How I Met Your Mother - TV Series 2005-2014

Title: How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM)
Rating: 8/10
No.of Seasons: 9
Status: Complete

 HIMYM is a show which tells the story of a group of friends living in urban New York(sound familiar?).
It is narrated by the primary protagonist Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) an architect who is telling his children the story of how he met their mother.
What follows is 90 hours of one of the most funniest TV shows you will ever watch, with one liners and jokes that will make you laugh till your stomach hurts.
Accompanying Ted in this ballad are his friends Marshall Erickson (Jason Segel) a lawyer with dreams of becoming a judge, Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan) a kindergarten teacher and also Marshall's girlfriend, Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) a news reporter stuck in a dead-end job and last but not the least Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) a playboy who has nothing better to do except lie to women to hook up with them.

This show has countless funny moments and it would be impossible to name them all. The best thing about this show is Barney Stinson, Truly Neil Patrick Harris did a flawless job playing this character and it remains one of the best on screen performances I have ever seen.
 However the biggest flaw in this show is that after Season 7 it becomes a stretch although still maintaining its humour.
The ending remains one of the worst endings thoughout TV show history with the creators of this show Carter Bays and Craig Thomas even receiving threats due to the disappointing ending.
However the biggest eyeopener of this show is the fact that it shows a very uncanny resemblance to the famous sitcom Friends (1994-2004). With both shows having in their group a nerdy professor, a couple who eventually get married, a womaniser and the girl whose career matters to her a lot. I will leave it up to you to decide who is who. Also both shows have a specific place they hangout at, in the case of HIMYM a bar and in the case of Friends a coffeehouse.
Even with these flaws the show is very fun to watch and it will make you laugh in your worst moments. A must watch for fans of the TV show Friends.

REVIEWED BY:
Yasir Zafar
First of His Name