How I Met Your Mother is my new favorite sitcom. (Desperate Housewives is more of a drama, so it doesn’t count as a sitcom. Don’t worry, I still love you best, Desperate Housewives.) Here’s a little blurb about it:
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER is a comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) and how he fell in love. It all starts when Ted’s best friend, Marshall (Jason Segal), drops the bombshell that he’s going to propose to his long-time girlfriend, Lily (Alyson Hannigan), a kindergarten teacher. At that moment, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he too hopes to find true love. Helping him in his quest is Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), a friend with endless, sometimes outrageous opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof way to meet women. When Ted meets Robin (Cobie Smulders), he’s sure it’s love at first sight, but destiny may have something else in store. The series is narrated through flashbacks from the future.
Ok, so aside from the fact that I think Alyson Hannigan is one of the coolest people ever, and Neil Patrick Harris is Doogie Howser (how can you beat that?!), this show has the best plotlines ever.
We’ll just take last night’s episode:
There was a thing about really good cake, and shoes with snowflakes on them, and buttercups, and all the little details that you thought were just for comedic effect or something all came together in the end. It was a mystery and a romance novel in 30 minutes or less, with NO LOOSE ENDS. The writing is just superb, and of course it doesn’t hurt that the acting is pretty darn good too.
So, seriously, do yourselves a favor and set your DVR to record. CBS, 8:30, Monday nights. I can’t imagine why it’s not making more buzz. Is it up against Lost on the timeslot or something?
Anyway, that’s the end of my product-plugging-for-which-I-receive-no-monetary-compensation segment. I really should figure out some way to get CBS to pay me for this. It’s a damn good review.
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