That idea belonged to David Crane and Marta Kauffman and that idea would grow out to become the insanely popular TV sitcom Friends. The humorous adventures of Joey, Chandler, Ross, Monica, Rachel and Phoebe did not take very long to be liked by the American audience. New episodes kept being made, new seasons kept being ordered and ten years later the six unknown actors have become true moviestars. David Schwimmer for example played the role of Captain Sobel in the TV miniseries Band of Brothers. Matthew Perry made appearances in, among others, Beverly Hills 90210 and played the main character in The Whole Nine Yards alongside Bruce Willis (who later featured on Friends after a bet between Matt and Bruce).

The series final episode aired on May 6th, 2004 and drew a mind blowing 52 million people to the TV screen in America alone. Of all the actors from Friends only Matt LeBlanc (Joey) stayed in his original role and started his own sitcom, following Joey’s life after splitting up with his friends from New York.

Of course there have been a few Friends wannabees in the years after the finale. However it has been proven quite difficult to live up to the standard Friends set in those ten years. New sitcoms have come and gone, all with their own magical ideas about what would make their new sitcom unique.

On September 19th, 2005 however, it became clear that the spiritual sequel to Friends didn’t have to be unique in it’s own way. The only thing that sequel needed was more of the same; the adventures of five friends in their late twenties living in modern New York City.

How I Met Your Mother

To me also known as Friends 2, How I Met Your Mother is one of the best and funniest TV shows I’ve ever seen. The story of the show is that of a father telling his children how he met their mother in the year 2030. Most of the show just takes place in 2005-2009 though with only tiny moments from 2030 here and there.

The writers of HIMYM are doing a fantastic job coming up with original characters, situations and jokes. However the character Barney Stinson (played by Neil Patrick Harris), has really boosted the shows popularity. Barney’s one liners and hilarious ways of scoring chicks have quickly captured the hearts of many viewers to the point where Neil already has a huge fan base after only four seasons. Various people are selling t-shirts with some of Barney’s most famous quotes on them.

I for one am a big big fan of How I Met Your Mother and hope that it will be at least as successful as Friends was back in its day. I hope very much that the show will continue for a good 10 seasons or even beyond that.

To the writers of the show: You’re doing a legendary job! Keep up the good work for years to come!

And of course, to keep with the spirit of the site, some backstage material and a blooper reel. Enjoy!

Behind the scenes footage (Couldn’t embed this, sorry!)

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