They've finally done it. Iran has stolen our most valuable national resource: Friends.
Earlier today, Twitter user @dpatrikarakos posted pictures from an Iranian network's knock-off of the iconic series, including Monica's kitchen with a distractingly orange refrigerator, the living room sans couches and a pretty accurate balcony.
Can this version of Friends recapture the sexual tension and biting humor of the original? We'll be there (for you) to find out.
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Fellow Twitter users had some pretty great ideas for stunt casting:
@avis_liberum @michaeldweiss Thinking on it..Ahmadinejad would make quite a good Janice. That same inane grin and ability to make bad noise— David Patrikarakos (@dpatrikarakos) February 11, 2015
And episode titles:
@michaeldweiss @dpatrikarakos @avis_liberum "The one where Rachel takes her scarf off and Ross calls the Mutaween".— oliver bennett (@olibennett) February 11, 2015
And this video from the Iranian news site Mardom Report shows the (untranslated) opening credits in all their exuberant hand-waving glory.
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