They changed the character as what Barney would have been. And split his personality and attributes is a lot of the characters. Due to how much of a “ womanizer” he is. NPH was epic in his role here!! The acting is subpar, compared to the original. The writing isn’t as clever. They only have little “winks” in it gain popularity. Also, to say it’s the later years of what it’s like in New York now days instead of early 2000s though the end of run of the original in 2014 it is kinda there but it’s not enough