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[SJRB]

It could be interesting but man without someone as good as NPH I just don't think it would be as good. He really stole the show on HIMYM.

A female version of Barney Stinson.

 

[Monty Mole]

HIMYM would be dead long ago without Barney.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Oh god. I bet it'll actually get decent ratings at first too.

 

[Dryk]

The obvious way to do this and make it feel 1% less superfluous is to make the MOTHER of the current show the one telling the story of how she met Ted, thus making it a halfway relevant prequel of sorts that could produce some mildly entertaining storylines (I'm thinking how she got the yellow umbrella, etc).

And they're apparently not even doing that.

I shall watch...one episode...Why not have it be about the current mother looking for Ted. why have another group of people who are going to be mirrors of the current cast?

No don't you see this is great! It's completely unrelated so we can just ignore it and everything will be great. If it was about Ted's wife then we'd actually feel compelled to watch it.

 

[rouken]

HIMYM would be dead long ago without Barney, Marshall, Ted and Robin.

Fixed

 

[FormallyMegadrive]

They hold onto the fact that this has worked for very few shows. "But this could be it!"

Worked for Grey's Anatomy -> Private Practice, I guess. They need to change the name, completely. The ones that worked were when people didn't know they were spinoffs.

 

[megamerican]

The show is really nothing special. Without the cast, there's really not much appeal. Kind of like That 70's Show / That 80's Show type of deal.

 

[Tabby]

Hey does anyone remember Joey?
That ended up great!

 

[Spinluck]

If you're gonna make a spin-off, make it the most unoriginal one ever.

Seriously though, just let it end.

 

[Mudkips]

There's this and the inevitable spinoff centered around Marshall being a judge and the comedic situations he gets into with his abusive wife. Marshall Law.

 

[Vermillion]

Fixed

That's cute, but NPH carried that shit

 

[Tim the Wiz]

The obvious way to do this and make it feel 1% less superfluous is to make the MOTHER of the current show the one telling the story of how she met Ted, thus making it a halfway relevant prequel of sorts that could produce some mildly entertaining storylines (I'm thinking how she got the yellow umbrella, etc).

And they're apparently not even doing that.

That's what I thought it was. What's the point of doing a spin-off if you're basically just doing a new show?

 

[Old Lace]

I like HIMYM, but Ted is a terrible character.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Fixed

I actually disagree. ted is the least interesting character on the show sadly. Give me Barney, Lilly, and Robin any day of the week over Ted and shit I'm drawing a blank. Lilly's Husband. lol

 

[bearythebear]

Lilly is like the worst person in the show. Constantly gets into other people's business...

 

[Ghost]

The only thing that will be more facepalm-y than this announcement will be when they unveil the new characters as gender swapped versions of the existing ones.

 

[besada]

That's what I thought it was. What's the point of doing a spin-off if you're basically just doing a new show?

Ask Mork and Mindy or Laverne and Shirley.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

As someone else has already stated, Frasier and Cheers is this working.

Those were very different shows, though. This sounds like "People who hang out at Cheers on a different shift." or "Other Bostonians hanging out at another local bar."

That's what I thought it was. What's the point of doing a spin-off if you're basically just doing a new show?

Fool the old show's audience into giving it a chance.

 

[Elchele]

There's this and the inevitable spinoff centered around Marshall being a judge and the comedic situations he gets into with his abusive wife. Marshall Law.

somehow, that's sound like a better spin-off option. would watch

 

[Mr.Swag]

somehow, that's sound like a better spin-off option. would watch

Doesn't Segel want to do more Hollywood and less tv?
So this is never happening

 

[RatskyWatsky]

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Spinoff Officially A Go At CBS With Pilot Order

After a pretty brief, two-week negotiation that underlined the HIMYM franchise’s importance to CBS, the network has closed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV for a pilot order to a spinoff project, which takes a female spin on the original show.

 

[InfiniteBento]

Its just not the same without that original cast. Euuugggghhhhh.

 

[Rarity]

That's cute, but NPH carried that shit

This is truth.

 

[IHaveIce]

Terrible idea.

But the characters in the mainshow are also only shadows of their selves

 

[rezuth]

Wait, people actually like Ted and Lilly?