We caught up with the latest HIMYM last night and you can't dismiss any show that is cool enough to have THE WIRE's "Bunny Colvin" (Robert Wisdom) as a guest star! On top of that, they touched upon what has been a line I too have been using of late, inspired by Lethal Weapon's "Sergeant Murtaugh" in that I am realizing that, "I'm too old for this sh*t."But to be fair, 30 ROCK hit this zeitgeist first and with its elevated level of brilliance via Tracy Morgan/"Jordan", and I quote: Like I said in my not-hit comedy, "Cruise Boat," - I'M GETTIN' TOO OLD FOR THIS SHIP. (That is why 30 Rock & Co. is genius.)
However, it is nice to have a show which touches upon a lot of the issues we now thirty-somethings are facing. There is the married couple, the single gal, the almost-married guy, and the single guy who, thanks to this episode, is coming to terms that he is too old for some "stuff." I enjoy HIMYM (probably the only CBS I think is worthwhile) because their sense of humor is above the common denominator sit-com jokes. There is wit and pop-culture references that are used in surprising ways. You can see a joke coming a mile away on many of your blah sit-coms, but HIMYM usually finds a twist that makes me crack up.
Yes, not every episode or every moment is brilliant, but as a whole, it's one of the best crafted shows out there. It's amazing that it's on CBS, and that is why it almost died. But somehow, Neil Patrick Harris has put the show on the map, and I'm grateful for that. NPH, beyond making "Barney" one of the most lovable jerks on TV, has shown his comedic chops by skewering his own "Doogie" image by playing the complete opposite with small roles in the HAROLD & KUMAR flicks or playing the theme song to "Doogie Howser, M.D." on SNL. Good stuff, I tells ya.
I hope more people will give HIMYM a shot. It builds and grows, through the ups and downs, so hang in there and wait for the magic to unfold. It's a good ride.
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