TV: How I Met Your Mother

[alko]

Any fan of this?

Im wathing it sporadically if i have time and it is in that moment in TV.

Accidentally saw two episodes, who were Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) to seen. Not together.

There were also some ideas about Spin-offs:
How I Met Your Dad
How I Met Your Father (First attempt)
How I Met Your Father (Second attempt)

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[izzy]

i found it really funny in high school but i find it to be so painfully unfunny now and bordering on cringe (not in a good way either)

find it similar to the comedy of friends, 2 broke girls or big bang theory.

i watched a few episodes with a friend a couple months ago and every time nph said legendary i felt like jamming firecrackers in my ears

alyson hannigan is very hot though

 

[The Madrigal]

They should have called it Friends the next generation. Especially with that nonsense that was the finale episode because it wasn't at all about how he met their mother. That said, it was a great show for a while and then it kind of got over the top. I think they just started running out of ideas to be honest.

Seriously though, the series finale is so lazy and poorly done (especially in context of how they set up the last season and what it was supposed to be about) that it kind of ruins the show to some degree. I would almost always watch re-runs whenever I saw them on TV up until the series finale and I just can't bring myself to watch anymore.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

The first few seasons are quality, but then it starts to go downhill.

 

[glovesave_35]

They should have called it Friends the next generation. Especially with that nonsense that was the finale episode because it wasn't at all about how he met their mother. That said, it was a great show for a while and then it kind of got over the top. I think they just started running out of ideas to be honest.

Seriously though, the series finale is so lazy and poorly done (especially in context of how they set up the last season and what it was supposed to be about) that it kind of ruins the show to some degree. I would almost always watch re-runs whenever I saw them on TV up until the series finale and I just can't bring myself to watch anymore.

I respect your take on the finale but I have the exact opposite opinion.

As for the whole show, I recently did a re-watch with my wife (her first time). I get what the poster above said about the cringey humor, but for whatever reason it was just the right amount of kitsch for me. Overall, I would recommend it to someone depending on their taste. And even then I would preface it by saying that I don't normally enjoy shows like it. Whereas with something like Parks and Rec, The Office, and a few others I just suggest it as pure quality comedy.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

I didn't hate the finale. Didn't love it. I used to watch this religiously on TV and quite a bit on Netflix as well, until they took it off. I recently got Hulu to watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine, so I've been watching it a little again. Still enjoy it quite a bit. It's good to put on late at night when nothing else is on.

 

[discostu]

It was an okay show with a fun framing device. I don't think the ending was lazy. It's actually clever. It just didn't hold up well as the show went on and the Ted-Robin pairing became annoying rather than charming.

It was never a show I went out of my way to watch. I'd record it and catch up to it eventually type of thing.

I'd equate the show to something like Mad About You. Popular during its time but quickly forgotten afterwards. If you've never seen it, it's not on that's good enough to go back and see.

 

[Langdon Alger]

The first few seasons are quality, but then it starts to go downhill.

Yeah, the first three or four seasons are quite good, but it goes downhill after that. I hated Barney and Robin together. Never bought it. I don’t hate the ending as much as some people do, but it’s still not how I would have wanted the series to end.

 

[HanSolo]

First five or so seasons are comfort core TV. It doesn't end very well though. It's obvious after that point that they were stretching the story.

I still think I prefer it to Friends in that the characters of HIMYM seemed to have more natural chemistry. Neither show was remotely groundbreaking for its comedy writing.

 

[Ozz]

My wife and I watched it weekly, thought it was extra funny that Barney shared our last name.

It did have its ups and downs, but overall was pretty good as far as mindless TV goes. I remember the weekly thread here and the chaos around the finale - LOL.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

It was okay. The finale was garbage, though.

 

[EON]

I liked it overall at the time, finale just wasn't great. The show went on too long and they locked themselves into an ending that didn't really work anymore. It's definitely worse than I remember upon re-watch though.

 

[Thucydides]

I just finished watching it about a month ago - hated the ending at first, but thought it was quite brilliant afterwards.

First 4-5 seasons are fantastic , last season was a bit up and down.

Solid show, in my opinion.

 

[HanSolo]

I just finished watching it about a month ago - hated the ending at first, but thought it was quite brilliant afterwards.

First 4-5 seasons are fantastic , last season was a bit up and down.

Solid show, in my opinion.

I don't know about brilliant. It makes sense while still subverting expectations but it still felt kind of cheap to make Tracy such a likeable character and make their eventually meeting feel like nothing more than to say, Robin was the love of Ted's life. Tracy just kinda distracted him and gave him kids.

 

[Thucydides]

I don't know about brilliant. It makes sense while still subverting expectations but it still felt kind of cheap to make Tracy such a likeable character and make their eventually meeting feel like nothing more than to say, Robin was the love of Ted's life. Tracy just kinda distracted him and gave him kids.

I hear you- I was a bit confused at first as to why they would do that to the viewer, as Tracy was a likeable character , but, and maybe it’s just the hopeless romantic in me, I liked that it was always Robin, and that he knew he loved her right away.

In the end I was glad Ted got all he wanted - kids - and Robin.

After reading up on the show the producers had planned Ted & Robin from the end of the second season.

 

[The Madrigal]

Forget what you wanted to happen, how they executed the final season and finale, etc. Ted and Robin were proven time and time again to be terrible for each other as a couple. Having them end up together was just stupid and lazy. Without a doubt one of the worst series finales ever. Great show though over the first few seasons. Terrific chemistry between the five main characters and tons of great content for someone who grew up around the same time as those main characters.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

I actually liked the ending. I thought much of the last season was garbage though (although I did like the girl and character who ended up being the mother.)

I'll turn it on from time to time now, but it's definitely not the same for me. I've come to realize how much I hate the Lily character and struggle to watch it as a result.

As for the humor, there's definitely some cringeworthy stuff but the guys still make me chuckle.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I actually liked the ending. I thought much of the last season was garbage though (although I did like the girl and character who ended up being the mother.)

I'll turn it on from time to time now, but it's definitely not the same for me. I've come to realize how much I hate the Lily character and struggle to watch it as a result.

As for the humor, there's definitely some cringeworthy stuff but the guys still make me chuckle.

i thought i was the only one that hated Lily and found her to be insufferable.

The rest of the show is great (first 4-5 seasons) and still re-watchable for me

 

[Jumptheshark]

It was okay. The finale was garbage, though.

We had a discussion leading up to the final and a few of us figured the mother was dead. There was a lot of foreshadowing and it sounds like that was always the plan

 

[The Madrigal]

i thought i was the only one that hated Lily and found her to be insufferable.

The rest of the show is great (first 4-5 seasons) and still re-watchable for me

Put me down for someone who couldnt stand Lilly as well.

 

[Trap Jesus]

It's basically Friends. Cookie cutter show that IMO oversteps its bounds as a comedy with far too many emotional scenes. I'm a big fan of Jason Segel but it's tough to overcome generic sitcom writing.

 

[hoglund]

Put me down for someone who couldnt stand Lilly as well.

Why?

 

[HanSolo]

Why?

She was a sanctimonious nag who was just as flawed as anyone else on the show, also she had the worst case of intervening in stuff that wasn't her business.

 

[Cor]

It was fine for a watch through.

Not even close to a Friends or The Office level sitcom though.

On par with TAAHM for me

 

[hoglund]

It was fine for a watch through.

Not even close to a Friends or The Office level sitcom though.

On par with TAAHM for me

What does TAAHM stand for?