Well I hope you all are enjoying rewatching Season 1 of HIMYM this summer. I’ll try to keep these better paced. I’m still struggling with the new format of including video reviews, but I’ll try things out and hopefully it will come together. I usually spend some time commenting up front…just general thoughts but I feel like that part will be replaced by the video, but I’ll still be keeping Legendary Lines, HIMYM Music section, Moments of Awesomeness and Lingering questions.

   I really want to encourage you all to comment or leave video replies on the How I Met Your Mother Site Youtube Channel, which you can find at: youtube.com/thehimymsite. I know I’m a big dork but I’m a fan like all of you and enjoy talking about the show, so I look forward to what you have to say.

   With that said, what did you thing of Purple Giraffe (from the first time watching even till the 87th)?

How I Met Your Mother Music

• Haven’t We Met instrumental version by Stephen Lang (Ted imagines Robin at his party) DVD replaces with John Swihart jazz piece
• Music cue for the show by Swihart (plays during Ted’s keep playing the game scenes)
• Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung (while not played Marshall references it in Legendary fashion)

Moments of Awesomeness

• Awkward moments with Marshall, Lily…. and Ted. it’s always classic when those two go at it and there is Ted. “Guys. Boundaries”
• Gatsby. Loved the party scenes… Ted seems slightly different in these…but he is truly more Gatsby. Plus, I’ve always had a fondness for the Fitzgerald story.
• Barney’s Statistics… despite the lack of 83% it’s still golden.
• First off, I love Lily really, but this Season is definitely when she was way more hot than annoying.
• “The Mosby” truly the fastest way to get rid of a woman…or is it?
• In true Bro Code fashion, Barney works so well as a wing man for Ted, example…pushing Carlos over to cover his Bro’s story.
• The Kid. Even if it is self assigned, what a great nickname for Marshall.
• Ted & Robin. Despite knowing (yes I said knowing) that they don’t end up together, one must admit they do work so well together.
• The roof. plus the writing for this ep…especially up there. Btw, I personally wish there was on off switch too.

Legendary Lines

Robin: Hello Sailor

Barney: As your sponsor, I will not let you relapse. You blew it. It’s over. move on.

Marshall: We threw two parties. Everybody had fun. Everybody wanged, everybody chunged.

Ted: So that was Robin…

Robin: It’s a great look but you’re looking at the wrong girl…

Ted: My friends are gonna love you…like you…as a friend.

Barney: Solid plan my little friend.
Ted: We’re the same height.

Barney: Unbelievable. That is just a recipe for disaster, they work together

Ted: I mean maybe New York’s just too big a town, you know?  There’s millions of people in this city. How in all this mess is a guy supposed to find the love of his life? I mean, where do you even begin?
(Robin taps a random woman at the bar)
Robin: Hi, Have you met Ted?

Lingering Questions:

• Why do you think the interactions with and of the kids faded more in later episodes? Just the age of the actor/actress? Or was there more to how they tell the story?
• We seem to get birthday parties in the future but, parties like this in the apartment seem a rarity in the future? Why do you think that is?
• Do you play the “Have you met …” game with your friends?
• Robin and Ted were clearly great together, why do you think we start the whole series with finding out she isn’t the mom and then continue with their relationship anyways?
• Despite my EXTREMELY firm belief that Robin isn’t the mother (ref. Who is the mother part 2) many still believe it’s Robin, if that’s you then state your case. You’ll get no hate from me, I’d just love to hear it.

Kids, I’m gonna tell you an incredible story,
the story of how I met your mother
~Future Ted

So as many of you know, I didn’t start recapping HIMYM until Season 4 (ref. Woo Girls) and because of that I’ve always felt that beawesomeinstead.com is incomplete. The thing is, I like completion…so let’s start from the beginning shall we?

I’ve got to be honest, starting to re-watch from the beginning is really stinking difficult. I mean we know so much more now, and at the same time still know so little. And with knowing what comes next for a lot of this it’s hard not to sit and pick apart the little details that would drive many of us mad…Example, Ted references the first time that Marshall & Lily had sex and implies that they were on the bottom bunk, but when we see “Frist time in New York (ref. s02e12) they are on the top bunk. So past that one, I’ll try to keep it as if we are watching for the first time, otherwise we could be here for weeks.

Robin. Robin is great in this episode. Even though she ends up being just Aunt Robin the fact that it starts here should make her a huge part of the story. Not only that but she looks amazing! It doesn’t hurt that in this phase of HIMYM, Robin seems quite flirty. Anways, it’s hard not to watch her interact with the group yet, but I guess that’s the burden of foreknowledge.

Lily & Marshall. Just great together, I mean what more can you say. Lily in the eye patch looks ridiculous but I suppose that’s the point. I wish Marshall said “dibs” more. And for some reason I completely forgot that Barney kissed him… his reaction was hilarious. Speaking of which….

Barney. I’ve always loved the way that he & Ted meet. It’s quite legendary when you think about it. It’s even funnier when you get the rest of the story. My favorite part from Barney here has to be his pushing Ted to wear a suit…and how stinking excited he is when Ted actually does. Plus we get to see him play laser tag. Good stuff.

Ted. If you haven’t figured it out by now, the show is about Ted. Now while I might get some debate on that, it’s true. With that said, already I see a ton of foreshadowing in this episode. And while there are some continuity errors since then, seeing those really encourages me that the show is still going in the same direction they initially indented…even though I’m sure some details have changed.

All and all, what a great episode and premier. Season 1 really was an amazing season…enough from me, what did you all think about the Pilot of HIMYM?torrentz.com

How I Met Your Mother Music

• E-Pro by Beck c(not exactly but it’s the same tune as the guitar riff when Ted, Barney, Lily & Marhsall are in Ranjit’s cab after stealing the Smurf penis)
• Cigarettes and Coffee by Otis Redding (playing in Robin’s apartment –Air Version)
• I Want To Be Ready – Kool Blues (playing in Robin’s apartment –DVD Version)
• Back On The Chain Gang by the Pretenders (closing song, Ted explains to his kids how he met Aunt Robin)

Legendary Lines

Ted: You know ever since college it’s always been Marshall and Lily and me. Now it’s gonna be Marshall and Lily… and me. They’ll go off get married, start a family, and before you know it, I’m that middle-aged bachelor their kids call “uncle Ted.”

Barney: Okay, meet me at the bar in 10 minutes, and suit up!
Barney: …Where’s your suit? Just once, when I say, “suit up” I wish you’d put on a suit.
Ted: I did… that one time.
Barney: It was a blazer!

Lily: did you know there is a pop tart under your fridge?
Marshall: No but dibs.

Ted: Hey, Barney. See that girl?
Barney: Oh, yeah, you just know she likes it dirty.

Barney: De -wait for it- Nied! Denied!

Barney: There’s no such thing as the signal! But yeah, that was the signal.

Ted: I gotta do what that guy couldn’t, I gotta take the leap!…Okay, not a perfect metaphor, cause for me it’s fall in love and get married, and for him it’s…death.
Barney: Actually, that is a perfect metaphor…

Ted: Are you trying to get me drunk?
Robin: For Starters

Marshall: Lily, I like olives.
Lily: We’ll make it work

Moments of Awesomeness

• Have You Met Ted? … best game ever. True Story
• Marshall’s practice proposal to Ted. So perfect…those two should totally be toget…wait, Marshall isn’t he mother. I mean Marshall & Lily.
• Uncle Ted. I love Ted’s talk with Barney about Marshall & Lily’s kids calling him Uncle Ted. Explains a lot if you think about it.
• Lily’s second surprise from Marshall, “Boogity Boo!”
• First episode and already we get Carl & Ranjit!
• Barney’s catch phrases are in fully swing… what up, wait for it, suit up…
• Ted suits up. Barney’s reactions are far better than Ted suiting up though.
• Is Robin hot in the episode or what?…seriously, oh my.

Lingering Questions

• Ted ask Marshall what he told him that his perfect woman would be. Marshall recalls that it’s someone who loves dogs, drinks scotch, can quote obscure lines from Ghostbusters. Since most of us know a little bit more about the future, what do you think happened to these qualities in the future?
• Will Ted tell the eventual mother that he loves he on the first date or before? Will he Mosby her? Have you ever Mosby’ed someone?
• the first time you watched this episode, how did you feel about the ending?

A man can do a lot of living in three hours.
So I’m out experiencing this beautiful, crazy dance called life.
~Marshall

How I Met Your Mother Music

• Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp by George Harrison – Ted pushes the button, Lily gives the news & Barney has a moment…and more

     If you are like me then you loved tonight’s How I Met Your Mother. And wow is there a lot to talk about…though we’ve got all the way till Season 7 to do so! Read more after you get your free gallon of soup!

     I did feel like they were trying to piss most fan’s off with the slight resurface of Zoey but hopefully that is done for.

      Lily & Marshall. First off, If I remember the callback to Subway Wars correctly, Lily only thought she could speak conductor correctly…so it seems off that she can do so well now. Past that, I felt like the Pregnancy things was a given the moment she first hurled chunks. I felt like a lot of people on twitter called it as well. But I feel like it could be a good time to explore this chapter of LAME. I mean the trying to get pregnant stuff gave us a few laugh and also kept us distracted while they punched us in the gut with the death of Mr. Eriksen. I’m sure pregnant Lily will give us good laughs too…or could it bring us more grief?

      Ted. This dude really seems like a B story in his own story. And that’s ok because we love the characters and seeing how it all relates to the day Ted meets her. And now we know it’s at Barney & ????’s wedding. I’m glad he got to push the button. It’s a big deal for him to succeed, and like his friends, Ted’s had a crappy and crazy year. Good thing he has friends like Barney & Robin to help him from doing something extremely stupid, like getting back with Zoey.

    Robin. Just a simple though/question. Tell me what you think this face means:

… is it: What have I done?  Do I still love him? Did I make a mistake? Will he be happy?

    Barney & Robin. These two just make a great team together. Whether they are the wedding couple or not I feel like they make a good team. The relationship before didn’t have a lot of depth, but Barney has grown a lot…I still feel like Robin has some journey to go on. But I think it still has a chance. And their cab conversation with Ranjit (woo hoo), totally double meaning. It could not be more clear they were talking about each other.

    Barney & Nora. Here is the issue. I like them together two. She made Barney face some hard truths. And the simple fact that she didn’t’ slap him and run off, I thought shows good chances for them. The “It’s never too late” line, complete double meaning. IT’s never too late for Barney to try again and it’s never too late for sundresses. Sorry, I just really like sundresses.

   That’s all I’ve got for this Season. Keep stopping by in the summer as I take another look at Season 1! As for Challenge Accepted, What did you think?

Moments of Awesomeness

• New Rule: New Is Always Better…also Barney’s oldest rule…maybe?
• Hallo! Ranjit! I always love it when Marshall Manesh is on the show, even briefly.
• Dave Foley! Anyone remember Kids in the Hall?
• Velocoraptor Sound Lily. Awesome.
• Double meaning…it’s like when people talk about someone else but they really mean to be talking about themselves. What does it mean?
• Sandwiches…How come the hipster kid didn’t ask them to buy sandwiches instead of pot? Sorry, if I’m Mr. Continuity tonight
• Robin & Barney to the rescue. Thank God they showed up when they did! I couldn’t take much more of the Zoed relationship. Plus I love Robin & Barney as a team.
• The mother phych out was great. Obvious…but great.
• Barney’s Wedding! Well that answered one part of the wedding question answered. Now for the other part, game of guess who anyone?

Legendary Lines

Ted: Do you know how many people it takes to change 50,000 lightbulbs?
Barney: Are these people Irish, Polish, blondes? What are we dealing with?

Marshall: Can I borrow an adult diaper?

Robin: You were the only boyfriend I ever motorboated

Robin: Man, I wish we had gotten to Brooklyn sooner
Hipster Guy: I know right? Ever since the Trader Joe’s opened up, Brooklyn’s been like..whatever.

Robin: You can’t just run back to the past because it’s familiar.

Nora: It’s never too late
Barney: Challenge Accepted

Lingering Questions

• Is that finally the end of Zoey (like we were promised) or will we see here again?
• How do you feel about a baby on HIMYM? Good? Bad? Will we even see the kid before the end of the show?
• Robin or Nora? We can divide this into two questions…which do you like better for Barney & which do you think will be his bride?
• What did you think the the Season 6 Finale!?

So we already know that people seem to love Barney Stinson’s motivational posters from How I Met Your Mother…but there is more to Barney than just that. Especially the catch phrases. Legen-dary, High Five, Say What, Please and True Story…but the one we associate best with Barney? Suit Up! ..well that or any of the many variations, like:

Snowsuit Up!
Birthday suiting Up!
Slut Up!
Spacesuit up!
You are suited in an unmistakably upward direction!

So other than a great suit what else do you need to show people that you are different from the millions of t-shirt and jeans lemmings out there. How about Suit Up poster.  I’ve also decided to start adding a new motivational poster to the Be Awesome Instead Store at least every month. And this month is inspired entirely by Barney. I also felt this poster was so legendary that I needed a vertical and a horizontal version. For now I only have the large sizes but I plan to add more soon.

Get yours  at the Be Awesome Instead Store and check back often for more updates and new poster’s and shirts.

Thanks for visiting beawesomeinstead.com! While you are getting prepared to Suit Up take some time and browse the site! We talk HIMYM every week and would love to have you be apart of the community! Now SUIT UP!

also…there is a more recent notice of suit up day: http://www.beawesomeinstead.com/fans/2011/october-13th-suit-up-day/

I feel that new holidays inspired by How I Met Your Mother were inevitable. I mean I think everyone should celebrate Slapsgiving, but that’s pretty closely tied with the previously known holiday, Thanksgiving. I tell you this because many of you may have forgotten. And while it’s not nearly as possible and traceable as Festivus, I still love the premise of the holiday. So without any further ramblings, I give you “International Suit Up Day.”

International Suit Up Day (ISUD) is celebrated on October 13th of each year.  On this day, suit up in honor of How I Met Your Mother, and Barney Stinson, and because suits are awesome…

For more information and to confirm your participation, visit the ISUD facebook event page. I’ll remind you again when it get’s close but I would love to see some pics of how you chose to suit in an upward direction!

Got pics of you suiting up on October 13th? Post them on this post: http://www.beawesomeinstead.com/garb/2010/plan-to-suit-up/

Need a Suit Up Poster? Check the Store

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    I’ll run down my regular music moments and quotes below but I’m pretty sick so I’ll just hope the discussion gets the rest. Just don’t jinx it.

What did everyone think of the episode?

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MUSIC

• Pennant Fever from the Major League Soundtrack (Ted helps Barney check the scouting report. Thanks Skip) (youtube link)
• Baseball Charge (night 5 intro and a beer for Ted)

LEGENDARY LINES

Robin: He couldn’t keep his good eye off of me.

Barney:  I’m just assuming that’s what they say when I’m not around.

Marshall: You know how Lily & I have been looking for couple friends ever since we lost Robin & Barney and Ted & Stella, and Ted & Robin, and Ted & Victoria…geeze Ted, when are you gonna get your live together?
Ted: How did we end up here?

Ted: Marshall, 4 out of 5 dentist just threw up in their mouths.

Robin: My panties would drop so hard there would be a hole below me halfway to China.

Barney: Giddy-what-up

Jim Nantz: Unbelievable. You know. There’s two things you don’t do. One, you don’t open an email from Phil Simms in from of your kids…

Ted: Yea…I’m totally gonna site my kids down one day and tell them about the time Uncle Barney nailed 7 chicks in a row…
(lingering shot of the kids)
Old Ted:  Am I a bad dad?

MOMENTS OF AWESOMENESS

• Barney calls his shot.
• Marshall’s Sasquatch fixation “Sasquatch isn’t fictional”
• Barney might get fired? While Barney losing his job isn’t really awesome at all, it was very cool how he handles his stress. This bring me to my next moment:
• Jim Nantz. High fiving, making sports analogies about sex, kicking his chair, calling Barney a ‘playa’…the dude was great tonight.
• The reference to “performance enhancing drugs”. Espically when Marshall asks for the time, counts on his fingers to 4 then get’s up with the pillow and ask to go to the hospital…YOU CAN TEST ME IF YOU WANT JIM NANTS!!!
• Wendy. I love it when Wendy (Charlene) is on the show, I wish Carl would show back up but I’m still happy with the Wendy appearance.
• How many people will start talking about Victoria possibly being the mother again because of the reference? Even though we know she is not.
• Marshall’s “Seven Up, Seven Down” hats tribute to Barney’s week.
• Mustache Pete Drexel
• Ted helps Barney check the scouting report in a Major League tribute.
• IS it just another coincidence that Nick Swisher (who happens to be dating Ted’s dream girl, JoAnna Garcia) was on tonight?

THE RE-RETURN

(FYI: “re-return” is the epilogue scene…a reference to something Ted does in s01e15, Game Night)

Wendy the Waitress (Hooray Windy!!!) has a to go order for Cook Poo…

Ted, believing it’s a joke by his friends makes fun of what a stupid name it is…then Cook Poo says “Here” from the bar and leaves.