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'How I Met Your Father' tries to learn from a 'Mother' of mistakes

Years after the How I Met Your Mother finale left us with bad feelings, How I Met Your Father is premiering on Hulu. The concept is similar, but the chemistry and quirkiness may be hard to duplicate.
Source: Patrick Wymore

Let us not rehash the bad feelings around the poorly conceived ending of How I Met Your Mother.

I spent happy years watching that show, loved much of what it did with its talented cast, and don't believe in regretting that time just because the charming premise of its pilot (sometimes the person who seems to be your romantic soulmate is not, but they may still be incredibly special to you) was betrayed by its ending (psych! She actually is his romantic soulmate LOL ha

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