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Craig Thomas (screenwriter)
Craig David Thomas is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of '' American Dad!'', ''Oliver Beene'', ''Quintuplets'' and the hit CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'', which they created in 2005. In 2012 ''How I Met Your Mother'' won a People's Choice Awards. Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to ''How I Met Your Mother''. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for " Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit". Thomas graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997. In 2014, he shot a pilot for the show ''How I Met Your Dad'' with his partner Carter Bays, Emily Spivey and Greta Gerwig, but CBS asked them to do a second pilot, and they refused. On April 15, 2019, Thomas joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. Works '' How I Met Your Mother'' * "Pilot" * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher education to be named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It is now a secular institution. The college accepted female applicants from 1872 to 1909, but did not become fully co-educational until 1970. Before full co-education, Wesleyan alumni and other supporters of women's education established Connecticut College for women in 1912. Wesleyan, along with Amherst College, Amherst and Williams College, Williams colleges, is part of "The Little Three", also traditionally referred to as the Little Ivies. Its teams compete athletically as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, NESCAC. Wesleyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Giraffe
"Purple Giraffe" is the second episode in the first season of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother''. It originally aired on September 26, 2005. The episode was written by Carter Bays & Craig Thomas and it was directed by Pamela Fryman. Ted throwing multiple parties hoping that Robin will attend is reminiscent of The Great Gatsby. Plot Future Ted quickly recaps the time he met Robin and accidentally told her that he loved her. A week has gone by since that incident, and Ted and Marshall find Robin in MacLaren's talking with Lily. After Robin leaves, Lily lets slip that Robin told Lily that she was interested in Ted, but she is looking for something " casual" and he is not. Ted decides to try to be casual in his pursuit of Robin. On Friday afternoon, Ted sees Robin on the news covering a kid stuck inside a crane machine at a bodega nearby, and sprints over to meet Robin. When Robin sees him, he casually says that he is buying dip for a party they are hosting and inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woooo!
"Woooo!" is the eighth episode in the fourth season of the television series '' How I Met Your Mother'' and 72nd overall. It originally aired on November 17, 2008. Plot Barney tells Ted that Goliath National Bank is renovating their main building and that he is trying to convince his boss to give Ted's architecture firm a chance to pitch a design. Ted faces competition from a Swedish architecture collective called Sven, a company he already hates. Excited at the prospect of the three of them working together, Marshall says they should include Ted in the "conference call", an excuse he and Barney use to go up to the roof and drink beer. Future Ted, meanwhile, explains that this is his big shot to fulfill his dream of adding a building to the New York City skyline. Ted presents his ideas to the board of GNB, and leaves feeling optimistic about his chances. Later that night, Barney tells him they decided to go with Sven's design. Ted is particularly upset after the bad couple o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do I Know You?
The fourth season of the American television comedy series ''How I Met Your Mother'' premiered on September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consisted of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the fourth season on Monday nights at 8:30 pm in the United States. The complete fourth season was released on Region 1 DVD on September 29, 2009. In the United Kingdom it aired on E4. The fourth season is the only season of ''How I Met Your Mother'' to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Cast Main cast * Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby * Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen * Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky * Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson * Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin * Bob Saget (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only) Recurring cast * Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman * Lyndsy Fonseca as Penny, Ted's Daughter * David Henrie as Luke, Ted's Son * Charlene Amoia as Wendy the Waitress * Bryan Callen as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracles (How I Met Your Mother)
"Miracles" is the 20th and final episode of the third season of the CBS television series ''How I Met Your Mother'' and 64th overall. It originally aired on May 19, 2008. Plot Ted is having trouble getting a cab, but when he finally gets one, the cab is hit by a car speeding through an intersection. The entire gang, except Barney, rush to the hospital and are relieved (yet shocked) to find that he is perfectly fine. Ted reveals that he and Stella had gotten into a fight after she invited him to her sister's wedding in six months and he broke up with her, realizing that they could be moving too fast. When the accident occurred, Ted had seen all the things that he loved, allowing him to re-examine his relationship with Stella and realize that he wants her back. Stella arrives in the hospital and reveals she has forgiven Ted. However, when she learns Ted thought they had broken up (while she thought they had only gotten into a small fight), Stella becomes upset and explicitly break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chain Of Screaming
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Sessions
"Ten Sessions" is the 13th episode of the third season of '' How I Met Your Mother'', and the 57th episode overall of the series. It originally aired on March 24, 2008 on CBS. The episode was written by series co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and directed by Pamela Fryman. In the episode, Ted is repeatedly rejected by his dermatologist Stella for a date, so Stella's receptionist, Abby, becomes interested in him. In March 2008, it was announced that American recording artist Britney Spears would make a guest appearance on the show as Abby. Alongside Spears, "Ten Sessions" featured guest appearances from Sarah Chalke and Marshall Manesh. Television critics reacted positively to the episode, who praised the storyline and Spears' performance. According to the Nielsen ratings, "Ten Sessions" was watched by 10.62 million viewers, which was the show's highest rating for the third season of the series. Plot Ted is at the clinic to remove his lower-back butterfly tattoo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Tomorrow (How I Met Your Mother)
"No Tomorrow" is the 12th episode in the third season of the television series '' How I Met Your Mother'' and 56th overall. It originally aired on March 17, 2008. It was the first episode to air after the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike concluded. Plot Ted, Marshall and Lily decide to spend Saint Patrick's Day 2008 holding a board game night at Marshall and Lily's new apartment, rather than drinking green beer with a green-suited Barney. Barney, although insulted, accepts his fate and leaves alone. Soon after, Barney calls Ted, having procured a cab and two hot dates for the night. He proposes his theory of "No Tomorrow" and that "today" will have no consequences, and finally convinces Ted to join him by promising him one of his dates. Future Ted reveals that the Mother was present at the party that he and Barney attended that night. Back at board game night, Marshall and Robin discover that Marshall and Lily's new apartment is crooked. Marshall convinces Robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Platinum Rule (How I Met Your Mother)
"The Platinum Rule" is the 11th episode in the How I Met Your Mother (season 3), third season of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother'' and 55th overall. It originally aired on December 10, 2007. It was the last episode to air before the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. Plot Ted Mosby, Ted announces to the group that he is planning on taking out his tattoo removal doctor Stella to a movie and is immediately met with disapproval. Barney Stinson, Barney mentions the ''Golden Rule'': Although it is known commonly from the Bible as the ethic of reciprocity (''"Do unto to others as you would have them do unto you."''), Barney's take on it is "Love thy neighbor", which would lead into his ''Platinum Rule'' as "Never ever, ever, ever ''love'' thy neighbor." His point is that one should never dating, date someone seen on a regular basis, e.g. someone at the same workplace, a next-door neighbor, etc. because such relationships never work out in the end and lead to neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wait For It (How I Met Your Mother)
"Wait for It" is the first episode in the third season of the television series '' How I Met Your Mother'' and 45th episode overall. It originally aired on September 24, 2007. Plot Future Ted tells his children that although they know the short story (involving a yellow umbrella) of how he met their mother, there is a bigger story of how he became the man he needed to be in order to meet her. At Lily and Marshall's wedding, Barney tries to get Ted out to help him "conquer New York" but Ted says he is not ready yet. Robin returns from Argentina with her new boyfriend Gael (played by Enrique Iglesias) and Ted announces he's finally ready, having decided that Robin is trying to “win” their breakup. Marshall backs up this theory by explaining to Lily about the winner and loser in each break-up, so Barney takes Ted out to help him win by getting Ted "a 12" (compared to Ted’s admission that Robin is "a 10"), but Ted gets "a 12" on his own, a tattooed girl named Amy (guest sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother)
"Something Blue" is the 22nd and final episode in the second season of the television series '' How I Met Your Mother''. It originally aired on May 14, 2007. Plot With Marshall and Lily's wedding reception in full swing, Ted and Robin begin discussing a big announcement, and when Barney overhears, he harasses them until they relent, telling him of what happened 2–3 weeks before the wedding. Ted and Robin say that they have not revealed it before, because of the wedding. In the restaurant where Ted and Robin had their first date, Ted and Robin receive two complementary glasses of champagne. Robin discovers an engagement ring at the bottom of the glass, and begins to think that Ted is proposing to her. Barney reacts in horror at the thought they might marry, and Ted reveals Robin reacted with similar horror. The proposal was actually meant for a couple at another table; when the mix-up is clarified, the other woman accepts, but Robin's horror and subsequent relief unearths u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monday Night Football (How I Met Your Mother)
"Monday Night Football" is the 14th episode in the second season of the television series ''How I Met Your Mother''. It originally aired on February 5, 2007. The episode was written by Carter Bays, and Craig Thomas. It was rated 5.4 out of 10 by Staci Krause of ''IGN''. Plot For Ted's favorite holiday, Super Bowl Sunday, he and the gang plan to continue their tradition of watching it together with hot wings. The plans are cut short when they find out a worker at the bar has died, and they reluctantly agree to attend the funeral, out of fear that they will be banned from the bar. The funeral starts at the same time as Super Bowl XLI, so they tape it figuring they will watch it afterwards. The wake lasts too long and they run out of time to watch the game. They plan to not find out the score of the game until they watch it together the next day. Ted decides to work at home so no one can tell him the score while Barney handcuffs himself to Ted's wall, so he cannot find out the sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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