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Is How I Met Your Mother as good as Friends?
djfunnyman
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I know the similarities are regularly discussed. But now HIMYM is finished, do you think it is on the same level as Friends? While I like HIMYM and feel that it modernises the Friends concept, it just doesn't have the same level of humour and character as Friends
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Friends, Yes they were annoying but they were likeable enough, I don't get that with HIMYM
Sorry but you've just inspired another thread and poll
I never found any of the characters very likeable, plus it stars the unsufferable Neil Patrick Harris.
Friends ended fine with out a big finish but that was ok, HIMYM promised more than it delivered
I'm not sure the cast worked as well together as Friends' did, even if individually the characters were stronger (except Marshall, who in the second half of the show almost ruined it for me on several occasions, and was far worse than Ross ever was.) Also I think Friends was funnier for longer, HIMYM started to fade around Season 4 (even if it was still able to produce the occasional quality episode after that,) whereas with Friends we got a good six seasons out of it before things started to slip.
What did Marshall do wrong? Marshall is nowhere near as bad as Ross
Out of the male characters in both shows, I would hang out with Joey though he can be a bit dim, Barney even though most would find him too eccentric and Marshall is certainly a nice guy but is bland and very whipped. I'm on the fence about Chandler and would never hang out with Ross or Ted if they were real
As for female characters, I would only consider dating Robin (and even then she has weird traits such as being into guns) and Phoebe pre surrogacy storyline
The ending was fine by me. The problem I had is that they wasted so much time getting there. They could easily have covered the events of the last two seasons in a handful of episodes.
Then again I did used to watch Friends when I was younger and watching it again now its crap too
HIMYM arguably has superior storytelling. When I first started watching as a student I watched three seasons in a single weekend as I was desperate to know how things developed! However I grew to hate Ted and I concur he is probably one of the least likeable protagonists ever. Has some hilarious, genuinely heartwarming and moving moments with the odd sprinkle of drama here and there. But I don't think it lends itself that well to repeat additions. For me once I've seen an episode, I've seen it and not too fussed about seeing it again other than as background noise.
So... I'd probably have to say Friends is the one for me.
Friends is head and shoulders above it.