Similar to Friends — TV series worth watching after the sitcom
The classic sitcom Friends remains a favorite. Here are 10 similar ones that are charming, sweet, funny and zero throwback to the very touching retro vibe of “90s homemade comedies.
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- Joey”, 2004-2006, completed.
Of course, no list like this could be complete without a spin-off about one of the most charming characters on Friends, the charming playboy and slob Joey Travani! Here Joey moves to Los Angeles and tries to build an acting career. Joey”s signature jokes, his charming antics and tomfoolery, many new characters, many comical and funny situations that the old Joey could not help but get into. Yes, Joey is played by the same actor who played him in Friends.
- Will and Grace.”
This sitcom began airing in 1998 and was a serious competitor to those same “Friends.” It was released steadily, one season a year, until 2005, after which there was a 12-year break. Return in 2017 to hit nostalgia in a big way!
The plot is simple: there is New York, there is a group of friends (a gay lawyer, the owner of a design company, a socialite and an unemployed actor) and all sorts of adventures happen. They, their everyday problems, their friendship and love.
- Beverly Hills”, completed in 1990-2000.
You probably know the plot, when a teenager from a poor family comes to a place where golden youth hang out. Among the Russian TV series, in 2000 there was “Barvikha,” and among the modern ones, the recently promoted “Elite.” Thus, Beverly Hills became the first company to create such a story and gain mass popularity. A cult series about coming of age, it appeared on screens for a decade, and, of course, it did not have a sunny, romantic American mood, but I really want to believe in it.
- “Blossom” (or “Graceful Flower”), 1990-1995, completed.
A very kind series about a girl who has entered puberty and is faced with endemic problems. Something vaguely reminiscent of Pollyanna books.
The main character, Blossom, or Flower, grows and matures surrounded by her loved ones. The series touches on both interesting and serious topics (for example, drug addiction, parental separation, growing up without a mother). If you don”t want to watch a retro series from modern series, “Anne with E” is similar to “Blossom”.
A simple, light, unobtrusive sitcom about the lives of five friends (despite their names, two girls and three boys) in their early 30s. They work together, live, have fun, fall in love, date and quietly joke. This is the perfect sitcom to watch in the background while you have friends over at your place. Finally, of course, it is unexpectedly touching when everything goes as it should.
Winner of eight Golden Globe Awards, Charming Comedy is a comedy about a young woman in love with a young man who is in love with a young woman. It”s about the collision of two radically different worlds. Dharma is a hilarious and frivolous girl from a family of former hippies, and Greg is a strict and serious man from an equally strict and serious family.
They fall in love and get married on their first date. Then they have to face the consequences of their decision and find themselves caught between two fires in the conflict of two families who are clearly not happy with each other.
- “How I Met Your Mother” 2005-2014 has ended.
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Another cult series, along with “Friends” and “Scrubs”. How I Met Your Mother is about a group of friends and their relationships, their love for relationships, arguments, meetings and parties. Of course, like all series, it tells a touching love story where couples get together 300 times and go their separate ways, but in the end it remains an incredibly touching final episode, and it even has “Barney” with his outfit and ability to appear completely in every picture.
- “Handsome”, 2004-2011, end.
Eleven Emmys, 14 Golden Globes—not bad, right?
The main characters of the series are real handsome men and best friends trying to gain a foothold in Hollywood. They all represent different professions. The main character is a young actor. Like Joey, his best friends act as his managers and represent three girlfriends of varying degrees of attractiveness. By the way, it is interesting to note that the series is the autobiography of Mark Wahlberg, best known for the film “The Third Wheel, or the Shooter.”
- Taxi, 1978-1983, end.
No, this is not a charming French film, but a series with charming Americans. I have 20 Ammy awards (seriously!). and 20 Golden Globes (oh my god).
Then I tell an episode about a group of colleagues who work in a taxi company. The company is very diverse. Look at the posters to see this. They meet different people, experience all kinds of funny and touching stories, tell jokes and generally fall in love — this is the charm of the series.
- “Clinic”, 2001-2010, end.
A group of young doctors are starting their careers and are faced with many different challenges. Clinic management, toxic mentors (Dr. Cox — embellishment of the series), difficulties with patients, relationships. Interesting nuances: features of the narrative. It is generously seasoned with the hilarious and surreal fantasies of the main character in first person. The series is not only very funny, but also incredibly touching.
For example. Do you realize that every doctor has at least one patient? There”s a whole series dedicated to this.
