Did HIMYM Earn Its Ending? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios (+playlist)

[orangerful]

I know some of you are/were HIMYM fans and I thought you might enjoy this examination of the ending. Mike does a very good job of being objective and raises some good points!

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[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

I am personally a big fan of shows/ books/whatever that are true to the characters. I was not deeply invested in HIMYM the last few years, and while I did like Barney/Robin I do think that Ted/Robin is a logical and sensical ending because that is just how things go sometimes. I don't believe that fans are owed ANYTHING by media. I see media as something you opt into and can opt out of at any time. You opting in doesn't give you a share in anything- you take what you can get from the showrunners.

Arguably my most fervent "current" fandom is Sherlock, and I find the fandom's insistance that they are owed more episodes or more frequent seasons to be nonsensical. Would I like more sherlock? Yes, but since I'm not footing the bill or dealing with logistics I'll take what I can get when it comes.

But the best part of the entire above episode in my mind? his delivery of the Legend- I'm not going to make you wait for it- dary line.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I've read the Sherlock rants on people's tumblrs and it's like they don't UNDERSTAND how TV is made. I don't mind waiting if it means getting the best team together.

Best example I would point to for those people would be X-Men 3 (or the X-Men movie I pretend never happened). Bryan Singer was off making Superman Returns and instead of waiting, the studio rushed this movie and gave it to another director. And what did we get? SHITE! So, yeah, I will wait for Sherlock and Doctor Who and get quality television vs being forced to churn out 24 episodes for a mediocre season.

[sunnytyler001.livejournal.com]

Meh. Ted character's development in this last season was all about MOVING ON. So, NO. It was not about the story either. Ted & Robin tried, and tried again to be together and failed. And that's what going to happen again after the finale. So, yeah... They had written the mother to be his perfect match and now that they killed her, I'm afraid they did robb him of his happily ever after... :S

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

It's funny, if you watch the NEXT episode of IDEA Channel, Mike reads people's reactions and he starts to finally voice his opinion on the ending and I think he was disappointed too...and to ease his pain he decided to do this episode LOL

[thekaiserchief.livejournal.com]

While I'm still not satisfied with the ending, it is interesting to hear things from another perspective.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

If you watch the next episode of IDEA Channel when Mike responds to people's comments, you can tell that he was also disappointed. I think he devised this episode to deal with his pain.

[pleasant-valley.livejournal.com]

The only thing that really bothered me about the ending was wondering if Robin would get rid of all her dogs again because of Ted like the last time.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I hadn't watched the show except for the first couple seasons, but no one should ever have to get rid of pets in a relationship. So I hope she didn't!