How I Met Your Mother
Sep/080
After Dr. Horrible I realized I had an incredible man-crush on Neil Patrick Harris. He’s just incredibly talented and hasn’t really got a great chance to utilize it, but I keep hearing about how amazing he is in How I Met Your Mother. Throw in co-stars Jason Segel (who I’ve loved in everything I’ve seen), Alyson Hannigan (Buffy alum, yes!), add in some favorable reviews and this was a show I had to see.
I ended up getting disc one of season one off of my Netflix account. I flew through the disc in one night and ended up adding the rest of the season the next night. It ended up being so much better than I ever imagined (mostly due to Neil Patrick Harris) that I ended up getting season two right away (cutting off Mad Men in the process). While the second season wasn’t as good as the first, it was still high quality television. There is so many legit laugh out loud moments on this show that I don’t know how it took me until the fourth season to check it out, but I am so glad I did.
The situations are pretty real for the most part and there has been a few “been there” moments that actually rang true in the end. Sometimes I found myself yelling at Ted during the show which is always a good thing, but let’s be honest about the whole thing the reason this show is great is NPH as Barney Stinson. He should go down in history as one of the greatest TV characters of all time. Right up there with Logan Echols, Alex P Keaton, Norm and Danger Mouse. Barney Stinson is legendary.
“One of the twenty four similarities between girls and fish is that they’re both attracted to shiny objects. You really never read my blog, do you?”
“It’s going to be legen…wait for it…and I hope you’re not lactose-intolerant ’cause the second half of that word is…DAIRY!”
“There are only two reasons to date a girl you’ve already dated: breast implants.”
“Every Halloween, I bring a spare costume, in case I strike out with the hottest girl at the party. That way, I have a second chance to make a first impression.”
“The only reason to wait a month for sex is if she’s 17 years, 11 months old.”
“Canadian porn. Trust me when I tell you their universal health care plan doesn’t cover breast implants. If I have to watch one more flat-chested Nova Scotian riding a Mountie on the back of a Zamboni, I’m going to go “oot” of my mind.”
Okay, I’ll stop. Seriously though, this show is amazing and you should probably check it out.
Sidenote: I orignally watched this show for Jason Segel and Neil Patrick Harris. I knew they’d be amazing together, but who knew their pairing could spawn such legendary awesomeness?
