So it seems that Britney Spears really is going to appear in How I Met Your Mother again – which is great news for everyone except Neil Patrick Harris.
That’s because, after last time Britney Spears was on How I Met Your Mother, her co-star Neil Patrick Harris told everyone that it was just a stupid piece of stunt-casting that made everyone look silly, although he now claims that his statements were taken out of context.
And now that it’s all but official that Britney Spears will make a second appearance on the show, Neil Patrick Harris has made his point of view absolutely clear – he’d be thrilled to have Britney Spears back on How I Met Your Mother, because ethically-dubious stunt-casting is the only thing keeping the poxy show afloat at the moment. We’re paraphrasing slightly.
For a show that’s about as funny as sand, How I Met Your Mother is getting all kinds of stupid attention at the moment, and that’s all down to Britney Spears. Before Britney Spears appeared on How I Met Your Mother, it was mostly known as that show that hardly anyone watched because it wasn’t especially funny. But now How I Met Your Mother is known as that show that hardly anyone watches unless Britney Spears is in it, in which case they’ll watch out of a ghoulish sense of curiosity and nothing more.
However, the thought of Britney Spears returning to How I Met Your Mother has created all sorts of hilarious tensions between those involved in the show, in particular Neil Patrick Harris. When first asked about Britney’s return, Neil Patrick Harris was all like “Ugh, no way. She’s such a massive whore.” We’re paraphrasing.
Harris quickly backtracked when the story was published, saying that everything he said was taken out of context and that actually he thought Britney Spears was the greatest actor since Olivier. Again, paraphrasing.
But it was a good job that Neil Patrick Harris did backtrack like a useless girl, because now it looks like Britney Spears really is returning to How I Met Your Mother whether he likes it or not. So now would really be the perfect time for him to make it completely clear that he’s actually all for Britney Spears appearing on his show again and that she’s wonderful and that she definitely shouldn’t attack him with her fists the instant she arrives on set again. OK! reports:
“I don’t know if it’s true or not,” he tells Extra. “Nothing has been confirmed to me in any way, but we would be so lucky to have her. She was great fun the first time.” And though he’s been on the record to OK! about what a distraction it was to have the pop superstar on HIMYM, the former Doogie Howser star claims that it’s all been taken out of context. “I’ve said all along that she was great on the show and she was and she was fun to be around,” he continues.
Of course, it doesn’t take a genius to work out what Neil Patrick Harris’ real problem with Britney Spears is – he’s worried that if he spends too long around her, they’ll both fall madly in love. And, face it, if a mentally ill woman who’s legally too dangerous to look after her own children can’t turn a gay man straight, then what can?
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Neil Patrick Harris: “We’d Be Lucky to Have Britney Back” – OK
gir says
Kind of off-topic, but did anyone else think that The Doog-star was quite enjoying his role in Starship Troopers? Dressed up like an officer of the Third Reich, ordering “Roughneck” and all-around dreamy hunk Casper Van Dien around….it’s all a bit homo-fascist isn’t it?
Anyway, yeah, Britney Spears.
euclid says
You are so cynical and mean! They are really doing
something great here, helping one of America’s Treasures™
out of the bin and back into the spotlight. I for one am
very proud of their selfless consideration. I am especially
looking forward to the appearance of the next mental
patient on their show, because I think they’ve admirably demonstrated
the therapeutic value such appearances can have. And, honestly,
since TV is such unmitigated crap, why not just sit back and laugh at
the mentally ill?! It will be great fun (and therapy) for everyone!
Oh, those manic depressives! They’re a real hoot! Shit-fucking ghouls.
gir says
They’re not manic depressives anymore, they’re bipolar now.
But I think this is a great idea, the mental illness sitcom thing
Tom Cruise and David Hasselhoff could handle Delusions of Grandeur
Mel Gibson could cover paranoid conspiracy theories (if the Jews allow it)
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld could handle neuroses (and guarantee that 95% of America would watch)
And Pete Doherty could handle the Tortured Genius Variety Hour (although after Pete’s gone I don’t know who they’ll torture for the second episode)