tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post116831469985465454..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: HIMYM: Tales from the lobbyAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14033764967188702782009-01-17T21:39:00.000-05:002009-01-17T21:39:00.000-05:00not that anyone will see this years later, but I f...not that anyone will see this years later, but I found the use of the term "freeway" odd by a bunch of people from NYC (isn't freeway a west coast term? In Boston we called 'em highways, and in VA, interstates) <BR/>Then I googled it and apparently Barney did not originate the theory? in which case, my argument is moot<BR/><BR/>calgo - my captcha word - take me away!Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168603858904208602007-01-12T07:10:00.000-05:002007-01-12T07:10:00.000-05:00At the end of the cold open, Robin's building up t...At the end of the cold open, Robin's building up to finally tell Ted, "I love you," but clams up and accidentally says "falafel" instead.LoopyChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091676474583296903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168548634581082812007-01-11T15:50:00.000-05:002007-01-11T15:50:00.000-05:00Um.. what's this talk of the um... mention of fala...Um.. what's this talk of the um... mention of falafel as a substitute for I love you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168459559076897872007-01-10T15:05:00.000-05:002007-01-10T15:05:00.000-05:00HIMYM isn't exactly Friends 2.0, but it's close en...HIMYM isn't exactly Friends 2.0, but it's close enough to make the comparison an easy one, especially if you're trying to describe/sell the show to the uninitiated.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168457355737495982007-01-10T14:29:00.000-05:002007-01-10T14:29:00.000-05:00Good catch, Wonderbug on the "Ted doesn't really t...Good catch, Wonderbug on the "Ted doesn't really tell EVERYTHING to his kids".<BR/><BR/>Overall, this season has just been great TV. It's a shame that so many folks are buying the 1st season and saying "Whu?" because the show has really hit its stride in this 2nd season. I am also very weary of the Friends Comparison. Sigh.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168450043479046462007-01-10T12:27:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:27:00.000-05:00i'm with roper and dez.ted has done it before (not...i'm with roper and dez.<BR/><BR/>ted has done it before (not retelling what actually happened to his kids).<BR/><BR/>when his ex-gf was leaving for germany...he tells the kids that they went to the library, the park etc..but, the episode shows them having sex the entire time.wonderbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383861408267331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168446368287167162007-01-10T11:26:00.000-05:002007-01-10T11:26:00.000-05:00I'm with Roper. I think Ted omits the sex talk wi...I'm with Roper. I think Ted omits the sex talk with his kids, but since we get to be in his head, we see everything he remembers but doesn't necessarily articulate.<BR/><BR/>I *hope*.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope they save one of the slaps for whenever the series ends (which I also hope is a long way off). The final slap in the final ep of the series would be awesome continuity, especially if it takes place in Future Ted's house in front of his kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168442345568691112007-01-10T10:19:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:19:00.000-05:00Another nice bit of continuity -- Barney's real "f...Another nice bit of continuity -- Barney's real "first time" story reminded me that he used to be a Peace Corps-joining hippie saving himself for marriage. I hope they show us the full story of the transformation someday. I'd love to see the first time Barney suits up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168382818609131662007-01-09T17:46:00.000-05:002007-01-09T17:46:00.000-05:00I'm willing to be patient for another installment ...I'm willing to be patient for another installment on the slap bet payment plan. But at the same time, a slap administered right there in such a public place as the lobby of the Empire State Building - and with no reference as to what it was about! - would have been great.Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168376977068927452007-01-09T16:09:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:09:00.000-05:00Nope, you have that backwards. The reason Barney c...Nope, you have that backwards. The reason Barney chose the indefinite-period slaps was because there were only five of them instead of the ten he'd have to deal with immediately.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168357190229527822007-01-09T10:39:00.000-05:002007-01-09T10:39:00.000-05:00Swarley's done. Barney got a reprieve from it at t...Swarley's done. Barney got a reprieve from it at the end of that episode. <BR/><BR/>As for the slap bet, everybody needs to be patient. Marshall already used one, which leaves four left for the rest of his life, and only three episodes have passed since "Slap Bet." The longer the writers wait to have Marshall randomly slap Barney, the funnier it's going to be.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168355862530717012007-01-09T10:17:00.000-05:002007-01-09T10:17:00.000-05:00re: freeway theoryand, wouldn't seven months line ...re: freeway theory<BR/>and, wouldn't seven months line up exactly with the season finale?wonderbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383861408267331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168354693021362062007-01-09T09:58:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:58:00.000-05:00Also, forgot to mention: in Barney's "freeway theo...Also, forgot to mention: in Barney's "freeway theory," he predicts that Ted and Robin will take an exit in seven months, which matches up with the theory that they were broken up a year from now in the "Single Stamina" flash-forward.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168349475146332852007-01-09T08:31:00.000-05:002007-01-09T08:31:00.000-05:00I'm with Kristen. Future Ted refers to the rest of...I'm with Kristen. Future Ted refers to the rest of the gang as Uncle Barney, Uncle Marshall and Aunt Lily. <BR/><BR/>And I still find it creepy that he's telling his kids so much about his sex life. Then again, maybe Paris and Britney and Lindsay have so thoroughly destroyed the culture in the next 20 years that the stuff he's telling them is considered fairly mild.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168345224221727902007-01-09T07:20:00.000-05:002007-01-09T07:20:00.000-05:00I think "Aunt Robin" is not meant literally, since...I think "Aunt Robin" is not meant literally, since Future Ted refers to Lily as "Aunt Lily" to the kids too. They're not actually related in any way, they're just good family friends. I grew up with several people I called Aunt and Uncle who were no blood or marriage relation to me.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166689210558948213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168330407820557372007-01-09T03:13:00.000-05:002007-01-09T03:13:00.000-05:00Michaela:I thought the same thing about Robin's si...Michaela:<BR/><BR/>I thought the same thing about Robin's sister, and hope/pray that she's just one of MANY sisters. There's a certain "Ewwwww" factor to the notion that's its just the two of them, if we're to believe the premiere's claim that Robin eventually becomes "Aunt Robin."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168322639818892202007-01-09T01:03:00.000-05:002007-01-09T01:03:00.000-05:00You know what's unusual on TV, even in a comedy? ...You know what's unusual on TV, even in a comedy? A sympathetic adult saying that pot is ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168320824764695242007-01-09T00:33:00.000-05:002007-01-09T00:33:00.000-05:00During the scene where Ted plays Sensitive Advice ...During the scene where Ted plays Sensitive Advice Man, I briefly had this twisted thought that Robin's sister could end up being Mom. But that would take a long time, waiting for her to become, you know, of age. Ahem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1168316154735075702007-01-08T23:15:00.000-05:002007-01-08T23:15:00.000-05:00I thought it was a great episode! IMO, no joke fe...I thought it was a great episode! IMO, no joke fell flat at all and I loved the continuity (as you said - Flashback Ted's patheticness and FB Robin's blonde hair). And I like the closeout when Barney and the gang began talking about Dirty Dancing again.<BR/><BR/>Obviously the writers are my age because almost everything on this show "speaks to me" in my own pop culture language. Love it!<BR/><BR/>And I guess I should finally give up the hope that they EVER bring back Swarley or Slap Bet for continuity's sake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com