bicker said:
And Friends definitely had just as much sex-talk at times. I'm not sure if this show will be as long-lived as Friends -- that has more to do with how bad the competition is than it has to do with how good the show itself is -- but is has all the ingredients necessary for a long run. Except one. The premise of the show is that we are building up to meeting the mother. That's going to have to happen within the first two years, or the show will collapse. Assuming that does happen, it will be a turning point, either to decline (because they cannot build on that climax) or to long-running success (because they can). Remember, Friends was building up to Ross and Rachel from the very first episode, which reached its climax over two episodes during February sweeps of the second season.
Yes! I hope the show realizes they cannot drag thios out too long. With every girlfriend Ted has, we are going to be wanting know, is she the one? Then, if she isn't, it will be disappointment. Robin is already ruled out, but we know she stays in his life. The article I read would not say if this new girl is "the one" or not, but it did say, she was only signed on for a few episodes, but would like to do more...so who know?
Once mom is discovered, the show can still be a success, because we can go through their courtship, see how she fits in with the "gang" all leading up to the big day....see here is where the producer's messed up...
They thought they could try a new concept. Have sitcom be a story. Well, they messed up the timeline of the story. The kids are in the future, 2030. He sits them down to tell them about how he met their mother, because of their 25th anniversary. (?? I think?) Well, that meant he would of had to have gotten married in 2005, and they are already in 2006.
The producer's are digging themself into a bigger hole with the timeline if Ted doesn't meet her already! They should just let Ted meet her, add her to the ensemble, drop the narration, and the kids at the beginning, and we will eventually forget this was ever a story to begin with, and just watch it for the sitcom it is.
