Summary of the special issue Premiere n°24 special 30 years of Friends

To find out all the manufacturing secrets of the cult series, go to the newsstands!

The new special issue of First just got out. In the program ? The 30th anniversary of Friendscelebrated in the company of its creators Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright, who granted us an interview full of anecdotes juicy insights behind the scenes of the cult series. The team also found Janice, aka Maggie Wheeler, who recounts with humor her unforgettable participation in this sitcom which brought joy to the small screen in 1994 and 2004, and which is now a hit in rebroadcast on Netflix.

First also offers you a beautiful tribute to Matthew Perrywhose role as Chandler was one of the keystones of the show, a top of the best guest stars of Friendstwo collector's posters, a focus on its derivative series Joey, as well as on all these sitcoms which were largely inspired by his model. Without forgetting our “killer quiz”reserved for die-hard fans of the show.

This special issue of First special Friends (n°24, April-June 2024) is currently available on newsstands – and to take out a subscription, it's here. Good reading !

The one who must begin

30 years after the broadcast of the first episode of Friends, we wanted to celebrate this series like no other. So here are 100 pages aimed at you: you who are still flirting by launching a How you doin' ironic; you who were traumatized the day you passed the 30-year mark (Rachel's age in season 7); you who still hum Smelly Cat in the shower ; and you, who named your cat Marcel (and again, you did not dare to buy a monkey…). 100 special pages full of exclusives, nostalgia, secret information and guests who remind us that, more than a simple sociological mirror held up to an era, the gang of six, deep down… it was us. Welcome to Central Perk, welcome home!

Gaël Golhen, editor-in-chief

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