Shark Bytes

What I find ironic about the Goliath National Bank episode is that it aired just when it's all of a sudden not cool 2 b a bank these days (e.g. Washington Mutual or IndyBank) Perhaps a future episode would show the bank failure of GNB, although that could mean that Marshall wood b out of a job yet again. Also, I just learned that Alyson Hannigan is w/ child, so perhaps her pregnancy could b written n2 the show. After all, I'd like 2 hear old Ted talk about any nephews/nieces in his story of how he met the mother.

Well, it appears that Stella's gone, but it was still a stupid story line. These spread out 5 or 6 week story episodes are a complete waste of time. The ending never lives up to the hype.

Hasn't jumped... YET!
I don't like what I see in this season so far. It seems like evrybody is splitting ways. We'll see but as long as they can tie it all together with losing at the very most one character then it will be ok.

It's starting the jump with the introduction of Sarah Chalke as Stella. I am so tired of her from Scrubs. All she plays are whiney, high-maintenance, annoying roles. There's nothing even remotely likable or sexy about her character. If she ends up being the "mother" then the whole show was a waste.

How the hell is Neil Patrick Harris being a homosexual relevent to How I Met Your Mother jumping the shark?

Is this just latent homophobia or something? Or do people find it offensive that a gay actor plays a womanizer (remember people, he's acting).

Totally boggles the mind that something so irrelevent to the quality of the show is the third most common response.

After I posted a comment a few minutes ago, I got 2 read some of the L8est ones here & realised I've said something about Spears and Brady b4. & as for the goat episode, does this mean we have to c the goat again next season? & will the same goat story also be told? & incidentally, the show has 2 movie stars in Alyson Hannigan & now Jason Segel. I sure hope that the two will star in a film 2gether. I learned on Yahoo! Answers that they did do a movie together but if they do one now, they'll certainly have more recognition. After all, both have done some cuttin' edge comedies - Segel in "Knocked Up"; Hannigan in "American Pie."

Hey, how come I don't see any "Special Guest Star (Britney Spears)" votes on here? {I already cast that particular vote via email.} Shirley there have to be @ least forty-seven other people who think that her appearance on the sitcom could be just as detrimental as Wayne Brady's? & Spears is many times more famous or infamous as "the black guy on 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'"

this show has potential to be a big hit. not all shows are immedietly successful, for example seinfeld wasnt that popular untill its 4th season, thats when it became a must see. If this show advertises better and recovers from the awful season three and make it more like season two, it will survive and may become a hit.

Just like Amanda Bearse on MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN and other actors I can't remember, just the fact that NPH could play a character so different from his real life shows that they were all better actors than we would give them credit for. The play's the thing.
The only problem I could see with the show is the fact that Ted's keeping his kids hanging until he actually tells them how he met their mother. If there's a connection between all that happened the last three seasons and that event, that'd be understandable. But I guess the makers want to make enough episodes for syndication.

I agree the acting is great. Best bit ever:when Ted did that "4 minutes date" with that doctor..MAN forgot her name.


By the way I didn't understand what you meant by "all those huge egos competing with each other"

this was never the format of Friends..anyways

Better than Friends, my friend -- at least on here you don't have all those huge egos competing with each other. The writing may not be quite as great as the writing on Friends, but the performances are much better!

i thought brit did a very good job..give her a break she was an addict for God's sake.

personally I love the show and it reminds me of F.R.I.E.N.D.S :D

I think it's actually a statement to how strong of a regular cast and writing crew that they have on HIMYM that they can bounce back from some less than great guest spots (hint hint, Britney...). I think the rest of the cast handled themselves really well amidst stinky cheese.

HIMYM may never qualify as best of the best, but it is definitely well-written and a good, solid sitcom. There's a lot worse out there. And, yes, that IS a compliment.

If NPH wasn't out in real life, absolutely nobody would be saying he's an unconvincing womanizer. He's a fantastic actor with crazy good timing. He brings depth to a character who might otherwise have ended up as one-note and very unfunny.

The Britney stunt cast guest spots were bad, but if they saved the show in terms of ratings, I'm fine with 'em. Just don't bring her back. This show hasn't jumped yet, and is probably the third- or fourth-best sitcom on TV right now (after 30 Rock, The Office, and maybe Conchords)

Why the hEll are theRe no votes for "SpecIal Guest Star (BritNey "Fantastic" Spears)?" Am I tO believe that eX star Britney's two appearances are less of a negative impact as Wayne Brady's Jive?(or perhaps have made the show beTter)? IS the voting proceSs a biT slow for the BrItNey votes to appear on the line graphK aS of now?