Duh-doy. HIMYM is kind of a stupid show, but for whatever it's faults, and they are not few, it has heart, and that goes a long way putting it above a lot of other sitcoms on the market right now. HIMYM gets mucho bonus points for at least trying some nonstandard storytelling techniques. Other shows (ahem Chuck Lorre ahem) are callously formulaic and risk averse. HIMYM isn't afraid to let their characters be human and unlikable at certain points. As an audience member, I like being pissed off when Ted tries to be a douche, because I care enough about the character to want him to be a better person. I cannot bring myself to care about characters in many other shows, and I watch a disturbing amount of bad television. No matter if a joke or one-liner in an episode happens to be funny or not, I cannot get behind a show that tries so hard to be liked by such broad demographics with flat characters.