How I Met Your Mother

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Sweet

 

[Shifty]

"This burger is so good I want to sew my ass shut."

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Best part of last night's episode, "Million Dollar Heads or Tails", I'm sure some studio is already greenlighting the gameshow.

 

[Halcohol]

I could've done without Regis himself, tho. He was too much like a weird hybrid between 70-year old Barney and a 5-year old on a sugar high.

 

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I'd rather have Kelly Ripa.

 

[JackBauer]

I miss Ranjit.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

I don't he was irritating.

 

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Another top-notch episode Monday night.

 

[Prison Mike]

New York vs. New Jersey. lol

 

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Quite honestly, Stella was right. Ted should have to move. But I really don't think they are going to get married anyway.

 

[Prison Mike]

yeah, it wouldn't make sense having Stella and Lucy move into a tiny apartment in the city when she has a nice house with a yard and everything. Ted was being stubborn on that one. And with all due to respect to the New Yorkers on this forum, the city isn't as great as everybody says it is. It gets old real fast. I agreed with everything Marshall said about New York.

 

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You are right about that.

 

[fu manchu]

LOL @ Barney saying "awkward silent, tap it!"

 

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Hollywood Rules: Kind Over Matter
Basic goodness means little in Hollywood...and everything in life
Josh Radnor
There's only one rule that I know of, babies--God damn it, you've got to be kind. --Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Here's a theory I've been kicking around for a few years: Success in Hollywood—being incredibly well paid to do something very few people get the chance to do--won't make you happier, but it should make you kinder. It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

It certainly seems like the unkind—craven, wildly ambitious, stab-you-in-the-back types—are rewarded time and again. But bad behavior generally ensures a short shelf life. The question is really, What kind of person do you want to be once you've "gotten" somewhere?
When I left NYU in 1999, the year I turned "pro," I was on the lookout for examples of what kind of professional actor I wanted to be. Before long, I had the great fortune to work with Judith Light, who, in addition to being wildly talented, seemed to place a premium on kindness. I remember how she greeted everyone with a smile—no matter who they were. She listened as if the fate of the planet depended on hearing someone's every word.
Maybe it has something to do with my being from the Midwest, but witnessing actors like Judith—and the decidedly less enlightened behavior of others—confirmed my suspicion that it was possible to be both a good person and successful in show business. I realized Vonnegut's dictum was basically the only Hollywood rule worth following: You've got to be kind.

Kind to your fellow actors, to the producers and their spouses, to their assistants and their interns. You've got to be kind to the agents and managers (even if you often can't tell the difference between the two), to the director and the people in wardrobe and props, to the photographer and the valet and the guy working checkout at Whole Foods, to the reporter at the press tour who thrusts a tape recorder in your face and says, "What song makes you want to get up out of your chair and dance?" And you must—and this is much tougher than it sounds in an industry that almost dares you to go insane—extend that kindness to yourself.
It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters. This should not be mistaken as a call for humorlessness or some naive, fussy moralizing on my part. It's not about being "good" (a loaded concept, to say the least) or "nice," which is really just a social convention that often has to do with worrying about being liked (occasionally masking real deviousness). It's ultimately about compassion, recognizing that all of us are going through it all in our own particular way, no matter our social status.
It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even—or rather, especially—when we'd prefer not to be. For me, it's simple and not entirely unselfish: When I'm kind, I feel good; when I'm not, I feel horrible. (Of course, the publication of this piece now ensures I will be caught on tape being a total schmuck.)
When my show How I Met Your Mother first went on the air, some people were quietly concerned the job would "change" me, as Hollywood lore is littered with tales of the monsters fame has created. Being a jerk was never all that interesting to me before I was on a television show. Now four years later, I'm happy to report no one has told me I've become one (to my face, at least).
Where will any of this get you in Hollywood? Maybe nowhere. That's not really the point. Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time. One thing I've found to be true in show business, as well as everywhere else: Whatever you put out there comes back to you in some form eventually. Hopefully, one day you look around and say, "Hey, I've got a pretty nice life full of fantastic people." If you have a better definition of success, I'd like to hear it.
This is bigger than Hollywood anyway. (Warning: If you think this is all a bunch of touchy-feely nonsense from someone who has clearly spent too much time in California, you might want to stop reading now and flip to the crossword.) I believe our thoughts and words are powerful far beyond what we suspect, that they carry some sort of mysterious heft that ripples outward, like the tiny flap of the butterfly wings causing a hurricane. Our planet is being despoiled in a myriad of provable ways, but might our unkind words be contributing on some level?
Consider it: What if we began to view unkindness as air pollution of the most toxic variety? Would we think twice before sending ozone-depleting nastiness from our lips into the atmosphere?
If you believe, as I do, that the state of the world is inextricably linked to our minds, that the external is a reflection of the internal, our minds are not in great shape. Every act of kindness, then, is not merely a sign of personal virtue. It's saving the planet—the ultimate fusion of environmentalism, spirituality, compassion and common sense.
Of course, this is just a theory. In a more practical, less metaphysical sense, if you're kind in Hollywood, people will want to work with you again. And if some unkindness is unavoidable, well, that's why we have agents (or managers).
Josh Radnor stars in the hit CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. He knows how to say "Houston" like a New Yorker but is still unsure exactly how to pronounce " Los Feliz."

 

[LondonGirl]

This show is funny though I dont watch it anymore.

 

[fu manchu]

^ why not ?

 

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Tonight's episode was so funny. The interventions were hilarious, especially the last one for Barney.

 

[Shifty]

83 year old Barney needs a spinoff.

 

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That face he made when the girl said she was 31 was awesome.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Did you guys notice in the last scene this week, Ted didn't have a ring on his finger, so looks like him and Stella aren't going to make it.

 

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Did you guys notice in the last scene this week, Ted didn't have a ring on his finger, so looks like him and Stella aren't going to make it.

Good catch.
I didn't notice it, but it doesn't surprise me.
The fact that Stella has a kid has always bugged me, since that would be a tip off to Ted's kids whether she was the mom or not.

 

[Prison Mike]

In the last scene during the flashforward when they took the picture, it looked like Robin was holding Barney pretty close. I think they might get together.

 

[christhn]

I hope that they were trying to imply Barney and Robin were together through their body language too (the leaning in, him waiting for her before going up to the apartment). Did anyone else notice that Lily wasn't drinking? Some people think she's pregnant, but she did comment on how the scotch tasted, so hard to say...

 

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Man, what a messed up ending.

Spoiler

Ted sealed his own fate by bringing that guy to the wedding. But it wasn't meant to be.

 

[Shifty]

Well done episode, I liked the ending. Barney's formula was probably the funniest part.

Its back in two weeks.