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Jilly
04-28-2009, 11:09 AM
Maybe it is because I am a church geek, but this is comedy gold to me!!! I have no idea if this got embedded or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NWDXg266A
Dr. Johnny Fever
04-28-2009, 11:28 AM
Allison Hannigan = Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Allison Hannigan = Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
:drool:
They need more of her....
Dr. Johnny Fever
04-28-2009, 11:42 AM
:drool:
They need more of her....
They need a few episodes where she's the only one on screen.
cute girls > "beautiful" girls... in my book any day.
kcxiv
04-28-2009, 12:11 PM
Barney Stinson is one of the greatest comedy characters ever.
Silock
04-28-2009, 12:59 PM
I was laughing my ass off at that. Comedy gold!
Miles
04-28-2009, 01:18 PM
Allison Hannigan = Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
I prefer the chick that plays Robin.
Third Eye
04-28-2009, 02:50 PM
I prefer the chick that plays Robin.
I think it is funny how poorly they've tried to cover up her pregnancy.
arrowheadnation
04-28-2009, 03:27 PM
Barney Stinson.....legen....wait for it....dary.
Time to suit up!
bango
04-28-2009, 05:12 PM
That show is awesome. The only show that is better is Big Bang.
Silock
04-28-2009, 11:52 PM
That show is awesome. The only show that is better is Big Bang.
"It's a trap. It's a trap. It's a trap. It's a trap."
This is probably my favorite sitcom since Raymond.
pr_capone
04-29-2009, 12:05 AM
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1884/itsatrapou4.jpg
Sweet Daddy Hate
04-29-2009, 01:37 AM
Allison Hannigan = Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Dr. love's him some fire-bush. Been there, done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that.
Then I rolled it over on Sunday and did it again!
Wha HA HA!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YAg9pGiqbQE/RhXKTjBPbqI/AAAAAAAABHU/tk1yrwEuHnw/s400/morris%2Bday%2Bwhat%2Btime.gif
BWillie
04-29-2009, 01:49 AM
I love this show, but I don't know why I hate Ted so much. He would be the guy that we would make fun off all the time in my group of friends.
kcxiv
04-29-2009, 04:24 AM
I love this show, but I don't know why I hate Ted so much. He would be the guy that we would make fun off all the time in my group of friends.
They made him annoying since day 1. Thats just how they wanted his character. They made him a whiney bitch. Segal the goofy one and Barney the think i am cool guy that gets ass because he's cheesy. It just works.
Season 4 has been ok at best. Its just time to meet The Mother now. They have dragged it on far to long imo. They only say she was at some party once, but never showed her. They need to at least have them get together then break up for a while or something. Season 3 was epic. Season 4, not so much, but i am sure that it may have to do with how both chicks got pregnant at the same time.
BigMeatballDave
04-29-2009, 04:41 AM
I watch this and Big Bang. Great shows. Neither are as good as The Office, though.
jiveturkey
04-29-2009, 07:29 AM
Monday night on CBS is pretty damn good. Rules of Engagement might be my fav of the bunch.
Jilly
04-29-2009, 09:11 AM
Dr. love's him some fire-bush. Been there, done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that. Done that.
Then I rolled it over on Sunday and did it again!
Wha HA HA!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YAg9pGiqbQE/RhXKTjBPbqI/AAAAAAAABHU/tk1yrwEuHnw/s400/morris%2Bday%2Bwhat%2Btime.gif
what is it about redheads that makes men like this?
Sweet Daddy Hate
04-29-2009, 09:22 AM
what is it about redheads that makes men like this?
A truly smokin' red head is a rare commodity.
Jilly
04-29-2009, 10:01 AM
A truly smokin' red head is a rare commodity.
so it's not just that she has red hair...there has to be some other level of beauty in there..?
Otter
04-29-2009, 10:04 AM
I watch this and Big Bang. Great shows. Neither are as good as The Office, though.
Big Bang Theory is my current favorite with How I Met Your Mother a close 2nd.
Two and Half Men kinda jumped the shark.
Sweet Daddy Hate
04-29-2009, 10:06 AM
so it's not just that she has red hair...there has to be some other level of beauty in there..?
Of course! We mens like our eye candy too!
Jilly
04-29-2009, 10:07 AM
Of course! We mens like our eye candy too!
But does the fact that she has red hair make an average looking woman hot?
Sweet Daddy Hate
04-29-2009, 10:08 AM
But does the fact that she has red hair make an average looking woman hot?
Not necessarily.
Jilly
04-29-2009, 10:10 AM
Not necessarily.
Good to know. Thanks for answering my questions!
Sweet Daddy Hate
04-29-2009, 10:11 AM
Good to know. Thanks for answering my questions!
You're welcome.
But does the fact that she has red hair make an average looking woman hot?
Sometimes yes.
Otter
04-29-2009, 10:26 AM
But does the fact that she has red hair make an average looking woman hot?
No, not by a long shot.
DaKCMan AP
04-29-2009, 12:45 PM
Monday night on CBS is the best lineup, by far.
Big Bang Theory is, currently, the best show on television.
But does the fact that she has red hair make an average looking woman hot?Not really. But it helps. ;)
BigMeatballDave
04-29-2009, 02:22 PM
Big Bang Theory is, currently, the best show on television.I do enjoy the show, though it ranks 3rd for me behind The Office and Lost.
Baby Lee
04-29-2009, 02:43 PM
Must sees, for me.
HIMYM, BBT, Office, 30 Rock
Medium, Lost, Life, Bones, Flashpoint, In Plain Sight
In Treatment
The Closer, Burn Notice, Big Love, Psych
In Treatment
I got rid of HBO, how is season two?
Baby Lee
04-29-2009, 03:02 PM
I got rid of HBO, how is season two?
It's just now getting ginned up, but they have;
Mia [Hope Davis] a former patient from the beginning of his practice who's now a big trial attorney. Ran into her because she intercepted his dossier when he came in to meet with legal counsel about a lawsuit filed by the father of Alex who blames him for Alex crashing his jet. Basically, she blames him for a life without a family because she sensed, back in the day, that Paul thought she should abort a child she was expecting with a drummer BF as she was finishing law school [which she did]. She's also coming off an extramarital affair with her boss [she's single, he's married].
Walter [Frasier's Dad, John Mahoney], a corporate bigwig who's had panic attacks since youth, after his older brother [the golden child, full ride to Harvard pending] drowned and his body was swept away never to be recovered. He's got all these tainted formula, tainted food problems in his international company going on, and his daughter has gone to sub-Saharan Africa to care for the indigent, which he interprets as placing herself in mortal danger. Basically a type-A with a pending annuerism.
April [Alison Pill, the 'good daughter' in Pieces of April], a student who is in complete denial about a serious and recent cancer diagnosis, her brother has autism, and she doesn't want to burden anyone with letting them know, and she doesn't want treatment [which is an underlying issue for Paul who's in the middle of the whole Alex/didn't stop the suicide, drama].
And Oliver an AA teen whose parents are divorcing [along with his parents in the session, insofar as they can keep from arguing], their attempts to shield him have the effect of him not knowing what he's supposed to do, say, how he's supposed to act/react, etc. Doesn't know if they are or 'might be' divorcing, didn't know that they'd stopped efforts to adopt a brother for him, etc.
And of course there's the stuff with Gina, he's divorced and practicing in NY now, comes back to CT for therapy and to see his kids on the WE, also he hooked up with a married former childhood sweetheart, who's a) married, and b) another patient of Gina's.
BigMeatballDave
04-29-2009, 03:04 PM
Anyone catch that new cop show on ABC? Its called 'The Unusuals'. I really like it.
Baby Lee
04-29-2009, 03:15 PM
Anyone catch that new cop show on ABC? Its called 'The Unusuals'. I really like it.
Yeah, hasn't had enough episodes to qualify for must see, but it holds promise. The 'zombie' bit was surprisingly touching, though it's disconcerting to think of Amber Tamblin as a sexual being, since I just got around to seeing Joan of Arcadia last fall [though I have finally gotten past her creeping out of that well in The Ring].
BigMeatballDave
04-29-2009, 03:51 PM
[though I have finally gotten past her creeping out of that well in The Ring].That was HER?! :eek: I actually find her very attractive, in a nerdy kinda way...
kstater
04-29-2009, 05:07 PM
Great show, not the best season so far, but still great.
Must sees, for me.
HIMYM, BBT, Office, 30 Rock
Medium, Lost, Life, Bones, Flashpoint, In Plain Sight
In Treatment
The Closer, Burn Notice, Big Love, PsychNice to know I am not the only one that follows Medium.
DaKCMan AP
04-29-2009, 05:51 PM
I do enjoy the show, though it ranks 3rd for me behind The Office and Lost.
I like both of those as well. The difference for me is the writing and content. The office relies more on stupid comedy - facial expressions, actions and easy jokes. Big Bang Theory has humorous characters - Sheldon, Howard and Rajesh - it has spectacular underlying humor through dialogue. I especially enjoy it being an engineer and having a science/technical background.
Baby Lee
04-29-2009, 05:55 PM
Nice to know I am not the only one that follows Medium.
There's so much going for that show. They're smart about not limiting it to Alison's [albeit very creative] mystery solving arc, but the family dynamic and the fleshing out of their characters [are there three . . . I'd say adorable, but the teen is a little old for adorable, she's more of a 'credible' teen, . . kids in TV right now], and the husband both flummoxed and supportive, as best he can be, of what's going on around him.
The solid, credible, network of friends and family around her really enhances the entire experience.
Is this the final season for How I Met Your Mother or something?
arrowheadnation
05-11-2009, 10:54 PM
Is this the final season for How I Met Your Mother or something?
No, and BTW...Barney getting pulled over on purpose multiple times just to try and talk himself out of a ticket tonight was hilarious.
kcxiv
05-12-2009, 12:44 AM
This week was the season Finale for The Big Bang Theory, but next week is the Finale for How i Met your Mother. This show is really going to piss me off if they dont reveal the mother in the next episode. 4 episodes is long enough to drag it out.
I like the show, but they need to finally get there. Even if they dont fall in love at first sight, but at least show who the hell she is already.
This week was the season Finale for The Big Bang Theory, but next week is the Finale for How i Met your Mother. This show is really going to piss me off if they dont reveal the mother in the next episode. 4 episodes is long enough to drag it out.
I like the show, but they need to finally get there. Even if they dont fall in love at first sight, but at least show who the hell she is already.That is exactly why they will make you wait until next year.
arrowheadnation
05-12-2009, 07:10 AM
This week was the season Finale for The Big Bang Theory, but next week is the Finale for How i Met your Mother. This show is really going to piss me off if they dont reveal the mother in the next episode. 4 episodes is long enough to drag it out.
I like the show, but they need to finally get there. Even if they dont fall in love at first sight, but at least show who the hell she is already.
I know he refers to her as "Aunt Robin" on the show, but I really think in the back of my mind that somehow they might spin it to show that somehow she's actually the mom.
underEJ
05-12-2009, 09:52 AM
That was HER?! :eek: I actually find her very attractive, in a nerdy kinda way...
Actually, that was Daveigh Chase, who is Rhonda from Big Love and also Samantha Darko, as the girl in the well.
Great Expectations
05-12-2009, 10:05 AM
I know he refers to her as "Aunt Robin" on the show.
Do you think it could be Robin's horny lil' sis?
DaneMcCloud
05-12-2009, 11:27 AM
This show is really going to piss me off if they dont reveal the mother in the next episode. 4 episodes is long enough to drag it out.
4 episodes? Dude, it's been 4 years.
Last I heard, the show's final season is 2011.
So I wouldn't expect to find out who she is until May 2010.
kcxiv
05-12-2009, 12:21 PM
Well, i meant 4 years. My bad.
arrowheadnation
09-22-2009, 08:24 AM
Ted was teaching in the wrong classroom....that was great. And tuxedo night! :ROFL
Mr. Plow
09-22-2009, 08:34 AM
Ted was teaching in the wrong classroom....that was great. And tuxedo night! :ROFL
I like the idea of tuxedo night. Just for no damn reason, wear a tuxedo to a bar.
arrowheadnation
09-22-2009, 08:43 AM
Oh and Barney applying the rules for Gremlins to women was pretty funny too.
Sofa King
09-22-2009, 10:18 AM
I like the idea of tuxedo night. Just for no damn reason, where a tuxedo to a bar.
its fun... you actually can meet alot of women doing it..
Baby Lee
09-23-2009, 06:17 AM
Post preggo Allison in a blue hippy blouse and jeans?
Life is good again!!
pr_capone
10-28-2009, 11:21 PM
Jumped the shark this last episode.
Demonpenz
10-29-2009, 09:20 AM
Jumped the shark this last episode.
I am pretty sure the shark rule is when you find out a "straight" charcater, sucks dick in real life. or is a boardyke
Param
12-01-2009, 12:08 AM
Doogie is gay! I still can't believe it.
BWillie
12-01-2009, 07:32 PM
Doogie is gay! I still can't believe it.
Bite your tongue.
Classic episode. The use of Major League was hilarious.
Demonpenz
02-02-2010, 05:04 PM
When did it error and do you know the episode number i can watch it?
When did it error and do you know the episode number i can watch it?Error?
Don't know the ep number but it was called Perfect Week and aired last night.
KcMizzou
02-02-2010, 05:13 PM
When did it error and do you know the episode number i can watch it?
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/video/
|Zach|
02-02-2010, 05:16 PM
Great show.
JD10367
02-02-2010, 06:15 PM
They need a few episodes where she's the only one on screen.
cute girls > "beautiful" girls... in my book any day.
I guess I agree, since I hold that on...
"Gilligan's Island": Mary Anne > Ginger
"Charlie's Angels": Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd > Farrah Fawcett
"Scooby Doo": Velma > Daphne
"Archie": Betty > Veronica
"Josie and the Pussycats": Josie > Alexandra
"Three's Company": Janet > Chrissy
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer": Alyson Hannigan > Sarah Michelle Gellar
Mr. Flopnuts
02-02-2010, 07:25 PM
I don't watch this show, but I watched it last night. It was a great episode. And fuck Nick Swisher. :)
KcMizzou
02-02-2010, 07:31 PM
I don't watch this show, but I watched it last night. It was a great episode. And fuck Nick Swisher. :)I don't normally either... but that ep was pretty funny. I may have to start tuning in.
(Paraphrased) "If the Canuks hockey team walked in here my panties would drop so fast they'd drill half way to China." LMAO
JD10367
02-02-2010, 07:35 PM
I watched the very first episode, and I knew it was going to be something different because of the way the episode ended. Sadly, I haven't watched it that much since. I'll have to catch up on episodes on the web or cable-on-demand or something. Alyson is funny and drool-worthy, and "Doogie Howser" is as well. (Funny. Not drool-worthy. NTTAWWT if you swing that way...)
Mr. Plow
02-02-2010, 07:39 PM
I don't watch this show, but I watched it last night. It was a great episode. And fuck Nick Swisher. :)
I don't normally either... but that ep was pretty funny. I may have to start tuning in.
(Paraphrased) "If the Canuks hockey team walked in here my panties would drop so fast they'd drill half way to China." LMAO
It's definitely worth tuning in to watch. Great show.
It's definitely worth tuning in to watch. Great show.I haven't missed an ep since day one. This one was one of its best.
Mr. Plow
02-02-2010, 07:46 PM
I haven't missed an ep since day one. This one was one of its best.
Wife & I started mid 1st season. Bought the first season, watched it, and haven't missed one since.
Kraus
02-02-2010, 08:06 PM
I'm glad I work at a CBS station on Monday nights so I can tune in while I'm working. I love CBS's monday comedy line-up. HIMYM is one of the best.
Third Eye
02-03-2010, 04:02 AM
I about lost it when Jim Nantz got up and kicked over the chair.
I about lost it when Jim Nantz got up and kicked over the chair.Jinx
kstater
03-01-2010, 07:06 PM
FAP FAP FAP FAP
BigMeatballDave
03-01-2010, 07:34 PM
I wonder if Clay is watching?
pr_capone
03-01-2010, 07:36 PM
http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/jump_the_shark.png
Silock
03-01-2010, 11:10 PM
TEACUP PIG
Anyway, not a good episode. They've been lackluster lately. Big Bang Theory is much better.
chiefzilla1501
03-01-2010, 11:47 PM
http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/jump_the_shark.png
Unfortunately, I've been thinking the same exact thing.
http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/jump_the_shark.pngMeh, it was still funny. there was definitely no need to bring in Underwood to sell that episode though.
kcxiv
03-02-2010, 12:08 AM
I am almost done with this show and i absolutely loved the first 3 seasons. They dragged out the mom thing to much.
I am almost done with this show and i absolutely loved the first 3 seasons. They dragged out the mom thing to much.I still love it. They can have a few crap eps every year. Have they dragged it too far, maybe. But it is still funny.
irishjayhawk
03-02-2010, 05:48 AM
I just caught up and this was the first episode I intentionally watched live.
I was disappointed but when you watch them via DVD it's clear that it a) hasn't dragged on too far b) could go for a little while longer and c) hasn't jumped the shark.
Course, IMO.
Great Expectations
03-02-2010, 08:51 AM
I still like the show, but The Big Bang Theory is much better.
Mr. Plow
03-02-2010, 12:53 PM
I am almost done with this show and i absolutely loved the first 3 seasons. They dragged out the mom thing to much.
So, will they rename the show "After I met your mother"?
Those two kids of his are probably about ready to strangle him.
Mr. Plow
03-02-2010, 02:57 PM
Those two kids of his are probably about ready to strangle him.
"Come on dad....you've been telling this story for 3 FUCKING YEARS! Get to the point already!"
irishjayhawk
03-02-2010, 05:24 PM
If you're watching HIMYM to find out who the mother is, you're not watching for the right reasons. It's akin to watching House for the medical mysteries while missing the bigger story: House and the supporting characters' interactions.
Miles
03-02-2010, 06:04 PM
If you're watching HIMYM to find out who the mother is, you're not watching for the right reasons. It's akin to watching House for the medical mysteries while missing the bigger story: House and the supporting characters' interactions.
Exactly. I'm not watching this show to see the actual process of Ted getting married and having kids.
irishjayhawk
03-09-2010, 05:55 AM
Last night's episode was one of the best of the season, I thought.
Baby Lee
03-09-2010, 07:17 AM
Last night's episode was one of the best of the season, I thought.
Scherbatsky's new guy did too good a job of playing a closet case on Big Love. It's gonna take time to overcome me picturing him as Alby's boy toy.
CosmicPal
03-09-2010, 07:57 AM
I still like the show, but The Big Bang Theory is much better.
This.
Silock
03-09-2010, 02:29 PM
Last night's episode was one of the best of the season, I thought.
I agree, except for that fucking dance. SOoooooo lame.
Jilly
03-09-2010, 04:58 PM
Scherbatsky's new guy did too good a job of playing a closet case on Big Love. It's gonna take time to overcome me picturing him as Alby's boy toy.
ROFLROFLROFL My husband and I kept saying, "don't do it Robin, he's gay!"
irishjayhawk
03-09-2010, 04:59 PM
I agree, except for that ****ing dance. SOoooooo lame.
Bang bang bangitybang bang bangity bang
Actually, I loved that part but what I disliked was Marshall getting on the phone with Dan.
Bang bang bangitybang bang bangity bang
Actually, I loved that part but what I disliked was Marshall getting on the phone with Dan.I think Lilly needs to start questioning his sexuality. ROFL
irishjayhawk
03-21-2010, 06:37 PM
Man, Big Bang Theory is, quite possibly, better than HIMYM. It is awesome. Not as quotable but definitely more laugh for your minute.
OK, seeing the mother from Heroes as a Mellencamp was just plain odd.
BWillie
04-19-2010, 11:51 PM
Man, Big Bang Theory is, quite possibly, better than HIMYM. It is awesome. Not as quotable but definitely more laugh for your minute.
I can best describe Big Bang Theory in this way. Imagine 3-4 really dorky Ted's from How I Met Your Mother. That is what Big Bang Theory is, except w/ a hot chick. It's terrible. I hate Ted and I hate Big Bang Theory.
I can best describe Big Bang Theory in this way. Imagine 3-4 really dorky Ted's from How I Met Your Mother. That is what Big Bang Theory is, except w/ a hot chick. It's terrible. I hate Ted and I hate Big Bang Theory.And you are in this thread why?
Silock
04-20-2010, 01:46 AM
I can best describe Big Bang Theory in this way. Imagine 3-4 really dorky Ted's from How I Met Your Mother. That is what Big Bang Theory is, except w/ a hot chick. It's terrible. I hate Ted and I hate Big Bang Theory.
You are broken.
Silock
04-20-2010, 01:46 AM
BTW, this shows sucks tremendous balls now. It needs to end.
BTW, this shows sucks tremendous balls now. It needs to end.It was renewed for season 6.
irishjayhawk
04-20-2010, 05:14 AM
BTW, this shows sucks tremendous balls now. It needs to end.
Phew, I thought it was me coming off of my 1-4 seasons binge and then having to wait a week for each.
BigMeatballDave
04-20-2010, 08:45 AM
I can best describe Big Bang Theory in this way. Imagine 3-4 really dorky Ted's from How I Met Your Mother. That is what Big Bang Theory is, except w/ a hot chick. It's terrible. I hate Ted and I hate Big Bang Theory.GTFO
BigMeatballDave
04-20-2010, 08:47 AM
BTW, this shows sucks tremendous balls now. It needs to end.I'm growing tired of it. Ted needs to meet their mother already...
irishjayhawk
04-20-2010, 02:13 PM
I'm growing tired of it. Ted needs to meet their mother already...
That's not the issue. It could go on for a while without him meeting her but what's troubling is the humor which, currently, is lazy and pathetic.
That's not the issue. It could go on for a while without him meeting her but what's troubling is the humor which, currently, is lazy and pathetic.The season started fairly strong but it has definitely gone downhill the last 5 or so eps.
DaFace
04-20-2010, 03:53 PM
My main issue with the show is that it's very "punch line" based these days. Not that the end of each show is a joke, but they basically figure out some moral of the story that they want to tell and then design a plot around it. That results in some very weak plots and even weaker characters. All of them are wishy-washy as hell this season.
DaneMcCloud
04-20-2010, 04:00 PM
The show is weak now. I HATE the phony laugh track and only one out of every four episodes is memorable or quote-worthy.
It feels like the final three seasons of "Friends", which was once a very good show that just drug on way, way, way, way too long.
They need to introduce Ted's wife to be and get this thing moving.
I'll never watch it in real-time because it's time just not worth wasting.
Silock
04-20-2010, 04:16 PM
Who watches TV in real-time now, anyway? :) GET WITH THE TIMES, DANE!!!!!
kcxiv
04-20-2010, 04:24 PM
I been saying for awhile now, this show dragged on. ITs just eh right now. I invested a few season in this, i want to see who the Mother is already.
Great first few seasons, then nothing, they could have at least introduced her and they didnt click at first or something, but fuck, show her already.
DaneMcCloud
04-20-2010, 04:28 PM
Who watches TV in real-time now, anyway? :) GET WITH THE TIMES, DANE!!!!!
Dude, I HAVE to watch LOST in real time. Seriously, that show has me so freakin' hooked that I'm in front of the TV at 8:58 each Tuesday night waiting for it to start.
Oh, and Mad Men.
Silock
04-20-2010, 04:34 PM
lol
I generally have to record EVERYTHING because of night classes. Sucks in some ways, but at least I never have to worry about commercials.
I don't understand Mad Men. I just finished Season 1. I'm still baffled as to why Don cheats on his hot wife all the time. I'm hoping it becomes a little clearer.
Deberg_1990
04-20-2010, 04:35 PM
There's not many sitcoms or tv shows that are really good or funny after about 5 or 6 seasons...
kcxiv
04-20-2010, 04:39 PM
There's not many sitcoms or tv shows that are really good or funny after about 5 or 6 seasons...
This one could have been if they developed the story further. They have been in a fucking standstill really for a while.
Deberg_1990
04-20-2010, 04:46 PM
Its just really hard to sustain characters and storyline for years and years.....Lost was smart to finally end it after 6.
DaneMcCloud
04-20-2010, 04:52 PM
lol
I generally have to record EVERYTHING because of night classes. Sucks in some ways, but at least I never have to worry about commercials.
I don't understand Mad Men. I just finished Season 1. I'm still baffled as to why Don cheats on his hot wife all the time. I'm hoping it becomes a little clearer.
Mad Men is a character study of "Don Draper". As they creators delve deeper in Don's psyche, some of your questions will be answered.
Personally, I think this show is as good as the Sopranos at its height of creativity and the show only gets better in seasons two and three.
BWillie
05-11-2010, 07:28 PM
There's not many sitcoms or tv shows that are really good or funny after about 5 or 6 seasons...
I still think this is a great sitcom. Hilarious episode last Monday. Wrestlers and Robots. I guess I don't expect much out of comedy sitcoms. IMO, they aren't there to tell a story or have some good ending. They are there for clever writing, funny jokes, and laughs. It's not a soap opera, it's just a never ending comedy. They have set it up end, but I expect them to milk it as long as they can.
Well, they are getting at least one more year out of it as it was renewed for next year.
DaneMcCloud
05-11-2010, 07:49 PM
Well, they are getting at least one more year out of it as it was renewed for next year.
They had better wrap it up soon. Last night's epi was pretty good but as I stated earlier, it's like one in four these days.
Silock
05-11-2010, 08:45 PM
Last night's episode was awesome. I wish they were all that funny.
irishjayhawk
05-11-2010, 09:00 PM
I thought it was good too. My go-to tv critic Sepinwall hated it, but I liked it a lot.
Third Eye
05-11-2010, 09:39 PM
It was pretty good, but last night's Big Bang was better as usual.
Miles
05-11-2010, 09:51 PM
Pretty good episode last night but baby talk would destroy a series like this.
Pretty good episode last night but baby talk would destroy a series like this.I hope they are not that stupid.
BigMeatballDave
11-16-2010, 09:15 AM
OK. That was funny.2 beavers ARE better than 1. :)
BigMeatballDave
01-17-2011, 08:29 PM
Kansas City whore? LMAO
BigMeatballDave
02-07-2011, 08:25 PM
Katy Perry, FTW
Third Eye
02-07-2011, 11:33 PM
Katy Perry, FTW
Is that who that was? I got the feeling that I was supposed to recognize her but I didn't.
cabletech94
02-08-2011, 07:37 AM
oh, honey.
BigMeatballDave
02-08-2011, 10:41 AM
not the mother.The blond is. Zoey.
The blond is. Zoey.
Was Zoey the other girls roommate last season though? I honestly don't remember. I just do know that the mother was her roommate.
BigMeatballDave
02-08-2011, 03:46 PM
Was Zoey the other girls roommate last season though? I honestly don't remember. I just do know that the mother was her roommate.
I don't remember right off hand, but it has to be her. This is season 6. How much longer can they drag it out?
DaneMcCloud
02-08-2011, 04:38 PM
How much longer can they drag it out?
I think the show has become stale the past two season and still rare to see back-to-back quality episodes.
That said, they can stretch it as long as the ratings hold.
Silock
02-09-2011, 02:52 PM
I thought the mother had a yellow umbrella.
BWillie
02-09-2011, 02:56 PM
I don't care who the mother is.
BigMeatballDave
02-21-2011, 09:48 PM
Well, Zoey is not the mother.
Chiefspants
02-22-2011, 12:48 AM
Well, Zoey is not the mother.
A fact which makes me quite content.
DaFace
02-22-2011, 10:56 AM
My prediction is that the "mother" won't have any plotlines at all and will basically be a throw-in on the very last episode of the show. It's just a matter of how long they can keep it going before they get cancelled.
Bill Lundberg
02-22-2011, 10:58 AM
I canceled them about two years ago when they started doing musicals. It was a good show but lost its luster rather quickly in the Lundberg household...
Was Zoey the other girls roommate last season though? I honestly don't remember. I just do know that the mother was her roommate.
Guess they answered that question.
BigMeatballDave
02-22-2011, 02:28 PM
Guess they answered that question.Yep.
BigMeatballDave
02-22-2011, 02:29 PM
I canceled them about two years ago when they started doing musicals. It was a good show but lost its luster rather quickly in the Lundberg household...Musicals? :hmmm:
Los Pollos Hermanos
02-22-2011, 02:34 PM
I told my wife we were never watching "How I Never Met Your Mother" again. If you're going to base a show on a premise, then stick to the gawdamm premise. I've pretty much just been watching it for Barney anyway and his character jumped the shark when he banged Robin.
Bill Lundberg
02-22-2011, 05:41 PM
Musicals? :hmmm:
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DaneMcCloud
02-22-2011, 05:49 PM
This show has become unwatchable, yet it's still in the Top 15 of all network shows according to the Nielsen Prime Time ratings.
This nonsense could continue on for years.
Bill Lundberg
02-22-2011, 05:57 PM
In my opinion there is no better sit com on TV right now than Modern Family. I actually look forward to Wednesday nights all week just for that show.
In my opinion there is no better sit com on TV right now than Modern Family. I actually look forward to Wednesday nights all week just for that show.Hell, I like all the Wednesday night ABC comedies. Well, I'm not so sure about Mr. Sunshine right now.
DaneMcCloud
02-22-2011, 11:42 PM
In my opinion there is no better sit com on TV right now than Modern Family. I actually look forward to Wednesday nights all week just for that show.
Free Network television? Absolutely.
But if we're talking overall, I'm partial to East Bound and Down, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Californication before Modern Family (which do think is a brilliant show).
Season Two of EBAD was, as Kenny Powers would say, fucking epic.
teedubya
02-23-2011, 12:04 AM
Free Network television? Absolutely.
But if we're talking overall, I'm partial to East Bound and Down, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Californication before Modern Family (which do think is a brilliant show).
Season Two of EBAD was, as Kenny Powers would say, ****ing epic.
I watch VERY little TV... but you named 3 of the ones that I do occasionally catch. You sir, have great taste in TV... for a "douche" ROFL
pr_capone
06-05-2012, 10:43 PM
So I am in the middle of season 7 and OMG this show is fucking awful now. I have invested 6+ years into this show now and I intend to see it through but hopefully season 8 is the final season and the show is cancelled.
BigMeatballDave
06-05-2012, 11:03 PM
So I am in the middle of season 7 and OMG this show is fucking awful now. I have invested 6+ years into this show now and I intend to see it through but hopefully season 8 is the final season and the show is cancelled.
LOL
The 1st 5 seasons were good, but it's time to wrap it up.
So I am in the middle of season 7 and OMG this show is fucking awful now. I have invested 6+ years into this show now and I intend to see it through but hopefully season 8 is the final season and the show is cancelled.
I thought the previous couple seasons went notably downhill, but thought it came back a bit this year. Not one of their best, but I didn't mind this past season...
Discuss Thrower
06-06-2012, 12:45 PM
So I am in the middle of season 7 and OMG this show is fucking awful now. I have invested 6+ years into this show now and I intend to see it through but hopefully season 8 is the final season and the show is cancelled.
As much as the show had it's good moments in the latter half of Season 7, the finale will probably just piss you off.
Mr. Plow
06-06-2012, 12:51 PM
As much as the show had it's good moments in the latter half of Season 7, the finale will probably just piss you off.
My wife called it after the first episode of the season.
The Franchise
06-06-2012, 12:54 PM
My wife called it after the first episode of the season.
Put it in a spoiler tag.....I want to know without having to watch it.
Discuss Thrower
06-06-2012, 01:20 PM
Put it in a spoiler tag.....I want to know without having to watch it.
In the two part finale, Barney convinces Marshall to give his son the middlename of "Waitforit" whilst Marshall is drunk at a casino as Lily goes into labor. The first half is their Homeric attempts to get the hospital, finally assisted by a bus full of elderly people. Ted finally makes amends with Robin to just remain friends, and Barney takes his stripper girlfriend to Hawaii. Before they can get aboard the plane, Barney's magic mystery box is scrutinized by security and he, Quinn, and the box are detained as terrorists. In a small room, Barney (NPH with the help of a fellow magician) executes the magic trick centered around the box which produces a ring, and he proposes to Quinn (important because Quinn would only stop stripping if she were to get married, something that irks Barney).
The newly engaged couple visit Marshall and Lily's apartment to see Marvin Waitforit Erikson, while Ted decides to call Victoria as she had been the closest match for him. She arrives at the bar in a wedding dress; she's ready to leave her fiancee for Ted. He opts to drive her back to the church because he knows how shitty it is to be left at the altar. As he arrives at the church he doesn't stop, and he and Victoria drive off in the sunset.
Flash forward to Barney's wedding, where Ted is summoned to talk to the bride. Lily ushers him into a room where the bride is revealed to be Robin.
The Franchise
06-06-2012, 01:37 PM
In the two part finale, Barney convinces Marshall to give his son the middlename of "Waitforit" whilst Marshall is drunk at a casino as Lily goes into labor. The first half is their Homeric attempts to get the hospital, finally assisted by a bus full of elderly people. Ted finally makes amends with Robin to just remain friends, and Barney takes his stripper girlfriend to Hawaii. Before they can get aboard the plane, Barney's magic mystery box is scrutinized by security and he, Quinn, and the box are detained as terrorists. In a small room, Barney (NPH with the help of a fellow magician) executes the magic trick centered around the box which produces a ring, and he proposes to Quinn (important because Quinn would only stop stripping if she were to get married, something that irks Barney).
The newly engaged couple visit Marshall and Lily's apartment to see Marvin Waitforit Erikson, while Ted decides to call Victoria as she had been the closest match for him. She arrives at the bar in a wedding dress; she's ready to leave her fiancee for Ted. He opts to drive her back to the church because he knows how shitty it is to be left at the altar. As he arrives at the church he doesn't stop, and he and Victoria drive off in the sunset.
Flash forward to Barney's wedding, where Ted is summoned to talk to the bride. Lily ushers him into a room where the bride is revealed to be Robin.
Lame.
pr_capone
06-06-2012, 03:34 PM
Hey guys.. seriously, thanks for putting the spoiler tags on your side convo there. I realize the rule is if it has aired it is fair game.
Pos Rep.
mikeyis4dcats.
06-06-2012, 03:45 PM
In the two part finale, Barney convinces Marshall to give his son the middlename of "Waitforit" whilst Marshall is drunk at a casino as Lily goes into labor. The first half is their Homeric attempts to get the hospital, finally assisted by a bus full of elderly people. Ted finally makes amends with Robin to just remain friends, and Barney takes his stripper girlfriend to Hawaii. Before they can get aboard the plane, Barney's magic mystery box is scrutinized by security and he, Quinn, and the box are detained as terrorists. In a small room, Barney (NPH with the help of a fellow magician) executes the magic trick centered around the box which produces a ring, and he proposes to Quinn (important because Quinn would only stop stripping if she were to get married, something that irks Barney).
The newly engaged couple visit Marshall and Lily's apartment to see Marvin Waitforit Erikson, while Ted decides to call Victoria as she had been the closest match for him. She arrives at the bar in a wedding dress; she's ready to leave her fiancee for Ted. He opts to drive her back to the church because he knows how shitty it is to be left at the altar. As he arrives at the church he doesn't stop, and he and Victoria drive off in the sunset.
Flash forward to Barney's wedding, where Ted is summoned to talk to the bride. Lily ushers him into a room where the bride is revealed to be Robin.
IF that is actually Barney's bride. The way this show dances, it will end up being some dual wedding bs.
Los Pollos Hermanos
06-06-2012, 08:06 PM
Has 'How I Never Met Your Mother" been on TV 7 years already? Wow. It definitely got shitty a few years ago but for some reason, I still watch it.
Next season needs to be the last. It has run its course.
BigMeatballDave
06-07-2012, 12:16 AM
Next season needs to be the last. It has run its course.
It really should be.
Ted is supposed to meet the mother at this wedding.
Discuss Thrower
06-07-2012, 01:43 AM
It really should be.
Ted is supposed to meet the mother at this wedding.
I guess this has been 'disproven' already, but given the events of this last season finale my assumption is that Victoria is Ted's wife and the mother is a surrogate. Otherwise, the creators of the show are rather uncreatively dragging things out to maintain interest in a season 8 and beyond.
ragedogg69
06-07-2012, 01:02 PM
The kids will have been adopted. So who Ted marries is irrelevant. That will be the twist in the last episode and everyone will be pissed.
pr_capone
06-07-2012, 10:18 PM
I just finished season 7 and I am pissed.
Fuck Ted for giving that speech about being left at the altar and how it tore him up, then he does it to someone else.
Fuck the writers of the show for dragging out this bullshit with Robin. I hope that Ted, Barney, and Robin die a horrific death on the show then Marshal and Lilly could get a spinoff series.
Discuss Thrower
06-14-2012, 12:46 PM
I just finished season 7 and I am pissed.
Fuck Ted for giving that speech about being left at the altar and how it tore him up, then he does it to someone else.
Fuck the writers of the show for dragging out this bullshit with Robin. I hope that Ted, Barney, and Robin die a horrific death on the show then Marshal and Lilly could get a spinoff series.
I can't decide whether it's good or bad there's so much hate for Ted. On one hand it's good because Ted's supposed to be an everyman type that should get people reflecting on similar decisions they've made that Ted get's lit up for.
On the other, the fact Barney is such an awesome character bails the creator out because your lead character shouldn't be hated more than short stretches at a time.
phisherman
06-14-2012, 01:20 PM
It's funny to me that people still think Barney is such a great character. Maybe he was for the first couple of seasons, but his shtick has gotten old.
Same goofy stunts every episode. Booooooooring. That show jumped the shark about 3 seasons ago.
whoman69
06-14-2012, 01:24 PM
It's funny to me that people still think Barney is such a great character. Maybe he was for the first couple of seasons, but his shtick has gotten old.
Same goofy stunts every episode. Booooooooring. That show jumped the shark about 3 seasons ago.
Blasphemy
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TRUKIyTwEXE/Tz1zgxtV5eI/AAAAAAAAAr0/qFHoeJVZdtk/s1600/invasion23.jpg
penguinz
06-14-2012, 01:25 PM
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Discuss Thrower
06-14-2012, 06:42 PM
It's funny to me that people still think Barney is such a great character. Maybe he was for the first couple of seasons, but his shtick has gotten old.
Same goofy stunts every episode. Booooooooring. That show jumped the shark about 3 seasons ago.
He's awesome because he's more or less a parody of himself. The fact that he's grown up of sorts in his relationship with Robin, then Nora, then Quinn makes him a "good" character.
Jamie
06-15-2012, 12:30 AM
When you think this show is going to turn left it tries really hard to make you think it's going to turn right, and then it turns left.
Baby Lee
09-15-2012, 10:46 AM
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/09/13/how-i-met-your-mother-premiere-barney-robin-exclusive/
Pitt Gorilla
09-16-2012, 06:29 PM
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/09/13/how-i-met-your-mother-premiere-barney-robin-exclusive/I don't regularly watch the show, but that was awesome. NPH FTW.
Discuss Thrower
09-16-2012, 07:00 PM
Wow, that was nuts.
Discuss Thrower
09-24-2012, 11:00 PM
Bump: so season 8 premiered tonight and is already up on CBS for streaming...
I guess it's a good segue into the season considering the events from 4 months ago..
Good meta joke with Ted not wanting to explain what happened concerning the wedding to the old lady at the train station, Lily and Marshall's 'zombie-parent vision' was a nice bit of humor that stayed consistent with the rest of the show, along with the banter between Victoria/Ted and later with Robin, Quinn, and Barney at the bar with Starbuck's hus- errr Nick.
Another big positive is Ted's interaction with Victoria's fiancee... It seems like the writers aren't tone deaf to the absolute hate many fans have with the supposed protagonist of the show, and having Klaus leave Victoria as she's leaving him absolves Ted from any blame for 'stealing' someone else's love when it had happened to him with Stella. Also keeping in step with the show picking right back up with its usual sense of humor, is Klaus' monologue about finding the one as it leads up to the end of the episode with a full body (minus face) reveal of the Mother at the train station along with montage that underscores the point of being sure you've found 'the one'.
I guess the downside of the episode is the fact that this season starts off with plotlines we know aren't going anywhere in the grand scheme of things with Victoria and Quinn, which is a shame because both ladies (characters and actresses alike) are ones you think could put some steam into the storytelling, but that's not the case.
My personal observations / reading too much into things for the ep: 1) Why is Ted's hand wrapped up? 2) Is it just me or is Bob Saget's narration different in how he's delivering it..?
Baby Lee
09-27-2012, 01:57 PM
Band of Horses - took two notes to know that we were headed for a dramatic conclusion to the episode.
Cool that Klaus was Batman's Doctor. Funny guy. Has anyone read his and Ben Garant's book on how to make a shit ton of money making shitty movies?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/writing-movies-for-fun-and-profit-thomas-lennon/1100406095
phisherman
09-27-2012, 02:00 PM
That's Thomas Lennon. He's been in a LOT of stuff.
Baby Lee
09-27-2012, 02:02 PM
That's Thomas Lennon. He's been in a LOT of stuff.
Do you really think I knew that was Batman's Doctor but didn't know it was Thomas Lennon?
Third Eye
09-27-2012, 02:15 PM
Band of Horses - took two notes to know that we were headed for a dramatic conclusion to the episode.
Cool that Klaus was Batman's Doctor. Funny guy. Has anyone read his and Ben Garant's book on how to make a shit ton of money making shitty movies?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/writing-movies-for-fun-and-profit-thomas-lennon/1100406095
I have not read that, but I have been meaning to. I've been a fan of both of theirs since way back to the days of The State.
Ever seen him appear on Craig Ferguson? Always comedy gold, never fails.
AussieChiefsFan
12-22-2012, 04:17 PM
Now the wait for the next episode in mid january
Baby Lee
03-29-2013, 11:07 PM
Anyone catch that Jayma Mays'/Coat Check Girl's/Mother's BF was The Hulk's son.
Louis - Lou Ferrigno Jr.
How weird that it looks like that the Glee love interest becomes the HIMYM love interest at long last? I spent to the credits half-convinced that that was Abby Elloitt, knowing that that was too frail a frame for AE and thinking it weird that someone who wasn't even on TV's radar when the show started would be the lynchpin. Jayma makes sense, I guess.
Discuss Thrower
03-30-2013, 01:07 PM
Anyone catch that Jayma Mays'/Coat Check Girl's/Mother's BF was The Hulk's son.
Louis - Lou Ferrigno Jr.
How weird that it looks like that the Glee love interest becomes the HIMYM love interest at long last? I spent to the credits half-convinced that that was Abby Elloitt, knowing that that was too frail a frame for AE and thinking it weird that someone who wasn't even on TV's radar when the show started would be the lynchpin. Jayma makes sense, I guess.
Coat check girl is not the mother. I'm thinking they won't reveal who she is until S9 premiere.
whoman69
03-31-2013, 07:30 AM
Coat check girl is not the mother. I'm thinking they won't reveal who she is until S9 premiere.
They're going to milk it. They had previously announced that season 8 would be it and we would meet her.
BigMeatballDave
03-31-2013, 09:39 AM
Season 9 is the final season.
Sorter
03-31-2013, 07:57 PM
Session 9 is the final season.
FYP
Demonpenz
04-02-2013, 12:22 PM
Thomas Lennon Ken Marino!
possible mother
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h361/Bump4/MV5BMTQxMDAxOTk5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDMzOTAzNw_V1_SY314_CR30214314__zpsef79c035.jpg
Reaper16
05-13-2013, 07:14 PM
Definite mother.
Sorter
05-13-2013, 07:40 PM
possible mother
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h361/Bump4/MV5BMTQxMDAxOTk5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDMzOTAzNw_V1_SY314_CR30214314__zpsef79c035.jpg
Looks like a creepy brunette Alyson Hannigan.
BigMeatballDave
05-13-2013, 07:44 PM
Holy crap. She's hideous.
Holy crap. She's hideous.
wouldn't go that far
Looks like a creepy brunette Alyson Hannigan.
I was thinking sort of Shelley Duvallish
Sorter
05-13-2013, 10:16 PM
I was thinking sort of Shelley Duvallish
oooo, totally.
Discuss Thrower
05-13-2013, 10:37 PM
I can't believe they pulled the rabbit out of their hat in such a way.
Also, good way to dramatically pull things together after a few lackluster last episodes. I didn't think I'd like it but I didn't think there'd be a revelation.
BWillie
05-14-2013, 12:10 AM
Ready for HIMYM to end..they let this thing go on but shallow comedies that I like such as Rules of Engagement get cancelled. Those bastards are going to make David Spade have to make Grown Ups 3, its sad
Agreed. Next season should be its last.
Discuss Thrower
05-14-2013, 07:21 AM
It will be. And if Redditors are conjecturing correctly, the last season might take place in the span of two and a half days.
Chiefspants
05-14-2013, 07:37 AM
It will be. And if Redditors are conjecturing correctly, the last season might take place in the span of two and a half days.
This is a darn shame. Also, I honestly believe they completely overhauled the gameplan on the mom after being renewed for Season 9.
Discuss Thrower
05-14-2013, 08:43 AM
This is a darn shame. Also, I honestly believe they completely overhauled the gameplan on the mom after being renewed for Season 9.
I don't think they can resolve all of the plot lines without it being contrived in a "season".
Mr. Plow
05-16-2013, 08:07 AM
Ready for HIMYM to end..they let this thing go on but shallow comedies that I like such as Rules of Engagement get cancelled. Those bastards are going to make David Spade have to make Grown Ups 3, its sad
Rules of Engagement was cancelled?
kcxiv
05-16-2013, 02:03 PM
Rules of Engagement was cancelled?
Yep, its done, this is the last season. No idea if its ended this year yet, but its the last season.
Anyways, I dont know why they are holding out on the mother this long. they shoudl have revealed her a few years back then just had some storylines with her and ended it with them getting married which could have been this year or next.
Fucking stupid the way they did this. It used to be one of my favorite shows, then it went to complete crap.
Mr. Plow
05-16-2013, 02:15 PM
Yep, its done, this is the last season. No idea if its ended this year yet, but its the last season.
Anyways, I dont know why they are holding out on the mother this long. they shoudl have revealed her a few years back then just had some storylines with her and ended it with them getting married which could have been this year or next.
Fucking stupid the way they did this. It used to be one of my favorite shows, then it went to complete crap.
That blows. Just started watching it late last year.
beach tribe
05-16-2013, 02:16 PM
I read it: How I met Direckshuns whore mother.
Silock
05-16-2013, 04:19 PM
The mother isn't hot. At all.
DJ's left nut
05-16-2013, 06:28 PM
The mother isn't hot. At all.
Barely even qualifies as a 'Would You'...
Thin lips, big forehead, cruddy bone structure, characterless/dead eyes. There really is next to nothing attractive about that person.
Barely even qualifies as a 'Would You'...
Thin lips, big forehead, cruddy bone structure, characterless/dead eyes. There really is next to nothing attractive about that person.
Does it really matter at this point?
Baby Lee
08-04-2013, 02:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZdfCOcsqltqVzfxQXcjvuxEdFdcOJf9y
Discuss Thrower
08-04-2013, 05:43 PM
Barely even qualifies as a 'Would You'...
Thin lips, big forehead, cruddy bone structure, characterless/dead eyes. There really is next to nothing attractive about that person.
Haters. Haters all of you.
Baby Lee
08-04-2013, 06:16 PM
Barely even qualifies as a 'Would You'...
Thin lips, big forehead, cruddy bone structure, characterless/dead eyes. There really is next to nothing attractive about that person.
Johnny Sac will end you.
AustinChief
08-04-2013, 07:57 PM
The mother isn't hot. At all.
no shit. What were they thinking?
Silock
08-04-2013, 10:03 PM
Haters. Haters all of you.
Of HER? Absolutely.
Discuss Thrower
08-05-2013, 04:57 PM
I think it makes sense she's not a "dime piece." it works on the level that the women he's dated before are all hot as a product of Ted's status as an unreliable narrator. As well, it goes to show that it's chemistry over surface attraction that proves to the audience that she's the one.
Baby Lee
09-24-2013, 02:42 AM
The mother isn't hot. At all.
She looked quote nice in the episode, kind of a Sicilian Alyson Hannigan.
She looked quote nice in the episode, kind of a Sicilian Alyson Hannigan.
I was kind of wondering if it was even the same person that was on the final episode. She just seemed different.
DaneMcCloud
09-24-2013, 10:41 AM
I was kind of wondering if it was even the same person that was on the final episode. She just seemed different.
Yeah, it's the same girl. I don't find her attractive but she's not ugly.
Yeah, it's the same girl. I don't find her attractive but she's not ugly.
Maybe it is because we finally get to hear her interact with people now. You actually get the personality to go with the looks.
Mr. Plow
09-24-2013, 12:16 PM
This is the final season correct? I liked this show early on, now I'm ready for it to be over.
ragedogg69
09-24-2013, 02:15 PM
I have no idea how they are going to stretch the entire wedding weekend into 24 episodes. Ballsy to say the least.
listopencil
09-24-2013, 03:09 PM
This is still on?
keg in kc
09-24-2013, 03:17 PM
This is still on?This was ever on?
Discuss Thrower
09-24-2013, 05:40 PM
I liked the premiere; feels just like the best parts of season 8. The only part that seemed forced was the scenes with Marshall which seems to be a penchant of the series as of late.
I'm already a "Mother" homer so I won't go into what I liked in her scenes with Lily, but I think her introduction to the cast won't be too much of an issue. I was wary of the idea of Ted and her interacting before "current day" Ted meets her but their scene at the end of the episode just works and doesn't seem forced as I figured it would be. Also, I want to call out foreshadowing in that front desk clerk referenced the Inn as being the site of "countless conceptions and one grisly murder" combined with the fact Ted and the Mother visit the place one year later.. Give or take 9 months and it will be February/March 2015 which is when Ted's daughter is an infant.
TED SCHTUPPED THE MOTHER IN FARHAMPTON BITCHES.
Yeah, I'm a fanboy. dealwithit.gif
DJ's left nut
09-24-2013, 10:08 PM
Wow.
This season is going to suck. A lot.
This feels like the last season of the office; it'll be a weekly battle to get through it.
chiefzilla1501
09-24-2013, 10:34 PM
Wow.
This season is going to suck. A lot.
This feels like the last season of the office; it'll be a weekly battle to get through it.
Interesting approach to have all the cast meet the mother before Ted does. I'm also intrigued that old Ted is supposed to make some appearances. I wonder if there's a big twist ending we're not ready for.
I really like the mother character. Really hard character not to like. Problem is, the show just isn't as clever as it used to be. The plot lines yesterday felt way too contrived. They should have taken the hint from Breaking Bad and wrapped it up while the iron was hot.
Discuss Thrower
09-24-2013, 10:43 PM
Interesting approach to have all the cast meet the mother before Ted does. I'm also intrigued that old Ted is supposed to make some appearances. I wonder if there's a big twist ending we're not ready for.
I really like the mother character. Really hard character not to like. Problem is, the show just isn't as clever as it used to be. The plot lines yesterday felt way too contrived. They should have taken the hint from Breaking Bad and wrapped it up while the iron was hot.
You mean back in Season 7?
Mr. Plow
09-24-2013, 10:49 PM
The final scene where Ted was sitting with future wife at the bar in the hotel....after Ted has his nice little speech even my wife (who loves the show) turns and says "That's was really gay."
Looking forward to the end so that I can be pissed off about all the time I wasted watching it. If not for Barney, I would have ended a long time ago.
chiefzilla1501
09-24-2013, 11:00 PM
You mean back in Season 7?
The last few seasons have basically drawn out the plot line for Marshall and Lily settling in to parenthood and Barney settling out of a bachelor. Two plot lines that really kill what makes those characters great. That was the point where the show should have started wrapping up. And I still hate the Zooey plotline. What the fuck was that? Just another chick to throw in the mix to buy time that did nothing at all to move the story forward.
chiefzilla1501
09-24-2013, 11:09 PM
The final scene where Ted was sitting with future wife at the bar in the hotel....after Ted has his nice little speech even my wife (who loves the show) turns and says "That's was really gay."
Looking forward to the end so that I can be pissed off about all the time I wasted watching it. If not for Barney, I would have ended a long time ago.
I actually bet the series wraps up on a strong note. I think they've had the ending in mind for a really long time. It's not like Lost where they rushed it along. From what I've read, old Ted will be featured and the wedding weekend should end several episodes before the finale. If that's the case, there's a ton of potential for how they present the next 20 years in just a few episodes.
And I bet they're saving one last twist for the end.
Discuss Thrower
09-24-2013, 11:16 PM
The last few seasons have basically drawn out the plot line for Marshall and Lily settling in to parenthood and Barney settling out of a bachelor. Two plot lines that really kill what makes those characters great. That was the point where the show should have started wrapping up. And I still hate the Zooey plotline. What the fuck was that? Just another chick to throw in the mix to buy time that did nothing at all to move the story forward.
I wish I could explain the drawing out of plotlines by the writers being unsure of renewal.. But it.. doesn't fit. Orrr maybe it does.
S6 set the trend of having really good episodes with ones that fall flat, and also the repercussions of ending Barney/Robin in the previous season. If Carter/Bays intended for those two to end up together and therefore the reason why Ted meets the Mother, then it should've been set in stone they'd restart their relationship by the end of Season 5. Season 6 *should* be what we're seeing now.
Blah. It's annoying. I look at things through rosier glasses because I started watching reruns of the show on TV in 2011 then Netflix'ed to the point I caught up by the time "Symphony of Illumination" aired. I don't have the fatigue that most tenured fans have had at this point, but at the same time I can see just how much some episodes have done nothing to advance the plot. (IE the entirety of the Zoe arc, the Quinn/Barney Arc, Lily and Marshall's relocation to Long Island, most eps of Season 8's first half)
listopencil
09-24-2013, 11:28 PM
I only ever watched this show because Neal Patrick Harris is so funny and Alyson Hannigan is so hot, and that was only from stumbling across it while switching channels before I got Netflix.
Discuss Thrower
09-24-2013, 11:28 PM
I actually bet the series wraps up on a strong note. I think they've had the ending in mind for a really long time. It's not like Lost where they rushed it along. From what I've read, old Ted will be featured and the wedding weekend should end several episodes before the finale. If that's the case, there's a ton of potential for how they present the next 20 years in just a few episodes.
And I bet they're saving one last twist for the end.
The three things I think are the most unsettling/confusing:
Ted's bandaged hand. It must pertain to Robin's locket and Ted's (ZOMFG JUST GIVE IT THE FUCK UP) feelings for her and the foreshadowing from when Barney told Ted to STFU about his behavior with the "I'm marrying Robin -not you- from the hot wedding planner episode and the "wild card who ruins the wedding" motif. Shit is going to be fucked up and I don't see how it can be handled in the last half of the season without it being left unresolved or rushed to a resolution by the series finale.
Also, Ted's relocation to Chicago.. Dude listed his dream home and packed up his apartment in the city for an entirely new job. You mean to say he meets The Mother and just says 'Fuck it; I'm staying here with you SugarTits!' ..? No. He's gotta move out of NYC but this again means it has to be resolved. Also the fact that they have a kid by February 2015 really constricts the amount of time for these two to meet, date, marry and furgle,
Similarly, Lily/Marshall's move to Rome. He's accepted his judgeship, Lily hasn't a fucking clue about this fact and the fact she's been the most self-centered characters, this will be a problem. This little issue I feel will be the first to be resolved though not in the way I think makes sense.
salame
09-26-2013, 02:42 AM
so who is the mother
Chiefspants
09-26-2013, 02:46 AM
Wow.
This season is going to suck. A lot.
This feels like the last season of the office; it'll be a weekly battle to get through it.
The final three episodes of The Office made that entire season worthwhile.
I'm hoping it's the same for HIMYM.
Baby Lee
09-26-2013, 02:56 AM
so who is the mother
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DJ's left nut
09-26-2013, 03:12 PM
The last few seasons have basically drawn out the plot line for Marshall and Lily settling in to parenthood and Barney settling out of a bachelor. Two plot lines that really kill what makes those characters great. That was the point where the show should have started wrapping up. And I still hate the Zooey plotline. What the fuck was that? Just another chick to throw in the mix to buy time that did nothing at all to move the story forward.
I'd say that about covers it.
Have him drive off into the sunset with Victoria at the end of Season 5 (instead of 7) and we can call it a day.
Marshall and Lilly just decided to have a baby; Barney showed the beginning of a soul and Mosby met the mother.
The last 3 seasons have just been marking time.
ragedogg69
09-26-2013, 05:09 PM
Well considering that the show runners of HIMYM wanted to end it 2 seasons ago, I will say they did a good job of stretching the series out.
From what I read, this is CBS' only show that the average viewer is less than 50 years old. So CBS backed a dump truck full of cash to the show runners and the cast to do another year or two.
chiefzilla1501
09-26-2013, 05:18 PM
I'd say that about covers it.
Have him drive off into the sunset with Victoria at the end of Season 5 (instead of 7) and we can call it a day.
Marshall and Lilly just decided to have a baby; Barney showed the beginning of a soul and Mosby met the mother.
The last 3 seasons have just been marking time.
You can almost see a really, really compelling conclusion to the show if you take snippets of the last 3 seasons, and combine them into one season. For example... thought episode 1 Monday was effective, and then episode 2 was your typical bullshit story line to stretch the season out. It did nothing for me.
Well considering that the show runners of HIMYM wanted to end it 2 seasons ago, I will say they did a good job of stretching the series out.
From what I read, this is CBS' only show that the average viewer is less than 50 years old. So CBS backed a dump truck full of cash to the show runners and the cast to do another year or two.
So you are telling me the average viewer is 50 or over for Big Bang, 2.5 men and 2 broke girls? Yeah right.
DaneMcCloud
09-26-2013, 05:47 PM
So you are telling me the average viewer is 50 or over for Big Bang, 2.5 men and 2 broke girls? Yeah right.
Yeah, that seemed odd to me as well. Add in Survivor and the Amazing Race as well.
Baby Lee
09-26-2013, 06:04 PM
So you are telling me the average viewer is 50 or over for Big Bang, 2.5 men and 2 broke girls? Yeah right.
My GOD, was the 2BG premiere atrocious or WHAT?
"I've got big boobs."
"Yeah, well I have a cock."
"Well, I am purny Asian man-boyrr wit hardry a penis at arrr."
whoman69
09-26-2013, 09:06 PM
Like many shows the characters are ditching their flaws in order to make them likeable. The worst ever was when Maj. Houlihan was no longer a bitch on MASH. Barney just isn't as funny now that he isn't chasing every skirt out there. The network pulled the string on this show longer than the creators wanted. They knew that once certain things happened the tension between characters that made the show funny would no longer be there. I think they've tried to make Ted even more a caricature of himself. I don't think that's working. Its going to have some dying pains. Like many I think they will make a strong finish when it more resembles how they wanted the show to end anyway.
duncan_idaho
09-27-2013, 07:38 AM
When I started watching this show, I settled upon the idea that the last line of the series (or at least Ted's narration) should be "And that's how I met your mother," showing the mother ONLY in a quick shot (kind of like what we saw at the end of Season 8) or a brief scene (like the one on the bus with the mother and Lily) that shows how compatible Ted and the mother are.
I hope they wrap this up well.
Am I right in tracking the timeline that Ted might need to accidentally knock the mother up quickly? Maybe that's why he stays in New York?
whoman69
09-27-2013, 07:50 AM
When I started watching this show, I settled upon the idea that the last line of the series (or at least Ted's narration) should be "And that's how I met your mother," showing the mother ONLY in a quick shot (kind of like what we saw at the end of Season 8) or a brief scene (like the one on the bus with the mother and Lily) that shows how compatible Ted and the mother are.
I hope they wrap this up well.
Am I right in tracking the timeline that Ted might need to accidentally knock the mother up quickly? Maybe that's why he stays in New York?
I always thought he was telling the story because the mother was not longer with them
ragedogg69
09-27-2013, 08:38 AM
So you are telling me the average viewer is 50 or over for Big Bang, 2.5 men and 2 broke girls? Yeah right.
i should say median age. here is what i found a few years ago:
Big Bang Theory 8:00 & 8:30
HH Rating: 8.6 & 8.8(last year: 8.4)
A18-49 Rating: 4.9 & 5.1 (last year: 4.9)
%Male/%Female within 18-49 audience: 47%/53%
Median Age: 50 (last year: 49)
Total Viewers (000): 14,619 avg. (last year: 14.060)
My point still stands. CBS skews older.
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