Product details: - Product group: Video
- Edition: VHS Tape
- Publisher: Warner Home Video
- Format: PAL
- Release Date: 2003-10-27
- Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer
- Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
- Package Dimensions: 7.72 x 45 x 75 inches
Lots happened behind the scenes between seasons and early on in the seventh year of the hit comedy, leaving audiences speculating that this might be the last. Perry became seriously ill again, and returned looking more emaciated than eve r. Cox regained weight, but despite finishing Scream 3 happily, things were already rocky with David Arquette. Much was made in the press about Aniston marrying Brad Pitt, of course, but the real news (allaying fans' fears) was NBC's expensive renewal of the cast for two years at $750,000 per episode each (more than six times their previous increase). On-screen, at least there was Chandler and Monica's engagement lasting the whole year, despite predictable ups and downs (eg: "T.O.W. The Truth About London" revealing that Monica fancied Joey). By the time we finally get to "T.O.W. Chandler's Dad" (Kathleen Turner), it seems inevitable that the two-part finale will be an insane mess--but with a happy-ish ending. Sure enough, "T.O.W. Chandler and Monica's Wedding" features Gary Oldman joining in the chaos as Chandler repeatedly goes missing. Other star-turns in the year were Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a suicidal Office Manager, Susan Sarandon as soap queen bitch Jessica Lockhart, Denise Richards as one of Ross and Monica's endless number of cousins and Winona Ryder as a surprise old friend, prompting "T.O.W. Rachel's Big Kiss". But perhaps the most telling instalment of this weirdly atmospheric year was "T.O.W. They All Turn Thirty". It suggested that maybe the Friends are all getting too old to carry on living their frivolous lives the same way after all. Paul TonksCustomer reviews:  buy it and be forever happy!, 2004-06-22
let's face it, Friends is brilliant, and even if a particular series is not your favourite, it will still make you laugh, smile and cry.
buy this, in fact buy them all! whatever mood you are in, whoever you are with, or if you are alone, Friends is ideal to have a good old laugh to. it is excellent with your friends or to cheer yourself up or for a romantic cuddle with your other half! buy it and be forever happy!  Unfortunately, not as good as before, 2001-11-06
The tragedy with the whole seventh series of Friends is that, supposing it was the first or second series, it would be very funny and although it probably wouldn't have been a big hit, it would have done quite well. But it isn't, and because we have the earlier episodes to compare it with, it doesn't seem half so funny any more.
The writers are finding it difficult to come up with new stuff, and who can blame them? How many more times can we see Monica freak out over a speck of dust, Chandler making sarcastic comments, Joey seduce endless good-looking girls, Phoebe making quirky remarks and Ross and Rachel breaking up (yet again)without it becoming tired?
Saying that, this volume is probably the best of series 7. Chandler's antics are still just about enough to raise a laugh, but I am glad in a perverse sort of way that Friends is ending at the end of series 8, because I want them to end on a high note. If you are going to buy this volume, just make sure you are buying it because you think it will be funny, not because Friends has an excellent reputation.
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