Trilogy Time (9 Apr. 2012)

As Ted, Marshall, and Barney get together for their annual viewing of the original Star Wars trilogy, Ted begins to question if he will ever end up where he wants to be - especially now that Barney and Quinn are getting serious.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

Carter Bays (creator), Craig Thomas (creator),

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Gregory Michael	...	Trey
Becki Newton	...	Quinn Garvey
Michael Gladis	...	Chester
Meghan Maureen McDonough	...	Veronica

Storyline

Quinn has moved in with Barney, but not all is all right with the living arrangement as Barney doesn't yet feel like he can be himself around Quinn in all its good and bad, which is manifested in part by his evening ritual just outside his apartment building. He decides to take refuge at Ted's new apartment. As Marshall is also there, Ted suggests that they make the evening their boys only triennial viewing of the Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope trilogy, this triennial event which began in 2000 when Ted and Marshall were still at Wesleyan. Although the trilogy is the centerpiece of the get together, it has historically been more about where their life is at that the present time, predicting what their lives will be like in three years time at their next viewing, and reflecting on why their prediction from three years ago went so awry. In most respects, the 2003, 2006 and 2009 events were remarkably similar, but many current issues make the 2012 event a bit different.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the entirety of the 2015 flashforward, Barney's left ring finger is hidden.

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Goofs

When Robin enters the apartment as 'Rhiannon' in Ted's flashback/forward, she plays a bass solo but her fingers are clearly not moving.

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Quotes

Barney Stinson: Point is, I plan on being with you for a long time, you okay with that?
Quinn Garvey: Sounds great.

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Connections

References Wheel of Fortune (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Hey Beautiful"
Written by The Solids
Performed by The Solids

User Reviews

pathetic

which father will in the world will go to this extent of telling the story to their kids.the kid will want to commit suicide before getting born.

they have simply run out of ideas and stretching this thing. they have no idea what the story line will be so they fill the 20 min with sense less material or running around, which r not funny anymore and 5 min of story.

********************* IMDb RULE ROCKS.

which father will in the world will go to this extent of telling the story to their kids.the kid will want to commit suicide before getting born.

they have simply run out of ideas and stretching this thing. they have no idea what the story line will be so they fill the 20 min with sense less material or running around, which r not funny anymore and 5 min of story.