In a word: Yes.

"It's not that I don't love 'The Butt' or 'The Blackout' - though I don't - it's rather that it's hard to imagine how anyone loves these two episodes."

Sure, the Friends pilot blows, but so do most comedy pilots, right? I'd actually say that all of the first six episodes of Friends are pretty shaky - though the second one ("Sonogram") marks a significant improvement. It seems to me that the wonderful seventh episode, "Blackout," is where Friends finds its identity.…

Yeah, Wrecked and Beer Bad. Those ones are tough to watch. It's like Tipper Gore invaded the writers' room.

Yeah, Wrecked and Beer Bad. Those ones are tough to watch. It's like Tipper Gore invaded the writers' room.

Yes. This article.

Yes. This article.

Putting aside all inevitable complaints about omissions, this was a fun read. I always find it more interesting to examine the individual ballots than to read the aggregated list.

Putting aside all inevitable complaints about omissions, this was a fun read. I always find it more interesting to examine the individual ballots than to read the aggregated list.

Someday someone will write the definitive academic paper on why it's so funny when big men fall on tables. Because it is always, always funny. Call it the "Chris Farley Effect."

Someday someone will write the definitive academic paper on why it's so funny when big men fall on tables. Because it is always, always funny. Call it the "Chris Farley Effect."

Have the writers let Jim and Pam off the hook? I had been hoping that the tension between them would build into a season-long arc. It would have been fascinating: tear down the show's central romance, expose the flaws in its foundation, then gradually reconstruct it. I mean, what if J&P had actually separated?…

Have the writers let Jim and Pam off the hook? I had been hoping that the tension between them would build into a season-long arc. It would have been fascinating: tear down the show's central romance, expose the flaws in its foundation, then gradually reconstruct it. I mean, what if J&P had actually separated?…