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There’ve been a few more tidbits in the news recently. Thanks to elusive reader Motherhead (who has gone by many names on this blog, but always the same, fake email address) for the links.

Sarah Chalke

It was recently confirmed in a press conference that Sarah Chalke would be returning for a multi-episode arc sometime in season four. I’m glad that she’s coming back as I liked what little we saw of her last year and hope that with a less limiting schedule we’ll be able to explore her character more. The question is when she’ll appear. The logical guess is in the first episodes since we were left with the cliffhanger proposal last year. Can you think of any way she wouldn’t show up till, say, November sweeps?

Season 5

There is a lot of chatter over comments made by Carter Bays recently that season four will be the end of the serialized nature of the show. Bays and Thomas have had “fun writing a soap opera for the past three years” but are planning, after season four, to write more self-contained episodes, like a regular sitcom.

The first thing you’ll likely think is “why?” but before you call betrayal, realize the hidden meaning in that quote. What he said is directly implying that the show will have seasons beyond this one. Imagine a world where we know that the show is renewed before the last possible second? Sounds good to me.

Also, before you pick up the torches, keep in mind that the first season had some very sitcomy moments. It was really season two that was highly serialized. I think the show can continue to be good without a long-term story line. Look at other serialized comedies like The Office, at some point the characters are so fully realized you don’t need the long-term plots anymore, you can just show the adventures of these people that you’ve come to love after so many years.

Does this also imply we’ll learn the identity of the mother? I can’t see how they’d make fully self contained episodes if the plot was still driving toward meeting the mystery girl. What do you think?

Neil Patrick Harris was on Live with Regis and Kelly today. During the broadcast he revealed that 26 episodes have been ordered for season four. That’s great news!

Ideally that means that the rushed feeling that was present during the end of season 3 will not be there next year. It also means, I would think, that more story lines can be explored in depth.

So, knowing this, I have two questions to ask you. First, what would you like to see from season 4? What’s your ideal season-long arc and what smaller adventures/stories would you like to see told?

My next question is sure to be a controversial one. There’s a lot of talk back and forth about when and if we’ll meet the mother. There are two philosophies at odds here. The first school believes that the final moment of the final episode should be Ted meeting the mother, then fade to black. The other camp believes that it’s possible we’ll meet the mother and that the show will continue indefinitely after the titular moment. Which side do you fall on and why?

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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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So I’m back and have had a little more time. Here are the facts:

A reader pointed out tedmosbyisnotajerk.com which appears to be written by Victoria as a response to tedmosbyisajerk.com which popped up after Monday’s episode.

As reader Jack pointed out, the new site is registered to Timothy Kirschenheiter while the original is registered to Marc Geller. They were both registered through GoDaddy. The original was registered on March 3rd, the new one on April 4th. Neither of these people are the registrar for slapbetcountdown.com, an old web site associated with the show.

The new site is very detailed. If it’s written by a fan, it’s written by a devoted one. There are testimonials from all of the women in Ted’s life, replete with references to each one’s time spent with Ted. Color me impressed.

There’s an email associated with the the new site—tedmosbyisnotajerk@yahoo.com—that would seem to go to “Victoria”. Last night I emailed “her” this:

I agree. Ted is great. Do you think you’ll try to be with him when you get back from Germany? I would.

Then today I got this response:

Hey Justin,

Well, my internship only lasted two years. And those two years ended this past January. But I took a position with a prestigious French-inspired cafe in the heart of Berlin, so I am still in Germany.

But, I have thought about returning to NYC. If I do, I hope I bump into Ted. I really just want to see how he is doing. And maybe, just maybe, there is still something there.

I’m not sure, though. It is all bery confusing.

-Victoria

p.s. thanks for checking out my site! tell all your friends about it!

Interesting. I’m going to email again from a different address and see if I get a similar response.

Real or not, the site is hilarious. Check out the testimonials, they’re legendary.

What do we think? Is this canon? Made by a fan? Is Victoria coming back? Do we want her to? Her IMDB is pretty empty lately but she is currently filming a pilot for a television series called “Night Life” that Zach Braff is associated with.

Update: This site is fan made. The writers had nothing to do with it. That’s damn impressive though, and I tip my hat to whomever is responsible for it. That means that we probably won’t see Victoria again though. I just think it’s great that How I Met Your Mother fans are starting to make some noise!