ellisd
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Post by ellisd on Sept 7, 2014 14:16:45 GMT -5
So I just finished watching the alternate ending version of the finale. I liked it much better than the original version. I know there were a lot of people that didn't like the way the show ended, so I figured I would share this info in case you may want to check it out. I'm on my phone so I can't post the link but its on yahoo's main page.
I've read somewhere that its going to be included on the complete serires dvd set. I hope its also on the series 9 dvd as I already have the other seasons and would hate to have to buy the full set just for the alternate finale.
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Post by Mr. K.O on Sept 7, 2014 14:42:01 GMT -5
The thing I didn't like about the original ending, or the finale in general, was that they tried to cram everything into a one-hour episode so it felt rushed.
Thanks for the heads up I'll look up the alt. ending right now.
EDIT: Never mind, they blocked it because of copyright haha.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 16:50:14 GMT -5
I don't know if I saw the real alternate ending or not, because there are so many fakes...but if it's the correct one - it doesn't make me feel any better about the show
that last season was nothing but stalling & making you realize that ted was a booger eating 'wants to fall in love with anyone' type guy that would never really care about the mother cuz he couldn't let go of robin...then when he does "let go" (you'd think he'd learn his lesson) only to have the writers think he should not only go back to her, but have his entire story be about someone that was wrong for him & only wanted him after he was taken
using the mom as a decoy & conveniently having her sick & die is such lazy & unimaginative story telling...it really just is insulting to me -- if she's sick and going to die, great...make me believe he actually cared about her more than robin - make me believe he's over robin by not going back to her
and not only that, but the first kid (at least) being an unplanned pregnancy makes it seem like he got stuck....didn't marry her all those years...makes it seem like he wasn't really over robin (cuz he apparently wasn't)
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 7, 2014 20:46:28 GMT -5
I don't know if I saw the real alternate ending or not, because there are so many fakes...but if it's the correct one - it doesn't make me feel any better about the show that last season was nothing but stalling & making you realize that ted was a booger eating 'wants to fall in love with anyone' type guy that would never really care about the mother cuz he couldn't let go of robin...then when he does "let go" (you'd think he'd learn his lesson) only to have the writers think he should not only go back to her, but have his entire story be about someone that was wrong for him & only wanted him after he was taken using the mom as a decoy & conveniently having her sick & die is such lazy & unimaginative story telling...it really just is insulting to me -- if she's sick and going to die, great...make me believe he actually cared about her more than robin - make me believe he's over robin by not going back to her and not only that, but the first kid (at least) being an unplanned pregnancy makes it seem like he got stuck....didn't marry her all those years...makes it seem like he wasn't really over robin (cuz he apparently wasn't) They were planning their wedding when she got pregnant. They didn't get married forever because they ended up having kids and life happened. I never saw that as Ted being stuck, at all. I actually like the original ending better, versus the unaired version. I liked that they showed us Ted's life with TM. The only thing they needed to do to "fix" the ending was not have Ted get back together with Robin. Either that, or they needed to space out TM dying and Ted getting together with Robin. I just think cutting the original content at "and that's How I Met Your Mother" would have been perfect. The kids could have been crying and then smiled and the show could have gone black. Nothing more needed to be said and Robin and Ted getting back together could have been ambiguous. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 20:57:43 GMT -5
I don't know if I saw the real alternate ending or not, because there are so many fakes...but if it's the correct one - it doesn't make me feel any better about the show that last season was nothing but stalling & making you realize that ted was a booger eating 'wants to fall in love with anyone' type guy that would never really care about the mother cuz he couldn't let go of robin...then when he does "let go" (you'd think he'd learn his lesson) only to have the writers think he should not only go back to her, but have his entire story be about someone that was wrong for him & only wanted him after he was taken using the mom as a decoy & conveniently having her sick & die is such lazy & unimaginative story telling...it really just is insulting to me -- if she's sick and going to die, great...make me believe he actually cared about her more than robin - make me believe he's over robin by not going back to her and not only that, but the first kid (at least) being an unplanned pregnancy makes it seem like he got stuck....didn't marry her all those years...makes it seem like he wasn't really over robin (cuz he apparently wasn't) They were planning their wedding when she got pregnant. They didn't get married forever because they ended up having kids and life happened. I never saw that as Ted being stuck, at all. I actually like the original ending better, versus the unaired version. I liked that they showed us Ted's life with TM. The only thing they needed to do to "fix" the ending was not have Ted get back together with Robin. Either that, or they needed to space out TM dying and Ted getting together with Robin. I just think cutting the original content at "and that's How I Met Your Mother" would have been perfect. The kids could have been crying and then smiled and the show could have gone black. Nothing more needed to be said and Robin and Ted getting back together could have been ambiguous. it was a poor choice of words on my part...I feel like because he gets back with Robin, there was no escape from the mother though since he had the kid divorce could've always been an option or not going through with the wedding & it felt to me like he purposely didn't marry her for a long time because he wanted to be with robin deep down that might not be accurate or what they were going for...but it felt that way to me with the ending that we got, that there was a reason for him not doing the wedding |
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 7, 2014 21:54:13 GMT -5
They were planning their wedding when she got pregnant. They didn't get married forever because they ended up having kids and life happened. I never saw that as Ted being stuck, at all. I actually like the original ending better, versus the unaired version. I liked that they showed us Ted's life with TM. The only thing they needed to do to "fix" the ending was not have Ted get back together with Robin. Either that, or they needed to space out TM dying and Ted getting together with Robin. I just think cutting the original content at "and that's How I Met Your Mother" would have been perfect. The kids could have been crying and then smiled and the show could have gone black. Nothing more needed to be said and Robin and Ted getting back together could have been ambiguous. it was a poor choice of words on my part...I feel like because he gets back with Robin, there was no escape from the mother though since he had the kid divorce could've always been an option or not going through with the wedding & it felt to me like he purposely didn't marry her for a long time because he wanted to be with robin deep down that might not be accurate or what they were going for...but it felt that way to me with the ending that we got, that there was a reason for him not doing the wedding Yeah, I think, at least on some level, everyone who had a problem with the ending had some variation of that feeling. There is absolutely no doubt that the show feels like "How I Met Your Aunt Robin," more so than "How I Met Your Mother." I mean Ted has this big moment where he approves of Barney and Robin and he is, seemingly, finally over her and then that entire idea gets washed. It happens over years in story time, but to the audience it happens in minutes. So that to me is the disconnect. The writers want us to believe that Ted and TM are genuinely meant to be but we get a snap shot of that happiness, and then they move right on afterwards. I know Ted would move on in real life but that takes away the emphasis of the story being on the mother. I think the silver lining is that Robin isn't getting "the one" treatment from Ted. We know that TM is "the one" because otherwise Ted never would have ended up with TM at all. It's really one of those half full or half empty type of deals I suppose. I just wish they would have gone with more of a fairytale type of ending. HIMYM is a fun, light hearted, sitcom, and there was absolutely no reason to kill TM off after we waited years to meet her. It's kind of a bad joke. It's one of those shows that the predictable and cheesy ending is what would have made everyone happy and instead they went with a swerve. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 23:44:01 GMT -5
it was a poor choice of words on my part...I feel like because he gets back with Robin, there was no escape from the mother though since he had the kid divorce could've always been an option or not going through with the wedding & it felt to me like he purposely didn't marry her for a long time because he wanted to be with robin deep down that might not be accurate or what they were going for...but it felt that way to me with the ending that we got, that there was a reason for him not doing the wedding Yeah, I think, at least on some level, everyone who had a problem with the ending had some variation of that feeling. There is absolutely no doubt that the show feels like "How I Met Your Aunt Robin," more so than "How I Met Your Mother." I mean Ted has this big moment where he approves of Barney and Robin and he is, seemingly, finally over her and then that entire idea gets washed. It happens over years in story time, but to the audience it happens in minutes. So that to me is the disconnect. The writers want us to believe that Ted and TM are genuinely meant to be but we get a snap shot of that happiness, and then they move right on afterwards. I know Ted would move on in real life but that takes away the emphasis of the story being on the mother. I think the silver lining is that Robin isn't getting "the one" treatment from Ted. We know that TM is "the one" because otherwise Ted never would have ended up with TM at all. It's really one of those half full or half empty type of deals I suppose. I just wish they would have gone with more of a fairytale type of ending. HIMYM is a fun, light hearted, sitcom, and there was absolutely no reason to kill TM off after we waited years to meet her. It's kind of a bad joke. It's one of those shows that the predictable and cheesy ending is what would have made everyone happy and instead they went with a swerve. I'm actually alright with the sad story about her being sick. I enjoy when sitcoms (comedies) mesh the emotional stuff in. I just feel as if heartbreak & letting someone go that never wanted to finish with you (Robin) means that you have an epiphany that they are wrong for you, you are wrong for them...if you accept they're marrying your best friend - then that door is closed for good. I accept the time between his wife's death & dating 'anyone but Robin.' I understand that time has passed that isn't shown & I'm ok with it. However, in the actual story...he meets 'the one' like a day after or of him 'getting over' something that took years (Robin). If I'm to believe that love is real...he wouldn't ever reopen that door with Robin after the mother passes. It's being "picky," I know, but when you experience a strong love you thought was 'it' & think you'll never get over them...when you finally do -- it isn't realistic to think you'd go back to that. And if you did go back to them, you weren't over it - the person you were with before was a place holder & in a story, killing them off becomes convenient storytelling instead of emotional & powerful & surprising/shocking. To me, it's the easy thing to do for this to be about Robin (storytelling wise). It's written as Robin is the one & IMO, the Mother is just cheaply done as a way to throw people off the trail instead of being important. Creatively, I respect if someone wants to do their vision...but it's a vision that I don't think represents what the show was suppose to be about, honest true love (because from what we saw, if that is with Robin...then she only cared once he was taken & wanted what she couldn't have & for Ted...if Robin was an option, he'd have been with her and not available.) I think Ted does give Robin 'the one' treatment, implied of course at the ending. Because, after all of that...kids, a wife dying...she's there & his ending. |
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Post by TX on Sept 11, 2014 13:48:49 GMT -5
I definitely prefer the alternate ending, but as Mr. G.O.A.T said above, my main problem with the aired finale was that it felt way too rushed. I think it would have been a fine ending if rather than the entire final season, save for the last episode, being about Barney and Robin's wedding, they should have done the wedding over the first half of the final season and then spent the second half of the season showing Ted and Tracy's lives together.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 11, 2014 14:11:19 GMT -5
I don't know what the official alternate ending is, as I don't know what the real one is, as opposed to fanmade ones. However, as long as it ended with Ted and Tracey living happily ever after together, it should have been used. None of the redundant Ted and Robin crap. The show is called 'How I Met Your Mother', not 'How I Met Robin, Tons Of Stuff Happened, I Met Your Mother, Your Mother Died, And Then I Got Back Together With Robin AGAIN'.
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