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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#1526: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:20:57 AM

The one thing I really didn't like in "Murtaugh" was Ted's censoring. The way he stumbled upon himself to cover up that the line is "I'm too old for this shit" was just really unrealistic, as though the idea of his teenaged children knowing a fictional character swore was horribly insulting.

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odafangirl Indeed. Since: Oct, 2010
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#1527: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:41:35 AM

It's Ted. You know he'd be one of those dads.

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Lawyerdude Citizen from my secret moon base Since: Jan, 2001
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#1528: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:49:47 AM

FCC rules make Ted's selective self-censorship just bizarre. You can't say certain words, and everybody "eats sandwiches" instead of smokin' the Ganj. But of course they have no problems with explicitly discussing sex, whether it's casual sex with strangers or all the times Aunt Robin or Aunt Lily got a good pounding. But when it's the noisy upstairs neighbors, it's "playing the bagpipes".

edited 3rd Oct '14 11:51:58 AM by Lawyerdude

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Catfish42 Bloody Fossil from world´s favourite country. Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#1529: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:53:26 AM

And when Baby Marvin is constipated, it's confetti... [lol]

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Lawyerdude Citizen from my secret moon base Since: Jan, 2001
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#1530: Oct 3rd 2014 at 11:55:54 AM

[lol] Yes. Although I think calling it confetti was done in-story to keep from grossing out the characters. But showing us the confetti was done to keep from grossing out the audience.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#1531: Oct 3rd 2014 at 12:06:03 PM

Yeah, I mean, I get why it was done, it's just Ted calling himself out on it in Murtaugh in particular was particularly nonsensical, and drawing attention to that doesn't help.

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TricksterCal I've got friends on the other side from Land of City and the Saved a.k.a. LOCATS Since: Jan, 2013
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#1532: Oct 3rd 2014 at 12:15:27 PM

I think either "Slap Bet" or "Spoiler Alert" would have to be my favorite episode. Slap Bet established so many things I loved in future episodes, and Spoiler Alert pointed out all the funny annoying quirks all the characters have in a really hilarious way.

Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#1533: Oct 3rd 2014 at 12:41:15 PM

Slap Bet is what came to my mind, too. It started not one but two of the show's most beloved running gags. And as a bonus, more Barney getting hurt!

Speaking of which, as an aside, my favorite slap was the second one. It was the only one (I think) that had no build up or prep at all. It just came out of nowhere.

In regards to the current conversation, maybe people are just really open about sex in the 2030s? I dunno. There are other things about the series that are more jarring. That one can just be handwaved when remembering the Doylist perspective.

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Lawyerdude Citizen from my secret moon base Since: Jan, 2001
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#1534: Oct 3rd 2014 at 12:51:03 PM

Loved Slap Bet.

edited 3rd Oct '14 12:51:40 PM by Lawyerdude

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Prime_of_Perfection Where force fails, cunning prevails Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#1535: Oct 3rd 2014 at 5:05:48 PM

[up][up] It can just be an individual sort of thing no different than it is today about some who openly discuss things and others who don't.

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Lawyerdude Citizen from my secret moon base Since: Jan, 2001
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#1536: Oct 3rd 2014 at 5:21:14 PM

[up]No. That can't possibly be it. Everybody living at the same time has exactly the same comfort level and social mores as everybody else. Don't be absurd. tongue

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Prime_of_Perfection Where force fails, cunning prevails Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#1537: Oct 3rd 2014 at 5:36:17 PM

Good point, I wasn't thinking straight. sad

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Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#1538: Oct 3rd 2014 at 6:26:47 PM

[up][up][up]Fair point.

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KJMackley Since: Jan, 2001
#1539: Oct 3rd 2014 at 8:55:01 PM

Sometimes inconsistency is perfectly consistent. Characters are prone to some hypocritical behavior. Future!Ted even acknowledged a few times that his stories got inappropriate and it makes sense he would dial back on some other things.

"Slap Bet" and "Drumroll, Please" are typically labeled as the Growing the Beard moment. Funny enough, one of the episodes I really dislike was one of the first I saw, "Robots vs. Wrestlers" in syndication on like the FX channel. The characters act like douchebags and had the gall to call the people at the party they crashed douchebags.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#1540: Oct 3rd 2014 at 9:14:01 PM

I'm not sure what the best episode is, but I'd say the funniest would be "Subway Wars". 'Course, I think Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad World is the funniest movie of all time, so TV episodes that follow the "everyone's racing for the finish line" plot tend to score pretty high with me.

TricksterCal I've got friends on the other side from Land of City and the Saved a.k.a. LOCATS Since: Jan, 2013
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#1541: Oct 4th 2014 at 12:34:16 PM

Oh my gosh, I forgot about "Drumroll, Please". I mean, I kind of watched the first 3 1/2 seasons out of order and watched it live near the end of Season 4 so I missed a lot until I tried to marathon it right before the finale. And because of that, I didn't really understand the fuss about how great Victoria was. But rewatching it, I was like "oh my gosh, this is the cutest thing ever, I could definitely see her as the mom in the event of cancellation".

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#1542: Oct 4th 2014 at 1:50:44 PM

Yep, what they did with Victoria was what gave me confidence that, when it came time to finally introduce the Mother, they'd totally pull it off. And I was right!

Granted, I think "Drumroll, Please" was better than any of the Mother's episodes, even "How Your Mother Met Me", but it's better than 99% of HIMYM episodes.

Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#1543: Oct 4th 2014 at 2:22:37 PM

How Your Mother Met Me could have been much better if it were a two-parter. She had a much bigger story to tell than twenty-three minutes could allow.

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KJMackley Since: Jan, 2001
#1544: Oct 4th 2014 at 11:56:53 PM

"Drumroll, Please" usually ranks among the best episodes of the series, it's not just setting the show up for better stuff to come along. So yes, any later episode is likely to fall short.

When it first aired I said the only flaw of "How Your Mother Met Me" was that it covers a lot in one episode. While still very well paced, it could have been a two-parter and no one would complain because there was plenty of plot.

DamascaRamza (Ancient one)
#1545: Oct 5th 2014 at 3:47:15 AM

There's alot of ways they could have made Season 9 as a whole better and most of them have already been stated.

TricksterCal I've got friends on the other side from Land of City and the Saved a.k.a. LOCATS Since: Jan, 2013
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#1546: Oct 5th 2014 at 1:37:54 PM

This is kind of off-topic, but how is that new romantic comedy series A to Z and how does it compare to HIMYM?

Also, my sister is dressing up as a combination of all the main HIMYM characters for Halloween.

Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#1547: Oct 5th 2014 at 2:59:58 PM

[up]Dare I ask how she plans to do that?

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TricksterCal I've got friends on the other side from Land of City and the Saved a.k.a. LOCATS Since: Jan, 2013
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#1548: Oct 5th 2014 at 5:15:11 PM

She doesn't have a full plan yet, but it involves a Ducky Tie and a denim jacket she's going to decorate to look like Robin Sparkles. Now that I realize it, she should probably carry a yellow umbrella with her and have a blue French horn on her shirt.

Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#1549: Oct 5th 2014 at 7:29:03 PM

In case it hasn't been added to the ensemble, a pair of red cowboy boots is a requirement.

Dunno about Lily and Marshall, though.

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Journeyman Overlording the Underworld from On a throne in a vault overlooking the Wasteland Since: Nov, 2010
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#1550: Oct 5th 2014 at 9:18:28 PM

How tall is she and does she have red hair? tongue


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