I didn't bother watching the show when it was first on. However, one day, I was really bored and there was nothing else on TV at the time and this show was on TBS. So, I just started watching and it became one of my favorite TV shows of all time. I don't really like the first season or two. But, it gets really good from around the third season on.
Oh I love friends - I will eventually own it on bluray, I just hate to commit to it because I know I will not stop watching it. In my opinion Friends is one of those shows that can come on and you don't necessarily have to had watched the previous episodes to enjoy the show for what it is.
I watched some episodes a few times because of the continuous repetition on the Belgian tv. My gf has the boxset and she watched it like over 50 times already I think.
I always enjoyed the show! ^_^ It made me laugh, and some of the situations they landed themselves in were rather funny! I remember watching it every night before going to sleep. 😛