Article: Show finds group vibe.(HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER)

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For a while, the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" could have been retitled "How We Remet Neil Patrick Harris." The actor's portrayal of Barney, a chauvinistic, self-centered dating machine, earned him an Emmy nomination last year and, more importantly, assured that he wouldn't go to his grave saddled with the nickname "Doogie."

But the third season, which wrapped in May, proved that the show is truly an ensemble effort with the other actors--Josh Radnor, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders--given more opportunities to show off their inner goofs.

"I think at first the writers felt they understood Barney so well that they ...

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