(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Josh Radnor, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel of the pilot of ‘How I Met Your Mother’.Photo:Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty
Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty
Josh Radnoris celebrating a major milestone forHow I Met Your Mother!
“Look at those babies!” wrote theFleishman Is in Troubleactor, 49. “Apparently ‘How I Met Your Mother’ premiered eighteen years ago (yesterday, I think)!!! How is that possible?? I am immensely grateful to have been part of a show that continues to mean so much to so many people. It’s hard to fully appreciate something like that in the moment but all these years later I got nothing but love for that show and the people I made it with.”
Radnor added, “Thanks to everyone for continuing to watch it and quote it and remind me of the hilarity and depth of what we created. Means a lot. And Happy 18th HIMYM!!”
Josh Radnor attends The New Yorker’s David Remnick Hosts White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Pre-Party at W Hotel Rooftop on April 26, 2013 in Washington, D.C.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
After all these years,How I Met Your Motherhas still remained popular among audiences who have either newly discovered the series or begun rewatching it amid the digital streaming age. But the series finale has still proven to be divisivefor fans old and new, because of the controversial decision to kill off Milioti’s titular character in the final moments.
Coming to the episode’s defense, Radnor toldTime Magazine, “I think that a lot of people who stuck with the series from day one really got it.”
“I think the series and the finale are going to age pretty well, that’s my sense,” he said. “Various arts are littered with stories of things being greeted with outrage that go on to find their place and be looked on in a different way. I think some of that outrage spoke to how passionately people felt about it.”
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All nine seasons ofHow I Met Your Motherare available to stream on Hulu.
source: people.com
