Sorry Jason Segel, How I Met Your Mother Season 10 Is A Terrible Idea

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Jason Segel is onboard for How I Met Your Mother season 10, but regardless of the actor's enthusiasm, returning to the series is a bad idea. Director Pamela Fryman stated in an interview that Segel, who played the lovable Marshall Eriksen throughout the show's original run, is always the first name to respond positively to any talks of resurrecting HIMYM for season 10. This is understandable given the success of sequel series How I Met Your Father, which has been renewed for season 2. However, because of the way HIMYM ended, it's likely better for all involved to permanently shelve the idea of a reboot.

In 2014, when How I Met Your Mother’s controversial finale premiered, many longtime viewers were left feeling dissatisfied with the way the series ended. In the finale, much of the goodwill the show had earned over its 9-season run was essentially extinguished in one fell swoop. And, beyond the finale, the show had already been on the decline for several seasons. Because of this, it’s understandable that Segel would want to reboot HIMYM, perhaps in an attempt to undo the mistakes made by the show in its final years.

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However, as other recently revamped series have shown, a reboot of HIMYM wouldn’t necessarily fix a show that had already run out of steam by its finale. In fact, HIMYM season 10 could run the risk of being just as controversial as the original series. If the reboot began featuring new characters meant to distract from past HIMYM mistakes (such as a lack of diversity) or lazy attempts at recognizing prior slip-ups, the series would amount to a misguided attempt at revitalizing love of the series, particularly as HIMYM cast member's cameos