How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) - Page 16

auntiehill · September 26 2012, 12:26 AM

This better be the last season. It's stretched pretty damn thin as it is. I really like the show but it's starting to wear out its welcome. Well....more than STARTING to.

Skywalker · September 26 2012, 12:33 AM

I only just got into this show over the summer, but I agree that this really should be the last season. I'm not tired of it like some seem to be, probably because it's all still fresh for me, but it's clear that the show is running out of steam. The actors' contracts end after this season, right? Hopefully they'll keep it at that and let the show ride off into the sunset. Eight seasons is more than enough.

Timelord_Victorious · September 26 2012, 12:47 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if they pull a Friends and make it 10 seasons.
Though Friend's last season was shortened as few episodes compared to the usual length.

jb1234 · September 26 2012, 12:51 AM

I enjoyed the episode for what it was but the show peaked in the second season and has been getting steadily less interesting ever since.

the G-man · September 26 2012, 02:30 AM

auntiehill wrote:

This better be the last season. It's stretched pretty damn thin as it is. I really like the show but it's starting to wear out its welcome. Well....more than STARTING to.

Exactly. The show became pretty close to "take it or leave it" TV with the last season (I still have few eps from last season my DVR) and I was only sticking with this season because I thought it was the last one and I wanted to see it through to the end. But if they're going to drag it out I see no reason to keep going given that each season has starting being more "meh' than the last.

Not the mention the fact that they are losing control of their own timeline. Unless Ted's kids are adopted they don't have much longer before he has to actually get married in order for him to have those kids that have been sitting there for the past eight years listening to his story.

Harvey · September 26 2012, 02:36 AM

Ratings are down, so it's possible this really will be the final season. Jason Segel hasn't sounded like he wants to come back after eight years of playing the same character; I can't say I blame him. Unless ratings improve, I doubt the network will want to shell out the cash for significant raises to the cast.

Mr Light · September 26 2012, 02:57 AM

I still love the show! It's an A plus show for me. I probably only look forward to 30 Rock more. So I hope it keeps going, but I want to see the Mother already. I want season showing her falling in love with Ted and becoming one of the group.

tighr · September 26 2012, 06:50 AM

the G-man wrote:

Not the mention the fact that they are losing control of their own timeline. Unless Ted's kids are adopted they don't have much longer before he has to actually get married in order for him to have those kids that have been sitting there for the past eight years listening to his story.

They addressed this in last season's Star Wars episode. Ted will have a newborn daughter in the year 2015. Subtract 9 months, some time for the wedding, and "courtingship", and you're realistically looking at the end of this season as a dropdead point for meeting the mother.

Skywalker · September 26 2012, 07:59 AM

tighr wrote:

the G-man wrote:

Not the mention the fact that they are losing control of their own timeline. Unless Ted's kids are adopted they don't have much longer before he has to actually get married in order for him to have those kids that have been sitting there for the past eight years listening to his story.

They addressed this in last season's Star Wars episode. Ted will have a newborn daughter in the year 2015. Subtract 9 months, some time for the wedding, and "courtingship", and you're realistically looking at the end of this season as a dropdead point for meeting the mother.

Yet another reason why I think it would be best if they ended the show this season.

Mr Light · September 26 2012, 11:53 AM

For all we know, Ted bonks Mother on the first night they meet and knocks her up immediately.

JarodRussell · September 26 2012, 12:20 PM

Wait for surprising twists like... Ted is actually Barney. But he blamed all that stuff on Uncle Barney so his kids didn't think of him like that.

the G-man · September 26 2012, 12:53 PM

JarodRussell wrote:

Wait for surprising twists like... Ted is actually Barney. But he blamed all that stuff on Uncle Barney so his kids didn't think of him like that.

Heh. 'Barney' as Tyler Durden. .

the G-man · September 26 2012, 12:56 PM

Harvey wrote:

Ratings are down, so it's possible this really will be the final season. Jason Segel hasn't sounded like he wants to come back after eight years of playing the same character; I can't say I blame him.

If 'the Muppets' or 'the Five Year Engagment' had been hits he might've walked already. Can't say I would've blamed him either.

scnj · September 26 2012, 01:45 PM

JarodRussell wrote:

Wait for surprising twists like... Ted is actually Barney. But he blamed all that stuff on Uncle Barney so his kids didn't think of him like that.

A popular theory is that Barney's dead by 2030, and that's why Ted exaggerates his exploits so much.

beamMe · September 29 2012, 04:45 PM

I've just watched this season's opening episode; bloody hell! I want to set that blasted yellow umbrella on fire!

September 26 2012, 12:26 AM	#226
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) This better be the last season. It's stretched pretty damn thin as it is. I really like the show but it's starting to wear out its welcome. Well....more than STARTING to.

September 26 2012, 12:33 AM	#227
Skywalker Admiral	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) I only just got into this show over the summer, but I agree that this really should be the last season. I'm not tired of it like some seem to be, probably because it's all still fresh for me, but it's clear that the show is running out of steam. The actors' contracts end after this season, right? Hopefully they'll keep it at that and let the show ride off into the sunset. Eight seasons is more than enough.

September 26 2012, 12:47 AM	#228
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) I wouldn't be surprised if they pull a Friends and make it 10 seasons. Though Friend's last season was shortened as few episodes compared to the usual length.

September 26 2012, 12:51 AM	#229
jb1234 Lieutenant Junior Grade	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) I enjoyed the episode for what it was but the show peaked in the second season and has been getting steadily less interesting ever since.

September 26 2012, 02:36 AM	#231
Harvey Admiral	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) Ratings are down, so it's possible this really will be the final season. Jason Segel hasn't sounded like he wants to come back after eight years of playing the same character; I can't say I blame him. Unless ratings improve, I doubt the network will want to shell out the cash for significant raises to the cast. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

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September 26 2012, 02:57 AM	#232
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) I still love the show! It's an A plus show for me. I probably only look forward to 30 Rock more. So I hope it keeps going, but I want to see the Mother already. I want season showing her falling in love with Ted and becoming one of the group. __________________

September 26 2012, 11:53 AM	#235
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) For all we know, Ted bonks Mother on the first night they meet and knocks her up immediately. __________________

September 26 2012, 12:20 PM	#236
JarodRussell Vice Admiral	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) Wait for surprising twists like... Ted is actually Barney. But he blamed all that stuff on Uncle Barney so his kids didn't think of him like that.

September 29 2012, 04:45 PM	#240
beamMe Fleet Captain Location: Europa	Re: How I Met Your Mother: Barney and... (Spoilers ahead...) I've just watched this season's opening episode; bloody hell! I want to set that blasted yellow umbrella on fire!