How I Met Your Mother
Now that Barney and Robin are out of the bag, it's time for the Emmy-nominated How I Met Your Mother (premieres Monday, 8/7c, CBS) to have even more fun this season. "We've kicked the door open on them together — I guess you can say together — and the floodgates of hilarious stories have opened up because there's nothing funnier than two people who are just terrible at being in relationships trying to be in a relationship," creator Carter Bays tells TVGuide.com. Of course, Barney and Robin aren't the only ones with plot turns as Ted starts a teaching gig at Columbia University, where he will meet his future wife. Bays tells us what's in store for everyone and why it would be an "outrage" if Neil Patrick Harris doesn't win an Emmy on Sunday.
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Cobie Smulders
Shaelyn Cado Killam has met her mother — and it's actress Cobie Smulders.
Smulders, a star of CBS' How I Met Your Mother, gave birth to her daughter on May 16, People reports. It is the first child for Smulders and her fiancé Taran Killam.
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Cobie Smulders and Alyson Hannigan
On the day the news broke that How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders is expecting her first child (with actor-boyfriend Taran Killam) — and this just weeks after Alyson Hannigan announced her own premiere pregnancy — series cocreator Craig Thomas issued a statement touting the hitcom's apparently fertile workplace.
"Everyone's tremendously excited by all the impending motherhood here at How I Met Your Mother. We're all so happy for Cobie and Aly, who will undoubtedly be amazing moms!" said Thomas. The exec producer then added, "And now, a public service announcement: If you're trying to start a family, please come visit the set of How I Met Your Mother. Just come by and hang out ...
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Cobie Smulders
Make way for another mother on How I Met Your Mother.
Cobie Smulders is pregnant and due in the spring with her first child, People reports. Dad is ...
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The night was Awe. Some.Nearly the entire How I Met Your Mother gang (minus Jason Segel, who is busy shooting a movie) congregated at McGee's in NYC — aka the inspiration for the sitcom's McClaren's. Cozying up with each in a booth (and maybe the occasional adult beverage...), I sought out scoop on all things Mother.Here, I will embed the video of Neil Patrick Harris, who ponders the Barney-Robin hookup and their possible future, the Britney aftermath and more. Links to my sit-downs with Josh, Cobie, Alyson and a pair of producers will follow. I hope you enjoy, because it was one of my most fun outings here ever!More from the Mother gang:• Josh Radnor on Sarah Chalke, fans getting Lost-like crazy and more.• Alyson Hannigan on dissing me for three years straight(!), Lily and Marshall's next hurdles (a baby, maybe?) and more. • Cobie Smulders on dressing to kill, getting "tipsy" to play Robin Sparkles and more.• Exec producers Carter Bays and Pamela Fryman on....
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Cobie Smulders by Randy Tepper/CBS
Acid-wash denim neon jelly bracelets and big teased hair are making a comeback for one night anyway when the totally awesome Robin Sparkles makes a return appearance on How I Met Your Mother tonight at 830 pmET CBS We asked Cobie Smulders about her Canadian teen pop-star alter ego whose first fake hit Lets Go to the Mall became a real Internet sensation in 2006 Megan Walsh-Boyle TVGuidecom Robin Sparkles is backCobie Smulders Shes back with a vengeance [and] back with a teenage angst love songTVGuidecom We hear James Van Der Beek will be joining you on this episodeSmulders Hes great super-funny and very talented He has to wear some ridiculous costumes we kind of make him older and look terrible for a few scenes but hes still handsome He has been a real team player with all that stuffTVGuidecom Tell us about the new song Sandcastles in the Sand Smulders The song is a love ballad about teen heartbreak Its pretty funn
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Cobie Smulders by Randy Tepper/CBS
Back in 2006, it was revealed that Sparkles is the stage name of How I Met Your Mother's Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), who apparently was briefly a teen pop star in Canada. The video for her minor hit "Let's Go to the Mall" became a viral sensation, prompting the show's producers to pen a B-side ballad. "Sandcastles in the Sand" is currently streaming audio at Variety.com, while a clip from the music video is available below. The full vid goes online following the April 21 Mother, which features guest spots by James Van Der Beek, Alan Thicke and former teen popstress Tiffany (who will surely rock your body 'till Canada Day). Warning: The song is made of crack cocaine, and will be stuck in your head all day. What's your favorite lyric? Are you as all aboot Ms. Sparkles as we are? — Mickey O'Connor
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Alan Thicke by Denise Truscello/ WireImage.com
The April 21 episode of How I Met Your Mother is turning into a wonderful '80s flashback. Already marking the return of Robin Sparkles, the outing will feature visits from former teen popstress Tiffany and Growing Pains' Alan Thicke, playing Ms. Sparkles' gal pal and father, respectively, in a newly unearthed video for "Sandcastles in the Sand," a ballad Robin wrote upon being dumped by her backup-dancer beau (Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek).HIMYM co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas wrote and composed "Sandcastles in the Sand" as the B-side of "Let's Go to the Mall," using iconic '80s breakup ballads such as "Foolish Beat" and "Toy Soldiers" as inspiration.With Michael Gross (Family Ties) having guested as Ted's pop and Bob Saget (Full House) playing narrator, Thicke represents the third classic '80s dad to get involved with the CBS sitcom. What's your take? Is this shaping up to be one of Mother's best eps? — MWM
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Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders and Alyson Hannigan by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com
The cast of How I Met Your Mother put the "work hard, play hard" philosophy into action Thursday night as they celebrated the premiere of their spring season and St. Patrick's Day at the Palihouse Hotel in West Hollywood. Stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders and Bob Saget wrapped up a milestone week of filming with pop diva Britney Spears and turned out in their red carpet finery ready to par-tay. Jameson Irish Whiskey cocktails flowed, Irish-themed hors d'oeuvres (including mini corned-beef-and-cabbage tarts, whiskey wings, and mini shepherd's pies) were passed around, and Segel dished about Brit-Brit's acting chops. "She has really good comedic timing," he said. "Her improvs were really good. She was into it and very funny." Segel also discussed his moonlighting as a big-time Hollywood writer when he's not working on HIMYM. "I'm writing the script to the next Muppet movie," he said. "The fact that I have been sitting in front of my computer ...
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So we're all on the New York street on the CBS Radford lot in Studio City shooting a How I Met Your Mother promo that's a parody of CSI, which they tell me is a popular show. We're all exhausted and not quite sure what we're doing. My sense is that on an hourlong procedural show, the hours are much worse but your face never has to change its expression. So that's a big up. Changing facial expressions is exhausting and overrated. They're setting up a shot of a corpse's feet right now. We're all pretty exhausted — the night's supposed to go very late and we have an early call. We haven't been officially picked up for a third season yet, but we're all seeing it as a good sign that CBS is having us do this. I'm going to have each cast member say something... get a little guest-blogging going.Me: Hey, guys. Give me a quote for my TVGuide.com blog.[Everybody thinks]Neil Patrick Harris: "I'm in a constant state of squint. And I like it. I like it a lot. It feels right, you know?"Alyso...
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