Friends: Season 3 (Repackage)

I love all the seasons so far of the Friends series and this one is no exception. Great interaction between the characters. Great acting, sort of reminds me of the Three's Company, but with better acting.

I adore "Friends", and Season Three is one of my favorites. This DVD would be five stars if not for the production quality of the DVD itself.First, the honestly bad stuff -- two of the disks had major problems. When you try to access the shows from the "whole episode" button on the episode list, the DVD plays the teaser, "preview" scene instead. It's only on a few episodes and can be worked around (the whole episode is there, you just can't get there from the menu), but it's annoying.Several episodes had problems with pixellation or skipping, and the beginning of the first episode (where the cast comes into Central Perk and finds the show's writers in their seats) is unwatchable, and will dump you back to the DVD menu if not fast-forwarded through. I examined the disks carefully, and couldn't find any dust or scratches that would explain this... it had *just* arrived in the mail and had never been out of its case before.This is just a nitpick, but... for me, these disks would be much more enjoyable to view if you could skip *scenes* -- especially the fountain-dancing credit sequence, which can get old after many episodes at once -- with the "chapter" button. As it is, pressing the chapter button takes you to the next episode.Like other reviews have commented, the "Special Features" on these DVD's are a little disappointing... especially if, like me, you're spoiled rotten by the wealth of cool inside information usually contained in DVD features. Every feature is almost entirely clip montages of scenes already on the disk. Season Three contains an "exploration" of Joey and Chandler's apartment... (A still picture with bits that light up, just like the ones of Central Perk and Monica and Rachel's on Seasons One and Two) with some tiny commentary from the crew.The commentary from the producers on three episodes (The One With The Football, The One With The Morning After, The One Where No One's Ready) is the only real addition, but doesn't really provide much insight. It's more like:Marta: Oh, Jennifer is great in this scene.David: Oooh, isn't she?Marta: Who wrote this episode?David: I don't remember.Marta: Well, it's funny.David: Yeah, it is.Marta: Oh, it's raining! I love when we make it rain!David: It's so cool that we can do that.Occasionally, they'll talk about something interesting (how they built the set for "The One With The Football", why characters had to be wearing certain costumes for technical reasons, or what was going on in real life that inspired a subplot) but mostly, it's just them chatting to each other.These DVD's are worth it just to be able to watch this amazing show whenever you like, but as DVD's, they're a bit of a letdown.

Nough said

I love FRIENDS. During the entire run on TV, I only managed to catch Season 1 ... and some other episodes (final episode, of course)from the rest of the season, thanks to work commitments. All the complete seasons out at bargain prices - I am able to buy all the ten seasons. I did not go in order .... I just randomly pick a season to watch, because I did not want to 'end.' I watch the ten season first - then pick randomly the earlier seasons - likened to flashbacks. What a thrill ... my favorite couple has to be Monica and Chandler - their chemistry is amazing - beginning from day one. Rachel/Ross thingy - sometimes get 'old', though I was rooting for them in the end. I'm kinda sad that Joey has yet to find his soulmate. Phoebe and her man makes a cute couple. I am so glad for all them. FRIENDS have been my favorite 'friends' since the 1990's.

My favorite show

Good Show

Adding to my daughters collection of the series. Loves the show. Reasonable price. Working good.

To be clear, I ADORE Friends. It is the only show I can watch on repeat without ever getting tired of it! The reason I'm giving it 4 stars is that I was hoping that the episodes would include the full length time as the DVDs do (FYI: the show on TV doesn't actually play the entire episode. They cut out a few minutes worth of dialogue and plot to shrink it for TV. The full length episodes are on the DVDs.). I find myself really missing those extra couple of minutes, but I'm a hardcore fan. If that doesn't bother you, go for it! You can't ever go wrong with Friends.

I was tidying the attic to make more room for old VHS cassettes and came across a Friends one.I remembered that I used to like the series so re-watched it and was suitably entertained,again.I had odd ones with no real order so decided to get the ones I was missing...,if they were low priced.I had difficulty in watching the VHS cassettes because the picture and sound drifted all over the place.I chose DVDs to overcome this and certainly did enjoy this old,but good,sitcom comedy show.It's of it's time obviously but still made me laugh out loud so my enjoyment was high.It made me check out You Tube for interviews of the cast and what they're doing today.I might also get some of the older 'Soap' sitcom DVDs too and maybe 'the Golden Girls' too.I'm not that bothered about the 'Cheers' series though.I became interested in who produced these shows too because they follow a similar pattern.Anyway,after about 10 years between viewing,Friends still has the power to entertain and provoke laughter.

With the show firmly in it's stride, Season 3 provides some of 'Friends' very best moments, in a season which is consistently funny, engaging and often genuinely heartwarming. From Ross' Princess Leia fantasy to Monica's accidental purchase of a racecar bed, Season 3 is never short on laughs, and would be worth a purchase for some of the brilliant quips and hilariously awkward situations alone. But this is also one of 'Friends' best seasons as regards more serious moments, and character development, with issues like Monica trying to get over her break up with Richard, Ross' and Rachel''s moving and tumultuous relationship, and some new situations for pretty much everyone else. There's nothing really to moan about here, at all. The episodes are pretty much all superb, the DVD quality is fine, and though the extras aren't particularly great, there are still a few decent interactive features. For those new to the show, you'll enjoy this, though I would suggest beginning with Season 1; and for those returning to a show they know and love, don't worry, Season 3 of 'Friends' is every bit as good as you've remembered.

This is definitely up there with the best series' of friends (along with series 4 and 6), it's a time when the stories are still fresh but the awkwardness between the characters (particularly evident in the first half of season 1) has completely disappeared. It also contains the post popular Friends episode according to the British public; 'The one with the football'. Other classic episodes of the series include, 'The one where no one's ready', 'The one without the ski trip' and 'The one at the beach'. There's no 'filler' episodes that began to appear in the 7th series and the laughs are consistent throughout. One major downside is the lack of extras. It seems that Warner have completely neglected to add any extras to the DVDs and the extras described by one reviewer are only available on the Region 1 versions. Each episode is the standard length and not the longer versions that also appear on the Region 1 DVDs. Still worth buying, but if you are a huge Friends fan i would suggest getting it imported on Region 1.

This series is one of the more entertaining ones which sees Chandler and Joey's chick and duck, Pheobes' creative dollhouse, Monicas jam and Ross's 'thing'. There are some brilliant episodes which are highlights of the whole ten years including 'The One Where Ross And Rachel Take A Break' which sees Rachel and Ross temporarily split up. The following episode 'The One The Morning After' sees Rachel find out that Ross has slept with another woman thinking they had split up.This episode is quite funny with them both arguing and Rachel attacking Ross. This series is a great one and any friends fan should have it on their shelves.

Great series which seems to have a come back. This is the 4:3 view which is how we watched it over 20 years ago. This copy had narrow white and blue lines down the side of the screen view, annoying to see.