Wow, that'd be a fine line to walk, making sure your editor is happy with your work, but not too happy...

Sitcoms are meant to be candy, and when I'm watching it line by line, it doesn't hold up -- because it's not built for that sort of scrutiny.

Well, some hold up. Arrested Development will take all your scrutiny and then narrate around it.

I majorly disliked Lily acting drunk because i don't think Aly really pulled it off. the baby talk voice was cute when she was supposed to be a teenager on Buffy, but she's supposed to be late twenties/early thirties on HIMYM and now it just sounds stupid.

Also, I'm confused on a meta-level about their decision not to get pregnant right away.

I am, too. Jesse.

Wow, that'd be a fine line to walk, making sure your editor is happy with your work, but not too happy...

Ha! Someone needs to COMM that. I feel silly, because I was the set-up man.

Well, some hold up. Arrested Development will take all your scrutiny and then narrate around it.

I know that it got critical acclaim, but the premise didn't appeal to me. It was that good, huh? No stupid sit-commy stuff? No slapstick?

I think at it's best (and that might be past), The Office can take the scrutiny, but for me, that's largely because of the strength of its dramatic elements. As sooon as Michael starts driving into lakes, I'm itching to change the channel, again. Don't get me wrong -- I still love it like chocolate, but chocolate is still candy.

I majorly disliked Lily acting drunk because i don't think Aly really pulled it off. the baby talk voice was cute when she was supposed to be a teenager on Buffy, but she's supposed to be late twenties/early thirties on HIMYM and now it just sounds stupid.

I agree, plus it was just too much. Marshall's a lawyer. I can trust that he can get from "Taking care of a demanding drunk adult is too much work," to "Taking care of an infant is too much work for where we're at in our lives right now," without having to see quite so much of baby Lily.

Aside from those scenes, I really enjoyed the episode. Writing the recaplet just made me look closer than I would just as a fan.

Maybe they'll then say that it's an oops?

They'll have to, right? It just seems like an odd choice, to make such a big deal of them deciding to have hot hot 100% protected sex.

I know that it got critical acclaim, but the premise didn't appeal to me. It was that good, huh? No stupid sit-commy stuff? No slapstick?

Some Tobias pratfalls, but other than that, not so much with the slapstick or sitcommy stuff, really. It's much more about character-based comedy and hilariously intertwining plots. It's an amazing, brilliant series, and it was even funnier the second time around, when I caught jokes I'd missed and recognized callbacks I didn't know were there before. You should give it a whirl. Start from the beginning.

I think at it's best (and that might be past), The Office can take the scrutiny, but for me, that's largely because of the strength of its dramatic elements.

Yeah, I had The Office in mind when I made that comment too. And, well, 30 Rock is beyond scrutiny because it's just so bizarre.

Oh, how I love 30 Rock. I owe tuning in to that one to a couple of bon bon's posts, I'm pretty sure. It just never fails to make me laugh.

Hmm. And I owe The Office to Cindy and Vonnie, I'm pretty sure. And HIMYM to posts here, I think.

Do I have no will of my own???

Some Tobias pratfalls, but other than that, not so much with the slapstick or sitcommy stuff, really.

I actually think it has a lot of broad, ridiculous, physical comedy. It's just really smart slapstick: character driven and outrageous.