tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post4343441279494926475..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: HIMYM, "The Best Burger in New York": Heads, tails or picklesAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57999806103813234842008-10-06T00:44:00.000-04:002008-10-06T00:44:00.000-04:00@pamela jaye, I'm not sure they've ever said defin...@pamela jaye, I'm not sure they've ever said definitively what school Marshall, Ted, and Lily attended. I'm going to take a flier and assume Wesleyan (CT).<BR/><BR/>Middletown is definitely *not* NYC.R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70573172432047227542008-10-05T15:33:00.000-04:002008-10-05T15:33:00.000-04:00typing with stylus, forgive tersewhen did Ted move...typing with stylus, forgive terse<BR/><BR/>when did Ted move to NY? where was the college ehere he and Marshall met? *not* NY?Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58397463706993456762008-10-03T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-03T15:47:00.000-04:00Anon is correct, the best burger joint in the city...Anon is correct, the best burger joint in the city is, the Burger Joint in Le Parker Meridien on 57th between 6th and 7th although rumor has it that the line is 30 mins long now during lunch. in '02-'04 you can get a burger and fries for $8, drink all the $2,50 sam adams drafts you could handle, and listen to Tom Jones on the stereo. Love that place...<BR/><BR/>Count me smack in the group that liked this episode a lot and smack in the group that hated NPH in the season premier...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02386796765106022656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83985982894809165982008-10-02T09:41:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:41:00.000-04:00Re: Amadeus. I picked up on the reference immedia...Re: Amadeus. I picked up on the reference immediately. This was the scene I thought of... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgZcMGmkkI. Funny to see another Amadeus reference so soon after "30 Rock" did theirs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15114346909782892102008-10-01T15:19:00.000-04:002008-10-01T15:19:00.000-04:00I thought that the 8 year thing was a big slip up,...I thought that the 8 year thing was a big slip up, because if he did indeed take time off between undergrad and lawschool, I am certain we would've known about it.<BR/><BR/>Best burger I've had in NY was at the Burger Joint (I think that's what it's called) inside the Parker Meridian hotel.<BR/><BR/>I thoroughly enjoyed this week's episode, probably because like so many others, can definitely relate to their quest. Been out here for 6+ years now, and am constantly searching for the best "______" in NYC.<BR/><BR/>The whole Robbin not eating/complaining about being hungry despite having burgers all around her and could have easily taken a bite from another's burger thing did annoy me as well. <BR/><BR/>For me personally, sometimes this show can be a bit too, ummmmm, (how do I say this without sounding sexist)..... sometimes the show is just to darn girly. Does that make sense? Im sorry, I dont mean to offend any one, and I do not mean it be offensive in any way, but sometimes, especially the story lines which involve Marshall can be very Chandleresque. I feel like the show is starting to enter Friends (the later years) territory. I loved the show bc it was witty and fun (and let's face it, bc of Barney). No matter what ppl may think of Barney as a person, you cannot deny he is down right hysterical! In real life, Id much rather want to befriend a Marshall over a Barney any day of the week... but that's my point! This is a sitcom which I tune into for comedy (Barney), not those awful whiney ninny storylines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91297078727867647392008-09-30T23:13:00.000-04:002008-09-30T23:13:00.000-04:00I went out for a big, indulgent dinner with a grou...I went out for a big, indulgent dinner with a group of 8 friends tonight, all of us HIMYM fans. When our meals came (a German restaurant, lots of things with wurst and kraut in the names), all of us kept repeating Barney and Marshall's lines about wanting to get the _____ pregnant and eat its ______ babies. Good times.Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024186205791001584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54887580025964168942008-09-30T22:58:00.000-04:002008-09-30T22:58:00.000-04:00Good burgers are all alike, but every bad burger i...Good burgers are all alike, but every bad burger is bad in its own way....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41672127385729179862008-09-30T20:53:00.000-04:002008-09-30T20:53:00.000-04:00I'd just like to give kudos for the GENIUS Regis P...I'd just like to give kudos for the GENIUS Regis Philbin cameo, especially at the end... "Wait... This is it..."<BR/><BR/>And you just barely hear Marshall going, "You're outrageous Regil Philbin."<BR/><BR/>Soooo funny. To understand what makes this such a great episode is all the little details. The show's worship of guys like Regis and Bob Barker. The fact that Regis has his autograph at every burger joint in town because he was in search of that burger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56182404171147659182008-09-30T17:57:00.000-04:002008-09-30T17:57:00.000-04:00Ed,I second the Kinchley's comment. I only ate th...Ed,<BR/><BR/>I second the Kinchley's comment. I only ate there once and after sharing one large pizza, I was ready to order a second. I remember seeing people already waiting to get in before their opening time. BTW, I live in California as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75252627414594724452008-09-30T17:41:00.000-04:002008-09-30T17:41:00.000-04:00I've never been more envious of a deposit envelope...I've never been more envious of a deposit envelope in my life.LoopyChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091676474583296903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37721266294090972582008-09-30T16:10:00.000-04:002008-09-30T16:10:00.000-04:00If this was Robin, we could use Canadian math wher...If this was Robin, we could use Canadian math wherein she would have had to complete 5 years of high school (Grade 13) at that time and then add another year for bar ads and articling post law school and then you would be at minimum 27 before the call to the bar. However, it seems like an oversight, because they should have mentioned that Marshall took some time off between undergrad and law school. A Masters is normally one full year, maybe two, and that still doesn't help with the math.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317568565085893849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1924808324223486462008-09-30T15:57:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:57:00.000-04:00I looked on TWoP this morning, and MAN, people are...<I>I looked on TWoP this morning, and MAN, people are annoyed at Robin going hungry. I really didn't think so many people would be all, "Hey, what about logic?" on a sitcom.</I><BR/><BR/>I know! The payoff of the joke was eating filthy potato chips and licking the envelope! That wouldn't have worked if someone gave her some fries.<BR/><BR/>And besides, Marshal slamming her first burger to the ground had me rolling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10050250662834784042008-09-30T15:41:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:41:00.000-04:00I'll echo what someone upthread said: time off bet...I'll echo what someone upthread said: time off between finishing your undergrad and starting law school is not unprecedented. Personally, I was off for nearly 3.5 years--grad school, teaching in Korea, being <I>extremely</I> lazy--before going back.<BR/><BR/>No one else was bummed out by the poor man's <I>30 Rock</I> stuff last night? I guess it was just me then...Hal Incandenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009435533181019872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-12670239557775895602008-09-30T15:20:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:20:00.000-04:00It must be a NYC thing. I've lived here my life -...It must be a NYC thing. I've lived here my life - pre-Giuliani, Giuliani and post-Giuliani - and have personally been on many a quest. So this episode resonated quite deeply for me. And the Goliath song was priceless.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, the best pizza has never changed for me: John's of Bleeker Street. The best burger chnages a lot since good places keep closing. But right now, it's Five Guys on 54th Street with Stand on 12th a very close second.<BR/><BR/>And I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one who ordered a burger in the middle of the ep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19679178336899064202008-09-30T15:15:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:15:00.000-04:00mhbazzi,I think your math is probably right. I pic...mhbazzi,<BR/><BR/>I think your math is probably right. I picked up on it early on and it was confirmed at Ted's 30th birthday. If you go straight from undergrad you finish law school at 25. Marshall was probably 29. It's not uncommon to work for a few years or to get a grad degree in something else first. Perhaps Marshall was doing grad work in environmental science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27586920735401523302008-09-30T15:04:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:04:00.000-04:00I cant believe nobody has picked up on this yet, a...I cant believe nobody has picked up on this yet, as it hit me right when Marshall said it.... he said that (and Im paraphrasing) "it all started 8 years ago when Ted and I had just moved into our apartment."<BR/><BR/>Well my understanding is that they lived in a dorm throughout college, and so you would assume that they moved into that apartment, at the earliest, upon graduation at around the age of 21/22. Now considering they are now all supposed to be around the 28-30 year old range (I believe Lilly made reference to Marshall's age this very episode), this makes sense that they have been in the apartment for 8 years. <BR/><BR/>But what does not make sense is that law school is only 3 years, 4 if you are a night student attending part time (which he did not do). And as we all know, Marshall is a recent graduate, as he just took the bar not too long ago and only worked at his first job for a little bit of time. Therefore, by doing some quick math, I would estimate that there could not have been more than 5 years which has passed from the time Marshall started law school to yesterday's episode (you go to law school for 3 years, then take the bar that summer, start work in the fall while awaiting your bar results). But as stated above, Marshall claims they have bene living in the apt for 8 years. Thus, either Marshall did nothing for the first 3 years in the apartment, or he had some other job btwn undergrad and law school that we dont know about, or the show really really screwed up this timeline of events. <BR/><BR/>Am I wrong? Anybody else pick up on this?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084514538731822866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52021123334251726192008-09-30T14:46:00.001-04:002008-09-30T14:46:00.001-04:00I looked on TWoP this morning, and MAN, people are...I looked on TWoP this morning, and MAN, people are annoyed at Robin going hungry. I really didn't think so many people would be all, "Hey, what about logic?" on a sitcom.<BR/><BR/>I can see the writers thinking that her going hungry was funny, but...eh, we've seen it a million times on every other show. Would have been more entertaining to watch her bring along each burger and stuff herself, and then by the time the Ultimate Burger comes along, she can't eat it. <BR/><BR/>It was a so-so episode, and the timing of it with regards to the banks sure didn't help. Boy, is that the last thing anyone is finding funny right now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906089927390662087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76630160758521363652008-09-30T14:46:00.000-04:002008-09-30T14:46:00.000-04:00Nicole: Barney mentioned early in the episode that...Nicole: Barney mentioned early in the episode that he could get Marshal a job in the legal dept. Not specific, but certainly not 'bank teller'.<BR/><BR/>best part for me what Barney shooting down all recomendations of where to eat with "I don't like chinese..." Otherwise yeah, the humor of burger-quest was missed on me. <BR/><BR/>But I still love this show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74525214290542504712008-09-30T13:25:00.000-04:002008-09-30T13:25:00.000-04:00Jon Delfin, I disagree (though I do like your Fren...Jon Delfin, I disagree (though I do like your French pun)--the pizza at the Famous Ray's at 13th and 6h Avenue (which I first had with my parents about 38 years ago) is AWESOME. Or it was up to at least 15-20 years ago, which is the last time I ate there. There was a NYTimes article several years ago about the competing claims of at least two of the Ray-variants to being the actual original, but the truth appears to be shrouded in mystery.<BR/><BR/>My family was particularly fond of that location's Sicilian pie, which was ambrosial. Or was, the last time I was there.<BR/><BR/>I loved last night's episode, by the way. It had maybe a touch more Regis Philbin than it needed for my taste, but your mileage may vary. I also thought Saget-Ted's closing voice-over was a bit banal for the wrap-up of that particular episode.<BR/><BR/>But for me, the best Robin-hunger scene was Robin licking the envelope glue at the ATM. Hilarious.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84304467887359293952008-09-30T13:23:00.000-04:002008-09-30T13:23:00.000-04:00Loved this ep - although I did turn to my husband ...Loved this ep - although I did turn to my husband after the trip to the second burger joint and say "geez, can't one of them offer Robin their burger?!?" <BR/><BR/>Marshall channeling Alan Shore? Nah. That was F. Murray all the way, babe.<BR/><BR/>I lived in NY in 2000, too - fully Guiliani'd by then.<BR/><BR/>Is there any greater joy than watching NPH at work? Replayed his Exasperated Regis Outburst ("I don't know where it is, Regis, I SWEAR!") about 4 times and howled each time. And any lulls in this ep were redeemed by his tender rendering of the Goliath National Bank song ("Member FDIC").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80072777640171393122008-09-30T13:19:00.000-04:002008-09-30T13:19:00.000-04:00Shake Shack and P.J. Clarke's ftw.Does anyone know...Shake Shack and P.J. Clarke's ftw.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know if Marshall's elusive burger joint is based on an actual place in NYC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-53614637115314015532008-09-30T12:54:00.000-04:002008-09-30T12:54:00.000-04:00I agree, about everyone has been through this situ...I agree, about everyone has been through this situation in one form or the other, even outside the great NY.<BR/><BR/>What rang wrong though, and kind of ruined the episode, was when they finally found the place. How this works in real life is when someone tells you they know the best "hamburger" "pizza" whatever, the other people always say its only OK. <BR/><BR/>Much funnier if Barney and the gang didn't actually like the damn hamburger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57927235129507943632008-09-30T12:24:00.000-04:002008-09-30T12:24:00.000-04:00Oh lastly again. I never believe anyone when they ...<I>Oh lastly again. I never believe anyone when they tell me they've had the best burger ever or the best pizza ever. All good burgers and pizzas are about the same. Maybe it's sad that I think that way, since with that mentality I'll never find the best.</I><BR/><BR/>So completely and utterly untrue I cna not begin to fathum how someone can be so totally incorrect. I can tell you where I've had the three best meals in my life (actually, probably I can go to 10, with times and dates). I can tell you the best Pizza (V&T's before the fire, although I do love Sal & Carmine as the best day-to-day Pizza. That was my local joint growing up) and I can tell you where to get the best Hamburger (Happy Burger on 93rd and B'way before it closed).<BR/><BR/>I completely agree that the jokes weren't quite as funny and the plot was a little Seinfeldian (a show I did not like particularly. Perhaps because it was too New York and I lived next door to annoying people like that and do not find them funny in real life). But the storyline...it captured my heart.<BR/><BR/>And I adored the beginning. I remember Fez on 85 and Broadway, and it has turned into a Wachovia (Big Bank -- not for long though). And McHales...sigh...I had a drink there right before they closed, on 46th Street and 8th Ave. I think they're in the process of putting up new condos.Grunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308246886810700890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15110500815563700052008-09-30T12:18:00.000-04:002008-09-30T12:18:00.000-04:00It was a pretty good episode, but as you say not h...It was a pretty good episode, but as you say not hilarious. <BR/><BR/>Mind you, Robin licking the deposit envelope in the background was an excellent touch. You really have to be desperate if you're doing that!Rev/Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804033271271816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75142816461610924112008-09-30T12:04:00.000-04:002008-09-30T12:04:00.000-04:00I thought it was a hilarious ep, especially since ...I thought it was a hilarious ep, especially since I read this hamburger blog:<BR/>http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/09/how-i-met-your-mother-the-best-burger-in-new-york-episode.html<BR/>They gave HIMYM a huge shout-out!janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712544662159511512noreply@blogger.com