HOW I MET YOUR DAD... in the wings

[Pat]

Taken from NY TIMES ARTICLE
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/bu...rref=arts&_r=0

That development, which many critics had predicted, led to a chorus of spluttering comments on Twitter on Monday night and Tuesday, as some critics and fans expressed unhappiness with the show’s conclusion. (That is far from an unusual reaction to series finales: See “Seinfeld,” “The Sopranos,” “Lost” and many more.)

But CBS certainly won’t be expressing any disappointment, not with these final numbers. Mr. Kahl said he monitored Twitter all night and saw passionate comments, both positive and negative. “If you get people to care enough about a show to give reactions like that, you know you’ve got something,” he said.


All the “Mother” ratings were based on early national numbers from Nielsen, and the show should bump up slightly when the final overnight figures are counted. The ratings will then climb a bit more, when delayed viewing from recorders is counted.

The only disappointment CBS will feel at this point is the loss of a consistent, reliable hit, one that reached an audience that does not often frequent CBS shows. The network has the oldest audience of any broadcast network, with a median age this season of 58.3.

“How I Met Your Mother” had the youngest audience of any show on CBS, with a median age of 46.2, even younger than that of “The Big Bang Theory.”

That the network is concerned about losing those younger viewers is apparent from CBS’s recent decision to ask the creators of “Mother,” Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, and Emily Spivey, the creator of the series “Up All Night,” to help develop a new comedy for next season. The pilot that they have come up with is not really a spinoff: None of the characters return, and the setting and time frame will be different.

Still, the new show’s title has a familiar ring: “How I Met Your Dad.”

[Pat]

They may have gotten their ratings from loyal fans, but these were NOT approval ratings.

From http://www.eonline.com/news/527055/h...-did-you-think

What did you think of HIMYM's series finale?

I HATED IT! 63.90%
I LOVED IT! 36.10%

[Pat]

I, for one, feel cheated out of a nine year build up and will not have anything to do with How I Met Your Dad.

[ohmrwilson]

Originally Posted by Pat

They may have gotten their ratings from loyal fans, but these were NOT approval ratings.

From http://www.eonline.com/news/527055/h...-did-you-think

What did you think of HIMYM's series finale?

I HATED IT! 63.90%
I LOVED IT! 36.10%

as I said before in 2 other threads-
I LOVED IT big time.
But then, I am a romantic, and again
the title is

How I met your mother
NOT
How I met my one true lifelong love

and true love in the end wins out

Unlike say Heathcliff and Cathy- what a wasted life Cathy led, slapping poor Heathcliff down when they could have enjoyed happiness for all those years

Same with Rhett and Scarlett

and while Seinfeld was indeed about nothing

the ending was a real adult ending and I think its the second best ending after the Newhart ending.

Bravo for the courage of the show runners in keeping true to their thoughts and not jumping the shark.

and Bravo for Ted growing up and not ending up like George or Jerry or Elaine or Newman or Michael Richards.

and again- it was How I met your mother, no where at any time did the producers indicate that the mother was Ted's true love.

Why do so many dislike romance and sweetness?

So I am real happy with this ending. Love won out.

[cleverfun3000]