December 21 2012
"How I Met Your Mother" renewed for a ninth (and final?) season.
CBS announced the news earlier today.
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DanielJay92 | December 21, 19:48 CET
hacksaway | December 21, 19:53 CET
petranef | December 21, 20:22 CET
nonbeliever93 | December 21, 20:57 CET
Calatia | December 21, 21:36 CET
And another year of Alyson Hannigan as a TV regular? That's always a good thing. My favourite television actress is getting her 16th season as a series regular.
TrevorJames | December 21, 22:24 CET
Wonderful that hundreds of people will keep their jobs for another year and they will all get raises. Yes, even the lowliest crew member will get a raise since the show got picked up for another season. They won't have to struggle to find another job on a show that may go nowhere at union minimums. Yay!
Also, more Barney is a very very good thing. :)
IrrationaliTV | December 21, 22:45 CET
guardian_owl | December 21, 23:38 CET
The mid-season finale was great, and going back to watch the earlier seasons you can see how the groundwork was put in place to eventually have Barney end up with Robin.
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Calatia | December 22, 00:07 CET
Maybe we can meet the mother finally and have a full season with her. Another season of building will get tedious for sure.
Hjermsted | December 22, 00:58 CET
Some heartbreaking drama.
Madhatter | December 22, 01:34 CET
Don't understand all the hate here. For Joss' sake, it's one of the most Whedony shows on television, with three Whedonites among the lead roles (NPH, Alyson and Coby) and many, many Whedon alumni among the guest stars (Seth Green and Alexis Denisof in the latest episode, for example).
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the Groosalugg | December 22, 03:24 CET
waterfallbooks | December 22, 11:44 CET
Groosalug; Tom Lenk tonight too, if you couny walk-ons, well, rolloffs, actually. Wonder if it's the same guy from before? My worshipped Mercedes a few weeks ago, too.
guardian_owl: It's just been steadily losing its heart the past few years. S-5 shwoed the strain, S-6 was wrose and was also not funny, S-7 got soem funny back but less heart, and still less.
MAd hatter: Yes, Bridgit o'Shaugnessy to Brad Pitt as Sam Spade ina 4th version of _The Maltese Falcon_ Or (if they do a remake of _Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte_ with the gimmick of a young cast in age makeup plus ehavy flashbacks) as Cousing Miriam. (Reese or Naomi would play Charlotte; Alexis would make a great Drew but they'd probably need a bigger name like Adrian Brody.)
DaddyCatALSO | December 22, 12:42 CET
Calatia | December 22, 13:24 CET
I wonder if the writers ever thought of making a Barney spin off or is he one of those characters that only works in small doses.
eddy | December 22, 16:38 CET
I'm glad it gets another season. My only complaint would be I thought Barney was becoming too much of a caricature the last couple of seasons, but hopefully that will be over.
It's a funny show, with clever writing and a talented cast. What's not to love?
Xane | December 22, 16:54 CET
IrrationaliTV | December 22, 18:10 CET
Madhatter | December 22, 18:53 CET
Also, it should be noted that the meeting of Ted and the Mother and the birth of the Daughter really should have more breathing room - she's been born by (if episode settings match airdates and the Star Wars Trilogy viewings are the same time each year) April 2015, so if Ted meets the Mother in May 2014, that means they get pregnant in like 2 months. #ShotgunWedding
Break_Atmo | December 24, 05:32 CET
Calatia | December 24, 08:28 CET
eddy | December 24, 18:36 CET
Calatia | December 24, 20:11 CET
I still watch it and chuckle every now and then, a lot of it due to Josh Radnor's hilarious hair. And it's good to see how Jason Segel has slimmed down.
But the bits such as Lily's lesbionic yearnings from out of nowhere, Robin inexplicable desire for coupledom and kids almost immediately after breaking up with Ted, and Chris Elliott's very existence make me do a Saul Berenson face palm.
pollaxt | December 24, 23:39 CET
Everything on the surface is still funny as ever, though. I thought the episode before last was particularly amusing with Ted realizing that his friends continually borrow things and don't return them. It makes perfect sense that he would be one of those people that puts labels on everything he owns...
Egghead | December 25, 03:59 CET
Ted has held a torch for Robin since he met her, by metaphorically passing that torch to Barney he'll finally be free to find someone of his own, his future wife. One of central themes of the show has always been growing up, moving on, and coming to terms with the past.
The destination isn't the most important part of the show, it's the journey.
Calatia | December 25, 09:25 CET
Egghead, Calatia: I have to say that whenever a show or comic strip (esp. one with a specific lead character) gets Fonzarellied, I dislike that. But I agree on the mvoing on, and this settles the ghost-robin in Ted's head at last. I just hope I can like who is picked to play the Mother.
DaddyCatALSO | December 26, 09:01 CET
Egghead | December 27, 02:16 CET