Movieline's Hollywood Life, 11/01/2006, p.107, "[J]ust when you least expect it, the show surprises you, with both bizarre tangents and surprising sweetness."
Ultimate DVD, 03/01/2007, p.107, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] perfect cast, great gags and quotable catchphrases..."
DVD Features:
3-Disc Set
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: "Pilot," "Purple Giraffe," "Sweet Taste of Liberty," "Return of the Shirt," "Okay Awesome," "Slutty Pumpkin," "Matchmaker," "The Duel"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries - 1. Carter Bays and Craig Thomas - Creators; Pam Fryman - Director; Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders - Cast ("Pilot")
2. Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor,
Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders - Cast ("Okay Awesome")
Disc 2: "Belly Full of Turkey," "The Pineapple Incident," "The Limo," "The Wedding," "Drumroll, Please," "Zip, Zip, Zip," "Game Night," "Cupcake"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas - Creators ("The Pineapple Incident")
2. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas - Creators; Pam Fryman - Directors ("Drumroll, Please")
Disc 3: "Life Amognst the Gorillas," "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.," "Mary the Paralegal," "Best Prom Ever," "Milk," "Come On"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries - 1. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas - Creators ("Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.")
2. Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders - Cast ("Come On")
Featurettes - Video Yearbook
Outtakes - Gag Reel
This multiple Emmy winner stars Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby, a bachelor who gets a wake up call when his best friend Marshall (Jason Segal) announces his plans to marry his longtime girlfriend. Told in flashback, the story follows Ted as he sets about finding his perfect match, armed with the less-than-reliable advice of his friend Barney (Neil Patrick Harris, DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.). When he meets Robin (Cobie Smulders), he's sure he's found the one, but somehow, things don't seem to be going as planned...