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Introduction
When talking about the famous s, many people will refer to “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman”. This is not hard to understand because both of them are very outstanding and essful s in America and China. Although the two s are very different in many aspects such as plot and release date, they have both perfectly mirrored the features of their ages and countries. Just because of this, we could clearly see both of the two countries’ cultural values via them and then feel the cultural differences between China and America.
“Friends” is an American screenplay by David Crane and Marta Kauffman which aired on NBC from , 1994 to May 6, 2004. In total, it has 10 seasons, 236 episodes. The mainly tells about the interesting and humorous stories of six young friends (Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe) in an apartment of Manhattan, New York City. The life of the six friends is a vivid reflection of the life of American young people, so it attracts many audiences. What’s more, depending on its humorous words and ups and downs of the plot, “Friends” became famous very quickly.
“My Own Swordsman” is a Chinese costume piece screenplay by Ning Caishen which was released in the year 2006. In total, it has 80 episodes. The mainly tells about the interesting and humorous stories of six men with character (Bai Zhantang, Tong Xiangyu, Lv Xiucai, Guo Furong, Li Dazui and Zhu Wushuang) in a tavern called “Tong Fu Tavern”. The quickly became famous because of its nonsense and humorous plots. The audience rating of “My Own Swordsman” had once reached 7%. It is not hard to tell how popular “My Own Swordsman” is in that moment.
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