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Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: tpirfan28 on September 30, 2008, 09:29:26 AM

(This post is intentionally vague for those who haven't seen it.)

On last night's How I Met Your Mother, Regis helps the crew find the best burger in NYC.  When the gang thinks they found it, Barney texts Regis while he's taping his game show.

The Game (http://\"http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9150/mdhotzg5.jpg\")

The link to the show, starts about 10:30 in. (http://\"http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/video/video.php?cid=446409135&pid=a616qS3d14xexBOCKSz3_KPglrbl2_d0&play=true\")

/I lol'd.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: DjohnsonCB on September 30, 2008, 10:20:04 AM

I stopped watching the series some time ago but decided to watch this one, and loved the storyline.  Only thing is, I'd have also loved to see the full end credits.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: BrandonFG on September 30, 2008, 03:44:03 PM

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'198517\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 09:29 AM\']
The Game (http://\"http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9150/mdhotzg5.jpg\")
[/quote]
I remember Carson Daly doing a similar sketch right after D/ND premiered, and for the first time in that show's history, I lol'd. Still a good gag, and cool to see Regis have a good enough sense of humor to mock his big money game hosting abilities.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: Matt Ottinger on September 30, 2008, 03:50:19 PM

[quote name=\'DjohnsonCB\' post=\'198519\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 10:20 AM\']
 Only thing is, I'd have also loved to see the full end credits.[/quote]
I'd love to know whether they hired an outside designer with contemporary game show experience, because the set and (especially) the logo were wonderfully, goofily authentic.  That's not always the case when sitcoms create fictional game shows.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: chad1m on September 30, 2008, 04:34:37 PM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'198545\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 03:50 PM\']I'd love to know whether they hired an outside designer with contemporary game show experience, because the set and (especially) the logo were wonderfully, goofily authentic.[/quote]Remember, NPH himself is a huge fan of the genre, so they very well could've tapped him for advice.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: MikeK on September 30, 2008, 04:58:10 PM

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'198544\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 03:44 PM\']I remember Carson Daly doing a similar sketch right after D/ND premiered, and for the first and only time in that show's history, I lol'd.[/quote]
Corrected.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: mmb5 on September 30, 2008, 08:23:25 PM

Unseen lifelines on MDHoT:

Change the Coin
Call David Hammett

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: chad1m on September 30, 2008, 08:57:30 PM

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198563\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 08:23 PM\']Unseen lifelines on MDHoT:

Change the Coin
Call David Hammett[/quote]50:50

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: TimK2003 on September 30, 2008, 09:27:17 PM

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'198568\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 08:57 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198563\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 08:23 PM\']Unseen lifelines on MDHoT:

Change the Coin
Call David Hammett[/quote]50:50
[/quote]


Double Dip.


Seriously, I enjoyed the ep., even with all of the subtle sight gags (Regis' same mug shot on every restaurant wall was classic, as well as the Goliath National Bank logo at the end instead of the production company's.  

Only Regis could/would host a show that inane and make it a top 10 Nielsen hit.

/I have loved HIMYM since episode one.
//Barney is the Anti-Doogie!!!

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: BrandonFG on September 30, 2008, 11:19:15 PM

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'198547\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 04:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'198544\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 03:44 PM\']I remember Carson Daly doing a similar sketch right after D/ND premiered, and for the first and only time in that show's history, I lol'd.[/quote]
Corrected.
[/quote]
Touché, sir. :-)

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: davidhammett on October 01, 2008, 11:47:39 PM

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198563\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 08:23 PM\']
Call David Hammett
[/quote]
But why... all I'm gonna do is enter RandInt(1,2) on my TI-83!

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: Matt Ottinger on October 02, 2008, 12:04:10 AM

[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198634\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 11:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198563\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 08:23 PM\']
Call David Hammett[/quote]But why... all I'm gonna do is enter RandInt(1,2) on my TI-83![/quote]
There's also your rant:

"I don't care HOW many times it came up heads before, the odds are still fifty-fifty!!!"

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: PYLdude on October 02, 2008, 01:15:50 AM

I saw this episode the other night...I got a laugh out of the whole game show angle.

And I gotta agree...well played on whoever decided to have Regis riff on his big money shows?

(Although I wouldn't be surprised if some game show producer- probably on Fox- was crazy enough to put a million dollars on the line on a coin toss...but I don't think this guy (http://\"http://www.downbeast.com/anton-chigurh.jpg\") would like that very much...:))

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: sshuffield70 on October 02, 2008, 07:36:54 AM

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'198657\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 01:15 AM\']
I saw this episode the other night...I got a laugh out of the whole game show angle.

And I gotta agree...well played on whoever decided to have Regis riff on his big money shows?

(Although I wouldn't be surprised if some game show producer- probably on Fox- was crazy enough to put a million dollars on the line on a coin toss...but I don't think this guy (http://\"http://www.downbeast.com/anton-chigurh.jpg\") would like that very much...:))
[/quote]

Yeah, but we all know this guy (http://\"http://mymedia.myfoxla.com/media01/Avatar/00000/19/03/E5Mz59193_med.jpg\") would spoil the flip.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: mmb5 on October 02, 2008, 09:03:23 AM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'198637\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 12:04 AM\']
[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198634\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 11:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198563\' date=\'Sep 30 2008, 08:23 PM\']
Call David Hammett[/quote]But why... all I'm gonna do is enter RandInt(1,2) on my TI-83![/quote]
There's also your rant:

"I don't care HOW many times it came up heads before, the odds are still fifty-fifty!!!"
[/quote]
That was more my reasoning.  I originally put "Ask a Statistician", but I figured, if we have the best in the business...

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: davidhammett on October 02, 2008, 09:03:20 PM

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198685\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 09:03 AM\']
That was more my reasoning.  I originally put "Ask a Statistician", but I figured, if we have the best in the business...
[/quote]
Thanks, Mike... maybe you can write me some software I can use for the show?

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: mmb5 on October 02, 2008, 11:14:50 PM

[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198753\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 09:03 PM\']
Thanks, Mike... maybe you can write me some software I can use for the show?
[/quote]

function IsTheCoinHeads : Boolean

begin

Result := Random < 0.5;

end;

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: davidhammett on October 03, 2008, 12:53:07 AM

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198756\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 11:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198753\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 09:03 PM\']
Thanks, Mike... maybe you can write me some software I can use for the show?
[/quote]

function IsTheCoinHeads : Boolean

begin

Result := Random < 0.5;

end;

[/quote]
And this is why "The Big Bang Theory" has an audience.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: Jay Temple on October 03, 2008, 04:06:10 PM

[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198757\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 11:53 PM\']And this is why "The Big Bang Theory" has an audience.
[/quote]
QFT

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: mmb5 on October 03, 2008, 06:15:17 PM

[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198757\' date=\'Oct 3 2008, 12:53 AM\']
And this is why "The Big Bang Theory" has an audience.
[/quote]
Never seen an episode.  This was a tribute to the late Foxtrot, which would occasionally have Pascal code in the strip.


--Mike

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: ChrisLambert! on October 03, 2008, 06:36:10 PM

I resent the implication that I must be smart simply because I watch BBT.

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: davidhammett on October 06, 2008, 09:20:10 AM

[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'198815\' date=\'Oct 3 2008, 06:36 PM\']
I resent the implication that I must be smart simply because I watch BBT.
[/quote]
Not to worry, Chris... I would never imply such a thing about you.
/tongue... cheek

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: davidhammett on October 06, 2008, 09:21:46 AM

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'198813\' date=\'Oct 3 2008, 06:15 PM\']
[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'198757\' date=\'Oct 3 2008, 12:53 AM\']
And this is why "The Big Bang Theory" has an audience.
[/quote]
Never seen an episode.  This was a tribute to the late Foxtrot, which would occasionally have Pascal code in the strip.
[/quote]
Ah yes, good ole Foxtrot... which still has a weekend strip... and this weekend's had a WoF theme to it!  Thanks for all the laughs, Bill Amend!

Title: 9/29's "How I Met Your Mother"
Post by: Jay Temple on January 26, 2009, 01:56:11 PM

Bump:

The HIMYM ep "The Best Burger in New York" airs tonight.