Tassler on HIYMYD: "We love (Bays and Thomas.) There were elements of the pilot that didn't work out."
— Joe Adalian (@TVMoJoe) May 14, 2014Bays and Thomas "didn't want to do" a remake of pilot. Tassler: "We thought re-piloting was in the best interest of the show" #HIMYD
— Joe Adalian (@TVMoJoe) May 14, 2014Previously:
Per deadline, CBS has passed on the How I Met Your Mother spin-off, How I Met Your Dad.
This is really surprising.
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ReplyDeleteWow! didn't see that one coming... I thought it was sure thing.
ReplyDeleteI should not be nearly as happy about this as I am. But there you go.
ReplyDeleteWow.
ReplyDelete*grabs popcorn*
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'm not surprised. I have never seen a show get so much hate before airing a single episode. Why would CBS risk it, considering they have other possibilities?
ReplyDeletekinda surprised seeing how successful the mother show was, but perhaps with the reaction to the finale coupled with that after so many seasons the formula was played out....
ReplyDeleteSurprised but happy they did pass on it. I think they really shot themselves in the foot with that ending to the last series.
ReplyDeleteThank god. After 8 years of a premise we don't need another 8 years of the same premise...all over again. But then again, that's all that CBS is good at (see: nearly every show they have) so it's a tad surprising.
ReplyDeleteGood, there is a God!
ReplyDeletei cant stop laughing!!
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteBlowing the HIMYM finale was a big problem. I know there were people who liked it, but the people who didn't were REALLY upset. I hated the HIMYM finale and will probably never watch another series by the creators because I felt so burned. It's too bad. The early years were good. The later years were less good. The finale left such a bad taste in my mouth.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me sad only for Greta Gerwig; I really love her, and it would've been cool to see her on a series.
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I am overjoyed by this news. I rarely cheer against a pilot, but this 1 I was sour on BEFORE they even cast anyone in it. Then when I heard Greta Gerwig was going to star in in it, I was even more against it.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing the backlash of people against Carter Bays & Craig Thomas over the HIMYM finale was loud enough for CBS to actually hear.
It would've been a sure thing, but a certain someone managed to completely blow his finale...
ReplyDeleteYeah its kind of a shame really, a shame the creators brought on themselves, but a shame none the less that a show which started out so good for many seasons then transitioned to some not so good last few seasons ended on such a terrible, awful note. I really think people would have been open minded to How I Met Your Father if they had ended the original show so much better then they did and maybe not dragged out the show out for as many seasons as they did. I can't blame people for not wanting to have interest in another version of the terrible ending but with the father dying instead of the mother.
ReplyDeleteIf it had a simple sweet ending, I'm pretty sure a lot of people would've missed the show and tuned in, but they burned all bridges. Well deserved, can't say I'm sorry for those two imbeciles.
ReplyDeleteIf you guys are dissapointed of ending HIMYM that means that you've never been of fan of it.
ReplyDeleteI'm in completly shock.
I will call this retribution, perhaps even vindication!
ReplyDeleteThat's a joke right? I'm not letting you call me an anti-fan just because I don't have horrible horrible taste like you.
ReplyDeleteThe style of reporting on this site is starting to piss me off. You can't just write one sentence and make it seem like a fact without giving a proper source or explanation where this information comes from. Everyone else reports that it might be dead, but they might also still be in negotiations.
ReplyDeleteI bet if the HIMYM finale was praised instead of panned that CBS would've greenlit this. After that finale there was no way this was going to go to series
ReplyDeleteHIMYM Finale reception = not taking the chance. LOL.
ReplyDeleteBeing a fan of something doesn't mean you blindly have to love every decision made by the writers. I was a fan of the show and I hated the ending, I may have hated it less if the execution was better, but it was not. That doesn't make me more or less of a fan, just someone who has an opinion.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen so many people happy that a show didn't get picked up it's so funny LOL
ReplyDeleteI've also never seen a series creator who managed to completely destroy the fans love and adoration for his show in only 40 minutes. CB&CT's incompetence never ceases to amuse me.
ReplyDeleteSo if I didn't like Ted and Robin together and would've preferred that the mother didn't die I've never been a HIMYM-fan? Well, you're wrong. I was (am) also a pretty big Friends-fan, but I've never been a fan of Ross and Rachel.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO laughing!
ReplyDeleteThank you CBS!
Various sources are reporting it.
ReplyDeleteIf TPTB decided to do the show before HIMYM last season, I would have been a fan, but after the big failure that is the last season, I am not even slightly interested to see it.
ReplyDeleteWell, then cite that source. Is that so hard?
ReplyDeleteIt was a dumb idea anyway...
ReplyDeleteThe worst part is that, when they first announced it, I was SO looking forward to this show...and then the finale came and suddenly I wanted nothing to do with it anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnd at the same time is very just. After that putrid finale CT&CB don't deserve to have a show on TV, at least not right now, and certainly not with the How I Met name
ReplyDeleteServes Carter Bays and Craig Thomas right! That's what you get when you ruin a finale.
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising how in 43 minutes they ruined not only 1 show, but 2. Great job
I'm so happy about this. C&C don't deserve another successful show. I guess karma does exist.
ReplyDeleteNow I hope CBS doesn't change their mind at the last second.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, I would have watched it if the himym finale didn't manage to ruin years of character development. I'm sure other people agree with me and were excited before to the idea of having a himyd but after that finale the excitement is gone and maybe, JUST maybe, CBS sensed it.
ReplyDeleteTurns out, karma is really a bitch... Oh well...
Serves them right, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteLike people have been saying, at least the Friends producers gave fans what they wanted. Now that's a finale that ended perfectly.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame for the actors, actresses and crew who would have been involved but exactly what Bays and Thomas deserve :)
ReplyDeleteI think it is surprising because of (a) the hype the show was getting; and (b) CBS tends to have many shows that are very much alike, so after HIMYM, ordering HIMYD was almost like expected from CBS.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I don't find it shocking because of the backlash of the HIMYM series finale. Besides, that left HIMYD with the obligation of a happily ever after expected finale and the need to calm fans down. They'd start already worried in pleasing the fans rather than doing their own thing.
The fact is that nobody voluntarily wants to spend years listening about a character, cheering for a character, expecting said character to come up to see the character for a couple of hours and then hear, "oh, yeah, the character's dead. We've undone all character progression. The end."
HIMYM finale took HIMYD to the grave.
Hmm, the word is that like 20th Century FOX might be making negotiations with CBS.
ReplyDeleteOr you could learn to use Google. Is that so hard?
ReplyDeleteNot happy.
ReplyDeletePoetic justice. The writers fucked up the HIMYM finale, so there'd be a chance that people would boycott this show. Serves them right.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite certain CBS leaked the renewal on Thursday to test the waters - since it's been five weeks since finale. After seeing all the backlash and negative comments across the board, I'm pretty sure that clinched its fate.
ReplyDeleteDon't get too excited, people. CBS is still to decide whether or not they pick it up to series. Not dead yet.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I hear 20th Century FOX maybe in negotiations with CBS over this after they passed it on.
ReplyDeleteGreat answer... Why should I come here then?
ReplyDeleteIf you make a statement like this you have to list a source or otherwise it looks like you're just guessing. Especially when all the other tv news sites are reporting that talks are still ongoing (yes, I can use Google).
Good
ReplyDeleteHa I just love how people are construing CBS passing on HIMYD as vindication for the finale. Poor fellas--doesn't change the HIMYM finale! Vindication was liking Ted/Robin, being told by Barney/Robin fans at every opportunity that it was stupid to like them, and then the endgame being Ted/Robin. I HATED Barney/Robin, and even if they had stayed together, I wouldn't pout and stomp my feet and wish bad things on the creators of a fantastic show because things didn't turn out the way I wanted. Hate the finale and keep rooting for the divorcees if you like, but get over it and stop being petty.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
ReplyDeleteLOL Fangril.
ReplyDeleteWe have every right to hate/trash on whatever and whoever the hell we want. You know what? Hate the justified hate for the finale as much as you want, if Barney and Robin were so unbelievable like you say and Ted and Robin so "OMFG perfect" the backlash wouldn't be so huge (every poll I've seen has the numbers at around 70% just so you know). Turns out you just have to have horrible horrible taste to enjoy the crapfest they aired, and that means the creators have equally poor taste, and that's what we're rooting against, if you can't handle that because of you're a fangril and let your own positive opinion cloud your judgement, well, that's entirely on you.
Ha am I a fan of Ted and Robin? Yes. Would I have been fine if they hadn't gotten together? Absolutely. I didn't remotely think they were perfect, but I could see that, if they could move past the obstacles that made them break up in the first place (AKA kids and a career), they were a hell of a lot more likely to have a healthy, long-lasting relationship than Barney/Robin. Their divorce was the first thing I guessed about the finale, and surprise, it happened, because it is an incredibly unrealistic relationship. So yeah, more anti-Barney/Robin than pro-Ted/Robin, because clearly Tracy and Ted were great and would have left me just as happy.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey, I never said people should stop hating the finale. I specifically said "keep hating the finale" if that's how you feel, it's the pettiness towards Carter and Craig that's pathetic. Clearly you give a damn about the show enough to hate the finale, so I could make the assumption that you quite liked the show up until the last episode. And that's laughable...MY positive opinion clouding my judgment as to the ending of the show? Yeah, right. I can easily take a step back and appreciate the beauty of the narrative they were telling, the circularity of the pilot and finale, etc. It's largely the people who were pissed off that Robin and Barney divorced (obviously reasonable as the entire 9th season was their wedding) that are up in arms and dismissing the entire show and wishing failure on the show's creators that are letting their negative opinion cloud their judgment. THAT'S what's disturbing to witness. After all, why would I throw a tantrum? I loved the finale, and besides, all the grown adults throwing tantrums like children seem to have that covered.
In my opinion, CBS did a very wise move.
ReplyDeleteAnd Google still eludes you. Those who ask for sources in the information age are pathetic. Go back to school.
ReplyDeleteRight, because a relationship based on one of the two never able to stop struggling for the adoration of the other one is going to last, nice joke, is there more where that came from? It may have been a bit out there (because of HIMYM's sitcom nature and the need to produce the laughs) but with Barney it was at least mutual, she developed interrest as soon as she found out he's interrested and didn't need her vet to tell her that she shouldn't find him creepy (still the most unbelievable part of the Ted/Robin relationship), she also didn't have to hide her true self like she had to with Ted because he openly disliked a lot of her traits, but I'm not going to argue that with you because it's pointless, it's like talking religion. But maybe just maybe, if you're in the minority that could mean you're wrong? No matter what the creators decided to air, just because they're TPTB dosen't mean they're right, or - you guessed it - the backlash wouldn't be so huge. For most of us, the Ted/Robin relationship has nothing endearing or interresting, it's just wrong.
ReplyDeleteIf you think it's only the Barney/Robin fans who are angry you're mistaken, the divorce was bad, the major character death even worse, but what made people the most angry was the last 5 minutes. They say they wanted to do serious and "true to life", the divorce was cynical and poorly executed, the death was realistic but poorly executed, but the last five minutes was the most unrealistic and ridiculous thing I've ever grown to witness, most of us would have rather watched an atomic bomb destroying NYC as the shows last scene, that would've been a more fitting and believable end to the story. I'm no Barney/Robin shipper and I'm up in arms, I've defended those two for years and years, I'v said so often "they're not going to screw it up where it counts" and they just blew it. Not only because of what happened, it was also very badly written, full of ridiculous plot holes and inconsistencies. Badly acted, especially by NPH and CS (with the exception of the Ellie scene), the characters got reset to zero, if you watched the pilot and the "finale" you've seen everything important, it was just bad across the board, the worst ending to a sitcom possible.
I'm happy for you that you loved it, I really am, but not many people did, stop running around claiming it made so much sense. Because it just didn't, I've never seen a finale getting so much hate as this one. Almost no one was thrilled with HIMYD even before the 31st march, like someone else here already said, I don't think there was ever a show getting so much hate before even one episode aired, it's a way for angry fans to get back at Bays and Thomas. I'm also on the hate bandwagon now, and if the outrage was loud enough for CBS to hear and reconsider picking it up because of that (even if it's just temporary), I call that a victory. You might think it's pathetic, but I just don't care because they deserve it! :)
It's the internet, everyone is allowed to express their opinions and root for whatever they want, if you can't handle Bays and Thomas getting picked appart then stay away from the internet, they brought that onto themselves.
Ok, one last post, because you don't seem to get it:
ReplyDeleteCBS ordered several pilots to series on Friday, including two comedies. How I Met Your Dad wasn't one of them. That's what every over site (you seem to find via Google) reports, but that doesn't mean they have passed on the show yet. After canceling a lot of comedies yesterday they will definitely order at least one more comedy series. They are still in talks with the studio (like Andoni said above), so the show might still get picked up.
btw: they edited a source in now, but unfortunately Deadline doesn't report anything about HIMYD being passed on, so they obviously don't have a proper source and this is all just speculation. Especially in the information age with all the fakes and hoaxes it's important to provide a source or do you really believe everything you read on the internet?
For one, as if Ted could help having lingering feelings for Robin. He said repeatedly how much he'd stop if he could. It's hardly any different than Barney having lingering feelings after they broke up, but people don't complain about that. And hold up, Robin would have NEVER been willing to commit to Barney if she hadn't learned to commit to Ted in the first place. Ted was her first serious relationship and the first person she ever said "I love you" to, and after that she was willing to take a shot with Barney. Robin eventually did the same thing for Barney...once he realized he could be in a committed relationship with her, he took a shot with Nora and Quinn. And in the very first episode Ted listed all the qualities that he LIKED, not disliked. Maybe he got uncomfortable on occasion with her taking charge, etc, but that's no more peculiar than any realistic relationship. And being in the minority by no means indicates being wrong--considering the people who actually created the show and characters ended it a certain way, it's hard to argue that the people who anticipated that ending are mistaken. Clearly the majority were mistaken...not wrong necessarily (different opinions, different likes), but mistaken in how the show would end. And fine, view Ted/Robin that way--your prerogative. I thought that Barney/Robin were far too similar in ways that brought out the worst in each other...you know, cheating on your significant other, plotting to destroy the relationship of a couple who took their table, things of that nature.
ReplyDeleteAnd the only thing I can say about the finale is that it was poorly executed pacing-wise. If they hadn't wasted an entire, extremely subpar season on Barney and Robin's wedding, they could have spread the finale out over multiple episodes at the very least. But no, it was not poorly acted, and while I agree that they probably went too far with Barney, his ending was not unrealistic. It took marrying Robin to realize that if he couldn't stick it out with her, it just wasn't going to happen for him. People pushed the standard that he should get married and settle down, and that's not the case with everyone, and he realized it. And that description EXACTLY shows why people are being ridiculous...an atomic bomb destroying NYC over Tracy dying and Ted and Robin getting back together...such a ridiculous exaggeration. I would have been fine if they had ended with him meeting Tracy, so adding five minutes that shows what happens afterwards moving the finale from "acceptable" to the "worst ending possible" is ridiculous.
Hey, I liked the finale and wasn't even thrilled about HIMYD, but if you weren't pleased with the finale, don't watch HIMYD if it's picked up. Simple. But basically wishing that Carter and Craig fail at this and more or less everything else they attempt in the future just because they didn't pander to fans and alter the story they had in mind from day 1 is incredibly mean-hearted at level that is just sad.
I think they were trying to capitalize on the popularity of HIMYM and after the backlash that HIMYM finale got and realized that HIMYM name would probably not do the show any favors now, they took another look at the pilot and said, "This is a really stupid idea, isn't it?" and decided to pass on it. :D
ReplyDeleteWhat the beep.
ReplyDeleteI was actually hyped for nothing.. Probably, but why is CT&CB tweeting that they are filming and stuff?
C & C sure can be stubborn.
ReplyDeleteIs it the fact? Really? Well, then it is also the fact that you and those who share your opinion have staggeringly little emotional complexity, watching comprehension and narrative feeling. You all deserve 100 seasons of Chuck Lorre, if you think that the mother dying in 2024 or Ted hooking up with Robin in 2030 does anything to character progression 2005-2014.
ReplyDeleteGood, it was a stupid idea even before the disappointing finale
ReplyDeletecome on that's so harsh and rude. yes the finale made everyone upset and did not make sense and was trash and all that but they're the same writers who wrote your god damn favourite show for almost a decade. just because the last two episodes did not give you what you wanted does not mean they dont deserve a show. i feel bad for them not only did the goodwin games get canceled,not only did they receive so much hate from the finale but their pilot also didnt make it
ReplyDeletethat being said i did not support the spin off either because it's so unoriginal and a waste of time . wish they'd come up with something new and fresh like himym was back in the day
ReplyDeleteUh, Ted's pretty creepy.
ReplyDeleteRobin was actually the only person that could change Barney for the better. When they broke up he more or less went back to his manwhoring ways and it was implied that he kept on doing that for the rest of his life, that's a good way of destroying all the progress Barney made. And Ted was my least favourite character on the show, including a lot of the recurring character/guest stars. He's always so whiny and needy.
ReplyDeleteThey ended up pissing off 70% only to give a few psychos what they wanted, I'm with those who say Ted is least favourite, he's a whiny jealous obsessive bitch.
ReplyDeleteWell, this is very problematic premise to me. Robin would be degraded to being only a tool for a jerk to become a so called better person. I'm glad the writers didn't go this sexist route.
ReplyDeleteJust because she made Barney better, she was no tool. On the contrary, the fact that Robin wasn't a tool, and wouldn't put up with his crap was exactly what made him better.
ReplyDeleteSo, there is a shred of originality left at CBS! Good to know.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I hated the finale, I wanted to this to be picked up and succesfull
ReplyDelete"We love Bays and Thomas... but no, thanks!"
ReplyDeleteLOL
A friend ask me when HIMYD will air, so i enter here, glad to see the same commenters like always, just a little nostalgia (never commented much but i had entered since beggining of 2013)
ReplyDeleteKinda happy it didn't go through. I think network TV is in need for fresh(er) ideas, and rehashing a concept that just concluded its run, not the best way to go about that. Especially with the way HIMYM did end...
ReplyDeleteis incredibly mean-hearted at level that is just sad.
ReplyDeleteWhat goes around, comes around.
It's only considered "mean-hearted" by the people who didn't like it. And even a lot of the people who didn't like it likely don't view it as mean, but are simply really disappointed they didn't get an ending they liked better. There is nothing mean about telling a story. The finale was one of probably 5 episodes scattered throughout the entire ninth season that I actually enjoyed...so just because overall I didn't like the ninth season doesn't mean I think they were mean to make me suffer through a season-long wedding weekend I never wanted to see in the first place. It was a creative choice I disagreed with and didn't like, but again, that doesn't make it mean. Contrary to what many people in these comments may say, Carter and Craig did not set out to piss you guys off. I'm sure they're sorry that it did to such a degree, but even so I sincerely doubt they regret the ending they gave us or would change it up much beyond presentation.
ReplyDeleteTough luck.
ReplyDeleteExactly, certain people have been lying about the shows premise since day 1, and thankfully, the angry fans are vocal enough for CBS to actually hear that we don't have an interrest to be jerked around for yet another decade so they don't even take the chance, saves them money. Guess the odds can't always be in Bays and Thomas favor!
ReplyDeleteWhen was the premise of the show ever lied about? How I Met Your Mother...the lead up to and the actual meeting of Ted and the Mother was shown. That's a fulfilled promise even if the aftermath was unsatisfying for a lot of people. And I don't necessarily blame CBS for not picking it up...even though I liked the finale, rehashing the same premise never seemed like the best idea. I still wouldn't be surprised to see someone else pick it up, though. Regardless of the backlash, there were enough people who liked the finale who would watch it and enough people who didn't that would still be curious enough to tune in if only for the pilot. And even if it isn't picked up, Carter and Craig will still get work...they created one of the biggest comedy shows of all time even if the finale ticked a lot of people off.
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