#6 How I met your mother
Plot: 52 year old Ted Mosby sits down with his kids to tell the story of how he met their mother. This takes them on a looong crazy journey through several ups and downs, relationships, break-ups, weddings, a blue french horn and beers at the bar. A story about finding the one, or realising there might be two...
Years: 2005-2014
Seasons: 9
My story: If you were a teen around 2005 this series was kind of hard to miss. I saw bits and pieces and afternoon reruns everywhere and it seemed like everyone talked about it. As the years went by the question about WHO the mother is grew even stronger and as social media grew bigger the theories flew around like memes in 2023. I guess you could say I didn't choose How I met your mother - How I met your mother choose me.
Teachable moments: This series is full of small wisdoms and bad hook-up-tips, but most of all it's hopelesly romantic. Love can be found anywhere, love sometimes last, sometimes it doesn't, but it always teaches you something. And, the concept of "the one" might not be that simple.
Best character: Robin is an unusual character for a sitcom and one of the few childfree ones we've seen. She's emotionaly complex and very relateable. I love that she shows us that there's a lot of hard choices in life, and you might not always make the right ones.
Best episode: "Slap bet" (S2E9). This is a classic How I met your mother episode, it has mystery, conspiracy theorys, slap bets, Americans' weird image of Canada and not the least - Robin Sparkles!
Best quote: "Never underestimate the power of destiny. Because when you least expect it, the littlest thing can cause a ripple effect that changes your life." (Ted Mosby)
Fun fact: Jim Parsons auditioned to play Barney Stinson at one point(!)
If you like this you might also like: The spinoff How I met your father was released last year, but was cancelled already after season 2 a few months ago. A very good try, but even with Hilary Duff and Kim Cattrall it'd never live up to the original. Others you might like are Scrubs, The good place, The big bang theory and New Girl.
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