《老友记》你不可不知的23个秘密

1. In 1993, Matthew Perry pitched NBC a sitcom he had co-written about a group of twentysomethings called Maxwell’s House. The network turned him down because they already had a similar TV show, Friends, in the works.
1993年，马修·佩里给美国全国广播公司投稿了一部他参与编写的情景喜剧，这部叫《麦克斯韦的房子》的聚集描述的是一群二十多岁年轻人的故事。但最后被拒绝了，因为他们已经在制作一部类似的电视剧《老友记》。

2. Before settling on Friends, other titles producers considered were Friends Like Us, Six of One, Across the Hall, Once Upon a Time in the West Village, and Insomnia Cafe.
在确定下《老友记》这个名字前，剧组曾考虑过使用其它名字，比如《像我们这样的朋友》、《六位一体》、《穿过大厅》、《西城往事》、 《不夜咖啡屋》。

3. Originally the show was going to focus on just four characters: Monica, Ross, Rachel, and Joey. Phoebe and Chandler were going to be supporting characters.
最初电视剧只有四个主角：莫妮卡、罗斯、瑞秋和乔伊。菲比和钱德勒是配角。

4. Also, Monica and Joey were originally intended to be the main couple on the show.
而且，莫妮卡和乔伊原本是一对主要的情侣。

5. Ellen DeGeneres turned down the role of Phoebe.
脱口秀主持人艾伦·德杰尼勒斯拒绝了出演菲比一角。

6. In the early stages of development, the writers considered making Chandler gay.
在剧集最开始的时候，编剧本想把钱德勒塑造成同性恋。

7. The frame around the peephole originally had a mirror in it. It was accidentally broken by a crew member, but because it still looked good, they decided to leave it there.
猫眼周围的相框本来是个镜子。一位工作人员不小心打破了，但是框子看起来还不错，于是就把它留在了那里。

8.The iconic orange couch in Central Perk was found by a set designer in the basement of the Warner Bros.
中央咖啡馆里标志性的橘色沙发，是由华纳兄弟电影公司组设计师从地下室找到的。