As a huge HIMYM fan, and watched from start to finish through the years, I was excited about HIMYF. Unfortunately it misses the mark. The cast is good and with better writing, could be great. The jokes are more crude than funny. The story isn't as interesting as I hoped. Simply put, and unlike Ted’s red boots, “Not Pulling It Off”. My suggestion would to be to bring back MacLaren’s Pub, and get back to some fundamentals of HIMYM, other than just the swords on the wall.