HIMYM: Season 6

[Killick]

I cannot for the life of me figure out why they have Mike and Molly at 9:30 while Rules of Engagement gets the 8:30 slot.

I am constantly stunned at what they get away with on 2 1/2 Men, but holy crap does that show suck.

I actually enjoy Rules of Engagement, but nobody would ever mistake it for a great show. I think it just kind of accepts what it is.

2-1/2 Men was a little uncomfortable last night... opening scenes had Charlie Sheen passed out on the stairs. After what he went through over the hiatus, and the show nearly having to be postponed while he went to rehab/jail, it was just a little... uncomfortable. BTW, I think you're right. "Rules" is way more adult than "M&M" (which, I thought, sucked), should be in that 9:30 p.m. slot.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

How they got a storyline about a 16-year-old having a threesome by the censors I'll never know.

For now, I'll give Mike and Molly the benefit of the doubt, in part because the reviewers, who I'm assuming have seen more than one episode, seem to love it. If you look back at most sitcoms, the pilot is usually pretty terrible when they're setting the stage for the story in 22 minutes.

I wonder who is playing himself more... David Spade on Rules of Engagement or Charlie Sheen on Men.

 

[Appgrad05]

I would guess it is Barney's wedding.
I really liked last night's episode. Hit all the right notes and had some great laugh-out-loud moments, especially Marshall walking down the hallway.

 

[outofplace]

I cannot for the life of me figure out why they have Mike and Molly at 9:30 while Rules of Engagement gets the 8:30 slot.

I am constantly stunned at what they get away with on 2 1/2 Men, but holy crap does that show suck.

I actually enjoy Rules of Engagement, but nobody would ever mistake it for a great show. I think it just kind of accepts what it is.

2-1/2 Men was a little uncomfortable last night... opening scenes had Charlie Sheen passed out on the stairs. After what he went through over the hiatus, and the show nearly having to be postponed while he went to rehab/jail, it was just a little... uncomfortable. BTW, I think you're right. "Rules" is way more adult than "M&M" (which, I thought, sucked), should be in that 9:30 p.m. slot.

I understand your discomfort, but that's what the character is, so it doesn't surprise me.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I cannot for the life of me figure out why they have Mike and Molly at 9:30 while Rules of Engagement gets the 8:30 slot.

I am constantly stunned at what they get away with on 2 1/2 Men, but holy crap does that show suck.

I actually enjoy Rules of Engagement, but nobody would ever mistake it for a great show. I think it just kind of accepts what it is.

2-1/2 Men was a little uncomfortable last night... opening scenes had Charlie Sheen passed out on the stairs. After what he went through over the hiatus, and the show nearly having to be postponed while he went to rehab/jail, it was just a little... uncomfortable. BTW, I think you're right. "Rules" is way more adult than "M&M" (which, I thought, sucked), should be in that 9:30 p.m. slot.

I understand your discomfort, but that's what the character is, so it doesn't surprise me.

True. It's not like they changed Charlie Harper to make him more than Sheen's recent exploits. If he puts a knife to his girlfriend's throat, it might change that.

 

[Cosmo]

While the mother teases were basically the same old, the writing was much tighter and there was less Ted whining. I still like it better when Barney is a winner instead of Larry from Three's Company, but it was still very funny.

And Lily was sure showing off the girls last night -- I assume some off season surgery was done.

I'll give them a pass on that one last night, because in reality it was tying up a loose storyline from last season with the roommate.

 

[Pilot]

While the mother teases were basically the same old, the writing was much tighter and there was less Ted whining. I still like it better when Barney is a winner instead of Larry from Three's Company, but it was still very funny.

And Lily was sure showing off the girls last night -- I assume some off season surgery was done.

I'll give them a pass on that one last night, because in reality it was tying up a loose storyline from last season with the roommate.

No, that was the bait. That loose end is still loose. We still haven't met the roommate, though we have reason to suspect she may swing both ways...

 

[bydesign77]

I think they were trying to reintroduce the storyline to remind everyone that the roommate is the mother. And this was slightly different, because it wasn't like he was in a relationship with the blonde.

Plus, I think it's fairly safe to assume the mother is not a blonde. Given the main long term relationships were with brunettes, the kids have dark hair (though, I guess Ted could have been the reason for that).

There was also a hint that the yellow umbrella would be making an appearance at the wedding, since it started raining, Ted asked Marshall if he brought an umbrella and the answer was no.

 

[Cosmo]

While the mother teases were basically the same old, the writing was much tighter and there was less Ted whining. I still like it better when Barney is a winner instead of Larry from Three's Company, but it was still very funny.

And Lily was sure showing off the girls last night -- I assume some off season surgery was done.

I'll give them a pass on that one last night, because in reality it was tying up a loose storyline from last season with the roommate.

No, that was the bait. That loose end is still loose. We still haven't met the roommate, though we have reason to suspect she may swing both ways...

Oh. I apparently didn't have my coffee when I had watched the episode since I thought that was the roommate. Oops. Thanks for clearing it up.

 

[outofplace]

While the mother teases were basically the same old, the writing was much tighter and there was less Ted whining. I still like it better when Barney is a winner instead of Larry from Three's Company, but it was still very funny.

And Lily was sure showing off the girls last night -- I assume some off season surgery was done.

I'll give them a pass on that one last night, because in reality it was tying up a loose storyline from last season with the roommate.

No, that was the bait. That loose end is still loose. We still haven't met the roommate, though we have reason to suspect she may swing both ways...

Oh. I apparently didn't have my coffee when I had watched the episode since I thought that was the roommate. Oops. Thanks for clearing it up.

Remember, they said the roommate is the mother. For all of the little tricks they have pulled on this show, they haven't lied.

 

[Cosmo]

This is true. I was hoping they weren't pulling a fast one.

 

[Webster]

Nice to see Ben Vereen and Wayne Brady, but oy that was bad.

 

[outofplace]

Yup. More pathetic Barney instead of awesome Barney. Meh.

 

[Cosmo]

The only funny parts were when he was trying to sing along with Stand By Me. Otherwise, yeah, very meh.

 

[outofplace]

The only funny parts were when he was trying to sing along with Stand By Me. Otherwise, yeah, very meh.

Ugh. I didn't even like that. Just made me cringe. And they beat it into the ground, too.

 

[Webster]

The writing was weak in those scenes, but NPH was so manic that it was somewhat amusing.

I wasn't paying attention to the last Saget voiceover. I read in Sepinwall's comments that the close captioning said that Barney would be meeting his father soon, but the voiceover didn't mention it. A little strange.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I thought it set the rest of the season up rather nicely. /somebodyhadtosayit

 

[Pilot]

Eh, I'm easy to please. I liked it.

I don't dislike seeing a deeper, if pathetic, side of Barney. Not sure how it jives with his previous life as a hippy, but whatever. I laughed.

 

[Roscablo]

I thought it was on the amusing side, too.

Another episode that won't be mistaken for being amongst the strongest in the series but still better than most of what they had last year.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Whoever wrote the Karate Kid sequence should be fired immediately.