Friends like Us...

was the original title of the show. & last night, May 6, 2004, was the VERY last episode of the ever so popular show. The popularity of this show has surpassed Seinfeld if you ask me & much like Seinfeld, this show will live on forever via syndication.

Last night was also my girlfriend's last night in town before she left for Ottawa. So, a few of us headed over to her place to hang out for the evening & because the last ep was also airing, you know we had to watch it. My thoughts on the actual ep though? Uh.. it wasn't horrible, but it certainly wasn't good. I don't know, it just was a little too predictable. Everyone knew that Rachel & Ross were going to frigging get 2gether. If they really wanted to pull a surprise, they should've made Rachel go to Paris & leave Ross behind. Granted, would people really be happy w/ that conclusion? Most likely not.

Seriously though... how good could the ep really be? How many series finale really provide us w/ closure or have a spectacular ending? None. Seinfeld for example, stunk... despite what some of my friends say. I vaguely remember the finale of Rosanne & I remember not liking that one either.

All in all, it somewhat does feel like the end of an "era". Friends has been such a staple of my life for the last 10 yrs. It's been a number 1 show for the past decade, you can't deny that. & of course, w/ all of the media that has been leading up to this pnt, & all the media that will be following up w/ the end of the show, it will take @ least a year before people stop talking about the show. I can guarantee you that in the new fall season, when all the new shows are released, there will be comparisons b/n Friends & how there isn't a show that can fill its spot.