How I Met Your Dad was the planned spin-off of How I Met Your Mother.
Development[]
On October 30, 2013, Deadline.com reported that CBS was in talks with 20th Century Fox for a female spin-off of the show, referred to as How I Met Your Father. From Carter Bays, Craig Thomas and Emily Spivey, it would have featured a new group of New York friends and chronicled a female member of the group named Sally[1] and her quest to meet her future husband. The new characters were initially planned to be introduced in How I Met Your Mother's series finale. The spin-off would not contain any of the original characters from How I Met Your Mother.
On 15th November, 2013, CBS ordered the show to pilot with the title "How I Met Your Dad".[2] CBS described the show as "a kindred spirit of How I Met Your Mother, telling the story from a female point of view. How I Met Your Dad tells a brand-new story with new characters and a new voice at its center." Contrary to the original concept, Craig Thomas confirmed that the new characters would not be introduced in the How I Met Your Mother series finale and it will be a standalone show.[3] Carter Bays commented that the new show probably won't be set in MacLaren's and will have a new bar.[4]
On May 14, 2014, CBS announced that the pilot would not air in the fall of 2014 because they did not approve of it due to casting reasons. CBS asked co-creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas to re-shoot it, but they refused to do so unless CBS guaranteed an initial 13 episode contract.
Character Bios[]
Sally[]
She’s crazy, messy and unpredictable — a “female Peter Pan who has never grown up and has no idea of where she’s going with her life.” She’s thinking of calling it quits with her husband of a year, Gavin. She’ll lean on her circle of friends for advice and support through the inevitable divorce. She will be played by Greta Gerwig.[5] Future Sally was voiced by Meg Ryan. [6]
Juliet[]
She is Sally’s sexy, flamboyant, energetic, party-girl BFF. She runs a successful fashion blog. She’s delighted to learn Sally is ending things with the terminally boring Gavin. She was played by Tiya Sircar.
Danny[]
Sally’s older gay brother, a Type A, underachieving lawyer whom she shares little in common with. They nonetheless share a tight bond, although Sally’s decision to move in with Danny after her split with Gavin promises to test that bond. He was played by Andrew Santino.
Todd[]
Danny’s warm, outgoing husband and one of Sally’s closest friends from college. Unlike Danny, Todd welcomes Sally into their home. He was played by Drew Tarver.[7]
Frank[]
The head of IT for Juliet’s fashion blog. He’s a hot nerd. He has genuine feelings for Sally, but it’s a one-sided flirtation. At least for the moment. Frank was played by Nick D'Agosto.
Gavin[]
Sally's soon-to-be ex-husband. He was played by Anders Holm. If the series had been picked up, Gavin would have been a recurring character.
References[]
- ↑ http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/01/17/how-i-met-your-mother-creators-talk-series-finale-and-how-theyre-approaching-the-how-i-met-your-dad-spinoff?page=2
- ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/how-i-met-your-mother-spinoff-cbs-pilot/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HimymCraig/status/401570343300505600
- ↑ https://twitter.com/CarterBays/statuses/401559257042407424
- ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/greta-gerwig-to-topline-cbs-how-i-met-your-mother-spinoff/
- ↑ http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/23/how-i-met-your-mother-meg-ryan/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2014/02/drew-tarver-how-i-met-your-mother-spinoff/