I will be severly pissed if this doesn't get renewed, but I dont' think we have to worry about anything. I can't wait until tomorrow's episode. It should be interesting to see Britney back again.Josh Radnor on Mother's future: I'm not worried
Attention How I Met Your Mother fans! There's a 99% chance that the show is returning for a fourth season. CBS still hasn't given the Monday night laugher an official pick up -- which they did for the freshman sitcom The Big Bang Theory way back on February 15th -- ticking off many a comedy fan (including yours truly). Nothing against Big Bang; I love the show. But was it more deserving of an early pick up than Mother? Not to me.
Anyway, I had the chance to interview How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor yesterday and the actor told me that the cast is definitely working on the assumption that they will be back next fall. When I asked him directly if the show will be renewed by CBS, he laughed and said, "I'm not worried, but who knows. It's television and stranger things have happened. We're doing better than we've ever done, although I kind of go to sleep when I read those Nielsen reports. I would think we are coming back. Yes, we are."
That was enough for Josh, but I needed more assurances. Call me needy. I pressed for evidence that Lily, Marshall, Robin, Barney and Ted are all going to be hanging out at McLaren's with me next fall, like usual. "I'll just say this, we are filming a cliffhanger. It's not like we wrap up the series."
So, don't expect Mother to be revealed with the end of this cycle, friends -- unless she's passed by and we haven't even noticed her. On the other hand, we'll see more of Sarah Chalke as Ted's current squeeze Dr. Stella, including her secretary Abby, played by Britney Spears (who, bless her heart, just doesn't get much publicity, you know?) Both Stella and Abby are on the May 12th episode.
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Posts: 10425 (05/12/08 12:18 AM) OSTS Moderator |
Relax. The press is saying HIMYM's a 100% renewal.
I'm still pissed awf about the goat poop. |
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ericartman |
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Posts: 2195 (05/12/08 10:36 AM) Registered User |
This show should be cancelled for bringing Spears back into the spotlight. Hope all HIMYM fans get herpes.
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Piranhahaha |
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Posts: 10432 (05/12/08 6:03 PM) OSTS Moderator |
Well, I don't think any of us regulars cared either way about Britney, but if it bumped up the numbers, terrific. She had an extremely minor role,
although it looks like she's going to be significant tonight. She did a fine job btw, which was kinda unexpected.
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Posts: 10437 (05/12/08 7:49 PM) OSTS Moderator |
Midway through, this ep is firing on all cylinders.
Did anyone suspect Britney as being Barney's saboteur? It seems so obvious now. Nicely played. ETA 'cuz I got her confused with the TedMosbyisaJerk.com chick, and now having watched the ending, what a terrific ep. The red boots stuff was kind of dumb though.
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Posts: 1413 (05/12/08 7:55 PM) Registered user |
 @ the bird!
Birds do not get you! <3 Marshall! |
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BMH69 |
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Posts: 5783 (05/12/08 7:58 PM) Registered user |
Oooo...They left a clinghanger with Barney giving Britney Ted's address
I think they might be crazy enough to give Britney a real story arch on the show. |
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Posts: 11558 (05/12/08 10:41 PM) Registered User |
If you guys want to team up and get me an early birthday present or something, I would be eternally grateful if someone could win the "Meet the Cast and
Visit the Set of How I Met Your Mother in Los Angeles, California!" auction at lilyandmarshallselltheirstuff.com for me and hopefully I could score a job
on the writing staff and/or a date with Cobie Smulders. Come on, it would be legen--you know the rest.
Women--What's that? You just so happen to share a name with Barney's latest conquest? What a coincidence! Guys--Nude pics of Cobie, GUARANTEED! Everybody wins! |
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Posts: 3558 (05/12/08 11:34 PM) Registered user |
beatles20147 wrote: Dammit. I JUST paid off my credit card. Looks like I have to max that bitch out again to guarantee me some naked Robin. BTW, Britney fucking sucked in the episode. Her acting was 100x more terrible this time with more lines. PLEASE do not bring her back. Her part was funny, especially with it being HER that was forcing Barney to get slapped constantly (did anyone check the episode order to make sure that Ted met Stella BEFORE the Bracketology episode?), but enough is enough. Overall, awesome fucking episode. I probably laughed for 10 minutes straight until the first commercial break.
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Posts: 10441 (05/12/08 11:58 PM) OSTS Moderator |
Yeah, I was wondering about that timeline issue, too.
We need to unleash the Losties. Britney: I didn't pay any attention to her during her singing career, except maybe for the Superbowl Pepsi ad, so when I saw her tonight, she was just another buxom red shirt that Barney nailed. On that level, I didn't notice any acting misplays. She came, she showed her cleavage, she left. BTW: CanadaGurl@MetroNewsOne.com?
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Posts: 2622 (05/13/08 12:22 AM) Registered User |
Wow the writers just know how to pull storylines together. Britney being the mystery woman really tied in well with the story. I checked the episodes to make
sure there wasn't an error in the timeline, and there wasn't. The episode in which we meet Stella and Abby is episode 13. Episode 14 is the bracket,
which has the "mystery" girl that tries to sabotage Barney.
I was thinking that the mystery girl was the one who made the website tedmosbyisajerk.com, but I checked back on that episode and they never found the mystery girl. They just ended up finding a girl that made the website. Kudo's to the writing team for pulling together a great storyline. I don't really have a problem with Britney being a part of the show like this. I would be a bit upset if she became a regular, but I am confident that they had her part written in already. Britney is simply playing the role that was needed for the show. Anything that will bring an uptick in the ratings can't hurt. Now, if they continue to bring back Abby in the show just because they want Britney then I might be a bit upset. I thought it was a great episode. Lily's "Suck It" was hilarious. Loved the fact that Robin was basically rolling around in Lily's clothes on the floor. The bit where Robin was talking about how "neat" the painting cracked me up. Oh and the two syllable damn. |
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Posts: 2623 (05/13/08 12:32 AM) Registered User |
Okay so leave it to this show to actually create a friggin website:
http://www.guyforceshiswifetodressinagarbagebagforthenextthreeyears.com/ Its for real. |
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Posts: 10443 (05/13/08 12:42 AM) OSTS Moderator |
I see Robin's point now.
Where's the 4 gallon bag porn? |
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Posts: 17413 (05/13/08 8:29 AM) |
Ted most certainly did NOT pull the red boots off. I didn't mind Brit one bit but did notice she got chunky. Solid episode all around.
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Posts: 478 (05/13/08 9:05 AM) Registered user |
Britney's best acting on this show was when we only saw the back of her head and didn't know it was her. If that was even her. She stinks. I love
ole Doogie even more for having to perform opposite of her.
I loved that Lilly's paintings calm the doggies, but freak out the birds. |
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Posts: 2624 (05/13/08 12:39 PM) Registered User |
CBS had a typical Monday with its combination of The Big Bang Theory (Viewers: #3, 7.88 million; A18-49: #3, 2.9/ 9), How I Met Your Mother (Viewers: #3, 9.02 million; A18-49: #2, 3.8/10), Two and a Half Men (Viewers: #3, 13.70 million; A18-49: #2, 5.0/12), Rules of Engagement (Viewers: #3, 10.72 million; A18-49: #2, 4.1/10) and CSI: Miami (Viewers: #1, 13.66 million; A18-49: #1, 4.0/10). Worth noting was the 31 percent growth in the demo for How I Met Your Mother out of The Big Bang Theory. |
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Posts: 12 (05/13/08 6:17 PM) Registered User |
looks like it's been picked up for season 4...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24603031/ |
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Posts: 10444 (05/13/08 6:24 PM) OSTS Moderator |
^^^^
As expected! Still, this is better news than a girl fight at McLaren's! |
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Posts: 7027 (05/17/08 4:31 PM) Registered User |
I still think Sarah Chalke is the Mother.
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Posts: 7271 (05/17/08 5:14 PM) Registered User |
I don't, cuz she has a daughter already and the kids he's talking to aren't old enough to be her previous child.
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