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Old 11-14-05, 06:29 PM
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How I Met Your Mother - "The Duel" - 11/14

"The Duel"
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Ted and Marshall decide that a sword fight will be the means of settling who will get to keep their apartment.
Old 11-15-05, 01:51 AM
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"Jackie Ohhhhhh"

I liked how Barney was so excited about the lemon law that he ignored the fact he had it used on him
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Much better than last week.

"I have a feeling that tonight you might end up being Jackie . . . Ohhhhhh." That was the best line.

Ted was not as annoying tonight. Probably because he wasn't whining about not finding a girl.

"To the Lemon Law . . . Self-clink!"

Valentine's Day 1998, eh? They were dating over 7 years before he proposed then.
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The bad thing about this show is that if you directly contrast it with "Two and a Half Men", the writing and the acting are just inferior to TaaHM. HIMYM just works too hard for its laughs. Both Ted and Marshall aren't all that funny, either separately or together. On its own, HIMYM hasn't quite found its groove yet, but I don't know if it ever will.
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I was hoping for the different definition of a swordfight.
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Funny episode.

Anyone recognize another Freaks & Geeks alum on the show last night? Martin Starr (Bill Haverchuck on F&G) was the geek Kevin that Robin tried not to "lemon law" until Lily got impaled.
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Funny ep. Loved the sword fight. It was pretty close to something I might have actually done with my best friend back in the day. Loved that the lemon law caught on by the end of the ep. Everyone was pretty funny this week, even Ted. Good stuff.
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Hmmm, I thought this was the worst episode yet. I was just really bored by the whole thing. Isn't rent in NYC like ridiculously expensive? Yet Lily can afford to keep an extra apartment that she never goes to? Ok.

I thought the whole sword fight thing was dumb and unfunny. I am thinking about dropping the show. I'll give it another week but it is close to being off my Season Pass list.
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I thought it was pretty weak overall. Barney was the best part: "Jackie Ohhhhh."
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
Funny episode.

Anyone recognize another Freaks & Geeks alum on the show last night? Martin Starr (Bill Haverchuck on F&G) was the geek Kevin that Robin tried not to "lemon law" until Lily got impaled.
I recognized Haverchuck immediately. Don't see why they keep having to make the guy a geek. I like his character on Revelations. Smart but not nerd or geek.

Ted and Marshall are doing less and less for the show. I am Bias because I like to look at ladies. So the guys usually get more criticism from me. But I can't stand those 2 together. If Barnay or the 2 girls aren't around I Marshall and Ted are worthless.
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
Hmmm, I thought this was the worst episode yet. I was just really bored by the whole thing. Isn't rent in NYC like ridiculously expensive? Yet Lily can afford to keep an extra apartment that she never goes to? Ok.

I thought the whole sword fight thing was dumb and unfunny. I am thinking about dropping the show. I'll give it another week but it is close to being off my Season Pass list.
It was probably rent-controlled, hence the reason she didnt want to give it up even though she wasn't staying there. My aunt still keeps a rent controlled apt in NYC even though she lives in va beach.
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Check it out! It's the new thing!



Also, check out www.barneysblog.com
I like Barney's Mail "Sack."

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Brilliant!
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Barney's blog: I keep forgetting to check it. Good stuff.
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great web tie in to the show. Has he mentioned that he has a blog on the show?
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Originally Posted by mikehunt
great web tie in to the show. Has he mentioned that he has a blog on the show?
I had read something recently talking about blogs that tie in with shows. May have been in TV guide. I checked it out after that. I don't think it is as fun as imoscar, but it does get updated more often.
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Originally Posted by mikehunt
great web tie in to the show. Has he mentioned that he has a blog on the show?
The only time I've heard him mention it was in the pilot. When they were in the cab. "This is TOTALLY going in my blog". Funny delivery too.

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