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mdsutherland
10-25-2005, 11:22 AM
Flight Suit up!!

Barney was great with week. Loved the multiple costumes so he could go after the hottest girl more than once. I don't think I would have passed up the Victoria Secret's party.

The blog has been updated and worth checking out:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/barneys_blog/
rkester
10-25-2005, 11:37 AM
I never watched this show before but I ended up watching last nights. I liked it. I ended up setting up a season pass, and found out the next episode is the Pilot so Im appearantly right on target.

I always love the Halloween episodes of shows, they do silly stuff. :)
mdsutherland
10-25-2005, 11:41 AM
I loved Barney having Danger Zone playing outside the apartment.

What's that left hand? Right hand sucks? I agree.
EMoMoney
10-25-2005, 12:02 PM
The scene with Barney as the devil trying to convince him to pee off the balcony, and the random guy dressed as an angel trying to convice him not to was hilarious.
mdsutherland
10-25-2005, 12:04 PM
The scene with Barney as the devil trying to convince him to pee off the balcony, and the random guy dressed as an angel trying to convice him not to was hilarious.

Then he asked them if they had any weed. That was great. The more I think about it the more I liked this episode.
Stainless Steele
10-25-2005, 12:05 PM
This show is very very funny!!! I'm enjoying it very much!
Lee L
10-25-2005, 12:34 PM
What a great show. Barney coming in as the penguin was hilarious.
pmyers
10-25-2005, 12:36 PM
what a great new show! My favorite new show of the year.
jlb
10-25-2005, 12:51 PM
How about this line from Barney's Blog:

I got Cinderella’s number early. I was afraid her melons would turn into pumpkins at midnight


LOL!
mmilton80
10-25-2005, 01:44 PM
I liked the pic robin took of the gay pirate and his parot with the parrot on his shoulder.
DreadPirateRob
10-25-2005, 07:28 PM
Very funny ep. "Flight suit up" was great, as was having Danger Zone playing outside. The scenes with Robin/Mike and Marshall/Lily quickly started to drag, but Barney is shaping up as pure comedy gold.
mmilton80
10-25-2005, 07:44 PM
Very funny ep. "Flight suit up" was great, as was having Danger Zone playing outside. The scenes with Robin/Mike and Marshall/Lily quickly started to drag, but Barney is shaping up as pure comedy gold.


You're right, you crazy pirate. The whole Robin and Mike thing was very annoying and not funny at all. And Marshall and Lily...we get it, you're one of those annoying couples no one likes to be around. Knock it off with the annoying baby talk, already. Me and the Dread Pirate Rob think you're a drag.
Jesda
10-25-2005, 09:58 PM
I didnt laugh much (or possibly at all) during this episode, but it was charming and good.
vikingguy
10-25-2005, 10:12 PM
I thought it was an awesome episode. Barney is by far the best new character of the season. Soon as I heard the top gun music I knew the flight suit up line was coming and it was still funny as hell. Barney with 3 costumes so he could go after the chicks more than once was creative and funny as hell. The devil angel thing was funny as hell. What a great episode I want a barney centric episode asap.
spartanstew
10-25-2005, 10:15 PM
Really enjoyed it. This show is getting better every week and we love Barney.
tony touch
10-25-2005, 10:40 PM
Another great episode of a charming and funny show. Marshall and Lily are by far my least favorite characters though- I don't see them adding much to the show (esp. Marshall).
Have they established what Ted does for a living? It seems like he is a Yalie- just wondering what he does for work.
And I wish they had showed the slutty pumpkin costume!
Lee L
10-26-2005, 06:09 AM
Ted is a budding Architect according to the first show.
LifeIsABeach
10-26-2005, 06:47 AM
Great episode. My favorite line from his blog: "I have Euroshirted up, prepared to procure maximum layage with minimal effort".
markymark_ctown
10-26-2005, 07:09 AM
You're right, you crazy pirate. The whole Robin and Mike thing was very annoying and not funny at all. And Marshall and Lily...we get it, you're one of those annoying couples no one likes to be around. Knock it off with the annoying baby talk, already. Me and the Dread Pirate Rob think you're a drag.


don't talk like that schmoopie! :D
MassD
10-26-2005, 08:13 AM
Barney is carrying this show... comPLETELY carrying the show. Granted, the rest of the characters are charming and all... and some of their interactions are fairly humorous, but Barney rules.
dengel
10-26-2005, 08:21 AM
Super funny!

Penguin Suit Up!

d.
Hersheytx
10-26-2005, 08:43 AM
Neil Patrick Harris has always been a favorite actor of mine. I have seen him in some interesting roles and think he has a lot to offer any show.
He had his own show a few years ago. He was some sort of eccentric writer. BUT HE WAS FUNNY. No one seemed to watch it though. WHhahahahahaha.

I sure hope he becomes like JACK in Will and Grace. Almost has his own segment.
mdsutherland
10-26-2005, 08:44 AM
The scenes with Robin/Mike and Marshall/Lily quickly started to drag, but Barney is shaping up as pure comedy gold.

The thing that bothered me about Robin and Mike is they had been dating for 2 weeks. I'm not ready to be a we yet after two weeks.

I do like Lily and Marshall. I think Marshall has a lot to offer if they would ever let him go out.
tony touch
10-26-2005, 08:56 AM
The thing that bothered me about Robin and Mike is they had been dating for 2 weeks. I'm not ready to be a we yet after two weeks.

I do like Lily and Marshall. I think Marshall has a lot to offer if they would ever let him go out.

That reminds me- after dating for just 2 weeks, Robin was talking about staying home and being naked as a Halloween costume...she is definitely no prude! :up:

FYI I saw on imdb that Cobie Smulders (Robin) is only 23..she definitely looks older than that on the show.
mdsutherland
10-26-2005, 09:31 AM
That reminds me- after dating for just 2 weeks, Robin was talking about staying home and being naked as a Halloween costume...she is definitely no prude! :up:

I'm fine with being naked after two weeks just not ready to be a we. ;)
rkester
10-26-2005, 09:37 AM
Since my name is Robn, I find it odd when I hear my name on a show esp since it's not a super commonly used name. But the gal on there is sure cuter than me. Then again I'm a guy so...
jlb
10-26-2005, 01:40 PM
Let's all give out some praise for Doogie Howser.....without it, NPH may never have gotten this great role.

All hail Doogie

And I agree. Better and better every week.
TivoZorro
10-26-2005, 03:01 PM
I was wondering if I was the only one that thought this episode was a spoof of the Charlie Brown "Great Pumpkin" Special. Also I agree that it was a great episode.
mdsutherland
10-26-2005, 03:16 PM
I was wondering if I was the only one that thought this episode was a spoof of the Charlie Brown "Great Pumpkin" Special. Also I agree that it was a great episode.

I thought it was pretty obvious that is what was going on with the slutty pumpkin storyline. I thought everyone would have caught that.
ScottE22
10-26-2005, 03:24 PM
I was wondering if I was the only one that thought this episode was a spoof of the Charlie Brown "Great Pumpkin" Special. Also I agree that it was a great episode.

I caught onto that right away, but I didn't know it was intentional until I heard the vocal group at the roof party (what was the group called??) doo-wopping the Charlie Brown theme song...

I really love this show. It may fill the void left by Friends in my weekly line-up!!
porges
10-26-2005, 03:45 PM
I forget the name of the group on the show (probably fictional), but the thing about "Yalies and their acapella singing groups" is completely true.
goman
10-26-2005, 04:35 PM
This was the best episode since the pilot. I still feel something is off and they try too hard. The devil angel scene was classic.
vikingguy
10-26-2005, 06:50 PM
This was the best episode since the pilot. I still feel something is off and they try too hard. The devil angel scene was classic.


I would say the main character trys to hard but barney is perfect man. Now suit up we are going out for a wait for it legendary night.
JimSpence
10-26-2005, 07:16 PM
I wonder if the writers thought of dressing Alyson in an "evil Willow" suit. :)
DreadPirateRob
10-26-2005, 07:18 PM
I wonder if the writers thought of dressing Alyson in an "evil Willow" suit. :)

That would have been hot.

As well as a nice nod/inside joke.
busyba
10-26-2005, 10:17 PM
That would have been hot.

As well as a nice nod/inside joke.
But it wouldn't have matched with the gay pirate costume.... :)
Amnesia
10-26-2005, 10:24 PM
But it wouldn't have matched with the gay pirate costume....Didn't Xander dress as a gay pirate for Halloween one year?
edc
10-26-2005, 10:32 PM
I will be disappointed if there is no "Santa Suit-Up" this Christmas :)
busyba
10-26-2005, 10:43 PM
Didn't Xander dress as a gay pirate for Halloween one year?
No, he was a foreshadowing pirate.
spartanstew
10-26-2005, 11:47 PM
He had his own show a few years ago. He was some sort of eccentric writer. BUT HE WAS FUNNY. No one seemed to watch it though. WHhahahahahaha.



Stark Raving Mad with Tony Shalhoub
rcobourn
10-26-2005, 11:58 PM
I will be disappointed if there is no "Santa Suit-Up" this Christmas :)

Ack, spoiler! :)
Lee L
10-27-2005, 06:11 AM
He was good on Stark Raving Mad. I thought no one else watched that one. ;)
ToddAtl
10-27-2005, 08:23 AM
A great episode. as others have said, NPH is carrying this show but thats far from a bad thing. The writers really need to figure something to do with everyone else though, especially Alyson Hannigan's character!
EMoMoney
10-27-2005, 08:46 AM
I will be disappointed if there is no "Santa Suit-Up" this Christmas :)
We should keep a list. So far we've heard:
"Suit up"
"Snowsuit up"
"Flightsuit up"
Am I missing any?
BetterYeti
10-27-2005, 10:33 AM
I loved the exchange about Slutty's Pumpkin's being a Star Wars fan and the guys' litmus test being her opinion on Ewoks. They were totally channeling my wife.
mdsutherland
10-27-2005, 10:51 AM
We should keep a list. So far we've heard:
"Suit up"
"Snowsuit up"
"Flightsuit up"
Am I missing any?

"I Peguin Suited up"
Zzot
10-27-2005, 12:35 PM
We should keep a list. So far we've heard:
"Suit up"
"Snowsuit up"
"Flightsuit up"
Am I missing any?

I think it would be interesting to know who came up with (desided to use) that phrase and also the fingers-->eyes thing the other week.
I have heard interviews from various actors over the years where sometimes stuff like that is all in the writing and sometimes it comes from the actors making it up and then it is desided that it works great.
In other words is NPH lucky to have writers that come up with good stuff or is he a part of the creative team?
smak
10-27-2005, 04:04 PM
But hopefully the actor's won't take credit for lines that the writers actually wrote, or they may be given the shaft :)

-smak-
Lee L
10-27-2005, 04:22 PM
Just ask Dr Drake Remoray. ;)
kettledrum
11-02-2005, 03:08 PM
As we got our daughter into her costume for Halloween, my wife says to me, "pumpkin suit up!"


http://home.insightbb.com/~klodzen/pumpkinsuitup.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~klodzen/pumpkinsuitup2.jpg
rkester
11-02-2005, 03:12 PM
cute kettle!

i got to see the pilot of this this week and rewatched this episode and it made more sense and was funnier. The suit up thing made more sense as well. Good show
IJustLikeTivo
11-02-2005, 03:24 PM
A great episode. as others have said, NPH is carrying this show but thats far from a bad thing. The writers really need to figure something to do with everyone else though, especially Alyson Hannigan's character!

I agree but till they do, I'll have to be happy just looking at AH.
sushikitten
01-05-2006, 12:50 PM
Neil Patrick Harris has always been a favorite actor of mine. I have seen him in some interesting roles and think he has a lot to offer any show.
He had his own show a few years ago. He was some sort of eccentric writer. BUT HE WAS FUNNY. No one seemed to watch it though. WHhahahahahaha.

I sure hope he becomes like JACK in Will and Grace. Almost has his own segment.

OMG. I remember that show! And liking it! Thanks to IMDB: "Stark Raving Mad" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210455/) - but I think Tony Shaloub was the writer??

ETA: DOH. I didn't see the second page of posts and smeeked quite badly. :(
EchoBravo
01-06-2006, 03:29 AM
I gave this show a shot this week after seeing countless promos. Alyson Hannigan is adorable and Neil Patrick Harris is a longtime favorite. Not that I didn't know this already, but sitcoms just aren't for me. I hated it... Found it unwatchable. Then came here and saw most of you loved it. Wow. To each his or her own. Maybe I'll have to give it a second shot and keep my mind more open.
madscientist
01-06-2006, 09:36 AM
If you don't like sitcoms, Echo, you won't like this show: might as well face it. This is a quitessential sitcom. It's just far funnier than most of them... but it's still a straight sitcom. It's not an original concept like Arrested Development or even Scrubs. And it's certainly not a dramedy like Sports Night.

That's OK. I don't like many sitcoms myself traditionally, but for a 20 minute quick laugh there are some really good ones out right now, after a long, long drought, and HIMYM isn't the best but it's probably in the top 10.