How I Met Your Mother Review
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I’ve wanted to make a review about this a
long time ago. But the busy schedule I have (during my IT year), plus the
sleepless nights of trying to come up with the best system to develop hindered
me from writing this piece. And because I already have the time in the world to
watch the series again and again it wouldn’t be much of a deal to write
something about it.
So, here I go again with the crazy stuffs.
My crazy ideas.
My beloved sister introduced this series to
me and since then I have been hooked to it. Who would hate something so funny
and inspiring at the same time? I bet you, if you won’t in any manner
appreciate the coolness and the drama behind it then you’re no human. Believe
you me.
It started as an idea that sprung into a
successful sitcom. How I Met Your Mother chronicles the lives of Ted Mosby
played by Josh Radnor and his set of quirky friends: Marshall Ericksen (Jason
Segel), Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), Lily Aldrin (Alyson
Hannigan) and Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders). The TV series’
main plot is the narration of Ted to his son and daughter [in 2030] about the
events in his and his friends’ lives that led him to meet the love of his life,
hence the sitcom’s title.
For a TV
series, HIMYM is really difficult to surpass, though there have been many
comedy series that originated promising audience the satisfaction and 20-30
minutes of escape from the real world. But despite the tight competition the
series has been a big success cementing its viewership status not only in the
US but around the globe.
What is the
secret behind the unwavering and critical success of the most-watched sitcom?Aside
from the out-of-this-worldplot and
the witty humor, HIMYM has more to offer to its audiences.
Firstly, it
would be the great ensemble of actors. I mean come on! Barney freaking
Stinson? He alone is enough. But that
would be selfish of him, so I guess the producers decided to add some
characters and focus on all of their eccentricities rather than exemplify one
self-absorbed, vain, naïve jerk (pardon me for my terms). As they say the more
the merrier. Don’t forget the other casts, the unparalleled Jason Segel who
plays as Ted’s bestfriend, who also is an environmental lawyer and Lily’s
husband, the smouldering Cobie Smulders, who plays as a Ted’s ex-girlfriend and
a news anchor of some local channel network, Alyson Hannigan who plays as
Marshall’s wife and a kindergarten teacher, and the reason behind the sitcom’s
unending streak, Josh Radner, an architecture professor in search of his “one true love”.
Secondly, the
moral story each episode has. It’s not all about the funny antics and the LOL
moments but also the life-long lessons that each episode leaves the audience
with.
Thirdly, are
the unexpected twists and turns that the creative minds behind the series
cleverly employ. What else do they have up their sleeves? I find it comforting
knowing each weekly run will end with another question leading to another
episode, then a new season and so on. If possible, I would really want Ted not
to find the mother of his children. You know, so that the series will never
end.
Honestly, I
can go on for a week of non-stop HIMYM marathon. And I’ll never get tired of
watching it again and again.
Lastly, is
the effect HIMYM has to everyone who watches the series. As one episode ends
there is this feeling of contentment and assurance that I always get every time;the
feeling that life will always throw us the heaviest of problems but above it
all we will always have our own set of friends who will help us get through all
of those tough times. This tops the three other reasons I have.
Whenever I
have the chance to watch HIMYM, I’ll wait until everyone’s asleep. And before
watching, I’ll make myself comfortable and full to avoid any disturbance. It’s
one of the few escapes I have in life; engrossing myself with the realities of
life produced in a seemingly humorous plot interwoven and fabricated to create
an effect that will definitely leave me satisfied of my daily dosage of
unadulterated happiness.
In real life
we can have the set of friends Ted has, the quirky, funny, self-absorbed, vain,
and naïve group of people we could never last a day with. We can also have the
same exaggerated experiences that the group has in each episode. And because
the realities shown in HIMYM are not different from those we struggle to live
with we could always expect that in the toughest of times we have these friends
we can rely on and a series to remind us that although life is difficult it can
be bearable.
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P.S. Thanks to wikipedia for the
supplemental information. I just need to verify all the details to avoid
misleading readers whom I suppose are cleverer than I do. Enjoy!
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