Ted Mosby Is A Jerk!

It might have appeared to be just another throwaway line in this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, but as always there’s more to it than meets the eye. As we found out in "The Bracket," Barney told one of the women he slept with and then never spoke to again that his name was Ted Mosby. When Barney and Lily went to find her and apologize for his actions we find out that not only did the woman still think his name was Ted Mosby, but she created a website to warn all the women in New York to stay away. And from that little segment comes TedMosbyIsAJerk.com.


Created by the How I Met Your Mother crew, the website is hilarious and even comes with its own theme song which is really funny in a stalker-ish kind of way. The site’s also got some funny drawings of deaths that would be too good for Barney/Ted, but the best part of the site is that one page references a story from last year in which a former friend steals Ted’s name and becomes a porn star. I have to say the fake porn ads are a really nice touch to TedMosbyIsAJerk.com.


As for some other How I Met Your Mother news, it seems like my greatest fears have come true. How I Met Your Mother is becoming the next Will & Grace, a funny show that goes down hill quickly by constantly using stunt casting for a quick bump in the ratings. On the heels of Britney Spears’ guest appearance two weeks ago comes news that Dawson a.k.a. James Van Der Beek will be guest staring on a future episode this season. (link) I don’t want to ruin anything, but lets just say his appearance involves another flash back to the career of our favorite 90’s Canadian pop star Robin Sparkles! I do love me some Robin Sparkles so maybe Van Der Beek’s appearance won’t be all bad.

Along those same lines, it sounds like after the success of Britney Spears’ guest appearance, the producers of HIMYM are considering a return engagement for the aging pop star. According to Michael Ausiello multiple sources are confirming that “Brit’s in talks to reprise her role as Ted’s stalker in at least one more episode.” (link) I don’t know about you, but I really don’t see the point.


Yes it was nice to get the boost in ratings from her guest staring in an episode, but do they really think bringing her back will have the same impact? The more times she appears the lesser her impact will be. Besides, HIMYM really doesn’t want to be known as the show Brittney Spears is on do they? I guess they’re just trying to pull out all the stops to ensure a 4th season, and for that I say do whatever must be done. But please, once the show is finally renewed, dump the celebrity guest stars and just sign Sarah Chalke for the long run.