I love Colbie Smulders. The weird part is, I can’t point to why. I hadn’t heard of her before How I Met Your Mother and I didn’t watch that show. But I remember hearing about her casting in The Avengers and being really excited for her. I think she’s just an adore-at-first-sight thing for me. Cobie is starring in a new show called Stumptown. It premiered on Wednesday on ABC. I haven’t seen it yet but it’s based on the Stumptown graphic novels that takes place in Portland, OR (which is nicknamed Stumptown, in case anyone was wondering). The reviews for both Cobie and the show are good. Cobie was on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday to promote it. Jimmy mentioned her husband, Taran Killam’s, last visit to Jimmy’s couch. Taran stars on the show Single Parents, which is actually Stumptown’s lead in – aaaaaaw. Apparently he is a huge Los Angeles Rams fan, something Cobie doesn’t quite get. Of course she doesn’t – who would? GO NINERS!
Jimmy brings up Taran at the 2:15 mark. They’d just talked about Cobie and Taran being ask to bring in photos and witnesses to prove their relationship was legit for her Green Card interview (Cobie is Canadian). He showed a photo of Taran walking out on stage wearing a Rams sportscoat and Rams sneakers:
Your husband, Taran Killam, was here about a year ago. And he’s so American, he’s wearing Rams sports jackets now.
It’s not just the jacket, he’s also wearing Rams sneakers as well.
That we can overlook but the Rams sportscoat, is this something you approve of?
I love my husband, let’s me start with that. We’ve been together for 14 years – this is new, Jimmy. This Rams love. You now, when the Rams came to Los Angeles, he doubled down, he went all in. I grew up in Canada, we didn’t have football in high school. I don’t understand the game. I don’t necessarily enjoy watching the game. But I love my husband, so much.
Confession: I actually watch Single Parents. It’s a crap show and I don’t know why I keep watching but it has a lot to do with Taran’s super-dorky character, Will. He’s so pure and extra, I can’t quit him. That aside, I am both confused and identify with Cobie’s story. Taran was born in 1982 in Culver City, which is LA adjacent. The Rams were still in LA at that time. They moved to St. Louis when he was 12, so I am surprised it took them coming back to go all in on his Rams devotion. They returned only three years ago. Must have been a latent love, I guess. As for Cobie’s ignorance on the sport, there is a Canadian Football League and what I can divine from what I’ve read, it switched from a rugby league to a gridiron league in the 50s. Is gridiron football really so underground in Canada?
However, I did identify with a football fanatic married to a patient non-fan. Hint: I’m the fanatic. I barely watch anymore in solidarity with Kaepernick, but I won’t pretend I don’t miss it. I went to one Rams/49ers game last season because my husband’s boss invites us once a year and it was like a drink of water when you’re parched. But when I watched, I was hollering and jumping on the couch as my husband occasionally looked up from his phone to ask if there were more chips, followed by a, “oh, and go SF,” to appease me. It’s been like this for two decades – and he actually played in high school. So I have a tip for Cobie: it’s all about the rivalries. Pick a rivalry game and take opposite teams. That’s the fun part. For us it’s the Army/Navy Game (go Navy!) and the USC/UCLA game (BRU-INS!). You know the old adage, it’s friendly competitive trash-talk that really brings a couple together. Oh, and Cobie – since you aren’t that familiar, the Rams longest-standing rivals are the San Francisco 49ers. Welcome to the Gold Rush, Agent Hill!
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Love love love her! Did not watch How I Met Your Mother, loved her from being Agent Hill. Stumptown is great, so excited for her to have a good show. I also watch her husband’s show, it’s good background TV . My only critical comment re Cobie, not a fan of her fashion choices.
LOL, I might be in a minority, but I haaaaated her on HIMYM. By the end of the series I didn’t really like many of them anyway, and kind of just hate watched because I’d invested enough time that I wanted to see how it ended.
I get an automatic “ugh” when she pops up in Marvel because I’ve just never liked her. But looking at it objectively she’s perfectly fine in the Marvel stuff, I just have a tainted opinion of her. If I’d only seen her in that, I’d probably quite like her.
Stumptown is good? I have it on DVR and I plan on watching over the weekend.
Hecate’s husband is me. I sit by my husband on the couch and look up occasionally and say Yay! I guess I should try to be more into it for him.
She is so pretty, but I don’t really care for her fashion choices.
For a football fan, it’s probably so exciting to have a team back in LA. It amazes me that such a huge city didn’t have one for so long.
I adore her. She and Taran were both hilarious in Killing Gunther. Anyone else see it? Arnold Schwarzenegger was actually very funny in it, too
I always thought her name sounded fake. I never watched HIMYM but I like her and will check out this show. I always am fearful when starting a new show because the networks don’t always give shows a chance and I worry I’ll love it and they’ll cancel it.
sorry for the threadjack, but have to ask in re: single parents–does Leighton Meester look different now? I am really bad at telling whether someone has had work unless it’s like Kenny Rogers or someone like that
I always think of football as being a prairie thing in Canada.
I thought Stumptown was well shot and a lot of fun. The ratings weren’t great, though, so I hate the thought that I might get into another show that gets canceled.
I’ve seen her in several things (HIMYM, Avengers, Friends From College, The Intervention) and it feels like she plays the same person in each one. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because she’s always a character who won’t take crap, but does that mean she’s a great actress, she’s typecast, or that’s who she is in real life. I don’t dislike her, but I don’t know if I like her. Anyway, I’m rambling.
I adore Cobie! My loves goes back to Robin (Sparkles) on HIMYM. Who was my favorite character – followed by Barney. I was so excited for her when she got cast in the Marvel Universe. I was rooting for her so much with that role and I hope we get to see more of her in the films. I also really loved her in Friends From College. That show didn’t get much love before Netflix canceled it but I recently re-watched the second season and it’s as hilarious as I remember. And she was my favorite character in that show as well.
I also loved her since HIMYM, she’s so beautiful and can play comedic and dramatic roles. I always root for the whole HIMYM cast because I think they’re all great. Stumptown also stars Jake Johnson and Micheal Ealy so I’m excited to watch
I loved Friends from College! She is always so charismatic and funny (and pretty).
Football is not an “underground” thing here. The CFL is quite popular.
I hated HIMYM but I’ve always loved Cobie. I watched the Stumptown pilot and it was decent. Hopefully it keeps going that way and it stays on the air. They keep cancelling the new female lead shows that I actually like!! Still haven’t gotten over the cancellation of Enemy Within..grr.
I completely eyerolled on her football comments. It isn’t underground and quite popular. The CFL is big in almost every major market in the country (except Toronto as they hate football).
I like Cobie, liked her in the Marvel movies. I watched Stumptown, it didn’t hold my interest as much as Emergence did but maybe I will give it another shot. Good luck to her!
She must be from Toronto if she thinks CFL football isn’t a thing. It’s HUGE in Canada everywhere but Toronto.
I’m surprised her high school didn’t have a football team, it seems most schools in Canada do. My HS completely revolved around ours (this was in Southern Ontario), way too much, really. I think she’s exaggerating for the sake of the story. I’m with her on not knowing the rules to the game though, totally clueless!
I had quite a crush on Taran when he was on SNL.
CFL sucks…. east coast Canadian here.., isn’t like 25% of the league called rough riders? No one east of Montreal cares about it…