i know i'm one of the only people on ilx who watches *how i met your mother* on a regular basis, but did anyone else see the robin sparkles episode? where robin didn't want people to know that she had

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or LOLed, rather.

― n/a, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 13:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

Kee-RIST. Aren't we protecting us from ourselves!
marthasminions at yahoo. DOt, COM.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 13:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

And now I shall post my phone number:
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― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 13:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

So what you're saying is you want us to go to the mall...today?

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 13:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

"The New Adventures of Old Christine" was actually really funny too. I am not embarassed to make that statement.

― n/a, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS IS A GENIUS

― n/a, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

that christine wedding episode is great!

― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

and i'm not ashamed to say that the episode of 2 & a half men where charlie and alan think they might be gay is a great one too.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

scott seward do you have a position on the king of queens

― A B C, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

i am a fan. i have defended that show more than once on ilx. that and raymond. i am all about cbs apparently. er, and nbc too, i guess. cuz i like 30 rock and earl and even scrubs. though i'm not a scrubs fanatic. last nite's king of queens was pretty good, mostly for the father/daughter stuff, but adam sandler was a bit much.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 14:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

How I Met... is the only multi-camera sitcom I watch. I generally don't have time for them, though I've seen enough of Raymond/Queens/2 and a Half Men to not feel like I'm missing very much.

I do love 30 Rock and The Office, though surely they're in a different league.

If it wasn't for the gonzo ratings of 2 and a half men, I would ask if the multi-camera was dead.

Also, i remember reading not too long ago that How I Met is on the bubble because the head of programming doesn't "get it", whatever that means.

― Gukbe, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 15:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

NPH is incredible on this show.

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 15:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

Barney playing the obscure and impossible asian gambling game in Atlantic City was a gem.

I think Ted is underrated on HIMYM. He's really good and i have no idea who he is or what he did before this show.

Via Youtube, i found out that Robin played a hottie artist/sculptor on The L Word. A show I still have never seen.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 15:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

BP - I just saw your post now. Thanks so much for the advice. It's not for a little while yet so I'm going to do some thinking and research and will definitely email you if that's where we decide to go! :-)

― ENBB, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

should i watch this show? what's its deal?

Yes you should.

Young New Yorkers have sex, make LOLz. Gets the Friends tag, but it's much funnier, better writing. Plus NPH.

― milo z, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

Via Youtube, i found out that Robin played a hottie artist/sculptor on The L Word. A show I still have never seen.

link, dude.

― milo z, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:02 (6 years ago) Permalink

My TiVO season passes are down to this, Grey's Anatomy and Entourage.

― milo z, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

Robin on The L Word:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMBRYRu9BQ

― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:21 (6 years ago) Permalink

Last night's christine and 2.5 men were brilliant (not the weed talking, I swear!). I love how consistently funny the penis jokes are on 2.5 men. And Christine's underwear! Hahaha.

― Maria :D, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 01:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

For a traditional sitcom, this show is great. Perhaps even legend (wait for it) dairy.

― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 02:21 (6 years ago) Permalink

i would have weekly appointment sex with all these white people shows

― Dimension 5ive, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 02:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 00:47 (6 years ago) Permalink

another great episode, we roffled

― Dimension 5ive, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 01:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

It was a nice episode, though I didn't find it particularly funny. Even so, the mere concept of Barney+The Price is Right is worth watching.

― Gukbe, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 02:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

haha when i first watched those youtube links i thought "how did i miss this show in 2002?" but you're telling me this is a show now, in our time, and it's weirding me out. i'm fine with that but what am i doing that i missed both the existence of this show and the emergence of 'totes' as an expression that people think is okay

― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 02:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

it's not too late, rrrobyn! start watching whenever you feel like it. don't know about totes though...

― scott seward, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 03:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

i am not into totes. totes is not me. i say totally and no one's gonna take that away from me.
maybe i will dl this show though

― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 03:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

youtube video that redoes the HIMYM intro with the theme song/credit sequence to Friends

― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 03:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

this week: awwwwwwwww

― milo z, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 04:57 (6 years ago) Permalink

why milo z, i do declare you have a heart underneath all that crusty texan gun-ownin' marxism!

i liked it too

― Dimension 5ive, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 05:15 (6 years ago) Permalink

scott, you are right abt this show. it is cute! and pretty funny!
(i wish it weren't in traditional sitcom form but hey)

― rrrobyn, Saturday, 19 May 2007 18:59 (5 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

i like this show

― cutty, Saturday, 4 August 2007 17:17 (5 years ago) Permalink

these kids are alcoholics

― cutty, Saturday, 4 August 2007 17:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

whoa so weird b/c i watched a bunch of episodes this week and was going to revive this thread
i laughed out loud several times! - the barney runs a marathon one, the fiero one, etc
i like that they hang out in a bar

― rrrobyn, Saturday, 4 August 2007 18:35 (5 years ago) Permalink

my gf loves this show, and it is pretty charming. I'm glad NPH got an Emmy nom.

― da croupier, Saturday, 4 August 2007 19:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

if John Larroquette got 4 Emmys for Dan Fielding, NPH is due.

― da croupier, Saturday, 4 August 2007 19:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

I really only watch this show because Jason Segel is a comic genius. There are some funny jokes and scenes but the standard sitcom format of the show is a tremendous drag on it. The laugh track pains me so much. It's watchable now, but it could be just so much better without the cruft. Also, they get points for putting Martin Starr in an episode.

― Bill in Chicago, Saturday, 4 August 2007 23:03 (5 years ago) Permalink

http://slapcountdown.com/

― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:10 (5 years ago) Permalink

The last episode I saw of this show - where they go to Atlantic City so that one couple (sorry I can't remember their names) can get married- was pretty disappointing. It was all zany plot twist and no point, and not very funny. The Robin character depresses me because she's not bad looking, but she seems to repel any attempt to script her some sex appeal. The Doogie Howser guy is pretty much the best thing about this show.

― o. nate, Sunday, 5 August 2007 03:16 (5 years ago) Permalink

That episode is terrible but in general I like this show.

― 31g, Sunday, 5 August 2007 03:19 (5 years ago) Permalink

they should bring back becker

― uhrrrrrrr10, Sunday, 5 August 2007 03:28 (5 years ago) Permalink

I have never heard of any of this but am roffling majorly to to "i'm gonna rock your body to Canada Day" line

― I know, right?, Sunday, 5 August 2007 03:43 (5 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

3rd season premiere was ok, but this week was great. all the plot strands were awesome: hippie robin making out with normal robin, barney with a southern accent, ted's anti-new jersey rant, marshall's over-the-top death letter and the flashforward.

― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 2 October 2007 00:46 (5 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

enjoyed the "broda" world of warcraft crazy girl episode of mother. (i know they are just taking the flashback thing from Friends - what with the hairstyles and all - but i always like them. and the flashes of the future too!)

but does anyone like the nerd show after how i met your mother? i do. and, come on, david and darlene getting it on after all these years! i hope mother gives it enough of an audience to last.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:28 (5 years ago) Permalink

last night i watched this for the first time. NPH is so great! would watch again A+++++

― impudent harlot, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:29 (5 years ago) Permalink

one of the flashback kids is a former student of mine

― remy bean, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:31 (5 years ago) Permalink

watched the nerd show for the first time last night. it was ok but I miss New Adventures of Old Christine.

― n/a, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:31 (5 years ago) Permalink

isn't christine coming back though? they could ditch that david spade show and i wouldn't mind. mother/nerds/charlie harper/christine would make me happy.

― scott seward, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:33 (5 years ago) Permalink

I'm assuming it's coming back. It better. J L-D is hottt.

― n/a, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:34 (5 years ago) Permalink

I believe Christine is coming back as a mid-season replacement in a few months (after, I hope, The Big Bang Theory is cancelled).

last night's ep was probably the best this season so far. HIMYM is already starting to get a little too self-conscious and deliberate with its coining of catchphrases and stuff, but the whole Hot/Crazy Scale bit was still gold.

― Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:41 (5 years ago) Permalink

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Loved all the Dave Coulier jokes.

― Michael F Gill, Friday, 8 February 2013 21:35 (3 months ago) Permalink

Yeah, loved the Dave Coulier stuff and the, uh, "big reveal"/confirmation that Robin Sparkles was based on Alanis (as opposed to, say, Tiffany).

They just went through a year's worth of storylines in about four episodes (i.e. with all the break ups) because they weren't sure they were coming back for another season. Now they somehow have to stretch out Robin and Barney's engagement for another year (and find a year's worth of stuff for everyone else to do), it could be a long and painful ride to the finish although the last few episodes have given me some hope.

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 9 February 2013 12:13 (3 months ago) Permalink

i didn't realize abby elliott is chris elliott's daughter!

― Mordy, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 04:46 (3 months ago) Permalink

Note deliberate avoidance of showing Robin's left hand in flash-forward scenes (to make marital status unknown), and the maternal feelings ex machina -- my theory is so correct.

― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 09:02 (3 months ago) Permalink

I keep forgetting to watch this, but it sounds like that may be a good thing.

― Ulna (Nicole), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 13:49 (3 months ago) Permalink

Weird, I actually liked the last two episodes.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:05 (2 months ago) Permalink

unreliable narration stuff was sort of formulaic, but well done.

― s.clover, Tuesday, 19 February 2013 17:14 (2 months ago) Permalink

That was good.

― Gukbe, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 19:08 (2 months ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Oh, the mother is SO dead.

― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 15:31 (1 month ago) Permalink

Too depressing for this show imo. Also, the kids would want to hear more about Mom, not Robin, Victoria, etc if their mom had just passed away.

― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 26 March 2013 18:16 (1 month ago) Permalink

I'm starting to think TWU might be right (which would be so lame).

Also, did that episode actually make sense?

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 26 March 2013 21:18 (1 month ago) Permalink

Not really, but I thought it was actually quite good.

― Gukbe, Tuesday, 26 March 2013 23:46 (1 month ago) Permalink

yeah pretty great episode. ted and the show can get super emo when wanting to make a point (more the show's strength than its weakness tbh) so while w/ any other show that would read as definite foreshadowing of some kind on this show w/ this character i'm not so sure. when they announced another season i was damn near pissed and stopped watching unless i heard it was a 'good one' like w/ last night but now that it seems pretty clear that yes they will actually have him meet the mother this season i'm weirdly looking forward to next season, i guess they could just do another year only w/ a new character but i'm hoping (and i seem to recall one of the himym dudes saying something to give me reason to hope) that next season will just jump around in time somewhat crazily.

― balls, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 01:16 (1 month ago) Permalink

That'll be interesting. It'll be the last season because Segel is only doing is as a favour really.

― Gukbe, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 01:19 (1 month ago) Permalink

yeah i'd forgotten to what extent he had nearly disappeared post-freaks and geeks, fox wouldn't let apatow put him in the cast (as the lead iirc) of undeclared and then apatow writes a guest spot that ends up being in nearly half of the episodes that air anyway. that ends in 02 and then virtually nothing (some mockumentary jenna fischer directed pre-the office w/ some of her bros, cardellini's in it also, a minor role in some direct to dvd rachel leigh cook movie, 3 episodes of csi as a lab tech) until himym in 2005.

― balls, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 02:02 (1 month ago) Permalink

there are no kids. camera pans out in the last episode and ted is locked in an asylum talking to his hands, with locks of yarn on each one like wigs.

― s.clover, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 03:12 (1 month ago) Permalink

ha s.clover i had a similar thought watching the last ep. it felt really dark and depressing, i half expected ted to say he committed suicide and what we're watching is actually some kind of purgatory where he goes over his whole story but to make believe kids or smth

― Jibe, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 04:43 (1 month ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Wow, that last episode is REALLY making me think Three Word Username might be right.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 19 April 2013 23:35 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

i think i saw the most recent one but i can't think of anything that implied his theory... remind me plz?

― Mordy, Saturday, 20 April 2013 00:03 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

Well, Barney feeling like he has total licence to perv on other women, even at his wedding, and Ted suggesting he might have the wrong idea, with Barney asking "Why? Because you know my fiancée better than I do?" does make me think that Barney + Robin might be heading for trouble. (I've had a 'cool girlfriend' and Ted's right. It's still possible that I'm reading in too much. I don't think they'd include that whole exchange between Ted and Barney if it didn't mean anything though.) That alone does not imply TWU's full theory but it's another point of support.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 20 April 2013 00:12 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

oh i thought you meant the theory that the mother was dead

― Mordy, Saturday, 20 April 2013 00:15 (4 weeks ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Every time I watch this show I have to remind myself that I deserve everything I get for sticking with it. Everything.

― Gukbe, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 00:28 (1 week ago) Permalink

lol

― we r all just trying to interpret reality in a way that's comforting (Treeship), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 00:28 (1 week ago) Permalink

Last week's was horrible.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 00:31 (1 week ago) Permalink

This week's was horrible, only with added plot fuckery

― Gukbe, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 00:33 (1 week ago) Permalink

Vladimir: I felt lonely.
Estragon: I had a dream.
Vladimir: Don't tell me!
Estragon: I dreamt that—
Vladimir: Don't tell me!

― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 02:02 (1 week ago) Permalink

Last week's episode blew, this week's was great but ENOUGH with the Ted-Robin relapses already.

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 07:23 (1 week ago) Permalink

I'm gonna double down on my theory (Ted is telling the story to his children one year or so after the mother's death, and is working his way towards getting their blessing on dating Aunt Robin): and add a more specific prediction: there will be a scene where Robin comforts a crying Ted in the rain in front of the mother's grave that visually echoes the scene in the park of this last episode.

― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 08:31 (1 week ago) Permalink

So the mother is age inappropriate and underweight? Oh yeah, so dead.

― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 07:45 (4 days ago) Permalink

Ha, I didn't think she looked inappropriately young? At least half his age plus seven, I'm sure. Thing is, if your theory is right, at the pace this show moves, it would easily take three more seasons to get through the whole story (or else just rush and botch things). So I'm hoping it's not.

This was a definite improvement on the last couple episodes. Are we supposed to be sympathizing with the Ted-Robin drama though? I'm getting pretty burned out on it. The Marshall-Lily stuff is keeping me pretty interested.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 18:49 (4 days ago) Permalink

josh radnor's 38, cristin milioti's 27. we knew she was a student in that class ted accidentally taught so we could assume she was young. ted-robin stuff was annoying but they handled it quickly (himym handling something quickly, imagine that). i guess they felt they needed to address that the way they (poorly) addressed victoria earlier. i have some hope now that at least the show isn't going to end on 'and kids that's how i met yr mother' w/ us barely getting to meet the mother, you don't cast milioti for a couple of cameos. just hoping they wrap up the wedding and the meet-cute in < 8 episodes. finale's probably ted-mama wedding.

― balls, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 19:49 (4 days ago) Permalink

mild lols that the daughter is now the same IRL age as the woman cast as mom

― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 20:01 (4 days ago) Permalink

she also looks in no way like she could be the offspring of milioti and radnor. i mean i guess she's white but beyond that.

― balls, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 20:08 (4 days ago) Permalink

MOTHER OF GOD - http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/after-how-i-met-your-mother-finale-what-comes-next

― balls, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 01:16 (3 days ago) Permalink

This fuckin show

― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 02:02 (3 days ago) Permalink

I think I actually like it if they're taking the title literally and Ted only meets the mother at the end of the series. This would be the best of the options that writer lays out imo:

2)They use the wedding as a framing device for a parallel flashback narrative about what the Mother was up to over the last 8 years, including the various times (Ted's lecture to the wrong college class, Ted dating Rachel Bilson) when their paths briefly, tangentially crossed. That's one of the ideas Thomas mentioned a couple of years ago for what they might do if a ninth season happened;

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 02:10 (3 days ago) Permalink

this is the most epic trolling a sitcom has ever attempted

― Gukbe, Thursday, 16 May 2013 06:27 (2 days ago) Permalink

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