'How I Met Your Dad' - HIMYM Spin-Off

[djgeneral]

The spin-off will feature a new group of New York friends and chronicle a female member of the group's quest to meet her future husband. The new characters may be introduced in the HIMYM series finale, and Ted, Barney, Marshall, Lily and Robin’s favorite hangout, MacLaren’s Pub, may be featured on the new show, serving as a link between the two gangs.

The premise, which is not tied to any of the original HIMYM characters, gives HIMYM creators and Up All Night creator Emily Spivey a clean slate to build new characters and relationships. The trio, who will co-write and executive produce the spinoff.

CBS certainly could use more HIMYM — the veteran comedy is the key piece holding together the network’s Monday lineup, which has had a rough fall. HIMYM launched its final season with a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating and remains CBS’ highest rated Monday series and the second highest rated overall behind The Big Bang Theory.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/cbs-...other-spinoff/

[Walts Ghost]

CBS Eyes ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Spinoff From Carter Bays, Craig Thomas & Emily Spivey

EXCLUSIVE: As fans are preparing to say goodbye to one of TV’s most popular comedies, How I Met Your Mother, CBS is looking to extend the franchise. I’ve learned that the network is in talks with HIMYM producer 20th Century Fox TV for a spinoff series, which takes a female spin on the original show. Referred to as How I Met Your Father, the spinoff hails from HIMYM creators/executive producers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and Up All Night creator/exec producer Emily Spivey. It would feature a new group of New York friends and chronicle a female member of the group’s quest to meet her future husband. I hear the new characters could be introduced in the HIMYM series finale, and Ted, Barney, Marshall, Lily and Robin’s favorite hangout, MacLaren’s Pub, may be featured on the new show, serving as a link between the two gangs. The premise, which is not tied to any of the original HIMYM characters, gives Bays, Thomas and Spivey a clean slate to build new characters and relationships. The trio, who will co-write and executive produce the spinoff, share a background — they all started in late-night and worked on New York-based late-night shows (Late Show for Bays and Thomas, Saturday Night Live for Spivey) before transitioning to primetime comedy series.

CBS certainly could use more HIMYM — the veteran comedy is the key piece holding together the network’s Monday lineup, which has had a rough fall. HIMYM launched its final season with a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating and remains CBS’ highest-rated Monday series and the second-highest rated overall behind The Big Bang Theory. This is the second hit comedy series to be exploring a spinoff for next season, joining ABC’s Modern Family, also from 20th TV, which is mulling an offshoot built around the character played by guest star Rob Riggle. Spivey, who is under an overall deal at 20th, is repped by UTA, which also reps Bays and Thomas.

Source

[Edword]

Oh boy

[Walts Ghost]

They barley sustained the parent show for this long...This just feels like overkill. I would much rather have a show about Ted and the Mother, like 'How I Married Your Mother', or something along those lines. I think that would be a better bet. This seems like something that won't last past season one...

[i007spectre]

No!

[wormraper]

stab me in the face. no f@cking way

[Bodyslide]

Can't even wait 5 years for a reboot. I'll pass on this....Crazy

[MifuneFan]

To be followed by..

How I met your Uncle
How I met your adopted step-sister
How I almost met your mother, but ended up with this money grubbin' SOB instead,
How I found a nickel on the sidewalk that one time
How to be a Menace II Society while meeting Mothers in the Hood

[Anthony P]

It would be funny if the show was based on the mother (i.e. how she met Ted)

I would much rather have a show about Ted and the Mother, like 'How I Married Your Mother'

I like this idea, but I think the issue is keeping the cast (i.e. just like this season with Marshal)

[Debbie Downer]

Is it too early to predict a mid season cancellation?

[GrouchoFan]

"What Happened After I Met Your Mother"

"How Your Mother and I Conceived You"

"Why Your Mother Dumped Me"

[CaptainYoda]

This sounds terrible. And not needed!!

[Thomas Veil]

You guys are crazy this sounds interesting...It would have been lame if they did use the old characters. It totally depends on the cast...if they are lucky enough to get a really good group like they did for HIMYM then this could be good. It was fun getting to know Ted and the gang all these years and don't see why it wouldn't be fun getting to know a new set of characters. It's not like the comedies out there now are that good.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

I think it should be set in an alternate version of the Star Wars universe where Padme lives, raises Luke and Leia, and sits them down to tell them how she met their father (who will still has turned into Darth Vader).

[djgeneral]

Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

You guys are crazy this sounds interesting...I would have been lame if they did use the old characters. It totally depends on the cast...if they are lucky enough to get a really good group like they did for HIMYM then this could be good. It was fun getting to know Ted and the gang all these years and don't see why it wouldn't be fun getting to know a new set of characters. It's not like the comedies out there now are that good.

They will need some "Stunt" casting though to lure in viewers.

1- well known lead
1- moderately known lead
3- basically unknowns

thats how they should do the 5 characters

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

It would be funny if the show was based on the mother (i.e. how she met Ted)

I actually love that idea. After it already feeling like such a waste this season, with not using the mother hardly at all, and yet it's like she is now part of the main cast.




I don't even think I would watch the pilot for this. I would wait till good word of mouth, in which I doubt there will be.

[Last Starfighter]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

This seems like something that won't last past season one...

speaking of spinoffs dying after season 1, anybody remember That 80s Show? HAHAHA

[Thomas Veil]

Originally Posted by djgeneral

They will need some "Stunt" casting though to lure in viewers.

1- well known lead
1- moderately known lead
3- basically unknowns

thats how they should do the 5 characters

Thats funny I was just saying something similar to a friend of mine yesterday...yes I agree at least one either well known or well known from an old cult show favorite. That does sound like the right recipe. They definitely can't all be unknowns.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Last Starfighter

speaking of spinoffs dying after season 1, anybody remember That 80s Show? HAHAHA

The problem with That 80s Show was that it had nothing in common with That 70s Show. That 70s Show used the 70s as a backdrop for a comedy about teens and their families living in Wisconsin in the 70s. That 80s Show just made jokes about the 80s rather than having it as a backdrop and was about a group of people in their 20s in San Diego. In essence fans of That 70s Show tuned in hoping to see something similar to That 70s Show and got something completely different, whereas people that didn't like That 70s Show probably didn't tune in because they thought it would be similar to That 70s Show, so the show alienated virtually everyone.

[Last Starfighter]

Yep, they definitely didn't stick to the winning formula from the 70s Show...

But after 9 seasons, will the HIMYM formula still work? I guess they can try to hook in a new generation that never watched it the first time around...