關於《Friends》你不知道的25個祕密
《老友記》是美劇史上最受歡迎的劇集之一，也是世界範圍內有史以來最成功的情景喜劇(sitcom)之一。笑聲的背後卻是十分精細的製作：200個人的攝製團隊，5天拍攝1集：前3天將用於演員彩排，第4天拍攝半集內容，到了第5天則會在250名觀衆面前拍攝(這也是劇中爲什麼旁邊會發出笑聲的原因)。經過3星期的剪輯，一集美劇即可新鮮出爐。還有哪些你不知道的“祕密”？一起來回顧《老友記》的精彩的雙語花絮吧！
1. Stage 24 (home toFriends from season two until now) is said to be haunted. It is oneof the oldest stages on the Warner Bros. lot and rumors of latenight "occurrences" have been circulating for years!
場景24(即六人從第2季起使用的家)據說鬧鬼。這是華納公司歷史最悠久的舞臺。多年來，幽靈出沒的傳說從未間斷。
2. Each episodeenlists from 35 to 50 extras. James Michael Tyler (Gunther) was anextra in season one. He was the only extra who could work thecappuccino machine, which led to his recurring role. Not until hisfirst spoken line ("Yes." in The One with Phoebe's Dad) did thewriters give him a name。
每一集有35--50個羣衆演員。JamesMichael Tyler從第一季開始出現，羣衆演員中只有他會使用cappuccino咖啡機，從此之後一直有戲。但直到 TOWPhoebe's Dad 那一集，他纔有了第一句對白“Yes”，於是劇作者們纔給他起了個名字——阿甘。
3. The WardrobeDepartment has an entire room just for handbags!
道具組用整整一個房間來放手袋。
4. The artwork inCentral Perk is changed every 3 episodes. The art departmentshowcases local, national and international artists. Some artistscreate original pieces just for the show!
中央咖啡館裏掛的畫，每三集換一次。作品來自當地、國內和國外的藝術家。其中一些作品是專爲本劇集創作的。
5. The shops acrossfrom Central Perk have meaning. Dottie & Herman'sDeli is named after co-creator Marta Kauffman's relatives. FreeBeing Records is an homage to a Greenwich Village record store thatexecutive producer Kevin Bright frequented as a kid。
咖啡館對面的商店也有典故。店名“Dottie & Herman'sDeli”是原劇作者之一Marta Kauffman的親戚的名字；“Free BeingRecords”是向格林威治鎮的一家唱片店致敬，因爲製片人Kevin Bright小時候常常光顧那裏。
6. Paul Swain, theElectrical Best Boy, draws the art on the Magna-Doodle boardhanging on the back of Joey and Chandler's front door. Sometimes hedoes a drawing that the writers request or that relates to thestoryline; otherwise, the doodle is usually an inside joke with thecrew。
Joey和Chandler家的房門背後掛着磁性畫板，上面的畫出自PaulSwain之手。有時他根據劇作者的要求進行創作，有時作品和臺詞相關；有時則畫的是工作人員之間發生的笑話。
7. Monica and Joey'srefrigerators actually work (a TV rarity). Monica's is filled withwater and soda for the cast and crew. Joey's (pictured) is, um,pretty darn bachelor-like。
Monica和Joey的冰箱都通電(在拍攝電視劇中並不常見)。Monica的冰箱裝着水和蘇打，供演員和工作人員飲用；Joey的嘛，和一般光棍的冰箱沒什麼兩樣。
8. The sandwich boardoutside Central Perk references a crew member who went above andbeyond the call of duty. "Neighbor Tim" has been appearing atCentral Perk ever since his good deed on the set。
咖啡館門外的廣告牌上，寫着當值工作人員的名字。每次"NeighborTim" 的名字出現，就表示他將場景佈置妥當了。
9. In the cold open of"The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" (Season Premiere, 1996)，the gang came in and found other people sitting in their CentralPerk spots. Those were the show's writers for thatseason。
301(莉亞公主的幻想)片頭，六人走進中央咖啡館時發現有人佔了他們的位子——其實坐在那裏的正是第三季的作者們。
10. The show goesthrough 32 pots of regular coffee on show day and over 100 cases ofwater a week。
每次演出要喝掉32杯咖啡，每星期用去100桶水。11. Phoebe hasperformed over 25 original songs on the show since the firstseason。
自第一季始，菲比共演唱了25首原創歌曲。
Central Perkset is one of the few soundstage sets with a real asphalt "street."This allows for more realistic sound during exterior scenes, andallows for underground plumbing to pipe-in real steam from themanholes。
中央咖啡館的場景，附帶一條真正的瀝青“街道”，是少數現場錄音的場景之一。這樣拍攝外景時，音效更加真實，下水道還可以冒出真正的蒸汽。
13. The newspapersnear the pay phone in Central Perk are six months old。
中央咖啡館裏，公用電話旁邊的報紙已經擺了半年了。
14. 30,000 feet offilm is used to tape one episode of Friends。
拍攝每集Friends需要耗費三萬英尺膠捲。
15. The art departmentupdates the food in Monica's kitchen cupboards weekly. But types offood (ie: pasta, canned goods) are always kept in the same areas,because Monica is so organized!
Monica廚櫃裏的食物，每星期由藝術部門更新一次。但食物總是分門別類嚴格擺放在同樣的位置。(Monica講究條理嘛)
16. Monica andChandler's kitchen has 7 spatulas in plain view。
從平面圖上看，Monica和Chandler家的廚房有7把鍋鏟。
17. The show orderspizza twice a night for the studio audience. That's a total of 85pizzas to feed the 300 audience members. (The cast and crewsometimes get sushi too!)
一晚上工作人員要給現場的觀衆訂兩次披薩，即是說，一共要爲300名觀衆訂85個披薩。(演員和工作人員有時也訂壽司。)
18. When the originalMagna-Doodle wore out, the prop department had to find one on eBayto match the original。
磁鐵畫板用壞了以後，道具組不得不到eBay上買一個一模一樣的來替換。
19. Robin Williams andBilly Crystal did four takes of their brief cameo in CentralPerk。
RobinWilliams(窈窕奶爸)和BillyCrystal(當哈利遇到莎麗)在中央咖啡館亮相時間很短，場戲拍了四遍才殺青。
20. Most of the copyon the Central Perk coffee board is the original copy from theshow's first season (typos included!)
中央咖啡館的咖啡板上的字大多還是第一季時留下來的呢(其中包括打字稿！)21. The show spends$1,700 a week on lightbulbs or "globes."
劇組每星期要花費1700美金買燈泡。
22. Executiveproducer/co-creator Kevin Bright often directs episodes. He alsore-edits the opening title sequence twice each year with newfootage. Once for the first 12 episodes, then again for the second12.
製片人(也是friends之父)KevinBright常常擔任導演。另外，他也負責每年分兩次重新設計片頭，每次設計12集。
23. Each script goesthrough three to five drafts - and often times jokes are rewrittenduring filming, based on audience response。
每集的劇本要動3到5次手術——在拍攝過程中，還要根據現場觀衆的反應、多次修改笑料。
24. It takes 366,000watts of electricity to light all the sets on Stage 24 for oneFriends filming. That is the equivalent electrical power of 12large homes。
拍攝每一集Friends要耗費36瓦電來照明，相當於12個大家庭的用電量。
25. 25 to 30 peopleattend the weekly table reads. This is when the cast reads thescript for that week's episode aloud for the first time。
每星期的臺詞朗讀會有25到30個人參加，在會上，演員會首次大聲宣讀即將開拍的劇集的劇本。
