HIMYM/Big Bang Thread

Swaggs · 09-21-2009, 11:58 AM

New season begins tonight.

Someone less lazy than me can start separate threads if so desired.

Lathum · 09-21-2009, 12:02 PM

I think there already is a HIMYM thread

DaddyTorgo · 09-21-2009, 12:03 PM

yeah, where we were discussing BBT as well. but a new thread for the new season is fine.

i'm so excited!! i don't even mind that it's monday!!!

Lathum · 09-21-2009, 12:03 PM

How I Met Your Mother: Season Three - Front Office Football Central

It started with season 3 but kept going

Lathum · 09-21-2009, 12:04 PM

I love HIMYM but never got BBT, everything seems so forced on the show.

DaddyTorgo · 09-21-2009, 12:16 PM

i dunno...i find the geek-humor of it appealing. particularly because it's inter-geek rather than like non-geeks making fun of geeks.

plus you get those great sheldon-facts that you can bring into everyday life (kinda like you can with Dr. Reed on Criminal Minds)

wade moore · 09-21-2009, 12:16 PM

BBT is one of the best sitcoms in years.

These need to be separate threads though, I do not watch HIMYM.

gstelmack · 09-21-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

BBT is one of the best sitcoms in years.

These need to be separate threads though, I do not watch HIMYM.

Agreed, but I'm the opposite.

ISiddiqui · 09-21-2009, 12:30 PM

I don't see why these should be combined. Especially since they aren't back-to-back anymore (and even before that, they were different types of sitcoms).

Dr. Sak · 09-21-2009, 12:33 PM

Are we really bitching about the fact that two shows are in one thread? Have we become a bunch of women?

Dr. Sak · 09-21-2009, 12:35 PM

What better:

ROBIN

PENNY

Fidatelo · 09-21-2009, 12:40 PM

Penny

Dr. Sak · 09-21-2009, 12:44 PM

Really? I thought Robin would have it sewn up with you cause of her hockey background.

ISiddiqui · 09-21-2009, 12:44 PM

Robin, without a doubt.

wade moore · 09-21-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Are we really bitching about the fact that two shows are in one thread? Have we become a bunch of women?

I don't care about it all that much, but it really is pretty stupid that they're in the same thread.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 09-21-2009, 12:52 PM

They both have really annoying lead characters, so they share that.

Lathum · 09-21-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

I don't care about it all that much, but it really is pretty stupid that they're in the same thread.

I don't want to have to sift through a bunch of comments about a show I don't like to read ones about a show I do like.

Radii · 09-21-2009, 01:01 PM

Robin and its not even close imo.

Fidatelo · 09-21-2009, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Really? I thought Robin would have it sewn up with you cause of her hockey background.

I didn't know she had a hockey background, so that narrows the gap I suppose, but when in doubt, blonde > brunette.

MrBug708 · 09-21-2009, 01:21 PM

No problems with the combined threads. Im actually surprised that people who like one, don't like the other

kingnebwsu · 09-21-2009, 09:00 PM

Penny and it's not even close IMO.

People who only watch one or the other should really give both shows a chance. I like BBT better, but these are the only two shows with a laugh track that I can stomach.

kingnebwsu · 09-21-2009, 09:00 PM

Double post!

tarcone · 09-21-2009, 09:05 PM

I likeboth but prefer BBT. great show. Comedy gold.
And I like Penny better.Robin is rough.

Swaggs · 09-21-2009, 09:22 PM

If I saw still pictures of each, I would think Robin is better looking, but I find Penny more attractive overall.

DaddyTorgo · 09-22-2009, 07:27 AM

good episodes last night i thought. not "blow your mind amazing" but it was nice to see barney+robin finally get-together, and it was nice to see penny+leonard finally hook up. Those types of episodes are always tough for comedies and shows that have tension built in around the two characters getting together (thinking more of penny/leonard in this case particularly), and i have no doubt that it'll continue to be an on-again/off-again type of thing, but i thought given that they had two shows last night where they had to have sort of "payoff" in that sense that the shows were decently strong.

on an unrelated note - because i'm a lazy network exec's greatest hope, i refrained from changing the channel and watched the pilot of the new Jenna Elfman show that they stuck at 8:30 - gotta say I wasn't digging it at all.

Dr. Sak · 09-22-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

If I saw still pictures of each, I would think Robin is better looking, but I find Penny more attractive overall.

Especially with her low cut shirt last night...wow.

Dr. Sak · 09-22-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

on an unrelated note - because i'm a lazy network exec's greatest hope, i refrained from changing the channel and watched the pilot of the new Jenna Elfman show that they stuck at 8:30 - gotta say I wasn't digging it at all.

+1

DaddyTorgo · 09-22-2009, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Especially with her low cut shirt last night...wow.

quite true. you'll note that they put her in a lot of shirts like that...

DanGarion · 09-22-2009, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

What better:

ROBIN

PENNY

I love brunettes, but Penny all the way.

ISiddiqui · 09-22-2009, 10:39 PM

HIMYM was good. BBT was not as good, but some fun lines (like the evolution "theory" getting Sheldon to go).

DaddyTorgo · 09-22-2009, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

HIMYM was good. BBT was not as good, but some fun lines (like the evolution "theory" getting Sheldon to go).

like i said earlier - i think they were both difficult episodes. i thought BBT was pretty funny...if anything I thought it was probably the funnier of the two, but only slightly. Like a 3pt win in the NFL

MrBug708 · 09-22-2009, 11:25 PM

I though Raj playing along with the Vulcan Mind trick was great. And Walowitz's 'stach as well

Crapshoot · 09-22-2009, 11:43 PM

Vulcan Mind Trick? He was using the Force. [/nerd]. Jeez Bug; just what I expect from a Dodger fan.

ISiddiqui · 09-22-2009, 11:45 PM

Is there even such a thing as a Vulcan mind trick? It's like Bug got the Vulcan mind meld and the Jedi mind trick messed up

.

Neon_Chaos · 09-23-2009, 05:52 AM

Well, Leonard finally got a break.

MrBug708 · 09-23-2009, 08:19 PM

Same crap lol

terpkristin · 10-12-2009, 07:23 PM

Darn it, why is this season focusing on NOT TED?

/tk

kingnebwsu · 10-12-2009, 10:29 PM

Because Barney is the best character on the show?

Crapshoot · 10-12-2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingnebwsu

Because Barney is the best character on the show?

"""""""""""""""""".

hoopsguy · 10-13-2009, 12:32 AM

When did Lily get hot? She has come back from pregnancy way hotter than she was before.

Neon_Chaos · 10-13-2009, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingnebwsu

Because Barney is the best character on the show?

NIIIIIIIIIIIICE.

Internet five!

NIIIIIIIIIIIICE.

Radii · 11-23-2009, 07:30 PM

The last two weeks of How I Met Your Mother have brought back a lot of the awesome that had been missing earlier in the season.

MrBug708 · 11-23-2009, 07:32 PM

Probably has to do a lot with Barney not worrying about a girlfriend. It's what made the show what it is today!

Radii · 11-23-2009, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Probably has to do a lot with Barney not worrying about a girlfriend. It's what made the show what it is today!

Completely has to do with that in my mind, yup.

Lathum · 11-23-2009, 08:07 PM

I agree, last few weeks were excelent

Neon_Chaos · 11-27-2009, 04:21 AM

SLAPSGIVING 2: REVENGE OF THE SLAP!

Danny · 11-27-2009, 07:29 AM

Yeah, Marshall giving that slap was predictable, but still really funny.

BishopMVP · 11-27-2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Probably has to do a lot with Barney not worrying about a girlfriend. It's what made the show what it is today!

HIMYM is one of my TV highlights of the week, and clearly Barney is the reason why. But as TK demonstrated 10 posts up, apparently there are people that watch these comedies (at least partially) for the wet-blanket dramatic storyline and not the awesomeness of Lorenzo von Matterhorn and friends. IMO, nothing was worse than the actress from Scrubs coming across for most of S4 - she nearly managed to completely ruin a 2nd comedy series.

I've given the Big Bang theory more than one shot but ever since it was pointed out that they have the most absurdly synched laugh track outside the Disney Channel I can't take that show seriously. Too bad as it definitely has parts with potential, but the overall package doesn't do it for me.

mrsimperless · 11-27-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

I've given the Big Bang theory more than one shot but ever since it was pointed out that they have the most absurdly synched laugh track outside the Disney Channel I can't take that show seriously. Too bad as it definitely has parts with potential, but the overall package doesn't do it for me.

That's actually part of the whole joke.

Although it's at least 2 or 3 levels below the real joke.

ISiddiqui · 11-27-2009, 08:53 PM

LOL, super-fan wank!

There was this great article on HIMYM and BBT and how they are lumped together (CBS comedies, same night), they are very, very different in how they are done. IIRC, the article was stating that BBT is usually very threadbare on plot, but uses the characters and their quirks for laughs, while HIMYM is very different in that it jams in tons and tons of plot (almost too much for a half hour show) and uses that to drive the show. Not that HIMYM doesn't have interesting characters, but they are secondary to the plot and the story that is trying to be told.

It was very interesting view and solidified why I'm much more of a HIMYM fan.

09-21-2009, 12:03 PM	#3
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	yeah, where we were discussing BBT as well. but a new thread for the new season is fine. i'm so excited!! i don't even mind that it's monday!!! __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

09-21-2009, 12:16 PM	#6
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	i dunno...i find the geek-humor of it appealing. particularly because it's inter-geek rather than like non-geeks making fun of geeks. plus you get those great sheldon-facts that you can bring into everyday life (kinda like you can with Dr. Reed on Criminal Minds) __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9 Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 09-21-2009 at 12:16 PM.

09-21-2009, 12:30 PM	#9
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I don't see why these should be combined. Especially since they aren't back-to-back anymore (and even before that, they were different types of sitcoms). __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

09-21-2009, 12:40 PM	#12
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Penny __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

09-21-2009, 12:44 PM	#14
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Robin, without a doubt. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

09-21-2009, 12:02 PM	#2
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I think there already is a HIMYM thread

09-21-2009, 12:04 PM	#5
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I love HIMYM but never got BBT, everything seems so forced on the show.

09-21-2009, 12:33 PM	#10
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Are we really bitching about the fact that two shows are in one thread? Have we become a bunch of women?

09-21-2009, 12:35 PM	#11
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	What better: ROBIN PENNY

09-21-2009, 12:52 PM	#16
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	They both have really annoying lead characters, so they share that. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

09-21-2009, 01:01 PM	#18
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Robin and its not even close imo.

09-21-2009, 01:21 PM	#20
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	No problems with the combined threads. Im actually surprised that people who like one, don't like the other

09-21-2009, 09:00 PM	#21
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	Penny and it's not even close IMO. People who only watch one or the other should really give both shows a chance. I like BBT better, but these are the only two shows with a laugh track that I can stomach.

09-21-2009, 09:00 PM	#22
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	Double post! Last edited by kingnebwsu : 09-21-2009 at 09:01 PM.

09-21-2009, 09:05 PM	#23
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I likeboth but prefer BBT. great show. Comedy gold. And I like Penny better.Robin is rough.

09-21-2009, 09:22 PM	#24
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	If I saw still pictures of each, I would think Robin is better looking, but I find Penny more attractive overall. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

09-22-2009, 07:27 AM	#25
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	good episodes last night i thought. not "blow your mind amazing" but it was nice to see barney+robin finally get-together, and it was nice to see penny+leonard finally hook up. Those types of episodes are always tough for comedies and shows that have tension built in around the two characters getting together (thinking more of penny/leonard in this case particularly), and i have no doubt that it'll continue to be an on-again/off-again type of thing, but i thought given that they had two shows last night where they had to have sort of "payoff" in that sense that the shows were decently strong. on an unrelated note - because i'm a lazy network exec's greatest hope, i refrained from changing the channel and watched the pilot of the new Jenna Elfman show that they stuck at 8:30 - gotta say I wasn't digging it at all. __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

09-22-2009, 10:39 PM	#30
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	HIMYM was good. BBT was not as good, but some fun lines (like the evolution "theory" getting Sheldon to go). __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

09-22-2009, 11:25 PM	#32
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I though Raj playing along with the Vulcan Mind trick was great. And Walowitz's 'stach as well

09-22-2009, 11:43 PM	#33
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	Vulcan Mind Trick? He was using the Force. [/nerd]. Jeez Bug; just what I expect from a Dodger fan.

09-22-2009, 11:45 PM	#34
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Is there even such a thing as a Vulcan mind trick? It's like Bug got the Vulcan mind meld and the Jedi mind trick messed up . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

09-23-2009, 05:52 AM	#35
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Well, Leonard finally got a break. __________________ Come and see.

09-23-2009, 08:19 PM	#36
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Same crap lol

10-12-2009, 07:23 PM	#37
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Darn it, why is this season focusing on NOT TED? /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

10-12-2009, 10:29 PM	#38
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	Because Barney is the best character on the show?

10-13-2009, 12:32 AM	#40
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	When did Lily get hot? She has come back from pregnancy way hotter than she was before.

11-23-2009, 07:30 PM	#42
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	The last two weeks of How I Met Your Mother have brought back a lot of the awesome that had been missing earlier in the season.

11-23-2009, 07:32 PM	#43
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Probably has to do a lot with Barney not worrying about a girlfriend. It's what made the show what it is today!

11-23-2009, 08:07 PM	#45
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I agree, last few weeks were excelent

11-27-2009, 04:21 AM	#46
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	SLAPSGIVING 2: REVENGE OF THE SLAP! __________________ Come and see.

11-27-2009, 07:29 AM	#47
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Yeah, Marshall giving that slap was predictable, but still really funny.

11-27-2009, 08:53 PM	#50
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	LOL, super-fan wank! There was this great article on HIMYM and BBT and how they are lumped together (CBS comedies, same night), they are very, very different in how they are done. IIRC, the article was stating that BBT is usually very threadbare on plot, but uses the characters and their quirks for laughs, while HIMYM is very different in that it jams in tons and tons of plot (almost too much for a half hour show) and uses that to drive the show. Not that HIMYM doesn't have interesting characters, but they are secondary to the plot and the story that is trying to be told. It was very interesting view and solidified why I'm much more of a HIMYM fan. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

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