[TV] How I met your mother.

[eschatological]

It's definitely a show that needed a definitive arc to tell the story within. 5 seasons, maybe 6, should have been it.

[Khroom]

I started watching HIMYM today because of a trade chat conversation, and I've watched the first 5 episodes or so on Netflix. I was wondering if it gets better? So far the show and its characters all seem so awkward. I have to pause or mute the show every few minutes because I'm cringing so badly. Is this a common problem with the first few episodes, or is this what the show is like?

[Hekili]

It's not bad; I've watched all that's on Netflix.

You can enjoy the show if you remember that it's okay to hate Ted Mosby. I hope at the end of the series, he tells the children that he's infertile and they're not really his, just so they can be relieved that they're not biologically related to him.

The strongest parts of the show center on Marshall and Lily or Barney and ________. Ted's generally irrelevant unless the showrunners were getting told to get things moving that season, then he suddenly does something (usually something stupid).

[Elgefar]

First few seasons are very good, and then it drops hard quality wise. The jokes and the storylines gets so cringeworthy after then.

IMO if you don't like the first 5 episodes, you should probably just drop the series alltogether because it essentially carries on with that format.

[Deleted]

watched one episode out of curiosity. Switched channels at the first advert break. Its friends for a new generation, but with different actors and not as funny.

[-Ethos-]

Its one of those shows where none of the episodes seem to stand out after watching them and they all just blend together. Its passable/watchable, its not the best sitcom around but its not the worst.

[Skorpionss]

meh I enjoyed it up to the part where robin is infertile and can't have barney's babies... that's basically when I dropped it... I really hate this kinda drama in comedies...

point being that the only character carrying this show is Barney... and they fucked him over anyway... Lily and Marshal get really annoying later in the show ...

[Deleted]

It used to be really good in the beginning. Barney Stinson is one of the best characters on tv right now. But they ran off on ideas like 2-? seasons ago...

[Pendulous]

Anyone watching the new season? It's surprisingly good.

Thank you Linus.

[Deleted]

Anyone watching the new season? It's surprisingly good.

Thank you Linus.

I think it's the worst one so far.

I thought it was only going to be 4 episodes... I was kinda hoping it would finally be over instead of them dragging it out.

[Baracuda]

This is probably the worst season of a TV show ever. I'd rather watch Seinfeld, and I hate Seinfeld.

[Pendulous]

New episode:

So, what, is the Mother some higher power that can tell who people are just by looking at them? She goes off on this prophetic rant after seeing barney for a few seconds. It really kills what little character she had. And then they hang out on a bench for her to give more advice? To a complete stranger? Yeah, not buying it.

[Waaldo]

New episode:

So, what, is the Mother some higher power that can tell who people are just by looking at them? She goes off on this prophetic rant after seeing barney for a few seconds. It really kills what little character she had. And then they hang out on a bench for her to give more advice? To a complete stranger? Yeah, not buying it.

Not just a complete stranger. Barney, the guy who has slept with hundreds of women, and turned down by thousands more. Then he gets his whole life turned around by 1 random chick at a 7-11.

they are dragging this out way to long, and it's just not as funny as it used to be.

[Pendulous]

I think this week's episode was the first time I've ever intentionally watched an episode of a TV show, and cut if off before finishing it. How freaking stupid.

[Warpaladin]

I think this week's episode was the first time I've ever intentionally watched an episode of a TV show, and cut if off before finishing it. How freaking stupid.

I always add 1-2 minutes for TV shows on my DVR because my television show's kept cutting off when the program wasn't complete :P

[Pendulous]

I always add 1-2 minutes for TV shows on my DVR because my television show's kept cutting off when the program wasn't complete :P

Sorry, I meant I actively stopped watching because the episode was so stupid.

[Warpaladin]

Sorry, I meant I actively stopped watching because the episode was so stupid.

oh haha I'm just waiting for the show to end ... feels so dragged out

[eschatological]

Yeah, the rhyming nonsense was ridiculous. Why do we care about the story of Marvin's first memory, by the way?!?

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Yeah, the rhyming nonsense was ridiculous. Why do we care about the story of Marvin's first memory, by the way?!?

They have to fill up 24 episodes somehow.

[eschatological]

They have to fill up 24 episodes somehow.

Yet another reason the 13 episode format is much, much better. Even if they're only half an hour long.