The Funniest Show You've Never Seen

Just wanted to make a quick TV recommendation: How I Met Your Mother, which airs Mondays at 8 on CBS. I feel the need to stick up for this show, since I don't think it gets nearly the credit it deserves. It might not be in the same league as classics like The Office and Always Sunny, but it's probably the most underrated comedy on TV.

I think the problem is that most people classify the show as "relationship humor" or lump it together with lame CBS comedies like Two and a Half Men. In reality, How I Met Your Mother is like a weirder, more creative, and much less feminine version of Friends. Neil Patrick Harris makes a glorious return to network TV in a cast that also includes band camp legend Alyson Hannigan and Knocked Up's Jason Segal. The show is about a group of 20-something friends who are growing into their careers and relationships, told from the perspective of the main character to his future children. The plot is advanced with the help of a Wonder Years-style voiceover narrated by Bob Saget. Unlike Friends, relationship-related drama is kept to a humorous minimum and the show doesn't fall into the trap of taking itself too seriously.

So if you're bored some Monday night, and you've already read and re-read the latest offerings from Hock N' Blog, you should definitely give this show a chance.