First Look: Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Lopez on HIMYM

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, CBS, Gossip, Spoilers, Video,

I can almost hear Britney Spears saying it right now: “This How I Met Your Mother show is so fun, y’all. You should try acting on it too!”

In the next few weeks, the CBS comedy will be welcoming a few more of the music industry’s biggest names. First up, Carrie Underwood.

Although she sings about cheating men when she’s on the stage, Underwood’s pharmaceutical sales rep character is the one who may be stringing Ted (Josh Radnor) along. You can see more clips from that March 1 appearance - including Carrie dressed as a flight attendant and a cavewoman - after the jump.

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TV on DVD: September 29, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, NBC, Syndication, DVD, Internet,

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Ax Men (Season 2)
• Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years
• Cagney & Lacey: The Return
• Cobra (Complete Series)
• CSI: NY (Season 5)
• Daybreak (Complete Series)
• Foyle’s War (Series 1-5)
• The Guild (Seasons 1 & 2)
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Complete Series)
• How I Met Your Mother (Season 4)
• Kings (Season 1)
• Life on Mars (Complete Series)

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How I Met Your Mother Cast Rewarded for Ratings

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, CBS, Ratings,

Should someone be thanking Britney Spears?

Not too long ago we were wondering if How I Met Your Mother was going to be renewed. Now CBS is rewarding the show’s cast members for sticking around.

As a thank you for boosting Monday night’s numbers, the network has just given all five actors - Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan - substantial raises. Their pay bumps, retroactive to the start of the season, amount to approximately 2-3 times their previous salaries. They will now reportedly rake in anywhere between $90,000-$120,000 per episode.

In addition to a larger check, the five will also have a longer stay. Their old seven-year contracts were extended to eight.

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‘How I Met Your Mother’ Slap Bet Countdown

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, CBS, Internet,

Fans of How I Met Your Mother could probably belt out the Robin Sparkes’ tune ‘Let’s Go To the Mall’ if asked.  But the classic episode that introduced us to Robin’s Canadian pop star alter-ego was memorable for one other thing:  the Slap Bet.  Barney and Marshall (with Lily as commissioner) instituted the game when they were busy trying to discover Robin’s dirty secret.  The loser (a.k.a Barney) would be slapped five times by the winner.  The question was:  Would he rather be slapped 5 times at once?  Or would he rather have them spread out for an indefinite period of time?  (Stupidly—Barney chose the latter).

Well those who enjoyed the first two smacks should be thrilled to know the remaining three are still on the table.  To pique our interest, the producers of HIMYM have created a ‘Slap Countdown’ on the show’s website.  So get yourself prepped for the slap heard round the world.  (BTW, if you have difficulty doing the math—the timer is counting down to the Nov. 19th episode.)

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