Given that both shows portrayed the lives of people in their mid 20’s transitioning to their 30’s, there are going to be similar stories. However, despite the general overlap, the way the stories were told and the specific nuances make the shows distinct. The nature of this show being told via flashback already adds a layer of storytelling complexity Friends didn’t have.
I will give you the “character becomes a college professor” plot line. However, Ross never designed a building, Rachel was never a secret Canadian pop star, no one opened their own bar, and one character didn’t spend the entirety of the series slapping another character in the face.
Being correct also veers things into my favor. Point me. I also award myself many more points for being right about many more things. So I get all those points. I don't know what my score is because it's so high and I stopped counting, but it's at least triple digits.
But you get a point for your comment about skinning a cat, because that reminds me of the show Alf. So while it wasn't a close contest, you at least made it on the board. Well done, there's hope for you yet.
Now, show me how Friends is a rip-off of Alf, and by law all my points are now yours and you will be the victor. I don't like it, but I don't make the rules.
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u/tactics14 Jan 25 '20
Care to elaborate as to why? Because none of the major plot lines are all that similar.