CBS' Promo Makes Britney Look Like a Cheap Whore

If CBS is trying to generate buzz for tonight's episode of 'How I Met Your Mother' featuring Britney Spears, they've succeeded.  Sadly, the buzz is that the only thing Britney's good for is a sexy slut with little to no acting ability, best used as a prop instead of an actual plot devise.   If this is the 'comeback' everyone's been talking about, the one who'll be most disappointed is Britney, herself.  The show writers had a chance to create something new, inviting, and even interesting with her character.  According to the promo, though, they chose the road most traveled like the other grossly formulaic sitcoms on television today.

There's no doubt Britney will take the attention.  As Neil Patrick Harris' character, Barney, might say her penchant for enjoying the limelight is legend - hope you're not lactose intolerant - dary.  If that's all she was looking for, she'll be happy to know that the world will still think of her as the same deranged, train wrecked little girl she's been portraying the past several months.  It seems to be the path of least resistance for her.

We should probably reserve judgment until after the show actually airs.  It's not as if CBS did something that no other network would have in a promo involving our pop princess.  Maybe, just maybe the snippet we've seen during the NCAA Tournament this past weekend is like the provocative title of a blogger's post.  It's just supposed to catch our attention.  Perhaps CBS has a great show in store for us.  Well, I like 'How I Met Your Mother', but I seriously doubt the show's going to attempt to break any new ground.  In fact, it'll probably just cement the same old sex kitten stereotype with the most eager kitten on the block.