'IT BROKE ME'
HOW I Met Your Father left viewers in tears after sharing a “sweet” tribute in its premiere episode for Bob Saget, one week after his death.
The comedian, who passed away at the age of 65 on January 9, was the longtime narrator of the original show in the franchise, How I Met Your Mother.
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Inspired by the original series, HIMYF follows Sophie (Hilary Duff) as she and a group of friends search for love while living in New York City in present day.
Meanwhile, like HIMYM, an older version of the main character, played by Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall, recounts to her son the story of how she met his father.
While Kim has the gig of narrator for the new Hulu show, Bob had the gig throughout the nine-season run of the original CBS sitcom.
On Tuesday, the first two episodes of the new Hilary-led series were released, and the premiere episode featured a tribute to the late comedian.
At the end, after Kim’s Older Sophie closes out her narration, a title card appeared, with white letters of a black background that read: “In loving memory of Bob Saget.”
Viewers were surprised upon seeing the tribute but were happy that the late star received some love on the show.
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One tweeted: “The ending has me so excited for the rest of the season and the tribute to Bob Saget was so sweet.”
Another wrote: “I did not expect the ‘in loving memory of Bob Saget’ at the end,” adding in a crying emoji.
A third commented: “The dedication to Bob Saget at the end broke me!”
Others called the tribute “great” but also “so sad.”
The former sitcom ran from 2005 to 2014 and, alongside Bob, famously starred Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, and Alyson Hannigan.
While Bob never appeared on HIMYM, he was the voiceover narrator throughout its run.
After his death earlier this month, his co-stars mourned with touching tributes of their own.
Josh tweeted: "Bob Saget was the older wiser 'me' for nine years on How I Met Your Mother.
"He was the kindest, loveliest, funniest, most supportive man. The easiest person to be around. A mensch among mensches."
Neil wrote: "Absolutely stunned to hear about Bob Saget. He was always so kind and generous and hilarious. Gone too soon."
Meanwhile, Cobie shared: "Rest In Peace Bob. As well as being an incredibly kind and talented man he worked tirelessly to help others effected by Scleroderma."
How I Met Your Mother showrunners Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker called How I Met Your Father a “stand-alone sequel” to the former show.
Along with Hilary and Kim, the cast for the Hulu series also includes Francia Raisa as Valentina, Chris Lowell as Jesse, Suraj Sharma as Sid, Tom Ainsley as Charlie, and Tien Tran as Ellen.
HIMYM fans will recognize the apartment featured in HIMYF, as well as other Easter eggs that can be spotted along the way.
“You know there’s a high bar. ... You do feel the pressure,” showrunner Elizabeth said, via .
“If we’re going to do this, we want to do it right,” she added. “How do we make this new and fresh?”
“We are not trying to reboot and re-create,” Hilary, who also serves as a producer on the series, told the media outlet.
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“We are borrowing some important parts of the [original] show that made people fall in love with it.”
Star Chris went on to add that part of the reason he's excited about the show is because it's not designed as a reboot.
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