随着经济全球化的发展,世界各国之间的文化也在不断交融。大众文化出现于二十世纪中期,代表了广大群众的思想趋势。通过对《武林外传》和《老友记》两部电视剧进行对比分析,得出中西方大众文化在友情观和爱情观两方面的异同,以及产生差异的主要原因,即:历史原因和宗教原因。通过对比进而有助于取其精华,发展自我。 With the development of economic globalization, the cultures of all countries in the world are constantly blending. Popular culture appeared in the mid-twentieth century and represented the trend of thinking of the general public. Through the comparative analysis of two TV plays, “Legend of Martial Arts” and “Friends,” we can draw the conclusion that the similarities and differences between the popular view and the view of love between the Western and Chinese pop culture and the main reasons for the difference are: historical reasons and religious reasons. By contrast, it helps to extract the essence and develop oneself.