How I Met Your Mother: Season Three

lordscarlet · 10-23-2007, 01:22 PM

Why don't we ever discuss this show? I think it is in the top three sitcoms right now (The Office, Scrubs and HIMYM), but I'm sure many people will disagree with me.

Anyway -- last night was fantastic. The Hot/Crazy chart. The deaf brother. Etcetera.

Blade6119 · 10-23-2007, 01:24 PM

I absolutely love this show, but missed last night...Season 2 was fantastic, and this season has raised the stakes so far in my eyes

MrBug708 · 10-23-2007, 01:27 PM

It's my favorite show on TV right now. I have seasons 1 and 2 on DVD and record season three as it comes along.

It's awesome. It's legendary. High Five.

jackyl · 10-23-2007, 01:31 PM

This and Weeds are my two favorite shows on TV. I would have never even known about the show if I didn't catch it on a flight last year.

bob · 10-23-2007, 01:34 PM

I love this show, but feel that Robin is unimportant to the plot line now. I don't like how the previous episodes of season 3 devoted so much time to her story, trying to make her important somehow. Last nights was great (in part b/c of very little Robin).

Crapshoot · 10-23-2007, 01:42 PM

I like it as a backup - I TIVO it and watch it when I'm bored. Its not a great show IMO, but an entertaining one - a solid B if it were.

My first tier (must record, must watch):

The Office
Pushing Daisies
Scrubs

My second tier: (will record, might watch)

How I Met Your Mother
Samantha Who (I know, I know - but it amuses me for some reason)
Bones
Reaper
30 Rock
Ugly Betty

Kodos · 10-23-2007, 02:03 PM

I think it is the second best comedy on TV right now, behind The Office. Used to like Scrubs, but we don't watch it anymore. Same for My Name Is Earl.

Dr. Sak · 10-23-2007, 02:08 PM

Last night's episode was the best of season 3. I was getting worried after the first episodes this season few were flops.

rowech · 10-23-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bob

I love this show, but feel that Robin is unimportant to the plot line now. I don't like how the previous episodes of season 3 devoted so much time to her story, trying to make her important somehow. Last nights was great (in part b/c of very little Robin).

Agreed...they might as well write her off at this point. I'd like to at least start to get to see who the mom might be at this point. I don't want this show to drag on like Lost did. The culmination of the show shouldn't be them meeting. It should be meeting and then leading up to the wedding, etc.

Scarecrow · 10-23-2007, 03:05 PM

IIRC, when Saget is talking to the kids, he refers to her as 'Aunt Robin' - maybe a Robin/barney hookup soon?

Anyway, I'm off to eat a sandwich with blah blah...

gstelmack · 10-23-2007, 03:22 PM

My wife and I have watched the show since early in season 1 and just love it. The Hot/Crazy chart was awesome. The deaf brother bit was almost as good as when Wayne Brady played Barney's brother...

rowech · 10-23-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarecrow

IIRC, when Saget is talking to the kids, he refers to her as 'Aunt Robin' - maybe a Robin/barney hookup soon?

Anyway, I'm off to eat a sandwich with blah blah...

They also refer to them as Aunt Lilly and Uncle Marshall though.

Celeval · 10-23-2007, 03:39 PM

Been a fan of this show since it started. Semi-spoiler - some of which already happened this season - I've read that they are going to emphasize more about "the mother" this season, which already started with the yellow umbrella thing. But apparently there'll be more "hints" like that.

Oh, and slapbetcountdown.com is legen... wait for it...

MrBug708 · 10-23-2007, 08:27 PM

Yup. That was my favorite episode. That and Barney's bachelor pad with the toilet

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2007, 08:47 PM

I very much enjoy it. Try not to miss an episode. cbs has some great comedies with this and two and a half men...sometimes I even sit through that horrible "big bang theory"

rowech · 10-23-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

I very much enjoy it. Try not to miss an episode. cbs has some great comedies with this and two and a half men...sometimes I even sit through that horrible "big bang theory"

Love Big Bang Theory.

DaddyTorgo · 10-23-2007, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Love Big Bang Theory.

it's watchable...more watchable as a geek. Certainly not appointment-tv though, just something to sit through between the two others.

TBH...the girl is the prime reason for watching it. that and going "well at least i'm not that geeky"

Lathum · 10-23-2007, 10:24 PM

I enjoy it alot, I thought last nights episode was the best in along time.

lordscarlet · 10-24-2007, 06:11 AM

Shew. I thought maybe I had lost all sense of good comedy or something.

Kodos · 10-24-2007, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bsak16

Last night's episode was the best of season 3. I was getting worried after the first episodes this season few were flops.

My wife and I watched it last night -- didn't think it was one of the funnier episodes.

albionmoonlight · 10-24-2007, 09:33 AM

I LOLed at Barney naming features on the Hot/Crazy graph after former hookups.

BrianD · 10-24-2007, 12:40 PM

This show remains my hands-down number 1 favorite comedy. It doesn't have as many laugh out loud moments as Season 1 had, but it is still the best out there...especially for those of us that don't like embarrassment comedy - The Office.

I'm also rather fond of Big Bang Theory, though part of that is because of all of the recognition. I enjoy the looks on my wife's face when I finish the super-geek jokes before the characters do.

Dr. Sak · 10-24-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

My wife and I watched it last night -- didn't think it was one of the funnier episodes.

In the entire series I would agree...but this season I thought it was the best. I think the show is at its best when the entire cast is together. I also enjoy the flashbacks and the references to previous episodes.

rowech · 10-24-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

it's watchable...more watchable as a geek. Certainly not appointment-tv though, just something to sit through between the two others.

TBH...the girl is the prime reason for watching it. that and going "well at least i'm not that geeky"

Agreed. The kids in my statistics class love it. My kids in the Algebra II class think it's stupid.

DaddyTorgo · 10-24-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

I LOLed at Barney naming features on the Hot/Crazy graph after former hookups.

I actually utilized the H/C graph the other night with a friend in a manner of speaking.

bossfan2000 · 10-25-2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Love Big Bang Theory.

Thirding the love of Big Bang Theory. From what i have read, the ratings are actually higher for Big Band than How I Met Your Mother..which is odd since HIMYM starts first.

I was disappointed The Class didnt come back..i thought it got really good and hit its stride the 2nd half of last season, but i guess everyone had already given up on it.

HIMYM is one of my favorite sitcoms, but i'm not digging season 3 as much as 1&2. Still need to watch monday's episode.

ISiddiqui · 10-25-2007, 09:42 PM

The Hot/Crazy graph kicked ass. That was hilarious. Barney is, by far, the reason this show works.

DaddyTorgo · 10-25-2007, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

The Hot/Crazy graph kicked ass. That was hilarious. Barney is, by far, the reason this show works.

yes. Very true.

MrBug708 · 03-17-2008, 12:16 PM

Suit up!

I believe the series starts tonight...?

Lathum · 03-17-2008, 12:30 PM

sure does. Along with two and a half men!

Dr. Sak · 03-17-2008, 12:36 PM

I can't wait for the show to start up. A few guest stars in the coming weeks include Britney Spears and Sarah Caulke.

Blade6119 · 03-17-2008, 02:42 PM

Thank god, this was really the only show i missed during the strike. Tonight is going to be legen-wait for it and i hope your not lactose intolerant-dary!

hoopsguy · 03-17-2008, 07:46 PM

Hmm, right now the show is making me feel lame about my St. Patrick's Day. No ghosts here, but certainly not a "no tomorrow" evening either.

Lathum · 03-24-2008, 09:25 PM

Fantastic episode tonight.

rowech · 03-24-2008, 09:48 PM

After reading some things about the future of the show and some things that were mentioned in tonight's episode, I'm thinking we might have finally met the mother.

DaddyTorgo · 03-24-2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

After reading some things about the future of the show

elaborate?

rowech · 03-24-2008, 10:04 PM

I'll PM you as I have no clue as to how to do the spoiler thing.

korme · 03-24-2008, 11:58 PM

[ spoiler ]

[/ spoiler ]

without the spaces in there

Dr. Sak · 03-25-2008, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowech

After reading some things about the future of the show and some things that were mentioned in tonight's episode, I'm thinking we might have finally met the mother.

My guess

Spoiler

lordscarlet · 03-25-2008, 06:53 AM

They already strongly implied it was the woman with the yellow umbrella. I don't think it's a a stretch, or a spoiler, to guess that it is the girl that bumped into him at the bar. As soon as it happened I had that suspicion. I don't read anything about TV shows outside of this board, so I didn't get this from some site. It's just a theory, and I doubt I'm the only one with it. However they said that she was at the bar that night. So guessing that we saw her in a short moment during that episode is not very surprising.

rowech · 03-25-2008, 07:17 AM

It's that along with the fact that this show could be done at the end of this season. It was almost canceled after last season and last week it finished last in it's time slot. They also mentioned there would be a huge twist at the end of the season. Whether that means the show is done, who knows.

ISiddiqui · 03-25-2008, 07:21 AM

That would be quite sad

.

Last night's episode was quite good. Both Sarah Chalke and Brittney Spears were excellent (a great surprise how decent Spears was in her role).

Dr. Sak · 03-25-2008, 08:02 AM

In the spoiler tag is a post about who the girl is who Ted bumped into..

Spoiler

DanGarion · 03-25-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

That would be quite sad

.

Last night's episode was quite good. Both Sarah Chalke and Brittney Spears were excellent (a great surprise how decent Spears was in her role).

Brittney Spears character was terrible, she is NOT, I repeat not an actress and she was detrimental to the show. As for Sarah Chalke, she was great, and it would be great if she was the mother, but we know that's not going to happen, since it wouldn't make sense in the grand scheme of the show.

ISiddiqui · 03-25-2008, 12:36 PM

Detrimental? Maybe because you were like, ooooh, Britney!! everytime she was on the screen (ie, take you out of the show, not that you yell over her or something). But as an obsessed receptionist, she wasn't bad.

Kodos · 03-25-2008, 12:37 PM

I'm no Britney fan, but I thought she was fine in her role.

DanGarion · 03-25-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Detrimental? Maybe because you were like, ooooh, Britney!! everytime she was on the screen (ie, take you out of the show, not that you yell over her or something). But as an obsessed receptionist, she wasn't bad.

They tried too hard to make her part quirky. There really was no reason to even have the obsessed receptionist in the episode it did not add anything to the episode. Other then it let Barney have sex at the end.

ISiddiqui · 03-25-2008, 12:49 PM

???

Were we watching the same show? The obsessed receptionist was a potential "safe bet" for Ted that he rejected because he wanted the bigger prize, and by trying to snare the bigger prize, he unfortunately made the receptionist more into him (which was hilarious), and then when she saw him the flowers and chased after him was funny as Hell.

BrianD · 03-25-2008, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Detrimental? Maybe because you were like, ooooh, Britney!! everytime she was on the screen (ie, take you out of the show, not that you yell over her or something). But as an obsessed receptionist, she wasn't bad.

The girl can't act. Not even a little bit. Having her on the show - as bad as she is - is a desperation move to draw new fans. It is a shame since I really like the show, but every scene she was in was painful.

rowech · 03-25-2008, 01:04 PM

I didn't think she was bad at all. I can't stand anything about her and I thought she was fine. That was a win-win for the show and for her. She gets a chance to be semi-normal again and the show can try and cash in with ratings.

10-23-2007, 01:24 PM	#2
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	I absolutely love this show, but missed last night...Season 2 was fantastic, and this season has raised the stakes so far in my eyes __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

10-23-2007, 01:42 PM	#6
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	I like it as a backup - I TIVO it and watch it when I'm bored. Its not a great show IMO, but an entertaining one - a solid B if it were. My first tier (must record, must watch): The Office Pushing Daisies Scrubs My second tier: (will record, might watch) How I Met Your Mother Samantha Who (I know, I know - but it amuses me for some reason) Bones Reaper 30 Rock Ugly Betty Last edited by Crapshoot : 10-23-2007 at 01:43 PM.

10-23-2007, 03:05 PM	#10
Scarecrow College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Flatlands of America	IIRC, when Saget is talking to the kids, he refers to her as 'Aunt Robin' - maybe a Robin/barney hookup soon? Anyway, I'm off to eat a sandwich with blah blah... __________________ Post Count: Eleventy Billion - so deal with it!

10-23-2007, 03:22 PM	#11
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	My wife and I have watched the show since early in season 1 and just love it. The Hot/Crazy chart was awesome. The deaf brother bit was almost as good as when Wayne Brady played Barney's brother... __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

10-24-2007, 06:11 AM	#19
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	Shew. I thought maybe I had lost all sense of good comedy or something. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

10-23-2007, 01:27 PM	#3
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	It's my favorite show on TV right now. I have seasons 1 and 2 on DVD and record season three as it comes along. It's awesome. It's legendary. High Five.

10-23-2007, 01:31 PM	#4
jackyl H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Apr 2005	This and Weeds are my two favorite shows on TV. I would have never even known about the show if I didn't catch it on a flight last year.

10-23-2007, 01:34 PM	#5
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	I love this show, but feel that Robin is unimportant to the plot line now. I don't like how the previous episodes of season 3 devoted so much time to her story, trying to make her important somehow. Last nights was great (in part b/c of very little Robin).

10-23-2007, 02:03 PM	#7
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I think it is the second best comedy on TV right now, behind The Office. Used to like Scrubs, but we don't watch it anymore. Same for My Name Is Earl.

10-23-2007, 02:08 PM	#8
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Last night's episode was the best of season 3. I was getting worried after the first episodes this season few were flops.

10-23-2007, 03:39 PM	#13
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	Been a fan of this show since it started. Semi-spoiler - some of which already happened this season - I've read that they are going to emphasize more about "the mother" this season, which already started with the yellow umbrella thing. But apparently there'll be more "hints" like that. Oh, and slapbetcountdown.com is legen... wait for it...

10-23-2007, 08:27 PM	#14
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Yup. That was my favorite episode. That and Barney's bachelor pad with the toilet

10-23-2007, 08:47 PM	#15
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I very much enjoy it. Try not to miss an episode. cbs has some great comedies with this and two and a half men...sometimes I even sit through that horrible "big bang theory"

10-23-2007, 10:24 PM	#18
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I enjoy it alot, I thought last nights episode was the best in along time.

10-24-2007, 09:33 AM	#21
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	I LOLed at Barney naming features on the Hot/Crazy graph after former hookups.

10-24-2007, 12:40 PM	#22
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	This show remains my hands-down number 1 favorite comedy. It doesn't have as many laugh out loud moments as Season 1 had, but it is still the best out there...especially for those of us that don't like embarrassment comedy - The Office. I'm also rather fond of Big Bang Theory, though part of that is because of all of the recognition. I enjoy the looks on my wife's face when I finish the super-geek jokes before the characters do.

10-25-2007, 09:42 PM	#27
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	The Hot/Crazy graph kicked ass. That was hilarious. Barney is, by far, the reason this show works. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-17-2008, 12:16 PM	#29
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Suit up! I believe the series starts tonight...?

03-17-2008, 12:30 PM	#30
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	sure does. Along with two and a half men!

03-17-2008, 12:36 PM	#31
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I can't wait for the show to start up. A few guest stars in the coming weeks include Britney Spears and Sarah Caulke.

03-17-2008, 02:42 PM	#32
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	Thank god, this was really the only show i missed during the strike. Tonight is going to be legen-wait for it and i hope your not lactose intolerant-dary! __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

03-17-2008, 07:46 PM	#33
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	Hmm, right now the show is making me feel lame about my St. Patrick's Day. No ghosts here, but certainly not a "no tomorrow" evening either.

03-24-2008, 09:25 PM	#34
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Fantastic episode tonight.

03-24-2008, 09:48 PM	#35
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	After reading some things about the future of the show and some things that were mentioned in tonight's episode, I'm thinking we might have finally met the mother.

03-24-2008, 10:04 PM	#37
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	I'll PM you as I have no clue as to how to do the spoiler thing.

03-24-2008, 11:58 PM	#38
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	[ spoiler ] [/ spoiler ] without the spaces in there

03-25-2008, 06:53 AM	#40
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	They already strongly implied it was the woman with the yellow umbrella. I don't think it's a a stretch, or a spoiler, to guess that it is the girl that bumped into him at the bar. As soon as it happened I had that suspicion. I don't read anything about TV shows outside of this board, so I didn't get this from some site. It's just a theory, and I doubt I'm the only one with it. However they said that she was at the bar that night. So guessing that we saw her in a short moment during that episode is not very surprising. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

03-25-2008, 07:17 AM	#41
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	It's that along with the fact that this show could be done at the end of this season. It was almost canceled after last season and last week it finished last in it's time slot. They also mentioned there would be a huge twist at the end of the season. Whether that means the show is done, who knows.

03-25-2008, 07:21 AM	#42
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	That would be quite sad . Last night's episode was quite good. Both Sarah Chalke and Brittney Spears were excellent (a great surprise how decent Spears was in her role). __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-25-2008, 08:02 AM	#43
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	In the spoiler tag is a post about who the girl is who Ted bumped into.. Spoiler http://have-you-met-ted.com/2008/did-we-meet-the-mother/

03-25-2008, 12:36 PM	#45
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Detrimental? Maybe because you were like, ooooh, Britney!! everytime she was on the screen (ie, take you out of the show, not that you yell over her or something). But as an obsessed receptionist, she wasn't bad. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-25-2008, 12:37 PM	#46
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I'm no Britney fan, but I thought she was fine in her role. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

03-25-2008, 12:49 PM	#48
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	??? Were we watching the same show? The obsessed receptionist was a potential "safe bet" for Ted that he rejected because he wanted the bigger prize, and by trying to snare the bigger prize, he unfortunately made the receptionist more into him (which was hilarious), and then when she saw him the flowers and chased after him was funny as Hell. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-25-2008, 01:04 PM	#50
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	I didn't think she was bad at all. I can't stand anything about her and I thought she was fine. That was a win-win for the show and for her. She gets a chance to be semi-normal again and the show can try and cash in with ratings.

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