The How I Met Your Mother Blog

[pictures to come Thursday]

This was a powerful season opener. We saw a half hour of pure How I Met Your Mother glee, unencumbered with guest stars or lame plot lines. Plus, John D’arc liked it so it must have been good (he’s a tough critic.) When that beautiful harp music came in over the cold open I was so excited for what was to come. This is going to be a long one, so get ready.

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So we’re just hours away from the season 4 premiere of How I Met Your Mother and the excitement is palpable. What will happen? What did Stella say? What will Barney do? Who owns the yellow umbrella? What will Lily’s new hair style be? We’ll find out the answers to those questions and more tonight. After the show, check in here for my thougts, likes and dislikes, and join the discussion. I should have the review posted in a few hours after the episode airs.

In preparation for the premiere there’s been a lot of press surrounding the show lately. Earlier this month the cast auctioned off their jeans for charity and now CharityBuzz is working with CBS to give one lucky bidder the chance to win a walk-on role in an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother. Check out the details for that opportunity on the CharityBuzz web site.

Just in time for the season four premiere we’ll see Forgetting Sarah Marshall released on DVD. I got an early copy and I have to say that the special features are really impressive. I highly recommend checking out this DVD if you were a fan of the movie. There’s enough extra stuff there to fill up a weekend and who doesn’t want to spend a weekend with Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, and Kristen Bell?

While you’re waiting for the premiere you should check out the Pop and Culture blog where they love HIMYM as much as we do. I did an interview with them about the show and this site. Check it out!

With the premiere just five days away, it’s no secret that the beginning of season 4 is going to deal with Barney’s new found interest in Robin (seriously, who hasn’t had a crush on her?) How do we think that’s going to play out? There are a few scenarios:

• Barney goes all-in and Robin isn’t as excited about the idea
• Barney tries to play it cool but can’t hide his desires.
• Barney ignores his feelings and overcompensates by parading a cabal of hotties under Robin’s nose.

I’m sure there are other angles but I’m curious what you guys think. How’s it going to play out. Also, and more importantly, how is it going to end?

PS. How awesome are those pictures?

How I Met Your Mother (specifically, Barney) has brought back the catchphrase, we all know this and love the show for it. Now we can see them all, rapid fire. Whoever put this video together is a genius and hats off to them for their effort. It’s nine minutes of pure HIMYM awesomeness.

UPDATE: In got taken off YouTube pretty quickly but I snagged it beforehand so I’ve hosted it here myself. Click the image above to view.

TVGuide, in all their infinite wisdom, has released details concerning the appearance of Sara Paxton as a new character on How I Met Your Mother this season. Turns out Stella has a sister. A sister that’s about to be wed. From TV Guide:

Sources tell TVGuide.com exclusively that Sara Paxton (Summerland) has been cast on the CBS sitcom as Nora, Stella’s sister. Stella’s bride-to-be sister. Except that the wedding doesn’t seem to take. For Nora and her beau, at least.

Seeing as the big day is all paid for and whatnot… I’m hearing that Stella decides to seize the moment and elect to walk down the aisle herself, with Ted awaiting her at the other end of the runner.

Now that might suggest that Ted and Stella actually end up married. Asute fans of the show will note, however, that things (especially weddings) don’t always go as planned and pre-vow breakups are not uncommon.

What do you guys think? I’ve never heard of this girl before (she looks like Amy Poehler crossed with Alexis Bledel.) Any opinion on her as an actress? Any thoughts on what this plot development will mean for our hero Ted?