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This probably isn’t as big a deal as it would’ve been a month ago but LA Times is reporting that How I Met Your Mother has been picked up for a fourth season.

A lot of the ratings spike can be attributed to Britney but it seems like while people came for Spears, they stayed due to the quality of the show. I, like most people, didn’t love “Everything Must Go” but I’ll chalk it up to rushed writing after the strike and give Bays and Thomas a pass.

Bring on the fourth season!

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Ted pulled on his red boots, Barney pulled off his suit, and Britney pulled out the cleavage. All this while Lily tried desperately to sell her art in order to preserve her wardrobe in the hopes that maybe not everything must go. Photos to come tomorrow. Continue reading…

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Tonight’s episode, “Everything Must Go”, will not only herald the return of Britney Spears: It will also show LAME creating a web site (lilyandmashallselltheirstuff.com, which isn’t up at the time of this writing) to help them pay their bills.

Fans of the show know that a web site is never mentioned unless it exists. In this case, the site will send fans to CharityFolks where props and wardrobe from the show will be for sale. Proceeds from the sales go to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles - The Leader in Pediatrics.

For all those people who love the wardrobe of the characters on the show and couldn’t find it last time, go bid on your favorite stuff tonight, then come back here for the recap.

Thanks to Elizabeth for this info.

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This Monday’s penultimate season 3 episode, Everything Must Go, will see the return of Britney Spears. Excited? Me neither. It looks good though. I’ve also got some spoilers to share about the finale that will blow your mind hole. Continue reading if you dare! Continue reading…

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Sorry for publishing two posts right in a row but this is too good.

The bro-worthy Seat42f noticed an interesting detail on HIMYM mother last night. The very same framed piece of paper can be seen both in Future Ted’s room as he tells the story to his kids and in Stella’s apartment in Rebound Bro this past week. See for yourself:

Sear42F assures that with HD and careful inspection the two are identical. What do you think? Subtle clue?

Personally, I don’t buy it. If this was Lost, maybe, but even though Bays and Thomas are cheeky and love rewarding fans who pay attention to detail, I think this goes beyond even them.

Also, those shots of the little Mosbys are old. Notice the kids never talk anymore? They both look too old now so most of the opening shots are just recycled from season one.

If I had to wager, I’d say it was just a mix up in the prop department. I’m sure there is a box of “framed art” that gets used whenever they make a set. Kind of like how there’s a Chinese Checkers board on the wall of both Robin and Ted/LAME’s apartment.

What do you guys think?

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A while ago Glarkware offered the Robin Sparkles Mall Tour t-shirt. Then they stopped. Now they’ve started again. They also have a legendary “Slap Bet Commissioner” shirt.

Both are limited edition and only available in May. Buy yourss today!

• Robin Sparkles T-shirt
• Slap Bet Commissioner

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The Hollywood Reporter recently hypothesized about many of the current “bubble” shows and their chances at renewal. The good news? How I Met Your Mother is an almost-guaranteed pick up:

With CBS’ Monday night comedy block continuing to perform strong while other returning shows crash, the network is considering opening up another night of comedy. If so, the net is going to need “[The New Adventures of Old] Christine.” As for “How I Met Your Mother,” a pickup is considered a given.

I’m not sure what kind of world it is where CBS has two nights of comedies but I’m very glad to hear that the Monday block has been performing well. If you ask me, they could bring back The Class and it’d do well too. Check out the full article for news on Reaper, Moonlight, Shark, and more shows that we may or may not see return.

Update: Ratings are in from this week. All shows on all networks suffered but CBS still did well:

CBS won the evening overall in the key demographic while most of its comedies fell slightly.

On CBS, “The Big Bang Theory” fell 10% (7.6 million viewers, 2.8 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and a 9 share) and “How I Met Your Mother” dropped 8% (8.3 million, 3.5/10).

via The Hollywood Reporter

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Ted and Barney are yesterdays news. Barney’s on the rebound, Lily still loves sex, and Ted and Stella (who we finally see again) take it to the next level. All this and more tonight in Rebound Bro. Continue reading…

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First, thank you to all the people who said such lovely things about the site in the comments last week, I appreciate all of it. You guys are the best readers.

Now, onto business. Tonight’s episode is “Rebound Bro” and it looks like a good one:

• When Ted tells the gang Stella’s intimate secret, he must face the consequences of breaking her trust.
• Guest Cast:
  Stella: Sarah Chalke
  Randy: Will Forte (Barney’s new wingman)
  Pete: Blair Hickey
  Stapleton: Dean West
  Crazy Willie: Bill Parks
  Haley: Floriana Lima
  Kate: Rome Shadanloo
  Sadie: Sonia Rockwell
  Lucy: Darcy Rose Byrnes (that’d be this young lady not this super-hot woman. I was disappointed although I bet Darcy makes a better eight-year-old daughter.)
• Barney goes on a quest to find his next bro. It will be a challenging task as most of Barney’s old friends are now married and have children or already have a bro. He eventually teams up with nerdy Randy who delivers the mail in Barney’s office and actually offered to be Barney’s new wingman. Barney has a lot of work to do to make Randy bro material.

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Have-You-Met-Ted.com turns eight months old today. I posted Barney and Marshall have a Confrontation on September 1st last year. I didn’t know what the site would become, if anyone would read it, or if there were even that many other fans of the show out there. I just wanted to have some intelligent discussion about the show and couldn’t find a good place for it.Since then I’ve had 130,000 page views, 965 comments, 332 subscribers, and 162 posts (it feels like I’ve written 10x that). I’ve gotten a chance to get to know a number of intelligent, hilarious, and all around legendary fellow fans; launched a Facebook group, and helped a soldier in Iraq publicize his love for the show.

The show has also come a long way. When I started it had a cult following, and now it’s gone a lot more mainstream and gaining viewers every week. The world is starting to realize what we’ve known all along.

I want to thank you guys for all the comments and support for both the site and the show that you’ve shown over the past eight months. I hope you stick around, I’ve got more great stuff to come in the future.

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