Don Herbert, a.k.a. Mr. Wizard, died of bone cancer Tuesday June 12. He was 89. I had no idea he was this old. That’s because I didn’t know his first show, Watch Mr. Wizard, was shot and aired from 1951-1964. The 80’s version was a revival.
I, like many kids of my generation, loved science and wanted to grow up to be a scientist. It seemed so exciting! There were other shows – like Beakman’s World …

As I’ve said before time and time again, I love HIMYM. Last night was the season finale and, to use the parlance of the show, it was AWESOME. Joel Keller at TVSquad wrote a wonderful review of the episode so I won’t rehash all the awesome details that made it so awesome save for the added personal awesomeness in the last scene when Barney and Ted were smoking cigars using the same lighter I use when I smoke with my friends.

Check this out though. After last night’s episode I re-watched ‘Something Borrowed’ (from last week). The set in the scene where Marshall shaves his head looked strangely familiar. I researched back and sure enough, it’s the same set they used for Barney’s tailor-in-the-back-of-a-pet-shop in the episode ‘Cupcake’. See for yourself:

Holy shit. Just…holy shit. If you asked me to go in a room and not come out until I had thought up the most unexpectedly awesome thing involving two different medias I love that had absolutely nothing to do with each other this video would have been what I emerged with.
Seriously. I love Les Misérables. Anyone who disagrees can eat a bag of dicks because it is the most kick-ass-ist, glorious musical ever written by …

I love HIMYM. Love it. How much do I love it? I love it ALOT. Consider the facts.

Before Season 1 I hadn’t watched TV regularly in years. Except HBO but that doesn’t count. Now, I watch a bunch of sitcoms. HIMYM gave me a new appreciation for television.
All of my friends only started loving HIMYM after I showed all the episodes to all of them. That meant I had to watch them all over and …