Board 8 > Why can't How I Met Your Mother make a single joke without using a flashback?

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__Darujhistan__
04/19/12 3:17:00 PM
#1:


It showed potential in the first season, but then they started abusing the already omnipresent flashback in season 2 and ever since then they've just kept making it more and more absurd.

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Sir Cobain
04/19/12 3:18:00 PM
#2:


the entire show is literally one big flashback

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CycloRaptor
04/19/12 3:20:00 PM
#3:


what cobain said

but the show kinda sucks now for reasons other than flashback abuse. it used to be so good, but its really been mediocre as of late.

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Nevest
04/19/12 3:23:00 PM
#4:


I've really disliked this season.

Not because of a few bad episodes.

Not because there hasn't been any real progression.

Just because they show one new episode, then like 2 weeks of reruns.

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Psycho_Kenshin
04/19/12 3:24:00 PM
#5:


Obligatory Family Guy mention.

I do still dig HIMYM, but I agree it's not quite what it used to be. Though the past couple have been a little better, I think season 5 was the least good.

I don't mind the flashback comedy device, ha the only thing I often find weak is when they use it to introduce a very odd new quirk to one of the characters that the episode will focus on. Especially Barney, and it often doesn't seem to fit in at all with what's come prior.

Like, three episodes from now it'll be like "Barney can't read! FLASHBACK".

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