OV088 - Bonus Ep - Friends Retrospective
The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
Release Date: 12/31/2014
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The Obsessive Viewer - Movie Review Podcast
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info_outlineIn this massive bonus episode, Mike and I commemorate Friends being put on Netflix with a full series retrospective. Our shared fandom of Friends is one of the things that solidified our friendship when we met in college. Now we are celebrating the show hitting Netflix with a full series retrospective!
Find back episodes of the podcast at http://ovpodcast.com and let us know what you think of the movie by tweeting us: @ObsessiveViewer, @ObsessiveTiny, @IAmMikeWhite.
Runtime: 3:14:06
Direct Download Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV88-FriendsBonus.mp3
Timestamps
- Skip Intro - 01:40
- What Friends Means to Matt and Mike - 02:25
- Our Introduction to Friends - 07:16
- An Overview of the Show - 13:52
- Favorite Characters - 16:36
Season-by-Season Breakdown
- Season 1 - 21:37
- Season 2 - 34:19
- Season 3 - 53:12
- Season 4 - 1:11:29
- Season 5 - 1:26:07
- Season 6 - 1:41:56
- Season 7 - 1:56:30
- Season 8 - 2:13:17
- Season 9 - 2:23:05
- Season 10 - 2:38:30
- Ross & Rachel vs. Chandler & Monica - 2:52:10
- The Legacy of Friends - 2:58:38
Show Notes
- TelADVISED UNCENSORED - If you enjoyed our discussion of Friends, I highly recommend checking out our friends at TelADVISED UNCENSORED. It’s a podcast about TV that I love listening to.
- TVShowsonDVD.com - This website was the lifeblood of my TV on DVD consumption in High School.
- Obsessive Viewer - Check out plenty of reviews of movies, TV shows and industry commentary at the blog that started it all.
- Obsessive Book Nerd - Our “sister site” where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading.
- The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny’s side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts.
- Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets - Check out Mike’s band and download the “Something Old E.P.” for free!
- Loudlike Facebook Page - Like the band that gave us our theme song on Facebook!
- Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme.
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