HOW ENJOYING 'HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER' MAKES ME AN OLD FART

Unique, charming, hilarious and uplifting - it's very rare for a half-hour comedy to take you full circle in emotions and leave you craving more!

How I Met Your Mother is new to my life, but will forever be on my list of "Must See TV." I started watching this summer - after I had dinner near Neil Patrick Harris and saw I Love You Man with Jason Segel - two of the main stars of the show.

WHATS WEIRD: It's a comedy on CBS. I've always thought CBS was network for the old geezer and purple hairs of the country. Instead it hosts the freshest comedies, coolest reality shows (Big Brother, Survivor and Amazing Race) and a sweet new drama called The Good Wife with Julianna Margulies (loved her on E.R. and she rocked it out in the premiere episode).

Dare I say I've become a fan of CBS? Life is getting very weird in Philadelphia - maybe because I'm surrounded by a lot of old people, buildings, ideas, and did I say old people? I believe enjoying CBS instead of the WB means I'm growing up...but you have my permission to shoot me when I start writing how much I enjoyed PBS on Friday and Saturday night!

HOW DO YOU CLASSIFY IT - BROMANCE, MAN DATE, DUDESHIP?

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John and I had a rocky Saturday, so it was nice to have a relaxed Sunday at the movies. We saw "I Love You Man." There has been a lot of publicity for this film and we were excited to see something funny and mindless, so this was the perfect film. 

We left with smiles on out faces and discussed how true the premise of the movie is, making new male friends when you get older can be VERY difficult.

Call it a bromance, man date, dudeship, poker night...if you move around it is hard for guys to make new friends once you hit a certain age - and this movie sheds some bright light on this concept.

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel show real chemistry throughout the film, it seemed so natural and not a "Hollywood sham." Rudd's character is one I will always remember because he plays that cheesy-nerdy guy who has always has something funny to say, but when comes out to Jason Segal's character and to most new people he meets, it comes out not making any sense - making him the awkward guy in the room. 

I tend do this at times and believe it's a truly endearing trait only a true friend would love. Basically I'm saying this because it's difficult being the new dork in town and I related to Rudd's character - I give him and the film a BIG thumbs up.

Go see this movie if you feel like enjoying some man/dude humor and want to spend over an hour engrossed in a movie with a good plot line and some really great acting.