Yes, the multi camera sitcom "Mad Love" reminds in the first minutes clearly of "How I Met Your Mother". It also takes place in New York and there is a narrative. In this case it's a main character who tells the love story of his best friend. Ben and Kate get to know each other in the pilot, just like Ted and Robin did, and also many of the scenes play in a bar.
But the characters still have specific features which captivate me:

On the one hand, is there Ben who plays a normal type who is immediately likeable. His intentions are correct, even if he should have break up with Erin first, before he meets Kate. He fights for what's important to him and you can see that little Jim Levenstein has grown up. I'm lucky for him, because the chemistry between him and Sarah Chalke is absolutely right! They convince as a couple and I'm curious about how their story goes on, because I would like to see them go their way together.

There is also Larry and Connie in which I see a lot of potential. Larry is a really cool type who knows exactly what he wants and has no problem to say it, too. His friendship to Ben is sacred to him and he tries everything to see his...