I’ve talked about How I Met Your Mother quite a few times here on this blog. In short, I think its one of the best sitcoms on television right now. The characters seem like people I’d actually be friends with, and in fact, a lot of the events of the story do parallel things that have happened in my life.
Or, how McLaren’s (the fake pub that the gang always hangs out in) is based on a real life pub in New York called McGee’s.
As in, the McGee’s pub that was literally next door to the apartment building I lived in for my first three years in New York. The McGee’s that I hung out in on a weekly basis. Whose bartenders I was friends with. Whose super bowl pool I joined. The McGee’s I always try to get people to go to when we can’t think of anything to do (and still do sometimes, even though I don’t live there anymore).
Years from now, I will tell my kids about the TV show that was based on my life.
[Discovered via Midwesterner, confirmed via IMDB and TV Guide.]
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7 responses so far ↓
Sachin // May 14, 2008 at 2:31 pm
holy shit dude, i cant believe it!
Jen // May 14, 2008 at 2:37 pm
You are now back in my daily useless website rotation.
Pulling. It. Off.
rishi // May 15, 2008 at 12:01 am
woah!
legendary..wait for it..dary!
suj // May 16, 2008 at 6:45 pm
no way! where did you get this info??!
i miss mcgees man…
i don’t miss omar’s creepy self though.
Amish // May 16, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Dude, there are THREE links at the bottom of the post that tell you where I got this info.
And you call yourself a lawyer. I OBJECT.
ali // Jul 11, 2008 at 4:30 pm
hi!
im going to be in NYC soon, anou d im a huge huge huuuge fan of HIMYM…where exactly is this mcgee’s place? id love to check it out!!
you can email me and let me know at a_sabeeca@hotmail.com
thanks!
Amish // Jul 13, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Ali - McGee’s is located on 55th street between Broadway and Eighth Ave. Definitely check it out!
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