Doing the same thing again and again can sometimes make you want to die a little bit inside. Like watching Friends, for instance.
After all, it was never funny the first time and, despite being repeated over and over, it didn't get any more amusing. Hey look! Phoebe is a little bit mental in the head, let's all laugh!
Now, the actual show finished in 2004 but has still remained a keystone of Channel 4’s output. Repeat screenings of the show are broadcast daily across its different channels to entertain students or the unemployed. Because Friends is to be permanently cancelled, it might mean that people will buy the boxsets that have been collecting dust in various HMVs across the country. Sky+ what you can! Come autumn 2011, it'll be gone for good.
Of course, you might be wondering why we are reporting this now and not in a year?s time. Well, we like to be helpful and wanted give you a warning so you don't forget. To some people out there, this will literally be life and death news. Forget going for an STD check, it's time to ensure that the zany adventures of some Americans are recorded.
Is it really a bad thing though? Come on, you can only watch something so many times before it gets boring. And after all, won't it mean that we?ll get to see programmes that are actually fresh and modern as opposed to ones from the last millennium? Thankfully Gill Hay, head of acquisitions of Channel 4 agrees. She told The Times:
“After 15 years, 10 hit series and 236 terrific episodes it’s time to say goodbye to old Friends and welcome new ones, in the form of more comedy, drama and entertainment from the US and UK.”
So that's one American comedy to go, but what about the others? We don't have much to complain about with Scrubs, but it’s starting to become like an unwanted relative. Always around, it never seems to be an hour or so away. Of course you can switch Scrubs off, but not a pensioner. Unless you take them over to Switzerland.
However, there is one loser in all of this. The Rembrandts composed the annoyingly catchy theme tune for the show and earn a pretty penny every time the show gets aired. They are the definition of one-hit wonders as we can't name anything else they've done. Not that they probably mind either. Jacuzzis in gold plated trunks are now a part of their daily lives.
If Channel 4 plans to repeat footage of programmes for another ten or so years, then let's get ready to watch endless repeats of previous Big Brothers. From the comedy moment when Jade Goody got naked to when the fat bird wanked herself off with a bottle, we know it'll be family entertainment just like Friends.
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friend says
I hate those smug scumbags. good riddance