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I never watch the show but a friend of mine called me to say they just mentioned a "Wilco CD". So I switched over...turns out it was a pivotal part of the plot!!! In hopes of maybe hearing something, I almost cried when someone broke the CD. But never fear, at the end I heard a cpl of notes...and was like "No WAY!!!" They played 'Passenger Side' :rock

 

I was soooooooooo excited :dancing

 

 

 

 

I believe I heard Neil Patrick Harris was spotted at a Wilco concert once, yes?!? I'm assuming he had some influence on this.

 

And I'm pretty sure I saw the former Winnie Cooper as a minor character for this episode.

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The main guy was trying to get Winnie and the blonde chick from Freaks & Geeks up to his apartment for a three way by promising to play a Wilco CD for them. When he went into the bedroom upon hearing them giggling, Passenger Side commenced to play.

 

Pretty sweet! :cheers

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I saw an episode of this show a while back that used The Replacements "Skyway." Someone on the show must have good musical taste, and a bit of sway.

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This is one of my favorite shows on tv, but I can't watch it when it's on anymore because I have class during that time. But I can't wait to see this episode.

 

PS, it's a truly great show, and NPH is absolutely hysterical as Barney.

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i heard the first notes of "passenger side" come on the tv, i was on the computer in the panty... dad was watching tv in the living room and i run in all excited...

me: :w00t "WILCO!!! That's "passenger side" dad!!!!"

dad: :yawn

 

definitely cool.

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I think it's kind of sick that this guy feels that he needs to describe in detail the time he might or might not have had a threesome while telling his two young children about how he met their mother.

 

:shifty

 

actually, the show has gotten a bit too three's company silly for my taste, but we'll probably keep watching it...

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I'm going to try to work that phrase into a conversation sometime today.

 

"too three's company silly" would be even better because of the fun little too/three two/three word play I had going there

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actually, the show has gotten a bit too three's company silly for my taste, but we'll probably keep watching it...

 

I'm not sure if that's fair. I mean, it's a sitcom. 99% of sitcoms are silly in that way. I happen to think HIMYM does it better than pretty much any other standard sitcom. And regardless of anything else, Barney will always keep me coming back for me. NPH is hysterical in that role. I can see him eventually being a caricature if they aren't careful, but he's still great.

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I'm not sure if that's fair. I mean, it's a sitcom. 99% of sitcoms are silly in that way. I happen to think HIMYM does it better than pretty much any other standard sitcom. And regardless of anything else, Barney will always keep me coming back for me. NPH is hysterical in that role. I can see him eventually being a caricature if they aren't careful, but he's still great.

 

I'm not saying it's not a good show--and I agree that neil patrick harris' character has some great lines. I just think that if they toned down the goofiness factor it could be a much better show.

 

have you watched the big bang theory? It's silly too but for some reason it makes me chuckle.

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I'm not saying it's not a good show--and I agree that neil patrick harris' character has some great lines. I just think that if they toned down the goofiness factor it could be a much better show.

 

have you watched the big bang theory? It's silly too but for some reason it makes me chuckle.

 

I watched the pilot of BBT, and it wasn't awful, but I've not really made an attempt to go back to it. If I didn't have class on monday nights I would probably watch it with HIMYM, but since I have to watch them on the computer, and since I don't have sound on my computer, I have to use my roommate's pc. It's a big mess, so I prefer not having to use it for too long.

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I think it's kind of sick that this guy feels that he needs to describe in detail the time he might or might not have had a threesome while telling his two young children about how he met their mother.

 

:shifty

 

actually, the show has gotten a bit too three's company silly for my taste, but we'll probably keep watching it...

 

Remember, he started the show with saying that he COULDN'T tell his kids this story...

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Remember, he started the show with saying that he COULDN'T tell his kids this story...

 

you just had to go ahead and ruin a perfectly below-average bit of sarcasm with the "facts" didn't you?

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i heard the first notes of "passenger side" come on the tv, i was on the computer in the panty... dad was watching tv in the living room and i run in all excited...

me: :w00t "WILCO!!! That's "passenger side" dad!!!!"

dad: :yawn

 

definitely cool.

 

 

That's all very well and generational gap but you really shouldn't be on the "panty computer". :blink

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I saw an episode of this show a while back that used The Replacements "Skyway." Someone on the show must have good musical taste, and a bit of sway.

 

I mistakenly posted the following in the "In a Future Age" section with a poll...

 

"Last night on How I Met your Mother a tv show on CBS, there were significant references to Wilco. In the episode one of the characters is trying to get two girls back to his apartment so he tells them they should go listen to the new Wilco cd. Then, he gets upstairs (I believe they even make a comment about it being a great CD for getting girls or hanging out or something like that) , goes in his room to get the Wilco CD when his room mate out of spite that his friend is about to "ride the tricycle" snaps the Wilco CD in two.

 

This seems to be obvious product integration with CBS and Wilco or someone acting on their behalf. Does anyone have any additional info about the deal? What are your thoughts about the mainstream product placement? Did you like the Show?

 

Personally, i didn't mind it, and I enjoyed hearing "Passenger Side" at the climax."

 

Major media outlets like CBS don't just go around plugging bands repeatedly and incorporating them into their episodes plot lines. I think it's very naive to think that the producers just have "good taste" .This was def a marketing deal. Geez!

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Major media outlets like CBS don't just go around plugging bands repeatedly and incorporating them into their episodes plot lines. I think it's very naive to think that the producers just have "good taste" .This was def a marketing deal. Geez!

Maybe Perm can comment on how this works?

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Major media outlets like CBS don't just go around plugging bands repeatedly and incorporating them into their episodes plot lines. I think it's very naive to think that the producers just have "good taste" .This was def a marketing deal. Geez!

Not every piece of music used in a TV show is placed there by advertisers, believe it or not. If the use of Wilco was an intentional marketing ploy they would've used something from the current record don't you think, not something from their least popular first record. Also, the use of a Replacements song, a band that isn't even around anymore can't possibly be seen as something stemming from a marketing deal, or maybe I missed something.

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