The huge apartments are kind of an acceptable break from reality for me. Yeah they occasionally have in-universe handwaves but the real reason is it’s a set and it would be hard to film in anything smaller, especially in a multi camera sitcom like Friends.
I didn’t watch enough Sex and the City to see if they had an explanation for everyone’s wealth, but it was pretty clear that all the characters were wealthy.
You have to consider they only have 2 or 3 walls, and usually no ceiling. Very rarely do they ever acknowledge the Fourth wall.
i like in fresh prince when will wonders that if they are so rich how come they cant afford a ceiling
One of the many things I liked about the show Evil is that the family of six lives in a two-bedroom house with the four (all female) children sharing a bedroom.
