Good question, but I don't think it had anything to do with the voice. The timing of the storytelling just didn't work for me. There was no sense of emotion…of loss…of time passing. Very disappointing.

I've rarely spent as much time thinking about a series finale as I have this one, which is especially strange because I've only been watching it regularly for the past 3 seasons (although I've seen every episode from the first 6 seasons upwards of a dozen times each in syndication, so I feel as fully invested in the…

I figured that was the case, but for the sake of the story it's strange that her sister was nowhere to be found during the wedding ceremony. As long as Billy Zabka made it, that's all that mattered.

Did anyone see Robin's sister in this episode? My wife & I both wondered why she wasn't in the bridal party, or at least among the guests. We saw her a couple of episodes ago so we know she's there.

You had me at "Rachel Dratch signed on…"

You're probably right. My wife pointed out the "he died" comment from the earlier episode last night which had me wondering if his death was ever confirmed. Since it's Barney telling the story it's possible/probable that he was just exaggerating.

Didn't Barney say that Gary Blauman died in an earlier episode, after telling the group how Blauman quit GNB & tried to pee on the conference room desk? It's possible he was just goofing around with the gang, but I always took that at face value.

Depending on when you got into Metallica, this album (and the ones that followed) are either total crap, half enjoyable/half crap or actually quite good. Even though I'm 47 and should have loved them from the start, I had very little interest in them until the late-90s when I retroactively explored their catalog.…

Well stated, your highness. Hopefully your comments will inspire at least one additional person (and preferably many) to check out Uncle Tupelo's music.

If you're more of a Tweedy fan than a Farrar fan, then "Anodyne" would probably be the best introduction to Uncle Tupelo's music. The earlier releases (especially the first two) are much for Farrar-centric, which to me is a good thing since he was the stronger singer & songwriter of the two at the time.

Add me to the list of people who loved this episode. Funny, touching, and rewarding for longtime viewers. Loved all the callbacks, but even without them it was an excellent story.

This article already answers the question posed at the top of the page: Yep, it lives up to its reputation. If you're interested in someone else's opinion (self-promotion alert!), I wrote a 2-part series on the Uncle Tupelo discography in December 2012. They left quite a little catalog of music behind for us to enjoy.…

As long as they resurrect the late Phil Silvers to reprise his role as filmmaker Harold Hecuba, I'll be the first in line to see a Gilligan's Island movie.

It's hard to take Pilot Viruet seriously when she groans at one of the greatest TV theme songs of all time. As for some of the staff's feelings about the show in general, maybe it's an age thing. I was 12 when this episode aired and I still laugh as hard as I did back then anytime I see it. I've been watching the show…

I usually do but I was busy with various things when I posted this & didn't have a chance to read everyone's comments, hence the "not sure if anyone else pointed this out" prefix. But thanks for calling me out on it. You make an excellent hall monitor.

Not sure if anyone else pointed this out, but the best part of Kristen Bell's appearance was her pronunciation of waffles as "whaffles."

Thank you for seconding my earlier comment on this subject. That quote really jumped out at me. Anyone who's ever heard Mingus, even one song, would know that "boring" is probably the last word that would describe his music.

Did he actually refer to Charles Mingus as "boring jazz stuff"? If that's really what he meant, I doubt he's actually ever listened to Mingus because his music is anything but boring.

Thanks. I don't remember that being stated, but it would be a fitting explanation.

Not sure if it's been pointed out by others here, but my wife has suggested several times that both Barney & Robin must have met (or at least seen) The Mother when they auditioned the wedding band. I realize that wedding bands often have a rotating cast of musicians, so perhaps she wasn't at the audition, but if she…