Though HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER has the look of a traditional, multi-camera sitcom, this comedy has all the fun and smarts of fellow critical darlings 30 ROCK and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. Told via a giant flashback, the twist-filled series is narrated from the perspective of Ted Mosby in the year 2030 as he tells his daughter and son how he met their mother more than 20 years ago. Young Ted (Josh Radnor) is inspired by the romance of his roommate Marshall (FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL's Jason Segel) and his fiancée Lily (BUFFY's Alyson Hannigan), and he decides to embark on his own search for love. Aided in his quest by wingman Barney "Have you met Ted?" Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), Ted looks all over New York City for the future Mrs. Mosby. When he meets Robin (Cobie Smulders), he thinks his quest may be over, but it's not as easy as it seems. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER boasts a strong cast, but it's Harris who steals every scene as the womanizing Barney, who has the most quotable catchphrases since SEINFELD. Suit up for every episode of the show's first season.
DVD Features:
3-Disc Set
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: "Pilot," "Purple Giraffe," "Sweet Taste of Liberty," "Return of the Shirt," "Okay Awesome," "Slutty Pumpkin," "Matchmaker," "The Duel"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries - 1. Carter Bays and Craig Thomas - Creators; Pam Fryman - Director; Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders - Cast ("Pilot")
2. Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor,
Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders - Cast ("Okay Awesome")
Disc 2: "Belly Full of Turkey," "The Pineapple Incident," "The Limo," "The Wedding," "Drumroll, Please," "Zip, Zip, Zip," "Game Night," "Cupcake"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas - Creators ("The Pineapple Incident")
2. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas - Creators; Pam Fryman - Directors ("Drumroll, Please")
Disc 3: "Life Amognst the Gorillas," "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.," "Mary the Paralegal," "Best Prom Ever," "Milk," "Come On"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries - 1. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas - Creators ("Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.")
2. Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders - Cast ("Come On")
Featurettes - Video Yearbook
Outtakes - Gag Reel
Guest Performer
Camryn Manheim: American Actress, THE PRACTICE
Guest Performer
Danica McKellar: TV/Film Actress
Review 1:
"[J]ust when you least expect it, the show surprises you, with both bizarre tangents and surprising sweetness."
Source: Movieline's Hollywood Life
p.107 11/01/2006
Review 2:
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] perfect cast, great gags and quotable catchphrases..."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.107 03/01/2007