How I Met Your Mother

By Rob Eng Things really picked up towards the end of this 20-episode season when Robin Sparkles makes another appearance in “Sandcastles in the Sand.”  The episode comes to a stunning conclusion that leads into the next episode, “The Goat.”  Barney sleeps with Robin and actually feels guilty abou...

By Rob Eng Two, because of the witty writing and all of the memorable gags.  For instance, the Slap Bet episode where Barney and Marshall bet on Robin’s secret.  The loser of the bet gets slapped in the face.  At the end of the episode, Barney lost and Lily (slap bet commissioner) ruled that he could eithe...

By herculesrob There have been a lot of comparisons from How I Met Your Mother to Friends.  Heck, that's how CBS marketed this show.  They do share some similarities:  The group of friends in a romantic-comedy genre, the New York City setting, the bar MacLaren's is their Central Perk hangout, and just the f...