How I Met Your Mother - Wikip : In a twist at the end of the pilot episode, we learn that the 'mother' of the title is not Robin. Instead, she is referred to as 'Aunt Robin', and the identity of Ted's future wife has not yet been revealed.
huh that makes a bit int, I kind of like the hook of a future narration so that the audience is set up to guess Who's the mom? etc..
comments I've read seem to think the narration-from-the-future setup is unfortunate.
that it is an irritating aspect of an otherwise very good show ~ 'the new Friends' - read that in a few places, but I am not much drawn to the cast... Willow, DoogieHauser. good actors probably just not esp appealling to me
(Willow = Lily - is there speculation that she could be the mom?)
TV.com Forums - Am I the only one that thinks that Ted and Robin ...How I Met Your Mother ... I think that will be their mother. I think we might see her scattered around over the years. ...

Chicago Tribune | The Watcher: How I Met Your Mother
The half-hour comedy, which had been on life support for some time, was decreed to have finally broken free of its tired laugh-track shackles and gotten a much-needed infusion of creativity. That’s what kept Fox’s “Arrested Development” alive longer than ratings would ordinarily allow.
That show was canceled, but single-camera comedies became the flavor of the season -- many of the new network comedies for fall are single-camera shows. Note, however, “How I Met Your Mother” -- shot on a soundstage with many cameras -- is far better than all of them.
Most of Season 2’s first episode concerns the gang trying to comfort Marshall (Jason Segel) after a rough breakup with his fiance, Lily (Alyson Hannigan), with whom he had had a nine-year relationship. There are no stupid plot devices, no farcical situations, just friends humoring a guy who doesn’t want get out of bed or do anything but obsess about the smell of his ex’s shampoo. Segel doesn’t get enough credit for his sly humor. The show’s writing makes sure that Marshall isn’t the stereotypical not-bright guy, but Segel’s considerable talent with line reading...