How I Met Your Mother Review: "The Burning Beekeeper" (Episode 7.15)
How I Met Your Mother has only had two episodes since the New Year, but they were pretty top notch. This week the show returned after a few weeks off with a concept episode similar to the early era of the show. This week, “The Burning Beekeeper” sets up the premise that everything that goes wrong and Marshall and Lily’s housewarming party occur within a five minute timeframe. So Future Ted decides to take a nonlinear approach (go figure) and tell the story one room at a time. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsHow I Met Your Mother Review: "46 Minutes" (Episode 7.14)
When Marshall and Lily announce they’re officially moving to Long Island, Ted laments that this is worse than when they cancelled Party of Five for the second time. Sure, the 46 minute train ride between the two How I Met Your Mother groups - the Manhattanites and the Long Islanders - doesn’t seem like too great of a distance, but what if it is? read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsHow I Met Your Mother May Extend Past Meeting the Mother
Fans of How I Met Your Mother have wondered if the series finale would show how Ted finally meets the mysterious mother, or if we’d get to see them date for a bit and see their relationship blossom. Even creators/executive producers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas weren’t entirely sure. read more
Found in: TV, NewsHow I Met Your Mother Review: "Tailgate" (Episode 7.13)
There were a lot of heavy storylines throughout the first half of this season’s _How I Met Your Mother_. The return seems like it will continue with that trend, but surprisingly turns into a lighthearted episode that rung in the new year in a grand way. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe 10 Best Sitcoms of 2011
If the last few years of television were all about the rise of reality, 2012 was marked by a resurgence of the sitcom. Just looking at some of the supporting cast members in the list below—Zach Galifianakis, Danny DeVito, Alec Baldwin, Rob Lowe and Chevy Chase—it's been a while since sitcoms have been this strong. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHow I Met Your Mother Review: "Symphony of Illumination" (Episode 7.12)
In the time since the How I Met Your Mother writers decided to drop the shocking revelation that Robin was pregnant, the effect has worn off. In my review of “The Rebound Girl” which aired on Nov. 21, I discussed how crazy this news actually was. I must have forgotten that way back in some of the earlier episodes Future Ted tells his children that Robin doesn’t have children; so either it’s a false pregnancy, or something sad happens. All of this leads us right into this week’s episode. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe 20 Best TV Characters of 2011
Unlike the 120 minutes of a feature film, we get to watch our most beloved TV characters develop over the course of several seasons. The best of them become dear to us, even if they—like many on this list—would make terrible friends. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaste's Holiday Gift Guide For TV Lovers
In continuation of this week’s gift guides, we turn our attention to something you probably look at everyday. TV lovers know what they want, but sometimes they need help expanding their horizons. It would be easy to give them nothing but their favorite shows on DVD, but there are much more interesting TV-related gifts out there. read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusHow I Met Your Mother Review: "The Rebound Girl" (Episode 7.11)
If you haven’t heard about what happened on this week’s How I Met Your Mother do not read any further. Normally I like to recap and make observations about what worked and what didn’t work but still manage to keep the jokes and plot twists somewhat hidden, but this week has left me no choice but to discuss the spoiler ending. The writers have done a great job with balancing the comedy (which all sitcoms must have, right?) and the drama. You’re wrong if you say drama shouldn't be in a comedic series. All great series have some sort of dramatic elements. This season promised there would be a shift in the characters lives, and boy is there. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsHow I Met Your Mother Review: "Tick, Tick, Tick..." (Episode 7.10)
Last week I predicted that the next episode of How I Met Your Mother would be one of the most important episodes not only of this season, but of the entire series. The Ted-Robin-Barney triangle has already been hinted as a catalyst for this season and “Tick, Tick, Tick ” was a giant step on every level. read more
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