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Had never watched “How I Met Your Mother” until recently.

Posted on 12/26/23 at 9:11 pm
Posted by auwaterfowler
Alabama
Member since Jan 2020
1978 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 9:11 pm
What a great sitcom!
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
25354 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 9:26 pm to
2007 called...
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
70536 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 9:31 pm to
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What a great sitcom!


Skip the finale.
Posted by TrapperJohn
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
11159 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 9:32 pm to
Lily was almost as big of a bitch as Ted and that's saying something.
Posted by Tiger31
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2004
382 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 9:54 pm to
Skip the whole last season
Posted by Ziippy
Member since Aug 2023
1036 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 10:10 pm to
First couple seasons are great.

Season 1 Victoria was perfect.
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15534 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 10:27 pm to
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2007 called...


Think about how long ago that was and how many people here probably didn’t relate to a late 20s/early 30s comedy. Friends stays popular for the same reason. Feeling old yet?
This post was edited on 12/26/23 at 10:28 pm
Posted by SUB
Member since Jan 2001
Member since Jan 2009
20947 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 10:32 pm to
It’s one of the last good sitcoms. Seasons 1-4 are very rewatchable. The later seasons were hit or miss but I enjoyed them overall.
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
20797 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 1:38 am to
When it was “on,” it was a great sitcom. When it tried to have filler or stretch things out, it suffered bigtime. The last season was absolute trash and the finale basically ruined the rewatchability of the entire series.
Posted by ColonelAngus
Huntsville,AL
Member since Aug 2023
226 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:24 am to
Jenkins epi is all time fav.
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
12495 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:35 am to
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the finale basically ruined the rewatchability of the entire series.


I can't watch reruns of the show because of how it ended. I just start getting angry thinking about it.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
25354 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:43 am to
Game of Thrones, Star Wars sequels, Doctor Who...

Welcome to current day.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86555 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:50 am to
It really is fantastic. It limped to the finish line and the whole last season was crap, but man its early run was 10/10. I think it's really underrated as a whole simply due to the end and that kind of soured the whole thing for everyone, similar to GOT.
Posted by schatman
Montana
Member since Nov 2018
2625 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:59 am to
Ted's/Barney's hookups/dates were an amazing assortment of beautiful women- up there with Seinfeld.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
25354 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:02 am to
The Barney + Robin pairing was ridiculous.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116318 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:03 am to
It was stupid from the beginning and they kept making it worse.

They should have NEVER done the Barney/Robin thing, ever.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86555 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 10:14 am to
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They should have NEVER done the Barney/Robin thing, ever.


That pairing and Joey/Rachel on friends have never sat well with me. I understand that it's just a TV show and things get repetitive and youv'e gotta spice things up a bit...but it just seems so untrue to real life.

If my best friend in the world was dating a girl for like 5 years and then they broke up (as in the case of Friends, I know in HIMYM they didn't date as long but you still knew that they should be with each other), there is Z-E-R-O chance I would have ANY desire to then date that girl. It's just not done if you actually value that friendship at all.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
25354 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 10:25 am to
The problem of the ending was that they had always shown the kids from the very start and they looked identical to Robin and Ted. So instead of going with the obvious, they tried to subvert expectations by slipping in the “real“ mother , who had similar features to Robin.

And while I don’t think the story landed with many viewers, the actress & character was really a great find. But in the end, she just came off as a Poochie, from Itchy and Scratchy.
Posted by Ziippy
Member since Aug 2023
1036 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 12:06 pm to
It’s hard to sustain the quality of a show for more than a few seasons.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36103 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 12:10 pm to
Prime Barney was an upper tier TV character.
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