundry Detergent, TOW the poker, TOW the blackout, TOW the birth, TOW the stoned guy
Series 2: Ross carries on dating Julie until Rachel tells him that she's over him. They then get together, but then Ross makes the list of things he doesn't like about her. Then they get back together again! Joey gets his job on Days of Our Lives, moves out of the apartment, loses it and then moves back again! Phoebe meets her half brother, Frank Jr. Monica starts working at the 50's themed restaurant. Memorable episodes: TOW the prom video, TOW Ross's new girlfriend, TOW Ross finds out, TO After the Superbown, TOW Ross and Rachel...You Know, TOW Russ.
Series 3: Ross and Rachel are very much together, until Rachel gets her job at Bloomingdales. Ross starts obsessing that she fancies Mark and they take a break. Ross sleeps with the Xerox girl and they break up. Meanwhile Chandler gets back with Janice (and thinks it's serious) but Janice was still in love with her husband, so they break up. Joey gets a job in a play and falls in love with his co-star, Kate. Monica falls in love with a millionaire, Pete Becker. Frank Jr announces he's marrying his ex-teacher. Memorable episodes: TOW the morning after, TOW the flashback, TOW the football, TO at the beach, TOW Ross and Rachel take a break, TOW Frank Jr.
Series 4: Phoebe agrees to carry Frank and Alice's triplets for them. Ross and Rachel get back together briefly but then break up again. Ross meets Emily and marries her, but says Rachel at the alter. Chandler and Joey switch apartments with Rachel and Monica. Joey dates Kathy, but then Chandler kisses her and ends up dating her, until she had an affair with a co-star. Rachel dates a client Joshua briefly. Phoebe and Monica start up a catering business, but then she leaves to work at Allessandro's. Monica and Chandler sleep together in London. Memorable episodes: TOW the jellyfish, TOW Ross's wedding, TOW Chandler in a box, TOW Joey's New Girlfriend, TOW all the haste, TOW the embryos.
Series 5: Monica and Chandler's relationship continues after hiding it for a long time. Meanwhile, Ross gets divorced from Emily but whilst drunk in Vegas marries Rachel. Phoebe dates a cop. Joey gets offered a film in Las Vegas, but it closes down leaving him with no money. Phoebe has her triplets and Ross gets a new apartment. Rachel gets a job at Ralph Lauren. Ross gets fired from the museum. Memorable episodes: TOW everyone finds out, TOW all the Thanksgivings, TOW all the kips, TOW Rachel's Inadvertant kiss, TO After Ross gets married, TOW Joey's bag, TOW Ross's sandwich
Series 6: Monica and Chandler move in together and get engaged. Ross gets divorced from Rachel and starts dating a student, Elizabeth. Rachel starts dating Elizabeth's father. Joey gets a cable TV show Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. Memorable episodes: TOW Ross got high, TOW Paul's the man, TOW The Proposal, TOW the routine, TO that could have been, TOW unagi.
Series 7: Monica and Chandler get married. Joey gets his job back on Days of Our Lives and gets a part in a World War I film. Rachel gets promoted and ends up dating her assisstant, Tag. Memorable episodes: TOW they all turn 30, TOW Rosita dies, TOW the nap partners, TOW Monica and Chandlers wedding, TOW the truth about London.
Series 8: Ross and Rachel have a baby together. Joey gets a crush on Rachel. Monica and Chandler start trying for a baby. Ross dates Mona. Memorable episodes: TOW The Videotape, TOW Joey dates Rachel, TOW The Rumour, TOW The Red Sweater.
Series 9: Ross and Rachel are coping with Emma and not with each other! They are unsure whether to start dating again, but Rachel kisses her co-worker Gavin and Rachel moves out of Ross's apartment. Meanwhile Chandler changes his job to advertising and they find out that they cannot conceive naturally. Charlie starts at the museum and Joey starts dating her until Barbados. Phoebe meets Mike. Memorable episodes: TOW Rachel's other sister, TO in Barbados, TOW where Emma Cries, TOW The Pediatrician, TOW Rachel's Inappropriate Song, TOW The Memorial service.
Series 10: The finale. M+C move to a new house in the suburbs after adopting twins born by Erica. Rachel gets offered a job in Paris and then gets back together with Ross. Phoebe marries Mike. Memorable episodes: The Last One, TOW Joey Speaks French, TOW the stripper cries, TOW Rachel's going away party, TOW the late Thanksgiving, TOW Ross's Tan.
So, this is the list. Remember, the bottom three will be eliminated next week so it's up to you to make sure that your favourite makes it to round 2. Happy voting!