OT: There's no accounting for taste
Joseph DeMartino
through every episode of "Friends" in a total of 83 hours and 40
minutes. I believe I may have sat through around 83 minutes and 40
seconds of the show since it debuted, never for more than a couple of
minutes at a stretch, and rarely on purpose. (I must admit to
stopping a few times while channel surfing to figure out what a
particularly odd line or situation really meant. But even in these
cases I mostly gave up after a couple of minutes and decided I didn't
care that much. And I am probably guilty of a reflex "reflex pauses"
if Jennifer Anniston, Courtney Cox or some guest star was looking
especially fetching as I clicked by whatever channel was showing the
umpteenth rerun.)
I mean, I could understand if he were watching something worthwhile
like 92 hours or so of "B5"*, but "Friends"? ;-)
Anyway, you can find the full details (with time-lapse pics!) here:
The money quote, from around hour 67: "I should be hating this by
now, but I love it. Has dementia set in?"
I'm guessing that dementia had set in well before he decided to *do*
this. <g>
Regards,
Joe
* In fact, I might take a shot at that myself if I can figure out
some way to make money doing it. <vbg>
voxwoman
Dang! I suppose when I rewatched all of B5 in a marathon session while
I was recovering from surgery I should have documented it and then I
could have been in the GBoWW.
-Wendy
Alan Dicey
> A Brit has set a new Guinness world record for TV watching by sitting
> through every episode of "Friends" in a total of 83 hours and 40
> minutes.
The British - World Champion Couch Potatoes!
Oh, the embarassment . . . :(
Duggy
wrote:
> The British - World Champion Couch Potatoes!
> Oh, the embarassment . . . :(
Can you imagine the training?
Up before dawn each day watching a couple of episodes before
breakfast. Cross-training with episode of something else. Having a
sports scientist analyse your posture with the latest in computing
technology to see if you can get a couple more minutes viewing time.
I don't think I have the dedication.
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= DUG.
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David Williams
"Joseph DeMartino" <jdem...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:8cf631fd-4831-414a...@d23g2000vbm.googlegroups.com...
> I mean, I could understand if he were watching something worthwhile
> like 92 hours or so of "B5"*, but "Friends"? ;-)
> I'm guessing that dementia had set in well before he decided to *do*
> this. <g>
Well, since you bring it up... On Comedy Central's entertaining, but
short-lived game show "Beat the Geeks" they had a frequent guest geek who
was a specialist on the subject of "Friends." While I always found the Star
Trek geek and the James Bond geek amusing (if somewhat disturbing), I could
feel nothing but pity for the Friends geek.
Regards,
David W.
wedgeski
funniest TV I've ever seen. With re-runs and the DVD's, I must've
watched the vast majority of episodes 6 or 7 times, and they still
make me laugh.
Why the hate?
Neil B
Carl Dershem
bcbf-3f6...@l34g2000vba.googlegroups.com:
> Season 1-4 of "Friends" (well, Season 3 not so much) is some of the
> funniest TV I've ever seen. With re-runs and the DVD's, I must've
> watched the vast majority of episodes 6 or 7 times, and they still
> make me laugh.
>
> Why the hate?
Not hate - disdain.
Many do not find it funny.
cd
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alex...@supanet.com
wrote:
> Joseph DeMartino wrote:
> The British - World Champion Couch Potatoes!
>
I, for one, am not a Couch Potato ;-)
Alex
wedgeski
> Not hate - disdain.
>
> Many do not find it funny.
That much is obvious!
Neil B
Wes Struebing
IANABrit, but nor am I! (more like a couch rutabaga...)