It was just announced that a Chinese version of the iconic American show Friends will be launching online in February. But how many similarities will Planet Homebuddies have?
"Planet Homebuddies" has three guys and three girls.
They're also all twentysomething/thirtysomething.
The Homebuddies gang likes to be...homebodies...in a large loft.
"Planet Homebuddies" is a six-part series.
Guess who's writing the theme song for "Planet Homebuddies"...?
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That's right. You have it right. Rembrandt’s own Danny Wilde, who also wrote the iconic song, “I’ll Be There For You,” for Friends.
"Planet Homebuddies" is debuting online to an audience potential of 800 million viewers.
The premiere episode of "Friends" aired on September 22, 1994.
"The lead character Jerry is depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend and losing his advertising business. To get over his misfortune, he decides to rent a large loft with two good friends, Andy, an IT specialist and Sean, a DJ."
"To help Jerry get over his troubles, Andy invites Molly, Jerry’s older sister from Los Angeles, to visit them at the loft. Andy also invites his cousin Bingxue to hang out with them, and add new neighbor Vivian, a self-employed art curator, into
Yet to-be-seen similarities include whether or not Vivian will revive the "Smelly Cat" song, whether the Joey phrase, "How you doin?!" will come into play and if Molly will be a former fat kid.
