No, there will never be a series exactly like ‘Friends’ . There is a reason why it is one of the most legendary series on television, with a large number of fans who do not give up, who after more than twenty years are still at the foot of the canyon repeating episodes in a loop, investing their salary in merchandising and opening debate. about each of the most debatable aspects of the show. Yeah right, we talked about Ross Geller and whether we should love him or hate him. Of course, that is the kind of passion that an iconic series, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , is capable of arousing , and which, despite being the daughter of its time, seems to its followers not to have aged a single day.
Now, if you want to find an alternative similar to ‘Friends’In order to give your more than amortized DVD collection a break, we have some proposals. Some came before the NBC series, like the legendary ‘Seinfeld’, and others are direct heirs to its legacy, from ‘How I Met Your Mother’ to ‘New Girl’. All of them are different, of course, but most of them play in that ‘sitcom’ league starring a choral group of characters (whether they are friends, lovers or family) and a sense of humor full of good vibrations and joys and happiness. day to day miseries. Their lives are the ones we could all have (if we had a foothold in New York and a lot of style, of course) and we identify their problems with ours, whether in love, at work, in friendship or in any other aspect of life. existence.
Although hey, you don’t have to get so deep or see yourself reflected on the small screen to enjoy what these ten series have to offer us. Fans of ‘Friends’, here are our recommendations for you to temporarily leave Central Perk and discover a series of stories that will also make you fall in love.
There are plenty of presentations: ‘Seinfeld’ is an iconic series and a perfect option to watch after ‘Friends’ . It has some of the same elements, from its New York sitcom model to the role of a very different and hilarious group of friends, but it is clear that this series created and directed by Jerry Seinfeld lives in its own world. A world in which, as has been said, absolutely nothing happens. But everything happens. It is an essential series.
It is available on Amazon Prime Video
We could consider it the geek version of ‘Friends’ , where a group of manual ‘nerds’ and their aspiring actress neighbor live the dramas and comedies of every day. A ‘sitcom’ with a very similar situation, but which finds its best jokes in the cultural references and crazy mania of each of its characters, from Sheldon’s ( Jim Parsons ) robotic soul to Raj’s ( Kunal Nayyar ) inability. to talk to women.
It is available on HBO, Amazon Prime Video and ATRESplayer
how I Met Your Mother
Without ‘Friends’, this series would not exist at all. And it is that ‘How I Met Your Mother’ is cut by the same pattern, exchanging the Central Perk cafe for the MacLaren bar and subtracting a member from his eclectic group of friends, who also have intermittent love affairs between them. Now, in this series there is a question that hovers over the story from the beginning: how did Ted Mosby ( Josh Radnor ) meet the mother of the children to whom he is narrating all these adventures? Take a seat and make yourself comfortable, because he will not reveal it until the end.
It is available on Netflix and Disney+
The classic ‘sitcom’ can live in the present if it does it as well as ‘Dia a dia’, which follows the lives of a family of Cuban origin living in the United States. Three generations, from the grandmother played by Oscar winner Rita Moreno (‘West Side Story’) to the teenage daughter who explores her sexuality ( Isabella Gomez ), to the mother with post-traumatic stress ( Justina Machado ) who struggles to keep her house going . , who find common places in everyday life. Not to mention the Canadian neighbor ( Todd Grinnell ) who desperately wants to be part of the family. There is charisma, emotion and modernity.
It is available on Netflix
Friends sharing a flat? Many laughs? Although it is located on the other side of the country, in Los Angeles, ‘New Girl’ owes a lot to ‘Friends’. And that makes it perfect for fans of the series looking for a new obsession with the same positive vibes. The story follows Jess ( Zooey Deschanel ), who has just broken up with her boyfriend and decides to share a flat with three boys in search of a different life. And between binge-watching ‘Dirty Dancing’ when she’s menstruating and her adorable flirtation with Nick ( Jake Johnson ), she gets it.
The most original option is found in this British series starring the actor and singer Johnny Flynn (‘Emma’), which starts from a most curious premise: the protagonist is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease and, therefore, looks forced to contact each and every one of his sexual partners of the last few years to warn them. What prompts this situation is a necessary review of his love life, which includes one of his best friends, Evie ( Antonia Thomas ), and a handful of bad decisions that could now, finally, be rectified.
It is available on Netflix
Directly, what unites ‘Will & Grace’ and ‘Friends’ is a titanic battle in the comedy categories of the Emmy Awards, where, after a tremendous increase in popularity, the former won the game over the latter. Anecdotes aside, the truth is that this series created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick is also a fun sitcom, enjoyed with friends and with lots of love affairs. It chronicles the lives of two thirty-somethings who share an apartment in New York, gay lawyer Will Truman ( Eric McCormack ) and straight designer Grace Adler ( Debra Messing ).
Available in Movistar+
Among television comedy ensembles, few are as inventive as ‘Community’, created by Dan Harmon . Not only was he a breeding ground for stars like Donald Glover , Alison Brie , Gillian Jacobs and Ken Jeong , but he also displayed a great sense of humor and an incredible ability to come up with the most absurd and creative scenarios imaginable, from an episode inside a video game to a paint war that becomes an exemplary western. You will be hooked from the first Spanish class of Mr. Ben Chang.
Available on Netflix
It may not have anything to do with ‘Friends’, but ‘Modern Family’ has everything its fans are possibly looking for: memorable characters, funny situations, a positive and light tone… It has become one of the comedies for a reason. most popular and successful in recent decades, something that its eleven seasons attest to. As you can see, there is plenty of material to immerse yourself in the stories of these eccentric families that from time to time use the camera as a confessional.
It is available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and HBO
Another dysfunctional family? Welcome to the world of the Bluths, who are not as ‘cool’ as the group of friends from ‘Friends’, but we assure you that they will earn you more than one laugh in each episode. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz , it follows the misadventures of Michael Bluth ( Jason Bateman ), a widower who wants to be a good father to his son George Michael ( Michael Cera ) only to learn that his father George Bluth Sr. ( Jeffrey Tambor ) is involved in shady financial deals that will force him to throw the car in his eccentric family.
It is available on Netflix
