Kids, sometimes life brings disappointments, like last night's season finale of the still totally great show How I Met Your Mother, which was predictable and lovey dovey and, ironically for its title and theme ("The Leap"), not very risk-takey. (We... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR DISAPPOINTING SEASON FINALE»
Posted on May 19, 2009 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | Feet | Goats | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
Well, we couldn't just have funny, stand-alone episodes forever. That would be like if they just had cannibal monster mother episodes of The X Files forever (awesome.) No, they have to get to the "mythology" of the show's premise and... CONTINUE READING HUGGY, LEARNY HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER SAVED BY GUIDED BY VOICES SONG»
Posted on May 5, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
Now that How I Met Your Mother doesn't need Britney Spears cameos to be a certified hit, it seems CBS is letting them just do whatever they want or something, because Monday's episode was one of the funniest of the... CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER WAS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS»
Posted on April 29, 2009 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | Girl Talk | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
Last night's HIMYM began with a scene in which Barney, Marshall and Ted are telling a dirty joke when Lily walks up. After the other guys refuse to tell her the joke, claiming it's "boy-funny," Barney whispers it to Lily,... How I Met Your Mother'">CONTINUE READING THE "REALLY DIRTY JOKE" FROM LAST NIGHT'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER»
Posted on April 14, 2009 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
In order to promote the April 13th episode of How I Met Your Mother, which will concern the Barney/Robin love thing we've all known was coming but chose to ignore this whole season, CBS has put together their own montage... CONTINUE READING CBS'S BARNEY AND ROBIN LOVE MONTAGE: BARF!»
Posted on April 3, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Lollapalooza | Neil Patrick Harris | The Decemberists
It's unlikely that The Wire and How I Met Your Mother share a lot of fans, as superfans of The Wire tend to be the type of people who say "I do not watch sitcoms," so that makes it even... CONTINUE READING YES, THAT WAS BUNNY COLVIN FROM THE WIRE ON HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER THIS WEEK»
Posted on April 1, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Bunny Colvin | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris | Robert Wisdom | The Wire
On last night's episode, Ted found out that Lily has been purposely sabotaging his relationships for years. This is funny, because Lily is supposed to be nice, but it's also funny because the scene where Ted learns this turns into... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: DID LILY ORDER THE CODE RED?»
Posted on March 17, 2009 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | Courtney Love | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
You know how you'll see a show and tell all of your friends it was great, and they'll watch the next episode and report back to you that you were wrong and they're never trusting you again and you're like... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER IS FUNNY AGAIN»
Posted on March 10, 2009 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Laura Prepon | Neil Patrick Harris
Last night's How I Met Your Mother went crazy with the inside jokes and internet discoveries. There were at least three: 1. Ted's "Dr. X" college DJ persona The gang makes fun of Ted for including his college stint as... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER'S EASTER EGGS FOR THE SUPERFANS»
Posted on February 3, 2009 in ,
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
How I Met Your Mother fans have run the gamut from "What? Okay, whatever" to "Ugh" about Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag, and Kim Kardashian's blatant ratings-baiting "guest starring" appearances on the show, which finally aired last night. Well, the whole... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: HEIDI AND SPENCER'S CAMEO WAS ABOUT...POOP»
Posted on January 13, 2009 in , ,
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | Heidi Montag | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Kim Kardashian | Neal Patrick Harris | Spencer Pratt
(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!) Originally posted on Videogum on October 2, 2008: On... CONTINUE READING TREND ALERT: ALL NETWORK COMEDIES NOW REQUIRED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE "CLEANSE" JOKE»
Posted on December 30, 2008 in , , ,
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Tags: Anna Faris | Cleanse | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Sudeikis | Kelly Kapoor | Master Cleanse | Mindy Kaling | Saturday Night Live | The Office
No, of course not, that's a very inside HIMYM joke about how we're supposed to wonder that every time a new female character is introduced. So this was the Christmas episode, and Ted's sister came to visit and Barney was... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: OMG IS TED'S SISTER THE MOTHER?»
Posted on December 16, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neal Patrick Harris
Cobie Smulders, who plays Robin on How I Met Your Mother, has announced that she's expecting her first child. Alyson Hannigan made the same announcement last month, so that means both of the female leads on the show are now... CONTINUE READING EVERYBODY ON HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER IS NOW KNOCKED UP»
Posted on November 26, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother
Last night's HIMYM had no notable guest stars, so it had nudity. After the guys learn a new move from one of Robin's dates ("Naked-Man"), where you wait for your date to leave the room and then be naked when... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: THE ONE WHERE THE BOYS ARE NAKED»
Posted on November 25, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
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... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: THE OPPOSITE OF "WOOOO!"»
Posted on November 18, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jamie Lynn Sigler | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Mad Men
Hey, did you hear that Heidi and Spencer are going to guest-star as themselves on a January episode of How I Met Your Mother? I guess that's fine. Did you know that Alyson Hannigan, who plays Lily on the show,... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: THIS "SOCKS"»
Posted on November 11, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neal Patrick Harris
There were a lot of interventions on last night's How I Met Your Mother. There were interventions for alcohol abuse, the wearing of a funny hat, the performing of too many magic tricks, speaking with an English accent, the improper... CONTINUE READING HIMYM: HEY, REMEMBER THAT GREAT MR. SHOW INTERVENTION SKETCH?»
Posted on October 14, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Barney Stinson | Bob Odenkirk | Coachella | Cobie Smulders | David Cross | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Mr. Show | Neil Patrick Harris
So, remember the episode about how everyone hated Staten Island? This one was like that, but with New Jersey. Ted and Stella have somehow been engaged for weeks without ever having a single discussion about whether they'll live in NYC... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: NEW YORK VERSUS NEW JERSEY»
Posted on October 7, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Coachella | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neal Patrick Harris | New Jersey | New York
On last week's premiere of The Office, Kelly Kapor hilariously talked about her "cleanse" -- one of those fasts where you consume only lemon juice, water, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup in an attempt to lose weight, gain "focus," destroy... CONTINUE READING TREND ALERT: ALL NETWORK COMEDIES NOW REQUIRED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE "CLEANSE" JOKE»
Posted on October 2, 2008 in , ,
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Tags: Anna Faris | Cleanse | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Sudeikis | Kelly Kapoor | Master Cleanse | Mindy Kaling | Saturday Night Live | The Office
How I Met Your Mother is back to being great again! Last night's episode, "The Night Of The Burger," had all the elements of a classic HIMYM episode -- the gang goes on a geeky New York adventure based on... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: THE NIGHT OF THE BURGER»
Posted on September 30, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neal Patrick Harris | St. Vincent
Last night's HIMYM premiere cemented the show's status as Friends with drinking. It's not can't-miss and still has surprising moments, but, well, nobody really cares who the mother is anymore, do we? Last night's premiere was so-so: (spoiler alert) Stella... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: BARNEY'S BOOTY CALL TIMELINE»
Posted on September 23, 2008 in
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Tags: Alyson Hannigan | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
TV critic Alan Sepinwall moderated a special panel for Emmy voters yesterday featuring most of the cast and creators of How I Met Your Mother, which, despite a disappointing finale, should still be nominated for Best Comedy because there are... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CREATORS "HAVE AMAZING PLANS FOR THE GOAT"»
Posted on June 4, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Alan Sepinwall | Alyson Hannigan | Carter Bays | Cobie Smulders | Craig Thomas | HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris
Whoa! On last night's only so-so episode (full episode here), Barney rebounds from his breakup with Ted by taking up with Will Forte as his "rebound bro," and Ted and Stella's relationship moves forward even though we know she can't... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: IS THERE A BARNEY/ROBIN SEX TAPE?»
Posted on May 6, 2008 in
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Tags: Barney | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Neal Patrick Harris | Robin | Will Forte
If you thought, as I did, that last night's How I Met Your Mother was spoiled by Robin Sparkles' "Sandcastles In The Sand" "leaking" all over the internet, you got a big surprise when things took a turn for the... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: OMG CAN YOU BELIEVE THE THING THAT HAPPENED?»
Posted on April 22, 2008 in
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Tags: Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | James Van Der Beek | Neil Patrick Harris | Robin Sparkles | Tiffany
The "Robin Sparkles" episode of How I Met Your Mother (which was also the first "Slap Bet" episode, from which it takes its title) was indisputably the show's best (see, it even says so on Wikipedia!). In it, the characters... CONTINUE READING DEAR HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: STOP SPOILING!»
Posted on April 16, 2008
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Tags: Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Robin Sparkles
