How I Met Your Mother: The Opposite Of "Woooo!"
How many ways are there to say this show is going downhill? A show that initially seemed to want to be a cross between Friends and Cheers (or, well, Friends with drinking) has lately morphed into some sort of Sex And The City/Two And A Half Men hybrid, exploring "love, sex and dating and relationships" or whatever with tired cliches and big guest stars. The ratings are going up, but the show's fan base can't be holding on much longer. There were two good things about last night's episode, "Wooo," and one totally horrible one that couldn't help but make me wonder: is Candace Bushnell writing for this once-funny show?
The Good: How I Met Your Mother acknowledges the existence of Mad Men:
The Good: Jamie Lynn Sigler's cameo as a "Woo girl." (Between this and Entourage, she's everywhere this week!)
The Gross And Terrible: Robin's translation of what the Woo girls are really thinking:
Hey, this show: remember when you used to surprise your audience? Try doing that again! And a lot of people have said this, but this show can't rely on Barney's misogyny for laughs anymore. It used to be funny, but now it's just old (and sad.)
Posted by Lindsay at 10:45 AM in Sitcoms
Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jamie Lynn Sigler | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Mad Men
I honestly forget what made me love the show. I wish they would bring some of it back, whatever it was.
Also, for the record, I've met quite a few married people that "woo." It has nothing to do with being a single woman or being sad and pathetic, but way to equate the two, HIMYM!
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To be honest, I still loves it. The whole "woo" thing got a bit annoying, but it's still my favorite (and only good) sitcom on tv.
Rumors are that Jamie Lynn is the mother.
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what does that say about the American public when fans can recognize that this show has gone off the rails (which it has), yet ratings are up and more people are watching now?
one moment of greatness per episode (tonight: "what hat?") is not enough to redeem this show. you are on VERY thin ice, HIMYM.
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This was the funniest ep of HIMYM I've seen. And I've seen 'em all, from the beginning. It was pretty goofy for the sake of being so (SVEN & their GNB building), but I'm not parting ways with this show anytime soon.
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Uh, this show was always a miserable concoction of sad writing and awesome actors. SOrry.
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It's like a money pit, but with talent instead of money.
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