1 Show, 3 Opinions-HIMYM
Each week we watch one show and offer up three opinions. Many times we agree and other times we fight to the death to decide whose opinion is right. Unfortunately you won’t get to see the thunderdome but whats left is One Show, Three Opinions. This week is How I Met Your Mother.
Last nights HIMYM was great. A mixed bag of great. I adore Sarah Chalke (Elliot/Blonde Doctor from Scrubs) so it’s a given that I would like this episode…a lot. The show aired around a lot of hype over Britney Spears’ guest spot which brought in a lot of new viewers. The writers focused on Ted and his quest to find his future wife, so that new viewers would catch on to the premise. The rest of the cast was in the background for the show, but everyone got to show off a bit of their personality. I especially liked the tag ending when Barney finally got to shine by trying to trick the receptionist into bed. (oh Barney).
Hopefully this whole Britney on HIMYM thing will do it’s job and bring in more viewers/fans to the show. I just can’t help but be reminded of the 2 part Grey’s Anatomy bomb episode guest starring Cristina Ricci after the Super bowl a few years ago. It brought in a ton of new viewers, but to keep those viewers the show became so Soap Opera-ee and washed out that it lost many of it’s original viewers (including me) who felt alienated from their former awesome, but little known show.
I don’t believe, or don’t want to believe the same thing could happen to How I Met Your Mother, but like it or not, this business is about money, not how great a TV show is or isn’t (but that’s for another post i suppose).
I give this episode 9 out of 10 Marshall Slaps for 3 reasons. 1. The caterpillar tattoo joke 2. Sarah Chalke and 3. The really awesome two minute date at the end which reminded me i have Manos The Hands of Fate (MST3K edition) on my computer that I haven’t watched yet. Thanks HIMYM!
Matthew [10/10]
I cheered and laughed more through Ten Sessions more than most episodes of HIMYM, which says a lot with it being my favorite and only sitcom style show. An appearance by one of our favorite “Scrubs” doctors greatly overshadowed the tiny Britney Spears part hyped so much by CBS. Barney and Marshall’s attempts at catching peak at the woman Ted was trying to win were wildly entertaining and Ted’s two minute date extravaganza was played perfectly. I didn’t find it cheesy at all, in fact I found it one of the sweetest moments in television ever and almost cried. I didn’t. I’m a guy and all. 10 unfortunate circumstances out of 10. Okay it was between that and “10 sessions out of 10.”
Bunnyfear [7/10]
Britney Gate! Britney Gate! Britney Gate! OMG Did you hear what she did last? OMG She…
wait, wait wrong blog. Britney did however appear on last nights episode of How I met your mother. A cute show that brings out the romantic in all of us. Lets get this out of the way. Anyone who said Britney was “pretty good” or “was actually very good” or seemed to be astonished at this is a bit stupid. Of course she was good. If it was going to be a stilted cameo like we got used to on Will & Grace then I can’t quite see why the moment was hyped. However I will be happy to admit that I was really quite taken aback at how cute the role fit her. She was really funny though I’m sure anyone could have been in the role of a obessissive/slightly nerdy and ultimately kinda horny receptionist. Britney played a receptionist by the name of ABby. She meets Ted who is interested in Stellllaaaaa played by Sarah Chalke. The episode centered around Ted working to get Stella to say yes to a date him. She was his tatoo removal doctor and he only had 10 session with her in which to turn her initial “no” into “yes”. She did say yes but only for a quick two minute date that even if you found it a bit too cheesy, was awesome for mentioning Manos The Hands of Fate. No mention of HIMYM can be complete without mentioning Barney who was quite lege-cool in the end for being the one to bed Abby–dary.
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