The How I Met Your Mother Blog

Amazon has season 1 and 2 DVDs of How I Met Your Mother on sale for $20 each. These make the perfect Hanukkah or Christmas presents. Tis the season to share the love. The love for HIMYM that is. With the TV strike still going, the end of new episodes is looming. What better time to catch up on old episodes? Just like little Jesus in the manger converting wise men*, you should spend time this holiday season converting your friends the the church of HIMYM.

Buy now:

* My understanding of the story of baby Jesus is mostly gleaned from Christmas Carols.

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I posted this a long time ago but it’s been popping up on the Internet and other blogs lately for some reason. It’s awesome enough to warrant a re-post.

I know the readers here are classy so I’m sure we’re all sophisticated fans of Broadway productions. In case you aren’t familiar with Les Mis, I cover it in more detail in the original post.

Enjoy.

We haven’t done weekly polls in a while so I figured we’d come back strong.

If the mother is yet to be chosen and cast, which of the following young starlets would you most like to see be The One for Ted? Think about the characters these actresses normally play and any roles where they’ve been a girlfriend or wife. Choose wisely!

• Shiri Appleby
  Best known as: Liz Parker on “Roswell”
  Last saw her: on “Six Degrees”
  Connection: She was on an old episode of Doogie Howser. Starred with Katherine Heigl in Roswell who worked with Jason Segel in Knocked Up.
• Kristen Bell
  Best known as: Veronica Mars
  Last saw her: on “Heroes”
  Connection: Starring with Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Rachel Bilson
  Best known as: Summer Roberts on “The O.C.”
  Last saw her: on “Chuck”
  Connection: She was on an episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” with Alyson Hannigan. Wishful thinking.
• Lizzy Caplan
  Best known as: Sara on “Freaks and Geeks” with Jason Segel
  Last saw her: on “The Class” last year.
  Connection: “Freaks and Geeks”
• Linda Cardellini
  Best known as: starred as Lindsay Weir alongside Jason Segel on “Freaks and Geeks”
  Last saw her: on “ER”
  Connection: “Freaks and Geeks”, worked with Sarah Michelle Gellar on “Scooby Doo” movies, SMG worked with Alyson Hannigan on “Buffy”
• Charisma Carpenter
  Best known as: Cordelia Chase on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”
  Last saw her: on “Veronica Mars”
  Connection: starred with Alyson Hannigan on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
• Emma Caulfield
  Best known as: Anya on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
  Last saw her: she hasn’t done much lately. Now’s the time!
  Connection: starred with Alyson Hannigan on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
• Lacey Chabert
  Best known as: Claudia Salinger on “Party of Five”
  Last saw her: she was in Mean Girls and also did a guest spot on “Ghost Whisperer” recently
  Connection: Starred with Lizzy Caplan who was on “Freaks and Geeks”
• Rachel Leigh Cook
  Best known as: Laney Boggs in She’s All That
  Last saw her: on “Las Vegas”
  Connection: Starred alongside Freddie Prinze Jr. who is married to Sarah Michelle Gellar who worked with Alyson Hannigan on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
• Eliza Dushku
  Best known as: Faith on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
  Last saw her: she had her own show “Tru Calling” and she’s recently appeared on Ugly Betty
  Connection: starred with Alyson Hannigan on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
• Danielle Fishel
  Best known as: Topanga Lawrence on “Boy Meets World”
  Last saw her: in weight loss commercials
  Connection: former teen idol (ala Danica McKellar), needs work, some episodes on Full House with Bob Saget

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I tried to choose actresses that are in the right age range and might actually appear on the show. All these actresses are connected to someone on the show by a few degrees.

PS. What’s with all the hot young lady-actors having last names that start with C? That’s kind of freaky.

I got lucky with a repeat this week since I need to take a few days off from posting so I can move to NYC. That’s right, I’m heading to the same city our favorite friends live in. I’ll be packing, traveling, etc from Thursday to Sunday so I can start work Monday morning. Since I’ll be away, I’ve set up a few posts to go live each day until I get back. I might not be around to partake in the discussion, but I’ll try to stop by and see what’s up.

Once in NYC, I think I’ll try and pinpoint where the gang spends most of their time and see if I can identify any locations. Maybe Ranjit will be my cab driver!

See you all next week for the recap of “The Platinum Rule“.

So we got to see Arrivederci, Fiero last night, which is up there with Dowisetrepla in the “most difficult to spell of all How I Met Your Mother episodes” category. Normally I’d write up a full recap but since a) it was a repeat and b) I’m currently packing up my apartment before I move, I think I’ll just touch on a few points and open up the floor for everyone to discuss.

I like this episode. It was fun to see all the flashbacks centered around the car, and to see how both Ted and Marshall and Lily and Robin became best friends. Also, The Proclaimers. I have always liked that song.

What are your thoughts on the episode?

In related news, if you’re in the UK, season 2 of How I Met Your Mother is going to begin on Wednesday on “Trouble” (is that a network? Is that how channels are named there?). via Whedonesque.

Also, if you liked the capris Lily was wearing last week in The Yips, you can pick up a pair just like them.