CT LVII: Sponsored by the Birth of Ennui and Wavy Q

[Doormatt]

And the style was meant to be a ripoff of lost, not friends.

[Danny Darko]

I just found out that Jason Segel was a back up to Jason Collins on his high school basketball team.

really? I should be able to get some mileage out of that one.

[Slava]

so they basically took Friends, which was a god awful show to being with, shifted the coffee shop to a bar and sold it as a new series for 8 seasons? Bravo!

I'm going to have to disagree. The first few seasons displayed arguably the most realistic depiction of interpersonal dynamics between young professionals who are friends. The overlying arcs were about finding yourself and realizing what you want in a relationship, what love really is to you, e.t.c. were very poignant and hit close to home - especially when you're of the same age/place-in-life. In that sense it hit close to home for many, even obviously disillusioned and cynical people (ahem: stephano).

I watched it until season 6 and it had its moments but the premise of the show and even the characters lack ingenuity to keep you interested and its especially damning if a query for "HIMYM Friends" returns 10.8 million results on google.

[EArl]

Man U trolling!!!

[ennui]

so they basically took Friends, which was a god awful show to being with, shifted the coffee shop to a bar and sold it as a new series for 8 seasons? Bravo!

I'm going to have to disagree. The first few seasons displayed arguably the most realistic depiction of interpersonal dynamics between young professionals who are friends. The overlying arcs were about finding yourself and realizing what you want in a relationship, what love really is to you, e.t.c. were very poignant and hit close to home - especially when you're of the same age/place-in-life. In that sense it hit close to home for many, even obviously disillusioned and cynical people (ahem: stephano).

I watched it until season 6 and it had its moments but the premise of the show and even the characters lack ingenuity to keep you interested and its especially damning if a query for "HIMYM Friends" returns 10.8 million results on google.

Sure, it was formulaic but it never really devolved into stereotypical sitcom shenanigans until the latter seasons, which as previously mentioned, were essentially a cash-grab for the producers and network bigwigs.

The Google search results denote a casual association, albeit a shallow one. It is a sitcom on CBS, it has to adhere to certain archetypes - naturally, friends/cheers come to mind - so it should be graded on a curve compared to some of it's contemporaries on other networks.

[Doormatt]

unfortunate for Schweinsteiger to get sent off, but i doubt bayern will skip a beat, they can just slot in gotze and be even more dangerous in attack. Man U just look clueless, i dont know why they wont play hernandez, hes way better than danny trashbeck

[Slava]

I'm going to have to disagree. The first few seasons displayed arguably the most realistic depiction of interpersonal dynamics between young professionals who are friends. The overlying arcs were about finding yourself and realizing what you want in a relationship, what love really is to you, e.t.c. were very poignant and hit close to home - especially when you're of the same age/place-in-life. In that sense it hit close to home for many, even obviously disillusioned and cynical people (ahem: stephano).

I watched it until season 6 and it had its moments but the premise of the show and even the characters lack ingenuity to keep you interested and its especially damning if a query for "HIMYM Friends" returns 10.8 million results on google.

Sure, it was formulaic but it never really devolved into stereotypical sitcom shenanigans until the latter seasons, which as previously mentioned, were essentially a cash-grab for the producers and network bigwigs.

The Google search results denote a casual association, albeit a shallow one. It is a sitcom on CBS, it has to adhere to certain archetypes - naturally, friends/cheers come to mind - so it should be graded on a curve compared to some of it's contemporaries on other networks.

Oh yeah I agree with the CBS part, I guess HBO & AMC have set standards too high for regular networks with family friendly audiences to deliver similar product. The series has its unique quirks which were nice but I'd never relate to them because I've never lived in a big east coast city to have experienced a similar lifestyle.

[Slava]

unfortunate for Schweinsteiger to get sent off, but i doubt bayern will skip a beat, they can just slot in gotze and be even more dangerous in attack. Man U just look clueless, i dont know why they wont play hernandez, hes way better than danny trashbeck

This game pretty much summarizes Welbeck. Great technique, brilliant touches and singlehandedly put the best team in Europe on a backfoot, yet when the opportunity inevitable arrives he either slips, slides or totally messes it up.

[Wavy Q]

I'm not sure it makes me a cynic or delusional to be pissed about that ending. The last 2 seasons were spent entirely building the relationship between Barney/Robyn and 9 was spent building the Mother/Ted. The whole time people are getting emotionally invested in those 2 relationships, the ending felt canned. They tried to stuff way too much **** into the final episode

Spoiler:

and completely brushed over the mother dying

as if it didnt matter anyway.

[ennui]

Well, I never said you didn't like the ending because of your inherent cynicism, but rather that in spite of that trait you liked the show (at first anyway). And I never said anything about you being delusional, instead I said you were disillusioned (probably a reach - but that's what I've gathered about you).

I agree with pretty much all your points, that's why I wholly disregard the last three or so seasons because they are a product of blatant opportunism by the network - the show was meant to be concluded prior. If you view the ending through that lens it works.

Spoiler:

Obviously, the pacing was ****. Although we are told 6 years pass upon the rekindling of the Ted/Robin relationship, we need to actually feel it as viewers in order to not trivialize the mother's importance. Instead, she was relegated to a throwaway red herring. And this is after they've built her up and we've really come to like her as viewers.

[EArl]

I'm not sure it makes me a cynic or delusional to be pissed about that ending. The last 2 seasons were spent entirely building the relationship between Barney/Robyn and 9 was spent building the Mother/Ted. The whole time people are getting emotionally invested in those 2 relationships, the ending felt canned. They tried to stuff way too much **** into the final episode

Spoiler:

and completely brushed over the mother dying

as if it didnt matter anyway.

That death was what made me hate the ending the most. It was all of 10 seconds like it didn't matter.

[ennui]

spoiler dat u nub

[tugs]

the mother.... what...?

I'm not sure it makes me a cynic or delusional to be pissed about that ending. The last 2 seasons were spent entirely building the relationship between Barney/Robyn and 9 was spent building the Mother/Ted. The whole time people are getting emotionally invested in those 2 relationships, the ending felt canned. They tried to stuff way too much **** into the final episode

Spoiler:

and completely brushed over the mother dying

as if it didnt matter anyway.

I'm not sure it makes me a cynic or delusional to be pissed about that ending. The last 2 seasons were spent entirely building the relationship between Barney/Robyn and 9 was spent building the Mother/Ted. The whole time people are getting emotionally invested in those 2 relationships, the ending felt canned. They tried to stuff way too much **** into the final episode

Spoiler:

and completely brushed over the mother dying

as if it didnt matter anyway.

Spoiler:

That death was what made me hate the ending the most. It was all of 10 seconds like it didn't matter.

[hermes]

Opening day win!

you can put the logos in the posts?

[hermes]

this.

Girl Quits Her Job With 33 White Board Messages. Her Boss Turns Around And Nails Her. OUCHHHH.

The Girl:

Spoiler:

The Boss:

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

too bad it's fake.

its fake? jeez what a waste of time

[hermes]

I saw spring breakers... It was cool visually I guess.

I liked the continuous, unbroken shot of the chicken shack robbery; it was like a series of vignettes. Also, the low angle on the pier when everything was neon was cool.

Otherwise I don't think it's anything special, I mean the themes were a little on the nose - so it's not like it was uber-deep.

Fight me

On the bright side, Franco was as good as billed. Might be his best performance thus far.

what about harry osborne?

[hermes]

All this How I Met your Mother talk... and I never saw 1 episode of it. Did I miss out?

i never saw it either, someone told me the ending today and it sounded like a pretty weird way to end it

[hermes]

so they basically took Friends, which was a god awful show to being with, shifted the coffee shop to a bar and sold it as a new series for 8 seasons? Bravo!

where's another place people go to hang out, we'll make another show and be rich!

[tugs]

so they basically took Friends, which was a god awful show to being with, shifted the coffee shop to a bar and sold it as a new series for 8 seasons? Bravo!

where's another place people go to hang out, we'll make another show and be rich!

how 'bout a deli? or a strip club! everyone loves a strip club!

[Wavy Q]

Core day is my least favorite day for the simple fact of how stupid i look trying to get up after im finished