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I know what you are thinking, Christmas is not for 9 more months, but we still have some Christmas related news for you. It seems that the Harold and Kumar franchise has not died off quite yet, as John Cho (Harold) revealed in an interview with Collider.com that a new movie is in the works. As you have probably guessed, it is a Christmas themed movie called A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas. I am assuming there will be many references to smoking to trees, possibly even Christmas trees.

John Cho says that Neil Patrick Harris will return for another astounding cameo, and they are currently working to figure out when Kal Penn (Kumar) is available for filming. Kal Penn is currently working in Washington DC helping to guide the United States of America, which might be a tad more important than a movie, but I am really hoping he manages to find some free time. It is mainly because of Kal Penn’s political responsibilities that it can’t definitively be said that we will see this Harold and Kumar Christmas movie, but according to Cho they are trying to start filming in June and have the movie out around the holiday season. I expect a straight to DVD release, but it will still be entertaining.

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Neil Patrick Harris is a tour de force on stage and screen. He is also hilarious and seems like a genuinely nice guy, which makes his acting that much more enjoyable. Here are the best roles Neil Patrick Harris has ever had. 

Neil Patrick Harris voiced the malicious Music Meister in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. His power was his ability to sing so high that his voice hypnotized people and made them dance. Yes, it is a ridiculous premise, but Neil Patrick Harris played the role perfectly. His years of acting in Broadway musicals led up to this point in his career, and it must be said that Neil Patrick Harris has a beautiful singing voice, even if it is being used for evil. Unfortunately he couldn’t hold up against Batman, but he remains one of the more memorable villains that Batman has faced off against.

This is the role that kick-started Neil Patrick Harris’ career. Harris played a child genius who decided that being a surgeon was way better than hanging out at the mall with friends. A little known fact is that Neil Patrick Harris didn’t even have to act for that role, he really was a child genius who knew how to replace heart valves. OK, I made that up, but Harris did a great job playing the smart role while still remaining a lovable child. It was that kind of performance that made him a household name and opened up many doors in his career.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was an online show made by Joss Whedon. It was much funnier than most shows you’ll see on TV and gave Neil Patrick Harris another chance to showcase his singing voice. Neil Patrick Harris is absolutely hilarious as Dr. Horrible, an evil scientist who makes death rays to try and kill Captain Hammer. This is mostly because Dr. Horrible is in love with Penny, who is going out with Captain Hammer. It is a very messy love triangle involving mass acts of destruction and a lovely score.

How I Met Your Mother features Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson, an extreme womanizer. This is slightly ironic cosnidering that in real life Neil Patrick Harris is gay. This does not make him any less awesome, and watching his various techniques to pick up women is truly inspiring. Out of all the roles he plays, I enjoy Neil Patrick Harris the most as the party animal type who goes out and has fun. As Barney Stinson he is also full of scathing one-liners which make How I Met Your Mother a more entertaining show.

As I said, I like Neil Patrick Harris’ party animal roles the best. There is no bigger party animal than Neil Patrick Harris being Neil Patrick Harris. Whether he is hallucinating about unicorns, getting shot at by prostitutes, or humping a car seat, Neil Patrick Harris is absolutely hilarious. Nothing compares to his performance where he talks about eating muff burgers and steals Harold’s car. This is quite possibly his best role, not because it is deep and meaningful or anything, but because it always makes me laugh. Neil Patrick Harris knows how to entertain.

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5) Wimpy pimps

Are we really suppose to believe that guys like Neil Patrick Harris and David Spade are irresistible playboys?  Have you ever seen either one of them on any hot lists?  It’s Hollywood for crying out loud, you’d think they’d be able to find a masculine hunk with comedic timing.  I mean give a guy a chance because no amount of suspended disbelief is going to sell these guys as players.

4) No black people in major cities.

Friends set the precedent, but that was over 10 years ago.  Today even our President is black!  So yes we can find some random African Americans off the street who’d like to make $100 to stand in the background.  There shouldn’t be a show on TV that doesn’t at least show black extras.  There is no way you can walk around in public in New York, Miami or Los Angeles and not cross paths with a brotha or sista.

Seriously?  How does this get past the script supervisor?  God forbid a teen drama cast a minority along side their pretty white kids with problems.  If we can’t get cast as the basketball star, then what the hell roles can we be cast for?  The janitor?  Any series that force feeds us Caucasian superstar basketball players should automatically be dubbed fantasy.  Maybe they are hoping to inspire, like the way 24 cast the guy from the All State commercials as a black president before Obama happened.  Either way, at the very least they should make sure they cast someone over 6 feet tall.

2) The fat husband/beautiful wife

I know women say they want a guy who can make them laugh, but they never said that was the only qualification.  I’ve seen a lot of girls overlook a guys weight, but have you ever seen a drop dead gorgeous woman date — let alone marry — a poor sweaty doughboy who does nothing but give her grief?  What’s in it for her?

1) The playboys with no STD’s

I wish I could excuse this one because I seriously doubt any Hollywood writer has ever possessed a player card, but this glaring misrepresentation cannot be overlooked.  There is no way guys like Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men) and Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) can bounce from girl to girl to girl so frequently and not slip one past the goalie or take home a nasty parting gift…or at least raise the threat level to orange.  Pimpin’ ain’t as easy as they make it out to be.

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