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post #61 of 181
10/28/08 at 7:04am

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Was a repeat, but still one of the ones I enjoyed. Not as much as her first song, though.
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post #62 of 181
10/28/08 at 2:02pm

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Originally Posted by Lucia Duran
James vanderbeek (SP?) has got to have the biggest freakin head, it's very Eric Stoltz a la Mask.

"Look at the size o' that boys heed." -Mike Myers So I Married An Axe Murderer

Yeah, Barney lost many points with me concerning my desire to see him with Robin, she deserves better, much better.

Someone like me for instance.
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post #63 of 181
11/1/08 at 12:22am

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Sad now.
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post #64 of 181
11/1/08 at 3:16pm

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What has you down? I thought the ratings have been very good.. news we don't know about?
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post #65 of 181
11/1/08 at 4:11pm

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What has you down? I thought the ratings have been very good.. news we don't know about?
Sorry, I just watched the wedding episode.
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post #66 of 181
11/25/08 at 11:29am

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post #67 of 181
11/25/08 at 7:40pm

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lol @ #28: time an egg.
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post #68 of 181
11/26/08 at 5:34pm

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Originally Posted by Scott-S
I just read that Allison H. is pregnant. Congrats to her and Alexis.
And so is Cobie!
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post #69 of 181
11/26/08 at 5:38pm

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I'm still getting used to her having a boyfriend.
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post #70 of 181
11/27/08 at 6:41pm

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I'll be very disappointed if Robin is not the mother at the end of the story.

I feel...
"Originally Posted by EricW
i'm still holding out hope that there is a reason why Dad is telling them a story where the whole series is actually important, and not just the final few episodes where he bumps into a stranger that has nothing to do with the the series up to that point."

is the best point yet.
I don't want someone who appeared behind the scenes or was just a bit cameo.
It only works for me if Robin is the mom.
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post #71 of 181
11/27/08 at 7:40pm
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And yet, Robin is ALWAYS referred to as "Aunt Robin", why does future Ted keep calling his children's mother "Aunt Robin"?
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post #72 of 181
11/27/08 at 7:46pm

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Well, it is in the future. Who knows how messed up society gets by then?
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post #73 of 181
11/27/08 at 8:24pm

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well, he's telling everything as a story, and seems to be trying to keep a secret
about who the mom really is.

at some point i expect, "yep that's right, Robin is really "insert name here", your mom."
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post #74 of 181
11/27/08 at 8:34pm

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So are you saying you think the woman the kids think is their mother is not actually their mother? That Robin is their biological mother?
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post #75 of 181
11/27/08 at 9:11pm

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no the person referred to as robin is really the mom,
he's telling a story and probably changed the name,
for dramatic reasons or embellishment.

of course i don't know i'm just guessing and wanting it to end up
that she is the mom of the title and have to figure out
as many ways as i can to let me continue to hope it works out that way.

there has been "in show" history revision here and
there and the who is the mom thing could be one of them.

he says, " the person who i've been referring to as your
aunt robin really isn't aunt robin, but your mom,
I just changed the name for purposes of the story."

i know i'm reaching a bit but there it is.
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post #76 of 181
11/27/08 at 9:33pm
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Robin and Barney will most likely end up together. That's been my line of conjecture for the past 3 seasons.
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post #77 of 181
11/28/08 at 6:43am

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Originally Posted by Patrick Sun
Robin and Barney will most likely end up together. That's been my line of conjecture for the past 3 seasons.
That's the way I've been reading it.
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post #78 of 181
11/30/08 at 5:39pm

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The very first episode confirmed that Robin is not the mother.
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post #79 of 181
12/4/08 at 5:32am

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I'm sorry but Robin turning out to be the mom would be a major cop-out to me. Especially if they went with the "Oh Robin isn't her real name..." route, that would ruin the series for me. Ted is telling the whole story, it starts with Robin, but that doesn't mean she's the mom. I think it just means that for Ted that's when his "group" of friends became complete and his life really started down the path of meeting the mom, everything fell into place as it were. I love Sarah Chalke but I was glad she wasn't the mom, Scrubs needs Elliot Reed!
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post #80 of 181
12/4/08 at 8:45am

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Nick's right. It would be an awful cheat. But it would also be impossible given the entire structure of the show and everything we've seen so far.

Ted is telling the story to his own kids who presumably have already met their mother and know exactly who she is. They also know who Aunts Robin is (as well Aunt Lily, Uncle Marshall and Awesome Uncle Barney.) None of this is a mystery to them. He's just telling them the story of his pre-married life with these friends before he met the woman he would marry and who would bear his children. Why is this so hard for people to (a) understand and/or (b) accept?

This is one of those "journey is more important than the destination" situations. For us who the mother ultimately turns out to be is an open question. But we're not Ted's audience. His kids are. For them the mystery is how the two of them ever got together - and that is the story he's telling and we're eavesdropping on.

There is no way to follow the story and continuity that with any scenario in which Robin turns out to be the mother unless the show turns into an SF series in the final season and there's cloning and/or time travel involved.

Regards,

Joe
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post #81 of 181
12/4/08 at 8:54am

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I'm waiting for this to have a dark, twist ending: "So, you're wondering how I knew all of these nice, fun people we all loved, and yet I married this person that turned into a complete psychopath and we're hiding in the basement, on a couch, telling you about how life was before this woman you know as your mother went off her rocker...."

Ok, too dark.
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post #82 of 181
12/4/08 at 9:02am

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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
..... Why is this so hard for people to (a) understand and/or (b) accept?
....

Regards,

Joe
because i like to use my own mind to see things the way my mind sees them, and am willing to make mistakes and learn from them on my own.

Plus robin as the mother(even if she really won't be) helps me enjoy the show more.


So Joe, i'll be okay if she isn't the mom, no need to save me from myself.
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post #83 of 181
12/4/08 at 9:05am

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I like to use my own mind to process and understand reality as it is. To each his own.

Besides, my comments were not directed soley, or even mostly at you. Lots of other folks, here and elsewhere, are rooting for Robin to be the mother, which to me is a little like going to see Titanic and rooting for the boat to make it.

Regards,

Joe
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post #84 of 181
12/4/08 at 1:25pm

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I was rooting for the boat.\


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post #85 of 181
12/4/08 at 1:41pm

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I was rooting for the iceberg.

Joe
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post #86 of 181
12/4/08 at 1:49pm

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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
I was rooting for the iceberg.

Joe
Personally, I thought a more entertaining film would have a Terminator in bowels of the Titanic causing damage.
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post #87 of 181
12/4/08 at 2:34pm

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Our DVR recorded the last episode with no sound. I have no idea how that could happen. Anybody else ever have a similar problem?
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post #88 of 181
12/4/08 at 5:42pm

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This is one of those "journey is more important than the destination" situations. For us who the mother ultimately turns out to be is an open question. But we're not Ted's audience. His kids are
that might be like telling his kids the story of "how the ewoks beat the empire" and starting with episode 1.

like i said, if the writers DO tie in the entire series with the story of how Ted met his wife (who wouldn't be Robin), that's great. it just doesn't seem likely.
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post #89 of 181
12/4/08 at 5:58pm

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Originally Posted by Brook K
Our DVR recorded the last episode with no sound. I have no idea how that could happen. Anybody else ever have a similar problem?

I assume you recorded it in HD? If so, I think the problem isn't your DVR, it is your local CBS affiliate having trouble with the audio portion of the HD feed. I've seen this happen with some or all of HD shows I've watched live and on DVR on various networks. A few weeks ago an episode of CSI I recorded had no sound for the first half hour or so, then switched to the SD feed for a few minutes, and them came back up in HD with full DD sound for the balance of the show. When I checked with a friend who watched it live he said he'd seen and heard (or not heard) the same thing. When something similar happened with an episode of Ghost Whisperer I just switched to the SD channel and watched the show that way.

Regards,

Joe
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post #90 of 181
12/4/08 at 8:37pm

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Actually no, it was recorded in SD. We don't have an HD DVR.
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