How I Met Your Mother?s popularity has been, quite appropriately, infectious like some sort of venereal disease. Taking the template of Friends and leaving the casting of the ?Rachel? character an ongoing mystery has managed to ensnare the attention of young whatnots across the land.
Season 5 shows no sign of slowing things down, indulging in this hump stage ? like most US sitcoms do ?by throwing some extra cameos into the mix, flapping their proverbial arms for attention like an annoying child.
Jennifer Lopez, Rachel Bilson and Chris Kattan all duke it out for the converted title of ?Most Outdated Celebrity?.
we're being harsh, though, as beyond its derivative appearance lies one of the funnier sitcoms to seep from the good ol? US of A in sometime.
Barney, Ted, Lily, Robin and Marshall all have their fair share of high jinks and Season 5 doesn't skimp on the chuckles.
With Barney and Robin now together, Ted a teacher and Marshall and Lily being, well, a couple, the wheels are set in place for some obvious comedy lovelyness.
Canada gets a poking, Barney?s sexcapades continue and, like when the show is at its best, its represents friendship at its best/worst.
Before you all fall into seizure from an overload of schmaltz, check out the DVD extras for a selection of commentaries, outtakes and deleted scenes, all geared to tickle your funny bones in that nice way you like it.
How I Met Your Mother may be full of flimsy cardboard characters, but there's still life left before they begin to get soggy around the edges.
?Spray Rating: 4/5
Eugene says
I prefer to think of the guest celebrities on “How I met your mother” as contestants for the “Best stunt casting in a third-rate sitcom” Emmy award.