A supposedly humorous show, it tracks down lives of 5 friends- 3 guys, 2 girls. As Wiki puts it
As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother, which explains the title and allows for a narration in the past tense. How I Met Your Mother's other main characters are Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), and Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan).
You might call it modern day 'FRIENDS'. I won't. The format is pretty similar. You can even draw parallels between many characters-
Robin and Ted- Ross n Rachel- esp. the part after they break up and now there's a bit of awkwardness but they still hang out so as to not spoil their Fraandsheep.
Lily n Marshall - Chandler(minus his coolness) n Monica as married couple.
Barney - A casanova Chandler
It seems pretty interesting. But sadly, it isn't. Everything is weak about the show- the script, the dialogues(if it hadn't been for Barney, I swear I couldn't even have watched the 8 episodes i put myself through) and acting is very ordinary. The narrative style is pretty decent which is the only saving grace.
I know a few people who absolutely love this show. In fact, I am the only one I know who isn't impressed. Am I going against anyone here too?
ACEY! I KNOW PUNCTUATION TOO!
As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother, which explains the title and allows for a narration in the past tense. How I Met Your Mother's other main characters are Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), and Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan).
You might call it modern day 'FRIENDS'. I won't. The format is pretty similar. You can even draw parallels between many characters-
Robin and Ted- Ross n Rachel- esp. the part after they break up and now there's a bit of awkwardness but they still hang out so as to not spoil their Fraandsheep.
Lily n Marshall - Chandler(minus his coolness) n Monica as married couple.
Barney - A casanova Chandler
It seems pretty interesting. But sadly, it isn't. Everything is weak about the show- the script, the dialogues(if it hadn't been for Barney, I swear I couldn't even have watched the 8 episodes i put myself through) and acting is very ordinary. The narrative style is pretty decent which is the only saving grace.
I know a few people who absolutely love this show. In fact, I am the only one I know who isn't impressed. Am I going against anyone here too?
ACEY! I KNOW PUNCTUATION TOO!
BUT NHP is cool! I'm confused. I hate gay people but I like NHP. 
