The 2000s began with one sitcom apartment door closing and another one opening.
Friends was iconic in its heyday and is still quite popular. How I Met Your Mother aimed to take its place in the hearts of people watching television across the nation.
While different in premise, both shows were very popular and often compared. Our TV Fanatics Sarah Little and Leora Waltuch sat down to discuss which of the two was the superior sitcom.
Leora: Why do you think How I Met Your Mother is better than Friends?
Sarah: How I Met Your Mother, overall, told a better series-long story than Friends. From beginning to end, you knew that the endpoint was all about finding out who the mother was, and the journey that the show took us on was incredible.
There were hilarious moments, and heartbreaking ones, too. How I Met Your Mother perfectly juggled the funny with the sad.
Friends was iconic in its heyday and is still quite popular. How I Met Your Mother aimed to take its place in the hearts of people watching television across the nation.
While different in premise, both shows were very popular and often compared. Our TV Fanatics Sarah Little and Leora Waltuch sat down to discuss which of the two was the superior sitcom.
Leora: Why do you think How I Met Your Mother is better than Friends?
Sarah: How I Met Your Mother, overall, told a better series-long story than Friends. From beginning to end, you knew that the endpoint was all about finding out who the mother was, and the journey that the show took us on was incredible.
There were hilarious moments, and heartbreaking ones, too. How I Met Your Mother perfectly juggled the funny with the sad.
- 7/6/2020
- by Leora W
- TVfanatic
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