How I Met your Mother
I appreciate the guest post, Ignacio Phillips
I might have been a little late to the game on the How I Met your Mother craze, but I’ve caught up on reruns every weeknight on Expert Satellite. I definitely see what all the fuss is about. Barney might be one of my favorite characters on TV. He is undeniably self-absorbed and borderline terrible actually, but I love him. I’d kind of like to be friends with him in real life, as a matter of fact. He completely disregards anyone else’s feelings, is concerned only with his own interests, and is shameless in his selfishness. And yet somehow he is likable. I’m still not sure how that works. Lily is the polar opposite of Barney. She’s a kindergarten teacher who is obsessed with married life, and he’s a perpetual bachelor obsessed with…being a perpetual bachelor. You throw in Ted, who’s lovable and funny, Marshall, who’s completely goofy, and Robin, who’s dry and witty, and you’ve got a serious motley crew. Somehow they all get along perfectly. It’s a miracle of modern television.