How I Met Your Mother Vs. Friends - The Big Controversy Gripping The World Of TV

by Mark Walters

Unless you have had your head in the sand for the past few years, there is no doubt you have heard about the tv show called How I Met Your Mother. Time and time again, How I Met Your Mother and Friends have been compared. So, which is better? Where do people really stand on the controversy of How I Met Your Mother Vs. Friends?

When looking at what people have to say about these shows, it doesn't take very long to realize that How I Met Your Mother is a worthy contender to the comedy powerhouse that was Friends. That is an amazing idea considering each member of the cast on Friends made more than $1 million per episode. Here are a few of the things people are saying...

- The general opinion is that How I Met Your Mother actor Niel Patrick Harris out performs any of the Friends cast members.

- How I Met Your Mother relates closely to the world as it is today. Friends, though very funny in it's own right and day, never connected on a deeper level with it's audience.

- Many people who were extremely loyal to Friends have changed their vote.

- Many people looking back at Friends, aren't very impressed. Granted, expectations have come along way, however, this shift in what we want to be entertained by has set the stage for How I Met Your Mother.

- How I Met Your Mother has likely gathered the following it has due to the opinion that the writing is wittier than in Friends.

- The typical viewing age for both shows is the same. How I Met Your Mother has thus been able to feed off the the cult following that Friends enjoyed.

To summarize, the general opinion is that How I Met Your Mother wins without a doubt. The storyline, characters and wittier jokes being the basis for its success. Still, as Friends set the stage for How I Met Your Mother, it should remain respected.

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