Day 27 – Best pilot episode - How I Met Your Mother

[snogged]

There have been a number of pilots that I could wax poetic about such as Glee, Big Bang Theory, Dead Like Me, Desperate Housewives, etc. Each one of them hooked me in its own unique way and I love that about them.

But I feel the need to talk about the How I Met Your Mother pilot episode instead even though the first episode I saw of this show was actually half way through season 2. What HIMYM's pilot did was introduce the storytelling concept of the show. It gave us Marshall and Lily getting down and dirty on the kitchen floor. It gave us Ranjit the Taxi Cab driver and the awkward sexual conversation about spanking in the bedroom. It gave us Robin and smitten Ted. It gave us catchphrases such as: "Legen-wait for it-dary," "Suit Up!," and "Ha--aa--ve you met Ted?" Of course, those catchphrases were given to us by the lovable cad, Barney Stinson.

This is a show that managed to worm its way into our hearts and made it clear from the get go that Ted and Robin were not meant to last forever.



Day 28 – First TV show obsession
Day 29 – Current TV show obsession
Day 30 – Saddest character death