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Erin To be fair, it's a misleading title and lead-in. He didn't say ban, just that he'd want to avoid celebrity stunt-casting a la Will & Grace.
Neil Patrick Harris: Say no to Britney!
Oh No They Didn't! —
... compared the show to an under-the-radar, yet-to-be-discovered band. "That's why the people who love this show looooooove this show because I think it's like your favorite band that hasn't gotten popular enough for you to start hating it," he said. "So you can still kind of love it and wear the T-shirt and speak in code with the other people who are on to it, but it hasn't tipped into this kind of phenomenon where you start to turn on it." Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_en_tv/tv_how_i_met_your_mother ___ CBS is owned by CBS Corp. ...
Exclusive: Sarah Chalke Preps Mother of a Comeback
TV Guide - Ausiello Report —
... of Britney Spears returning as Chalke's unhinged assistant, although he expressed confidence that exec producers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas "could write a great plot for her to come back." Neil Patrick Harris may prove a harder sell. Radnor's costar told the Associated Press that too much of Spears may not be a good thing. "I'm in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed," he said. "I worry that if they start Will & Grace -ing us too much, the show will suffer. And we're all really proud of the content of the show. I mean, viewership ...
I Love Neil Patrick Harris
Evil Beet Gossip —
... He’ll always be Doogie Howser to me, but Neil’s decided to speak out against the “stunt casting” (aka Britney Spears) that producers are using on How I Met Your Mother .“I’m in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed,” he says to the AP. “I worry that if they start `Will and Grace’-ing us too much, that the show will suffer. And we’re all really proud of the content of the show. I mean, viewership is not our game. It’s the network and the studio’s game, you know. It’s the promotion department’s game … We wish we weren’t opposite an awkward ...
What's the excited version of frick?
Oh No They Didn't! —
... Neil Patrick Harris may prove a harder sell. Radnor's costar told the Associated Press that too much of Spears may not be a good thing. "I'm in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed," he said. "I worry that if they start Will & Grace-ing us too much, the show will suffer. And we're all really proud of the content of the show. I mean, viewership is not our game. It's the network and the studio's game, you know. It's the promotion department's game." ...
HIMYM doesn't need guest stars like Britney, says Neil Patrick Harris
TV Squad —
... Here is Reason #243 why I like Neil Patrick Harris, or NPH as people have taken to calling him: He thinks that How I Met Your Mother is perfectly OK without all the guest stars. And, yes, that includes that nutty gal from Louisiana. ...
Neil Patrick Harris says keep Britney Spears away!!
Geno's World —
Good for Neil! Yahoo: If Neil Patrick Harris had his way, Britney Spears would be banned from the set of "How I Met Your Mother." Nothing against the pop singer personally — he just doesn't think the show should bring guests aboard for a ratings boost ...
Tara Reid Must Have Slept With Someone
Crazy Days and Nights —
... In all the fuss today about Neil Patrick Harris saying he doesn't want Britney Spears back on HIMYM, a little throwaway line from the interview hasn't been mentioned at all. As you know, I am all about the little stuff. Besides, this is a Britney free zone (for the most part) so we need to talk about some other crazy chick. I don't usually use the term chick when describing a woman, but I feel it is more respectful than ho, and we all need to be respectful to Tara Reid. ...
Neil Patrick Harris: Say no to Britney!
BricksAndStonesGossip.com —
... promotion department’s game,” the actor, who plays womanizer Barney, told The Associated Press in an interview last week.
Spears has been the most high-profile guest star to visit the set, following past appearances by Mandy Moore, Enrique Iglesias and Heidi Klum. But her capable March 24 cameo — feverishly promoted, anticipated, blogged-about, critiqued, analyzed and, ultimately, well-reviewed — gave Harris pause to voice a concern: Was the show selling out?
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