How I Met Your Mother

A lawyer, a teacher, an architect, a tv anchor, and.... well, lets just say a man in a suit, walk into a bar and the rest of the story is legen..... wait for it.... dary.

As you may have guessed (obviously based on the title) this is going to be a not so short blurb about the tv show How I Met Your Mother. Before I watched this show, I was convinced that The Office was the greatest thing in this world since sliced bread. I now know that there are much better things. Also, The Office is in a bit of a decline right now but I'll get to that later.... Back on the point....Really, I have never watched anything that had such great story lines that span the course of seven seasons, have a great cast of well developed characters, and really just grows on you. Each character fills a sort of stereotype and there are also unique characters. Basically the general premise of the show is the main charcter (sorta), Ted, lives in New York and he is trying to find the woman of his dreams. Now, Ted isn't really the main character, I mean he is, but in the general sense of 'normal' main characters. However, the whole time it is being told in a story to his current kids. It's drving ME CRAZY that in seven seasons he still has not said how he met their mother. The show follows every one of the main charcters and they have reccuring characters as well. There are great stories featuring law school, chicks, college times, break-ups, relationships both successful and failed, and goats. Okay, maybe not so much goats but it's mentioned a lot. My point is that there is something for everyone in this show. So yeah, a sitcom that follows five active people in what is considered on of the greatest cities in the United States. Let's talk about the characters:

Ted Mosby - Josh Radnor

Ted is really one of the only stereotypes in the whole show. He really just plays the hopeless romantic that will search and search for his soulmate without a break. Sometimes, it seems a little pathetic but it makes for interesting plot lines that are really funny. Radnor's other work is....small compared to other cast members but Happythankyoumoreplease is a decent drama if you're in the mood for one. He wrote, directed, and starred in it.

Marshall Erikson - Jason Segel

First off, let me just say that Segel quickly became one of my favorite actors a while back. This guy does everything, he wrote the soundtracks Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, The Muppets, and a few songs for HIMYM. He also wrote The Muppets, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and the Five-Year Engagement (have not seen the last one yet but it looks alright...). In HIMYM he plays Marshall who is a lawyer. Really, Marshall isn't quite an easy character to explain. He plays a gentle hearted big guy.... Who is very hilarious in his beliefs and is great at being comically awkward.


Robin Scherbatsky - Cobie Smulders
So....yeah she's hot as all hell. I'm glad that I got that out there. She isn't really in much else, a recent bit role in The Avengers and that was pretty cool to see her there. In this she plays Robin who is a Canadian that moves out to New York and meets the other four. This happens in the first episode and she is around in every episode. Her character is a gun loving, cigar smoking, scotch drinking Canadian. At least in the words of Barny. Her references to Canada and their media is very hilarious due to the fact no one has any idea what the hell she is talking about.


Barny Stinson - Neil Patrick Harris
Barny Stinson is probably one of the biggest jackasses ever. Fictional, or real. Yet, you can't help but to love him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL76Tv4xZnE These aren't quite the best ones that I would have picked but they're still damn funny. Barny is constantly picking up chicks and things like that. After a while though, he starts to learn things like feelings and emotions.... he calls them a disease though... Just watch the show, after a few episodes you'll love him, or you'll love to hate him.


Lily Aldrin - Alyson Hannigan
Lily is pretty funny. All in all though, she's kinda my least favorite character because of some certain storyline events late first season early second season. Yeah I know that it's five years later but I still haven't gotten over it. So yeah, she plays Marshall's wife/fiance at certain parts throughout the story. Marshall is a much better character in my opinion just because there are certain things about her I don't really like. Things like her "justice theories", those events I referenced, and she really is the character with the least amount of growth in the show. She really is needed however to bring out... well you'll see.


Look, don't take my word for it, just go watch it. It's addicting though......

They even break out in a showtune once..... How cool is that???

10 Well-Tailored Suits Outta 10
:)

P.S. I know this isn't an album but I've been suffering from no new episodes of this in a while, but there will be a double on Friday. Also, peice of advice, do NOT, NOT, NOT go see That's My Boy. I thought it would be good but yeah..... Not Snadlers best film....