<p>From its start in 1994, sitcom Friends won fans over with its relatable storylines, hilarious, characters and real-life problems. Now 25 years since its release, it continues to be one of the most popular and most-watched series in America!</p><br /><p>“Since its premiere in September of 1994, Friends ruled the airwaves for a decade making us all dream that we could find a rent-controlled apartment in New York City across the hall from our best friends and hang out in a coffee shop all day,” says Natalie Morales in REELZ’s new docuseries, Friends: Behind Closed Doors.</p><br /><p>The show starred Jennifer Aniston as “Rachel,” Courtney Cox as “Monica,” Lisa Kudrow as “Phoebe,” Matthew Perry as “Chandler,” Matt LeBlanc as “Joey,” and David Schwimmer as “Ross.”</p><br /></a>Getty Images</p><br /><p>“We hadn’t seen a comedy that real, right at its core, looked at this moment in time in young adult lives and we developed a couple scripts that went in that direction, and they were awful, they were absolutely awful,” says Warren Littlefield, the former president of NBC Entertainment.</p><br /><p>It wasn’t until two New York writers came in with a script called Insomnia Cafe, that the concept of Friends started to gain traction.</p><br /><p>“It was pitched my Marta Kauffman and David Crane, who were pretty much legends at this time in terms of their ability to pitch something in a room,” says Kelsey Miller, the author of I’ll Be There For You: The One About Friends.</p><br /><p>“Marta Kauffman and David Crane wanted to create a show that was based on their experiences when they got out of college and moved to New York and were kind of just figuring out life, so they put together a show about six people that were basically doing just that,” says Variety’s Danielle Turchiano.</p><br /><p>Much of the show’s success came from its entertaining and relevant storylines which outlived the era they were created in and remain timeless.</p><br /><p>“Well, it was wildly entertaining, and they hung out a lot at a coffee shop, and I was like ‘Huh, coffee shop. I don’t know a lot of people that go to coffee shops.’ And the world changed,” says Littlefield.</p><br /><p>Friends: Behind Closed Doors airs Sunday April 28 at 9 ET / PT on REELZ.</p><br /><p>The post New ‘Friends’ Docuseries Reveals Behind-The-Scenes Secrets From America’s Most Popular Sitcom</a> appeared first on Star Magazine</a>.</p><br />
