I would always watch this show... but only because people said it was "sooooo good"! In all honesty, How I Met Your Mother is a tv show that I would always put on but get easily distracted because of it's mild comedy and boring, unexciting plots of episodes. HIMYM is simply a rip off of Friends, and really poorly made. If you do not want to believe it is a copy of Friends, here are some similarities for you: - The tv show takes place in Manhattan, New York City, where a group of friends hang out at their regular everyday spot (McLaren's and Central Perk). - Even though all of them seem to have jobs, they're all always seen hanging out at their regular spots or outside of work. Not to mention that the characters are low-key copies from Friends: - Ted is a geeky guy in his 20s who in the first episode falls for a girl named Robin who is wayy out of his league (Ted and Robin/Ross and Rachel). - Both tv shows seem to have womanizers. A guy that goes out of his way to try and spend as much time possible getting girls. Additionally, a guy who is probably one of the most comical characters on the show (Barney and Joey). - Lastly, the extremely put together couple - the ones who are already headed for marriage and starting to go out into a whole new stage of the world (Lily and Marshall/Monica and Chandler).
What I hate the most about this and kills it for me is the idea that the whole plot revolves around one of the most boring and annoying characters; Ted. He has a good fucking life! A great life! Who wouldn't want a life where they have the most caring and supportive friends and a decent job in a great city at such a young age? He is only in his twenties and in the first season, the plot revolves so much about his desperate want for finding the "perfect one". Who the fuck wants to find the love of their life at such a young age? Most people at this stage want to explore the world and continue to live it up, trying new things before life gets boring and actually consider responsibilities. However, even though Ted has all of this, he throws it away by simply constantly complaining and whining to his friends on how sucky his life is because he hasn't found the love of his life yet. I never got to the end of the show - nearly did. However, I read spoilers and I'm gonna let you know that another reason why this show lacks success on having a good plot is because HIMYM takes their fans through 9 seasons only to find out that the one Ted ends up meeting and is supposedly the "mother", is killed off the show and dies of an illness that isn't even mention on the show. Ted then ends up going back to Robin, AGAIN.
So, there you have it! The tv show severely lacks success and is simply a poorly written rip off of Friends.
Review by Anais OrdóñezBlockedParentSpoilers2018-04-18T23:21:24Z
I would always watch this show... but only because people said it was "sooooo good"! In all honesty, How I Met Your Mother is a tv show that I would always put on but get easily distracted because of it's mild comedy and boring, unexciting plots of episodes. HIMYM is simply a rip off of Friends, and really poorly made. If you do not want to believe it is a copy of Friends, here are some similarities for you:
- The tv show takes place in Manhattan, New York City, where a group of friends hang out at their regular everyday spot (McLaren's and Central Perk).
- Even though all of them seem to have jobs, they're all always seen hanging out at their regular spots or outside of work.
Not to mention that the characters are low-key copies from Friends:
- Ted is a geeky guy in his 20s who in the first episode falls for a girl named Robin who is wayy out of his league (Ted and Robin/Ross and Rachel).
- Both tv shows seem to have womanizers. A guy that goes out of his way to try and spend as much time possible getting girls. Additionally, a guy who is probably one of the most comical characters on the show (Barney and Joey).
- Lastly, the extremely put together couple - the ones who are already headed for marriage and starting to go out into a whole new stage of the world (Lily and Marshall/Monica and Chandler).
What I hate the most about this and kills it for me is the idea that the whole plot revolves around one of the most boring and annoying characters; Ted. He has a good fucking life! A great life! Who wouldn't want a life where they have the most caring and supportive friends and a decent job in a great city at such a young age? He is only in his twenties and in the first season, the plot revolves so much about his desperate want for finding the "perfect one". Who the fuck wants to find the love of their life at such a young age? Most people at this stage want to explore the world and continue to live it up, trying new things before life gets boring and actually consider responsibilities. However, even though Ted has all of this, he throws it away by simply constantly complaining and whining to his friends on how sucky his life is because he hasn't found the love of his life yet.
I never got to the end of the show - nearly did. However, I read spoilers and I'm gonna let you know that another reason why this show lacks success on having a good plot is because HIMYM takes their fans through 9 seasons only to find out that the one Ted ends up meeting and is supposedly the "mother", is killed off the show and dies of an illness that isn't even mention on the show. Ted then ends up going back to Robin, AGAIN.
So, there you have it! The tv show severely lacks success and is simply a poorly written rip off of Friends.