How I Met Your Mother How To Do a Sitcom Right

December 17th, 2007 at 11:24am Richard Pulfer

Though “sitcom” might stand for situation comedy, there’s nothing in the definition which indicates sitcoms have to  be linear. It’s worked in the past for quite a few successful hits, including the British “Coupling,”, and with sitcoms losing ground to reality TV as well as more serialized fare, it takes something wildly different to make waves. “How I Met Your Mother” tells the story of Ted’s love life in reverse, as an older Ted (Bob Saget) narrates the events that lead to his younger counterpart (Josh Radnor) meeting his future beloved. Signature performances from familiar faces Alyson Hannigan (”Buffy”, “American Pie”) and Neil Patrick Harris (”Doogie Howser”, “Harold & Kumar”) spice up the action, while solid and intricate writing craft a sitcom as evenly focused on Ted as all the other memorable characters. “How I Met Your Mother” airs at 7:00.

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