From dealing with Barney meeting his father to Robin realizing she can't get pregnant, to the gut-punch of an episode that led up to Marshall's father's death, these emotional moments kept the show grounded | How I Met Your Father promises to be in the lead and a whole new set of stories to tell, it could well end up being significantly better than the original |
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Since then, Rose has written for Horror Honeys, Moviepilot and Quirkbooks as well as Screenrant, increasingly focusing on comic books and live-action comic adaptations, as well as diversity and representation on screen | It's not just the full-on musical that works, though |
To keep the magic of the original, How I Met Your Father will definitely need some gags of its own.
28RELATED: Despite the fact that How I Met Your Mother has problems, though, there's no denying that there was a lot of sitcom magic here - otherwise it wouldn't have made it to nine seasons and a spin-off in the first place! From Marshall's open sensitive side to Robin's disinterest in being a wife and mother, to Ted's open search for love and , there were definitely some positives here that other sitcoms could copy | RELATED: The yellow umbrella, him meeting her roommate, the close misses and the almost-mets were one of the best parts of the series, and this would definitely be fun to carry forward |
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Combined with the premise of a story of the past told by an older version of the main character, HIMYM plays with time with incredible skill, and it helps the show stand out |
It's still a unique format for a comedy like this, and will help the spin-off stand out.
13It's nice to see something with a little more balance, and How I Met Your Father will hopefully keep a balance of new and old friendships and evolving social dynamics | RELATED: This kind of approach to characters and the ability to balance it with the more ridiculous moments is one of the things that the show did best, and stopped it becoming completely unrelatable |
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Robin's songs as Robin Sparkle just top it off, and the spin-off will have to find a way to include music like this | And it was something of a running joke that Barney probably fathered his fair share of children |
Admittedly, they do break up for one summer, but they are essentially together for the entire show, and are a fan-favorite pairing.
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