NEWSWEEK (2003) FRIENDS 專訪 - 六人行

最近偶然發現NEWSWEEK在2003年有關於FRIENDS的介紹，
這篇訪問是在第十季開拍前刊登的，
裡面有一些關於演員訪問、還有一些幕後小秘密，
因為全篇都是英文，且篇幅有點長，
所以我就打一些裡面提到的Little-Known Fact跟大家分享吧！

Little-Known Fact No. 1

The producers hadn't planned on Chandler and Monica's marrying or
even having a relationship. They were only going to have a one-night stand.
"But people rooted for them," says exec producer Kauffman.
"They worked together."

當初在設定劇本架構時，
是要以Joey and Monica兩人為主線（see Little-Known Fact No.3），
不過觀眾的要求力量還真大，
不然Chandler and Monica 大概就僅止於一夜情了吧！


Little-Known Fact No. 2

Phoebe hasn't been romantically involved with any of the other friends,
but she might have been.
"Lisa and I had a pitch that Joey and Phoebe have been having
casual sex all along," says LeBlanc. "Nobody wanted to go for that."


Little-Known Fact No. 3

When the show was first written, the central relationship
wasn't going to be Ross and Rachel. It was Joey and Monica.
She was supposed to be something of a den mother,
and he was going to be the hunk across the hall.


Little-Known Fact No. 4

The producer wrote the role of Ross with Schwimmer in mind,
and he was the first person cast. LeBlanc was the last.
Cox competed with two women to play Monica:
actresses Nancy McKeon and Leah Remini.


Little-Known Fact No. 5

After 200-plus episodes, the cast doesn't have many regrets,
but there are a few.
"I wasn't nuts about working at some coffeehouse on roller skates
with big boobs and a wig," says Cox. "I felt pretty silly."


Little-Known Fact No. 6

Aniston's favorite episode?
"Whenever we flash back to Fat Monica, I love," she says.
Schimmer and Perry have the same favorite: the blackout episode.
"That was the first time I realized we were doing something great," Perry says.


看完這篇到報導之後，對於他們六人又有多一點點的認識，
雖然FRIENDS落幕已經很久了，
但是每重新看一次，又有不同的感受和新發現，
讓我回味好久好久…。

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Fighting!!

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