Why This Unnecessary How I Met Your Mother Series Failed

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When it was first announced that the sequel to How I Met Your Mother was coming to Hulu, many fans weren't sure how to take How I Met Your Father. Would How I Met Your Father come anywhere close to living up to the standard set by How I Met Your Mother? Or would this new Hilary Duff driven sitcom fall short like the previous attempt. Well, after 2 short seasons, it seems fans got their answer when How I Met Your Father was abruptly cancelled before getting a third season.
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@SStrunks 7 ай бұрын

I don't always agree on your takes, but this is spot on. What kept me from liking this show was the dynamic of the friends group. They totally felt like strangers to one another and barely gave you the feeling they knew each other. The relationships felt forced and it felt like the show was trying to tell you they were friends vs actually showing you they were. In HIMYM by contrast you knew the core group had history and it felt like they knew each other forever, because they did. The only exception was Barney, who outlandishly forced himself into the group. But his introduction was so funny and jarring, but at the same time it didn't really skip a beat. By the next episode he was part of the gang and you didn't question it. Like you said, it's magic. HIMYM is special and it's hard to capture that again.

@ironmaster6496 7 ай бұрын

Yeah i may completely hate the show after its ending but they friendship of the grpup cannot be denied, specially Barney's, it's really funny to see a character literally force himself into the show and still feel natural hahaha

@MrAkaacer 7 ай бұрын

And Robin. She was new to the friendship circle.

@SStrunks 7 ай бұрын

@@MrAkaacer for sure. Robin's addition to the group was also natural just because it is a common social scenario. Guy meets girl at bar, they hit it off, she becomes friends with his friends.

@SStrunks 7 ай бұрын

@@ironmaster6496 LoL for real. Ask people if they ever met someone like that in the men's room of a bar. AND are still friends til this day. "Ted, I'm going to teach you how to live." 😀

@carilabok6319 7 ай бұрын

I would agree with this. I kinda understand why they did this since they wanted her to meet all of the potential fathers in one night to have a different take on the mystery. But in doing that, they missed out on a core element of the original cast. I think if they really wanted to go that route, they could have made Sophie, the only outsider in the friend group, and in the first episode, she could have had a meaningful connection (either funny or heartfelt) with all of the main cast, and the episode could have ended with Sophie being despondent and the group collectively deciding to adopt her and boost her spirits. But even relationships that should have had a lot of history like Jesse and Ellen were written with them being estranged for most of their childhood. They could have given them a strong sibling bond on the outset, even if she was still new to New York after her divorce. They could have made Charlie an old friend of Sid or Hannah, that was just in town for their engagement party, but decided to stay after meeting Val. They also could have had Sophie and Val end up at the engagement party serendipitously for their own reasons, have the plotlines converge rather than Val and Charlie just being along for the ride of Sophie's adventure. I really wanted to like this show, but the jokes were never as clever or relatable as the OG show. It's tone reminds me of an ABC family sitcom like Young and Hungry or Baby Daddy

@kayden2119 7 ай бұрын

It failed because it was not funny. That is always the answer for these comedy reboots.

@csquire667 7 ай бұрын

In my opinion it was funny I really liked it

@blueblack3591 7 ай бұрын

Yes i agree. It wasnt as funny as the original

@ashwinbalu 7 ай бұрын

Woke doesn’t always work 😂

@Anthonycheesman33 7 ай бұрын

@@ashwinbaluwhat was woke about it

@rasaksa 7 ай бұрын

It's still funny Imo, I thought it might make some people a little off by the wokeness, but if we ignore it and just watch it as it is, It's not "underwhelming " humor, iykwim. Just right portion that still can be enjoy

@marcen12 7 ай бұрын

Cancelled after a bad first season and a better second? That sounds like if Parks and Recreation was not given a chance.

@YuzuMelodious 7 ай бұрын

Seems legitimate.

@chloemchll3774 7 ай бұрын

Thing is, Parks and Rec went from a bad/mediocre first season to being arguably the best sitcom on TV its second. It’s leap in quality wasn’t just from bad to meh with occasional glimpses of not bad or even good; it was from bottom half to top tier. So while it may sound similar, it isn’t close to the same because it was the jump in quality and subsequent buzz/word of mouth that came from it was much bigger. Although, as a side note, I suspect Parks and Rec would have been a 2 season or less sitcom if it came out today for exactly the same reason HIMYF failed, especially if it was on a streaming service and not a network, as there seems to be very little patience to actually let shows find their stride anymore.

@marcen12 7 ай бұрын

That side note was exactly what I was going for. @@chloemchll3774

@diallo1347 7 ай бұрын

The first season was not bad, you're just comparing it to the later season. Bad t.v. shows on network television don't get full second seasons like Parks and Rec did.

@Vivi_9 7 ай бұрын

@@chloemchll3774 Parks and Rec season 1 was great and infinitely better written than this garbage

@AlphaphenomenonGaming 7 ай бұрын

I feel like season two was *MUCH* better than the first season and had it been given a third season, that's when it would have shined. Also, I abhor the fact that shows now get 6-10 episodes per season now. The reason why some older shows were successful was because it got 20 episodes to explore the characters while also diving into the overarching plot. I hate how streaming halved the episodes and still expect the same reward.

@silentsaturn7604 7 ай бұрын

I love that. Means a lot less filler episodes and you have to make every episode count.

@AlphaphenomenonGaming 7 ай бұрын

@@silentsaturn7604 to each their own, I suppose. Shows like Supernatural or Smallville wouldn't be the same shows today if they got the streaming treatment.

@BaffledAlways 7 ай бұрын

Agreed. I think some dramatic shows had too many episodes, thinking Prison Break, where it feels like he's one step away from breaking out for like 15 episodes. But for sitcoms like this I feel like you need the quantity. Forces writers to come up with more stories, find out what works, and try to capture the same magic in future episodes.

@AlphaphenomenonGaming 7 ай бұрын

@@BaffledAlways I love Prison Break and Wentworth Miller is a phenomenal actor but I do feel like it shows my age when I talk about how how's from that time we're better 😂 maybe I just don't get it lol.

@leazaring5586 6 ай бұрын

i agree. so many beloved shows would’ve got cancelled if they were in the current format, but because they had at least double the amount of time to find their footing, they became successful. not saying that’s the case for every show but definitely a majority

@jeneehaviland5661 7 ай бұрын

I was so bummed when this got canceled. Season two was definitely an improvement and I wanted to see how it ended

@katgreer6113 7 ай бұрын

Things get canceled so quickly now...

@samsamsam4790 5 ай бұрын

she ends up with the indian guy

@xsxflipmodexsx 4 ай бұрын

good this this pander knock off was corny @@katgreer6113

@buddygang9834 4 ай бұрын

no way @@samsamsam4790

@raoulhery Ай бұрын

83% of viewers agree

@zaythelegend 7 ай бұрын

I agree. I think it was a decent show that had potential. I mean, sure some of the jokes were kiddish and corny, but I actually fell in love with the characters and how they all bonded together. I wish they would give shows today more time to prove themselves. RIP. Hopefully Hilary Duff can find another show to thrive on that's similar or better. I think her presence alone brought viewers to the show because we wanted to see her in a new, more adult role.

@markburke1396 7 ай бұрын

2 seasons is more than enough. how many seasons do you need to prove yourself?

@GothPaoki 7 ай бұрын

Racist??? You're okay bro? Took your pills today?

@Thedude8450 7 ай бұрын

still wanting that Lizzie McGuire reboot....all the cast was eager to come back but the creator had disputes during the first week of filming to see the cast going through their lives in their 30s and the parents in their 50s would have been so good

@Phoenix-pm2qr 6 ай бұрын

@@MakeMeCare89HIMYM is racist? Lmao child, go to bed

@ritika.chhabra 6 ай бұрын

@@markburke1396actually, a lot of sitcoms really gain a footing from the third season since they spend the first two exploring what works best. (Most of the older sitcoms have that.)

@paulodorea 7 ай бұрын

The Office season 1 was considered a failure. If it were today, The Office would be canceled for sure. Sitcoms in general need their time until the writers and actors click. I've never watched How I met your Fater, but it is kind of sad that tv shows don't get a chance to grow anymore.

@YuzuMelodious 7 ай бұрын

I was looking for a mention of The Office back in its first season. This is honestly so true. Bigger chances a show is gonna get hit with the cancelation button before it can get about 2 to 3 seasons.

@nicolas.grisanti 7 ай бұрын

They got a chance, a season 2, and in a lot of sitcoms, the second season is one of their best...this wasn't the case.

@paulodorea 7 ай бұрын

@@nicolas.grisanti second chances must come from the audience as well. Nowadays we have too much stuff to watch, so we don't give second chances to things we didn't enjoy a lot. As it was told in the video, himyf got a chance to make the second season and it was a lot better, but the audience had already made up their mind

@pmerks 7 ай бұрын

I am really sad that it got cancelled, and I fully agree with your last points. HIMYM started off kind of rough before it found its footing, and season 2 of HIMYF showed a lot of improvement and promise. I actually started to care for the characters. Wish we could’ve seen the story continue

@Hello_its_Ilias 7 ай бұрын

It was never going to beat out the original but when you stop comparing it to its predecessor you really start to see them finding their footing, so while it wasnt as good im bummed out it didnt get to finnish on their own terms

@TDace25 7 ай бұрын

Agreed. The second half of the 2nd season they started to hit their stride

@AcquiredFormula 7 ай бұрын

I would definitely watch season 3. Crazy how this show got cancelled but superstore got 8 seasons.

@JayMaverick 7 ай бұрын

Keep us out of this. -Finnish people

@farhanarahman9375 7 ай бұрын

i know right @@AcquiredFormula I started loving the show, people keep undermining this show

@w4ffel 7 ай бұрын

I really liked it! Sad it got canceled due to the writer's strike.

@a.soraparu773 7 ай бұрын

If given a 3rd season I think they would have won people over who were on the fence. The second season hit their stride, and I became more invested. Sometimes I wonder if part of the issue was the writer that got fired that spoiled the ending. My wife and I were still placing bets whether they would switch it up or not.

@RyanMcKennaGosling 5 ай бұрын

Season 3 should've just start next year when Ted's Mother died. Hopefully ABC since both this and Hulu are owned by Disney.

@DullEyes100 7 ай бұрын

The biggest takeaway from the video is its end. You're absolutely spot on that there's this recent practice to make a show that's a hit out the gate or it's doa. Like imagine if Bojack Horseman released in this streaming environment. The best animated series in a decade by a wide mile would have been killed in its infancy.

@nathangoddard8115 7 ай бұрын

Agreed. And as a result they speed run character development. Nothing feels organic and viewers can sense that.

@bodycounter9386 7 ай бұрын

Wait Bojack Horseman ist actually good? I started watching the first two episodes because of recommendations but immediately dropped it. The whole concept and humor did not really get me.

@neonflare7809 7 ай бұрын

@@bodycounter9386 Bojack is infamous for being more or less shit for the first seven episodes until it starts getting really good right after, doesn't lose a ton of momentum after that anymore either

@ladylovespie8863 7 ай бұрын

So true... i remember watching the first episode of Bojack and thinking "omg, this is boring"... and now, i love it... same with the first season of The Office...

@realtalk6195 5 ай бұрын

Shows go on based on their viewership. Either you're on the upswing or on the downswing. This series was polarizing from the very beginning and I bet the numbers for the second season were much lower than the first. I agree about continuing a show longer if it's extraordinarily good and the backlash from cancelling it will be harmful in itself, but if that isn't the case, then there's no reason why the platform should keep running it at a loss.

@kateliness2 7 ай бұрын

Honestly, How I Met Your Father was such a relaxing show to me. The first season was not bad, but the second was quite likeable! I'm sad it was cancelled.

@vivicovoibarra 7 ай бұрын

Same ! I enjoyed it .., it was fun to watch, just to have something to watch

@shubhamjaiswal8590 7 ай бұрын

Exactly bro , it was just starting to get fun

@real1mem3s 2 күн бұрын

You have abysmal taste

@real1mem3s 2 күн бұрын

You have abysmal taste

@real1mem3s 2 күн бұрын

You have abysmal taste

@MrFuthisshit 7 ай бұрын

Himym's group had so much chemistry, almost every group of friends could kind of relate to.

@tc2241 7 ай бұрын

It felt like every person was waiting for their one liner, like a cast of Chandlers.

@Nerdstalgic 7 ай бұрын

Haha love this

@ProdigalRed 7 ай бұрын

The summary at the end is spot on. There is definitely enough there to justify a third season unfortunately in the streaming era shows don’t get that time to figure out what works

@OscarStinson 7 ай бұрын

Reasons summed up from my perspective: -Disney channel humor -Unlikable characters (some mediocre) -Poorly built relationships between the characters -Disney channel humor

@simrantoor85 7 ай бұрын

When you say Disney channel humor, do you men like what's on right now or like 20 years ago. Back then Disney channel shows were iconic.

@michaelahurt 7 ай бұрын

@@simrantoor85 Have you tried watching those shows as an adult though? Strip away the nostalgia and it's hard to handle. It's way too over the top, way too overacted.

@michaelahurt 7 ай бұрын

I think you're missing another key reason: there is no Neil Patrick Harris NPH/Barney carried so much of the charm in the original show. HIMYM isn't anywhere near as interesting or funny without him.

@simrantoor85 7 ай бұрын

@@michaelahurt yeah I re-watched suite life of Zach and Cody, and suite life on deck. Still good to me, but I see your point, cuz I didn't even bother with any others. Maybe I just liked that one show.

@TobiasCramon12 7 ай бұрын

Love your videoes

@Luventas0461 7 ай бұрын

I can't help but wonder about what you brought up about the gang from HIMYF not feeling like a friend group that's as close as the one from HIMYM was. To me, that made perfect sense. When we first meet the gang of HIMYM, Ted, Marshall and Lily have been friends for years, Barney joined them a couple years ago and Robin worked as the mirror of the viewer, a newcomer joining that close-knit group. HIMYF shows the group at their very beginning, so them not having as much chemistry and connection as the others just seemed logical to me.

@qualinseler 7 ай бұрын

True. But it just didn't work in a sitcom. It felt like the characters were just pockerfacing at each other a lot of the time

@silentsaturn7604 7 ай бұрын

But they weren't portrayed as strangers slowly becoming friends, they were portrayed like "We met yesterday, now we're family." It felt forced to me.

@BaffledAlways 7 ай бұрын

@@silentsaturn7604 yeah that's a very good point, they could + should have done it that way. Think Community is a good example where the cast starts off as strangers, and they definitely act like strangers to start off with

@Wordnerd2807 7 ай бұрын

As someone who watched both, you are right on all points. I will also add that they added so many superfluous love interests for the core group early on that the group itself didn’t get the chance to gel. HIMYM had Victoria and some short lived love interests for Robin in season 1. HIMYF had Hannah, Ellen’s girlfriend, Jesse’s ex, and both the assistant principal and scientist guy for Sophie, plus maybe more that I’m forgetting. You can tell by my not remembering any of their names how important these outside love interests were lol. They focused so hard on outside people when they should have built the core group dynamics first.

@juliapereira2406 7 ай бұрын

Season 2 had already improved a lot from its first, so it's definitely a shame it didn't get another chance to grow.

@mullaoslo 7 ай бұрын

Don't forget the show also had star power in Bob Saget, Alyson, Niel and Jason.. If you where 15 to 25 at the time one or all four where already on your radar when the show started.. Hillary Duff only had a small window of fame that appeals to a very spesific demographic

@arghjayem 7 ай бұрын

Reality is the sensible spin off would have been to have done it about Cristin Millioti’s Mother and the road she took to meet Ted. Would’ve been harder to do admittedly but still would’ve made more sense. You could’ve had her perspective on things. They should have shortened the number of series HIMYM ran for and eased into How I met your father. Or ran them simultaneously.

@AnthonySforza 7 ай бұрын

It would have been interesting to see how many near misses they would have had. Being as Manhattan is not that big of a place and it always surprised me how in a city of millions, I ran into the same people more than I did in Ohio.

@Valpo2004 7 ай бұрын

Wouldn't work, they had an episode of HIMYM about her life and her life is too tragic for comedy. You would have to introduce a fiance she is in love with who dies suddenly in a car accident and then have her spend years of grief before she's finally ready to see someone again and that person is Ted. And then you know your main character had to die off like 10 years after they meet. Ultimately the knowledge that the fiance will die, his actual death, and the grief afterwards would destroy it.

@silentsaturn7604 7 ай бұрын

Don't think it would have made sense to tell a story we already know how it ends.

@XanderVJ 7 ай бұрын

We gotta keep in mind that "How I Met Your Father" was just one more of the many, MANY victims from Disney +'s failure that has forced the company to start seriously cutting on content. Yeah... Hard to remember sometimes that Hulu is owned by Disney, huh? (Not so much outside of the US. HIMYF is streamed on Disney+ worldwide). I'm pretty sure that in any other situation, this show would have received at the very least one third season.

@kevin10001 7 ай бұрын

It’s technically not fully owned by Disney they just own a majority stake in Hulu and the other networks that do have ownership in the company essentially gave them creative control over Hulu but they never sold there stake in Hulu to Disney to my knowledge

@EdmundSnow98 7 ай бұрын

If this was a network show, I think it would have gotten a third season.

@gc6390 7 ай бұрын

Disney ruins everything they touch these days.

@BoG_City 7 ай бұрын

Compared to HIMYM it needed time to build a legacy and will never end up as big as the original, but the second season of How I met Your Father was a lot better. But in the streaming days comedy shows don't get the time to build up an audience and backstory, dynamic and likability of characters. I really thought SEason 2 was a big step up and was actually looking forward to see a third season. but yeah.. this isn't the age of long running comedy shows. at least not on streaming services

@lukehodge9026 7 ай бұрын

I remember watching it a while ago and thinking it felt a bit generic as a sitcom, and seemed to resemble How I Met Your Mother more in its weaker seasons than its better ones. Even if the second season was better a lot of people aren't going to watch a whole season of television just hoping it will get better. Its disappointing the spinoff wasn't better because I actually think there was more to be done with the premise.

@arthas640 7 ай бұрын

people will do that with dramas and even action series since the story arc's are interesting but with comedy show's they live or die on their jokes and the chemistry of the cast.

@Mr-Bogs 4 ай бұрын

Like what else? We already have 9 seasons of that EXACT premise in HIMYM. I'd say most of what could be done with this type of story line has already been put to screen. Unless you consider it new to do most of everything over again just because, now, we have a main character that's a woman and an ethnically diverse group of friends? Nerdstalgic was right that in basing your show off another does not necessarily doom it. However, this is a direct ripoff of another show with the ONLY change being a female MC instead of a male MC. It was doomed for the start. Also, sitcom writers generally blow nowadays

@lacrartezorok4975 7 ай бұрын

1) HIMYM was in the verge of cancelation for at least it's first 3 seasons. It wasn't an instant hit. When it started i didn't had anyone to chat about it. 2) Thinking it's success was the "mystery" of who the mother was is why EVERYONE is wrong. It was the charm it had with it's humor and the chemistry between the cast. The narration was also a nice touch and it was actually the only reason why the name of the show made sense, but Ted's kids already knew their mom's name. He telling them how they met was just an excuse to tell the story in the past.

@mikeedward9595 7 ай бұрын

I don't know. The first season of "HIMYM" hit the ground running. In episode 1, we get the blue French horn. Episode 6, we get the slutty pumpkin. These are both storylines that carried us through many seasons. What "HIMYM" did better than many shows was create its own mythology and vocabulary. That's what kept "HIMYM" fans tuning in.

@debuthunter5389 6 ай бұрын

HIMYM had an amazing cast, with a genuine dynamic. And it was still grounded in an era where interactions and simplifities of life shone. First season of HIMYM was great.

@jacobkorducki6940 4 ай бұрын

Season 1 was kind of rough and I only watched it for HIMYM nostalgia but Season 2 really started to hit the right notes so I'm sad it got cancelled. It was nice to see the return of a 20-episodes per season show as opposed to most shows which are only 6-10 now.

@danielafierro6564 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to miss HIMYF - I feel like it got shit on because the first season wasn't great. And I agree. It was bad. But I loved the ensemble, and season two was great. So many dynamics were established - and I had such a crush on Syd. As someone who watched HIMYM - rewatching it has been unbearable. Things did not age well. I think we need to remember that shows are allowed to grow and find their footing.

@dabududu 7 ай бұрын

Season 2 was alot better than the first one and the characters Sid (Suraj Sharma)and Ellen (Tien Tran) I think were some of the breakout stars and strengths of the show because they where either the funniest zany chaos bits or where the heart and friendship came from. I think elements of the show trying to show the modern dating scene with female empowerment were okay but at some times they felt dated. When the cast could bond or go on adventures or find Sophie's father... those were the times it felt the most interesting. I wish it got one more season to settle stuff or establish itself more tho

@SkylerB17 7 ай бұрын

HIMYM is probably my all-time favorite TV show. my brother introduced me to it somewhere in the late 2000's or early 2010's and i fell in love and was so sad when i finally finished the final season. What a stellar show. i was intrigued by HIMYF when it came out but never watched it, figured id let it simmer awhile and see how it went. I still have yet to watch it, no desire to at this point, what with it being cancelled. i hate watching shows that ended too soon. HIMYM and all the characters will always have a special place in my heart. Always wished in those younger years id grow up and have such a strongly bonded friend-group like theirs, but alas, life is not a sitcom and tends to get in the way of things like this. It really was a magical show, even with its ups and downs. Bout time to give it a full re-watch, i think.

@justicedemocrat9357 5 ай бұрын

You like it better than the X-Files or Newsradio?

@f.stewie6429 7 ай бұрын

I would also add having Bob Saget narrate HIMYM, a voice so many of the audience already heard as a father on the legendary Full House was an added benefit to the show. I love Kim Cattrall but I don't see her as a mom. She always seems like Samantha so it added a disconnect to the character of Sophie.

@trinaq 7 ай бұрын

One of the writers stated that had the show continued, then Sid would have been revealed as the father. Despite him and Sophie not really being hinted as being romantically attracted to each other, it's interesting to see how this development could have gone. Also, how did Charlie change his mind about not wanting children, and when did he and Valentina hook up again?

@12thMandalorian 7 ай бұрын

well that sounds dreadful but curiously interesting

@dereklasker5350 7 ай бұрын

Link to an article/video where they talked about Sid being the father?

@HyouVizer 7 ай бұрын

That isnt surprising lol. The son isnt shown because it be super obvious they're mixed. Of all sophie's male friends, Sid is the only non-white one so duh. They tried to avoid same mistake HIMYM did showing both Ted's kids being white. So anytime Ted was dating a non-white woman, obviously she wouldnt be The Mother, only another white woman would.

@trinaq 7 ай бұрын

@@dereklasker5350 It was mentioned in a ScreenRant article about HIMYF's cancellation.

@kelsiconstantlytalks 7 ай бұрын

@@dereklasker5350it was Dan Levy (not the one from Schitts Creek) He opened for John Mulaney on tour and the story about writing on the show/Sid being the father was his closing joke.

@kevin10001 7 ай бұрын

The main problem was that in the age of streaming your either a instant success or your doom to get getting cancelled and that doesn’t allow a show to find its audience before they cancel it with how i met your mother it had the time to find its audiences especially when dvd was the best way to catch up on what u missed cause I found the series in season 3 when I heard my favorite singer Britney Spears was going to make a an appearance as the secretary for Sarah chalke when she was removing Ted’s tramp stamp from his lower back and I instantly loved the show and went back and got the first 2 seasons DVD sets and loved it and with physical media becoming more niche there isn’t that time for a show to find its audience anymore and that hinders a show’s potential like the video pointed out if it had been allowed to continue we don’t know if it would’ve found it audience or not

@touras7648 7 ай бұрын

Bro use full stops.

@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121 7 ай бұрын

Switching genders and re-pitching an old story is kind of a tired formula, and viewers are catching on

@michaelreich4827 7 ай бұрын

Don't forget not being allowed to use the same successful humor as the original because of "modern audiences".

@Tygearianus 7 ай бұрын

Why I left your father could be a great show. An in depth look at how a divorce can happen despite deep love and connection.

@anuvardhank.n3337 7 ай бұрын

Great idea

@justicedemocrat9357 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it could be cool to see the wife spiral into alcohol abuse and drug addiction after seeing her husband cheat on her with a much younger and more beautiful woman.

@Mr-Bogs 4 ай бұрын

@@justicedemocrat9357 Don't forget the child psychiatrists and weekly visits from Darlene, the local CPS agent!

@trinaq 7 ай бұрын

It's sad that this spinoff was cancelled, since it had a lot of potential, and though it was never going to live up to its predecessor, it was starting to form its own identity. Unfortunately, it has several unanswered questions, which will likely never be resolved.

@bustedmusketproductions357 7 ай бұрын

Im sad to see it go. I think by the time it got to season two it found its own footing and voice. While having some episodes i found funnier than some episodes HIMYM.

@AnthonySforza 7 ай бұрын

To play Devil's Advocate... werent they basically three friend groups who came together in the first episode? So thematically, it makes some sense that they would still be feeling each other out for a while.

@arfhat89 7 ай бұрын

More like two friend groups. Sophie and Valentina are besties and roommates. Same goes for Jesse and Sid. Ellen is in the loop by being Jesse’s sister that moved back to the east coast. And Charlie was in love with Valentina and followed her back to the states from England.

@AnthonySforza 7 ай бұрын

@@arfhat89 Yea, I was thinking the two main groups and then Charlie, as he and Valentina were still getting to know each other. So it's people from three different directions, kind of meeting up at around the same time. Perhaps saying "Three different friend groups" was a bit of a mislead.

@lizzy7651 7 ай бұрын

What triggered me the most was the ending where the guy abandoned the love of his life for another woman in order to have children, then this woman dies and he goes straight back to the ancient one. Like, the fact that he made children with another woman who was never as important to him as his former love and then had the balls to come back and she just accepts it ??

@Zorro3k6 7 ай бұрын

I honestly never really gave How I Met Your Father a shot when it started. I was never against it, but what drew me off was that it seemed like a cash grab. HIMYM was great. I got into it around the time season 5 was airing and I was finishing up College. I still quote the show to this day. I honestly relate more to Ted, especially now that I'm 35 and still searching for my one, then I did back then. HIMYF just didn't connect with me. I watched an episode and realized, it just wasn't for me and didn't watch another episode

@ModernGameChangers 7 ай бұрын

I havent finished the series yet, and I may not now due to it being cancelled, but my main complaint was always that the dialog didnt feel real. Meaning that the things that were said never felt like something a real person would say, and in many ways they would force the jokes and then back them with a laugh track. It just didn't feel real. In many ways we want characters to make choices we would make. Abed from Community states that in one of the halloween episodes when he is talking about why a story wasnt scary. He simply states that its not scary because the characters are not making choices the audience would make. This very much also applies to comedy and drama. Of course there should be an element of surprise, but the reactions should feel real. Many new shows I have found get this wrong. A newer show that does this correctly is Big Mouth. It puts the characters in familiar situations and makes us feel validated and connected due to the fact that the characters make choices that make sense, and say things that feel organic and not forced. Its a reason I go back and watch old shows over and over rather then jump into new ones.

@gc6390 7 ай бұрын

What you mentioned about getting cancelled and needing more time is exactly how I felt about Archive 81 !! I’m still upset about that show. It would be nice if another network/streaming service picked it up.

@angelwaters6474 7 ай бұрын

Right, the show was so good 😢

@Matzeputz 7 ай бұрын

Even people who didnt watch HIMYM said things like " Legendary" and "Challenge accepted". Truly a classic

@PricefieldPunk 7 ай бұрын

Not only is comedy insanely difficult to write in todays era of censorship but the sour taste HIMYM's finale left in everyone's mouth killed whatever interest people would have had in a spinoff.

@debuthunter5389 6 ай бұрын

I have no interest in new characters and modern era. There are two ways to go really. Try make a series for the young generation, and lose the original viewers, or do something that tries to work for the original viewers, but doesn't catch on with the youth. Hard to get both ways I think... and it never really hit either.

@nathansnively1537 5 ай бұрын

Honestly what was arguably more important to me is that HIMYF never played around with storytelling. It was a very linear experience, unlike HIMYM which would have episodes told in reverse order, or divided by each room of the house, or each character's individual story while running the race, etc, etc. It wasn't afraid to change up how the story was told, and that makes a world of difference.

@PlumCrazy392 7 ай бұрын

Parks and rec is a perfect example. It’s one of the greatest sitcoms ever, yet it’s almost unwatchable the first season. It took a season and a half to figure out it’s thing

@norvtown9743 7 ай бұрын

no!!! as objectively not very good as it was himyf was really growing on me, i was so invested!! cant believe this is how i found out its been cancelled :( i love mediocre sitcoms so much this is devastating

@DopenessFORlife 7 ай бұрын

How I Met Your Father is extremely underrated and really found it’s voice in season 2. I wish people gave it more of a chance

@mathewhumvee 7 ай бұрын

I think this issue with shows getting canned so quickly is also why people don’t watch them in the first place. Why get invested now when it’s highly likely to get canned. Might as well wait for a few seasons before I get involved

@de.n30 2 ай бұрын

"in the streaming era...". Honestly, two full seasons and they couldn't make it work? Yeah, it's the streaming era's fault, not the poor lazy writing and the souless money grabbing concept from the get go.

@concernedcitizens4110 7 ай бұрын

HIMYM success is build on the fact that they’re given time to build their audiences and streaming services are non existent back then. Now HIMYF is a series on Hulu owned by a large conglomerate in Disney, HIMYF has bigger, more diverse cast members and perhaps even the bigger budget but the story telling seems lacking and I do give him credit as they’re significantly improving themselves on season 2 however the world is just too fast paced especially with Disney trying to control the streaming market and even just a small hiccup is non tolerable for them.

@ninjanibba4259 7 ай бұрын

I couldn’t even get past episode 7 of season 1 of How I Met Your Father and I really did try, it sucked big time and barely laughed, it felt empty with actors with characters names I couldn’t remember I’m so glad it failed, trying to capture the 2000s magic of the original would never work anyway, it’s why HIMYM is…..LEGENDARY

@deadmanthehekatonkheire994 7 ай бұрын

I never had any intentions of watching it, but finding out it's been canceled still feels like a loss. Funny, that.

@305Independent 7 ай бұрын

Maybe part of the reason it failed was because it was spun-off from a show that utterly destroyed itself in its finale.

@bamiseogundipe 7 ай бұрын

Great take I really thought it was coming along man without the chance to grow

@jadedjonny1040 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what film/tv show 7:36 with the creature is from??

@levimunyon7114 7 ай бұрын

Your shot of Archive 81 makes me sad we'll not see more of that show

@dvdv8197 7 ай бұрын

6:10 That hoolahoop went how high exactly? That bar has no ceiling I guess? 😅😂

@noelaguirrechavez4462 7 ай бұрын

I agree with your take on the show. Most of those TV shows that last almost or over a decade running needed some time to find their footing. HIMYM, TBBT, Seinfeld, The Office. All of those had some things tweaked out from the first couple of seasons and then come the seasons that make us remember those shows mostly fondly. The issue here is that HIMYF was denied that. I mean, the step up from season 1 to 2 is noticeable and you see that the cast is finding their footing and the timing to make the show a good one, while the writers are also trying new things. But today, in a world that doesn't let a show take its time to find its footing, we're gonna get a lot of shows that maybe were cancelled too soon.

@ellicel 7 ай бұрын

While I can think of many spinoffs that went on to be as beloved as the original, I can't think of reboots that have managed to do so. Part of it is that the new series is going to be judged against our nostalgia and love for the heights of the original. It will be really hard to get judged as a separate work and given the room to develop along different lines. Plus, there was a reason the original got canceled. It most likely overstayed and there wasn't much left to explore in the premise.

@UpcomingAuthor 7 ай бұрын

Yes. I would watch another season. It was just getting started and I loved the fact the first episode set it a part by letting us know that one of the boys was the father and leading to speculation as to how. And they didn't look like they wanted to drag it out with the reveal of Valentina and Charlie's baby but then Sid and Hannah's break up. I was engaged. It could be better but I was engaged.

@kaivonfintel1627 7 ай бұрын

What’s the song in the background halfway through the video

@pazz 7 ай бұрын

I watched all of season 1, it wasn't really that funny, but I didn't hate it, It was something to watch while doing busywork. Then in the first scene of season 2, there was a joke so unfunny that I turned it off and never went back.

@karolinacentkowska5885 5 ай бұрын

The reason that characters seem to not know each other is that even plot-line wise - they didn't. Sophie only knew her roommate, whom I would say she seemed close to as far as the type of character Valentina was. Then you have Charlie who just moved to NY, Ellen who just moved to NY and didn't have much of a relationship with her brother beforehand. Sid and Jesse knew eachother but that actually didn't seem that genuine and Sid was already preoccupied with his long distance relationship. So we basically have two pairs of people who know each other, 2 strangers and Hannah who seems like was not that close to anyone, cause she was not living there. A lot of time was put to showcase all those different people. You have 7 people instead of 5 and in HIMYM it seemed organic - two college buddies, one gets a girlfriend, Barney was very persistant to become their friend and then you have Robin who Ted really wanted to have around, but I would say that the fact that Lily accepted her into the group was the key, otherwise I think Robin wouldn't keep on hanging out with them. In HIMYF it seems unrealistic that these people would hang out more than once, given that their first collective hangout after they met was kinda awkward with Jesse thinking it's a date. Would those people actually meet again in real life?

@JakeMatthews-OnLo 7 ай бұрын

Someone as legendary as Barney could never be made again.

@thegreenthunder5416 7 ай бұрын

It’s a shame because it wasn’t a bad show…I thought the show was taking its time to come into its own, but I guess studios aren’t into that anymore

@getyourgameon1990 7 ай бұрын

6:13 reminds me of when Barnie was doing the trick to see Lily witj the slow mo

@JaySee5 7 ай бұрын

A big problem was they limited the possibility of the father to the men within the friend group right from the start.

@erinsistar2243 7 ай бұрын

I'm sad that it got canceled. I felt like we were just getting it going well. I was onboard for season 3.

@Cutzenshizzl 7 ай бұрын

Would have loved to see more of the show

@krum6334 2 ай бұрын

So new is not always better after all...

@StephenLeGresley 7 ай бұрын

I was with you right up until the end. I have no problem with a show being cancelled after 1 or 2 seasons if it's not working out. That's not only asking for a time commitment from audiences but a financial one from the studios. Why would they pay for a show thats not working after 2 years than a newer show that might work better? There are plenty of shows I love like Babylon 5, Star Trek: TNG and Arrow that had rough first seasons, but they got it together pretty much for season 2. I think it's fair to give a show a another shot after the first season if the ratings support it but 2 years is a limit I completely agree with.

@Magdalena8008s 7 ай бұрын

The newest season of How I Met Your Father was decent to me. The first season was terrible. And even alot of the cast like Josh Peck and others have said so much. But they found some footing in the latest.

@lightmagus 6 ай бұрын

I was absolutely confused by the title, didn't even know the other show existed.

@mitchliam9328 6 ай бұрын

I agree the friend group from the first few episodes seemed like total strangers but it was not irredeemable imo. They could've done so much better especially after season 2. Sad to it fizzle out when it seemed like it was just getting started.

@Avalon_1991 7 ай бұрын

A spin off needs to be different from the original show. A group of friends in their twenties living in New York trying to navigate work life, their love lives and friendships has been done much better with shows like Friends and the original How I Met Your Mother. Also the original idea of having the show from the point of view of one of the characters 20 years later has been done already. Why would anyone want to watch it again and done poorly? Joey had the same problem after Friends. If you want to do a spin off it needs to be different. Cheers was a successful show so the creators of Fraiser created something different to Cheers. Also the How I Met Your Father characters seemed annoying and the writers were already relying on cameos from the original cast to boost the ratings which isn't a good sign.

@alexboyajian2096 7 ай бұрын

Can you make a video about the success of Fraiser? One of the only spin offs better than the original

@boi7316 3 ай бұрын

When it first came out, that show is the equivalent to a young bird trying to fly for the first time, only to majestically fail, hitting the ground. The 2nd season is much better than the 1st, like the same bird learned from its mistake and trying to learn how to fly properly, gaining a bit more distance than the first time. If only Hulu gave it more time, we would've seen it fly its first few kilometers.

@TabbyeLynne 7 ай бұрын

Main reason I never gave this show a chance was that I heard it insisted upon the awful ending of HIMYM and that left a bad taste on my mouth, I can't be the only one who avoided the show based on that

@ironmaster6496 7 ай бұрын

Nope you're not the only one, i hate tue entire original show because of that HORRIBLE ending, it was my game of thrones

@landonmiles97 7 ай бұрын

How I Met Your Father was indeed doomed to fail. HIMYM was great, regardless of the finale. You cared about the characters and their relationships. Father just could never live up to the camaraderie of Marshal, Lily, Barney, Ted, and Robin.

@ChristopherBurtraw 7 ай бұрын

I too wished that a 3rd season would give the show the chance it needed to be successful. I agree with this channel that it was just starting get better in S2.

@Shreddinjamay 7 ай бұрын

I tried watching this a couple of times, I could never get through the first episode. It just felt so awkward and painful with excessive canned laughter - which is too common now days in most sitcom tv shows. I was really excited to see this on Disney+ but was completely disappointed with how they approached it. To be honest, I was surprised it even had a second season when other better, more well rounded series were cancelled after season 1.

@Pshpshpshpshpshpshpsh 7 ай бұрын

The first season had some good parts to it. And the second kind of got a bit better but it just didn’t have the chemistry that made it’s predecessor special. Season 2 had better moments than season 1 but when it was bad it was really bad! But you could see how it could had gotte better by season 3.

@sxhizornsmn 7 ай бұрын

I never ended up watching the show (I LOVED himym though), but watching this makes me kinda sad that it fell through. it looks like it genuinely had potential and I was planning on bringing it once more seasons came out…. rip :(

@Cristopher.C 7 ай бұрын

I didnt even know How I Met Your Father was a thing that ever existed :/

@poppukonfilm 7 ай бұрын

It was just finding it's stride! Sad news it didn't get more.

@Ferdoss 7 ай бұрын

You make a solid point on not giving the show time to find it's voice. Star Trek famously doesn't get into it's flow until at least the third season.

@Blessed_413 19 күн бұрын

These streaming services dont like keeping shows around for long. I think a downside to this show was it tried to hard to be like the original. Besides that it was pretty good, just wished it got a chance stay longer.

@edgarosuna3306 7 ай бұрын

I wanted to like this so much, I watched every episode, and 2nd season was in fact a lot better than the first, specially the final episodes, and it was the first time that made me care about the characters and it even exited me with the cliffhanger ending, I think one more season would've been better... but who knows... we will never know now haha

@cardsfanbj 6 ай бұрын

I never watched HIMYF until recently mainly due to the fact that I didn't want to sign up for Hulu. I loved HIMYM and would have given it a chance if they just aired it on TV like HIMYM. That changed for the Futurama revival so I gave both a shot and can honestly say I'm not too disappointed it was canceled, but I'd watch a season 3 if they gave them one last season to wrap up. It's too bad they didn't have a contingency plan like HIMYM, where they were ready to have Victoria be the mother if they got the cancellation notice.

@stiggy8322 4 ай бұрын

It was also a pity that all these new shows have too short of seasons, how do you want to ground characters and a real good thread of scenarios in only 10 episodes of 20 min.

@amyunderwood2113 3 ай бұрын

It's weird because I really did like HIMYF more in some ways. You know by the very end of the pilot that one of the following guys is the father, so unlike HIMYM there was a proper end. Also, since there was a final father who was in the cast, you can kinda grow and see potential relationships with Sophie that would lead to her final romance versus HIMYM where they were truly lucky to cast someone who could stand on her own and mesh well with the cast despite only appearing for the final 2 seasons. Also, everyone struggling for money and figuring things out felt a bit relatable given they live in new york. But unfortunately, as you mentioned, it was cancelled before it could flourish. I really wanted to see how it worked out.

@arfhat89 7 ай бұрын

Should’ve gave it at least another season to let us know who’s the father

@kenstreet8625 7 ай бұрын

Casting and bad writing is the reason it failed. One episode in and I knew I wasn’t going to like it. I didn’t feel that way with HIMYM.

@TheOystei Күн бұрын

never seen HIMYF, but one thing i can say, their bar looks a lot more like a set than a functional bar compared to HIMYM

@karagounis9469 16 күн бұрын

While i agree that some shows need to be given more time to develop, the example of himym doesn't fit here at all. It had something special from the very beginning and while keeping it's quality mostly until about season five, the first few episodes are amongst my favorites of the entire show. Picking the Cab scene with Barney as an example for an outdated joke is ridiculous, this was episode 1 (i think) and done to establish the character. Also it was 2005, almost 20 years ago! A lot has changed since then

@terrelljones5037 Ай бұрын

As out dated and corny as the jokes were it definitely had some strong moments that I actually enjoyed! I actually liked the story line and though I could tell they so desperately wanted to recapture the magic of how I met your mother, I think it was definitely starting to come into its own and I wish I would’ve gotten to see more of it unfold and see the characters actually get a chance to follow their story lines. Sucks that it ended so abruptly.

@jellef4704 7 ай бұрын

Is this a re released video or am i losing my mind

@Idofphoenix 4 ай бұрын

HIMYM Season two wasn't getting enough love in this. Ted Mosby Architect, Swarley, Slap Bet, Marshall and Lily's Wedding.... All great episodes. Swarley and Slap Bet being two of their best.

@lcmk57 7 ай бұрын

The show was banking on minnenials watching just because Duff was in it and assuming that fans of HIMYM would watch anything as long as it was the same format.