Still Friends by Saul Austerlitz
An entertaining and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hit TV show that defined an era, tying into the 25th anniversary of Friends.
A treat for Friends fans full of insights into what made a quintessential '90s phenomenon into a lasting, international classic for the agesYou'll get your share of juicy behind-the-scenes tidbits, from vicious writers'-room debates about Rachel and Joey's romance to the time the producers almost moved the setting to Minneapolis (seriously). But you'll also get a hit of nostalgia for a time when an entire nation hung on the fate of Ross and Rachel, and plenty of smart analysis of why Friends was the right show at the right time ... and also continues to be the right show at an entirely different time. -- Jennifer Keishin Armstrong * New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything *
In Still Friends, Saul Austerlitz transports us back to Central Perk with our eternal friends trying to find their place in the world. Just as importantly, he lifts the curtain to provide a sprawling behind-the-scenes look at its creation, enactment and still-growing legacy. * Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author of All the Pieces Matter *
With careful research and new and revealing interviews, Austerlitz'sStill Friends does what a great behind-the-scenes books should do: it'll make you want to re-watch the entire series again from start to finish, with a new appreciation of everything from the writing and acting to set design and costumes. Better yet, Austerlitz provides some much-needed validation for those of us who never warmed to the whole Ross-Rachel thing, assuring us that we *might* have been on to something, even as he argues we were wrong. FIGHT ME, SAUL. * Brian Jay Jones, New York Times bestselling author *
On its 25th anniversary, the show's die-hard fans will love Austerlitz's detailed, discerning, and sumptuous history. * Kirkus *
Chock full of behind-the-scenes info, this fond accounting is a must-read for both new and old Friends fans. * Publishers Weekly *
In Still Friends, Saul Austerlitz transports us back to Central Perk with our eternal friends trying to find their place in the world. Just as importantly, he lifts the curtain to provide a sprawling behind-the-scenes look at its creation, enactment and still-growing legacy. * Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author of All the Pieces Matter *
With careful research and new and revealing interviews, Austerlitz'sStill Friends does what a great behind-the-scenes books should do: it'll make you want to re-watch the entire series again from start to finish, with a new appreciation of everything from the writing and acting to set design and costumes. Better yet, Austerlitz provides some much-needed validation for those of us who never warmed to the whole Ross-Rachel thing, assuring us that we *might* have been on to something, even as he argues we were wrong. FIGHT ME, SAUL. * Brian Jay Jones, New York Times bestselling author *
On its 25th anniversary, the show's die-hard fans will love Austerlitz's detailed, discerning, and sumptuous history. * Kirkus *
Chock full of behind-the-scenes info, this fond accounting is a must-read for both new and old Friends fans. * Publishers Weekly *
Saul Austerlitz is a pop culture historian and the author of four previous books, including Just a Shot Away and Sitcom. His work has been published by The Boston Globe, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Slate, and the Los Angeles Times. He is a graduate of Yale and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and is an adjunct professor of writing and comedy history at NYU.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409193906 |
| ISBN 10 | 140919390X |
| Title | Still Friends |
| Author | Saul Austerlitz |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2019-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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