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And so is this special lady  Everyone excited?  You should be, because:

• According to this site, the season premiere pulled in 11 million viewers, while the following episode pulled in 12.2 million.  Think about that.  The ratings actually went up!  Maybe that had something to do with 2.5 Men, but whatever.
• Check out this review from Donna Bowman on the AV Club.  My favorite quote: “I watched an unremarkable sitcom pilot last night, full of actors I like but devoid of style or spark. (More about that next week.) Watching the premiere of How I Met Your Mother, by contrast, felt like the major leagues. Professionals at work both in front of and behind the camera, demonstrating impeccable timing, delivering moments of real emotion, and never forgetting what makes them funny.”  Amen to that, Donna.
• According to what has been released, “Ducky Tie” will be about the following: “Ted runs into an old girlfriend and tries to make amends with her since he cheated during their relationship. Marshall and Lily make a bet with Barney that could force him to wear Marshall’s ducky tie.”
• As we know, the tie metaphor has everything to do with Barney’s wedding, so this might be interesting, but more importantly…
• Victoria is back!  This writer always liked her the best out of all the “non-mothers”, simply because Ashley Williams is friggin’ adorable, but also because Ted was the one who blew it, not her (Stella, looking at you, baby-doll).  Should be interesting.

Stay Tuned…

Jordan Rockwell here, you’ll be seeing more of me this season alongside JD’s posts.  Check out the Sensitive Nice Guy Show if ya like (okay, shameless plug, I’ll admit, but oh well) where I often discuss HIMYM.  Thanks for reading, and thanks for JD for letting me sub in!

I don’t like this at all.

A reader submitted this post from the Dexter blog which suggests John Lithgow is going to be appearing on HIMYM as Barney’s father. I like this casting. How about you?

The show goes off new episodes for a couple weeks and I fall apart as a blogger. It was released recently that CBS has ordered a pilot for a new sitcom called Livin’ on a Prayer. The show follows a dating couple taking the next step in their lives. Sound familiar? That’d be because it comes from Kourtney Kang and Joe Kelly who write for How I Met Your Mother. Bays and Thomas are also involved.

It would seem that Manganiello impressed the creators with his time playing Brad, Marshall’s law school buddy/man-date partner as he’s just been cast as one of the leads for the Livin’ on a Prayer pilot. Manganiello will play “Doug, a former high-school football star turned ‘good-guy’ husband and father” says The Hollywood Reporter.

I’d be remiss not to mention Manganiello’s other recent casting. He’ll be appearing on HBO’s True Blood as werewolf Alcide Herveaux. The internet is quite a twitter about this. Most headlines for the Livin’ on a Prayer news cite him as “True Blood’s Joe Manganiello”. I’m almost more excited about this. I love me some True Blood in a very guilty-pleasure way and I’ll be interested to see this character though I’m a little disappointed now that werewolves seem intrinsically tied in with vampires at this point. Also of note, werewolves.com has some amazing header design.

I’m excited for the new show. What do you guys think? Manganiello is pretty great, I’ve enjoyed him wherever he pops up.

PS. The photo is for all the lady-readers who pleasantly put up with my unending love for Rachel Bilson and all her photos.

The reports have started for the gueststars set to appear in season 5. The show has become almost meta with its casting, and the newest guest star won’t disappoint. TV Guide reports Kenny Rogers will join the cast for the October 19th episode:

in which [Rogers] will perform a “Marley & Me-type” song, entitled “Goodbye, Sparky.” The Oct. 19^th episode, “Dual Citizenship,” sees Ted and Marshall hit the road for Chicago to try and recreate a special college memory. Lily tags along at the last minute and the trio’s journey leads to Rogers’ performance

It is unsure if Rogers will play himself.

TV Guide also reveals that the 100th episode will feature not only Rachel Bilson but Tim Gunn will make an appearance as Barney’s tailor. How perfect is that?

Editor’s note: sure we already knew about Bilson but wouldn’t you rather look at her than either of these dudes?

[source: TVGuide]