Analysis: ‘How I Met Your Father’ looks back but flips the script

Last updated Jan 22, 2022

I’m talking the 1980s, 1990s, early 2000s and the 2010s.

You can choose the 2020s if you wish to, however up until now I’ll pass.

First Off in what to see today, take a look at some television love from 2 various years.

‘How I Met Your Daddy’

Hilary Duff as Sophie (second from left) leads the ensemble cast of "How I Met Your Father."

Keep In Mind “How I Met Your Mother”?

That series, about a male informing his kids about how he discovered their mommy, ranged from 2005 to 2014.

Now, Hulu has actually turned the script with a comedy, starring Hilary Duff, in which she informs the story of how she satisfied the daddy of her kids.

The cast likewise includes “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall for all those who enjoyed that series (which began in 1998) and are unfortunate that she’s not in the “SATC” spinoff/reboot, “And Just Like That…”

“How I Met Your Father” is streaming now.

‘The World According to Jeff Goldblum’ Season 2

A scene from "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" is shown.

Jeff Goldblum is still exceptionally curious, which’s a win for us.

In the 2nd season of his Disney+ series, the travelling star connect with professionals, researchers and even fans to get insight on birthdays, bikes, magic and more as he attempts to understand the world in which we live.

“The World According to Jeff Goldblum” season 2 is presently streaming. And if you, too, are constantly curious, register for Marvel Theory, CNN’s science newsletter, to check out remarkable discoveries each week.

‘Actual Time With Costs Maher’ Season 20 best

Longtime political comedy host Bill Maher is shown in "Real Time With Bill Maher."

Do not be a square — enter the roundtable conversation.

The current season of “Real Time With Bill Maher” launches Friday, and things make sure to get warmed with his visitors as they dive into every angle of politics and the state of the world.

Love him or dislike him, Maher is never ever dull.

The program airs on HBO, which is owned by CNN’s moms and dad business.

2 things to listen to

The late Young Dolph performs during the Astroworld Festival at Houston's NRG Stadium on November 9, 2019.

The Memphis hip-hop scene lost among its most prestigious ambassadors when rap artist Young Dolph was shot and eliminated in November.

The artist is being kept in mind — and enjoyed on — in a brand-new collection mixtape.

“Paper Route Empire Presents: Long Live Dolph” includes cuts from members of Young Dolph’s label consisting of Huge Moochie Grape, Jay Fizzle and Secret Glock.

It drops Friday.

Kiefer Sutherland performs on his "Not Enough Whiskey" tour at New York's Bowery Ballroom on May 25, 2017.

It’s been more than “24” hours because Kiefer Sutherland had brand-new music out.

Now, the star and star of that Fox series is launching his 3rd album, “Bloor Street.”

The real street lies in Toronto, where Sutherland matured, and he informed “ET Canada” how it pertained to motivate his newest task.

“I was shooting the television show ‘Designated Survivor,’ we shot that for three seasons in Toronto, almost 10 months a year,” Sutherland stated. “I was walking down Bloor Street and I came up on Yonge Street, and I realized that I was looking at the four corners that kind of represented my youth.”

The brand-new album is out Friday.

Something to discuss

Today, Wordle is the video game all of us appear to A-D-O-R-E.

The web is seriously consumed with the complimentary word video game that seems all over nowadays.

Here’s how it works: Image a little crossword puzzle that has a word of the day. The gamer tries to deduce a five-letter word by thinking the letters.

Each letter has a color — green if the letter remains in the appropriate position, yellow if it remains in the word however in the incorrect position, and gray if the letter does not appear at all.

The less guesses it takes the much better.

Even stars enjoy it, and Jimmy Fallon just recently tried to play it on “The Tonight Show.”

So provide it a shot and best of luck!

Something to drink on

Marilyn Monroe (center) performs "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."

Marilyn Monroe was among the most prominent stars of perpetuity.

Madonna, Gwen Stefani therefore lots of other superstars have actually revealed their appreciation for the bombshell starlet, who satisfied an awful end.

Her life and tradition is the topic of the CNN docuseries “Reframed: Marilyn Monroe,” whose ending will air at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday.

I’m a substantial Monroe fan, and I found out a lot about her from the abundance of material we have in assistance of the series. For beginners, take a look at the 10 typical misunderstandings about her and how she was a pioneer in Hollywood.

They do not make them like Monroe any longer.

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Jobber Wiki author Frank Long contributed to this report.

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