Can Britney Save Barney?

Britney Spears is doing a guest spot on How I Met Your Mother. This is not the first time Britney's tested the acting waters. Everyone remembers the cinematic marvel that was...Crossroads and her surprisingly funny guest appearance on Will & Grace.

HIMYM (Him-Yim for the abbreviation inclined) is in dire straits. The show finally found a small but reliable fan base and an enviable time slot but it's enough. It's almost April and the show still hasn't been picked up for a 4th season. Will Britney bring enough clout to keep this comedy afloat?

I don't want to put all my eggs in Britney's basket (who knows where its been?) but her guest spot may be HIMYM's last hope. The episode airs March 24.

Turning Back The Clock

Daylight Savings Time ended very early this morning. Don't forget to push those clocks back. I just did a small dance in my kitchen after discovering that I had only wasted a few hours of my morning. Now I get a freebie and I'm giving part of it to edubTV. 

The time change made me think. If I were given one extra hour a day to watch TV, what new show or shows would I pick up? I probably would become a closet OC fan. I never got into it, I've never even seen a full episode, but judging from my love of other to-old-to-be-teen dramas (Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls) I think it would find a nice home on my season pass list. 

Or, if I could turn back the clock and get into a series from the beginning, I probably would've committed more time to How I Met Your Mother. Supposedly it's very sharp and the funniest thing on CBS since Armed & Famous. I don't want to be a fair-weather fan, so I think I'll just sit it out and wait until it goes into syndication. 

But today I get one more hour. My do-over. My freebie. How am I spending it? Watching Cavemen. I'm not going to let another thing slip by me again.