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The Great “Friends” Rewatch: How Does It Hold Up?
Like many a GenX-er, I watched “Friends” in real time and had multiple discussions as to which Friend we were most like. Also like many folks my age, I rewatched one of the quintessential 1990s sitcoms because my son wanted to see it. So, how does it hold up? The Early Years We started the show in February 2022 via HBOMax, watching an episode a night over dinner. My son continued watching after he moved out of the house last July. He completed the show’s run this past February. My wife and I finished that last episode this past weekend. Ten years of “Friends” condensed down to a year and…
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Season 2 of Perry Mason Continues to Reimagine the Characters
The second season of Perry Mason played more or less like how the original series television show used to: introduce some characters you don’t know, witness a crime (but conceal the culprit), and bring in our main characters. There will be a courtroom scene and there will be a confession of the real culprit on the stand in front of… Okay, so the analogy only goes so far, and that’s why I am really enjoying HBO’s revamping of Perry Mason. I say revamping because it many ways, it’s not an update, but a throwback. The TV show was broadcast in the late 1950s and early 1960s and the stories were…