User blog comment:Porterfield/Joss Whedon Will Co-Write S.H.I.E.L.D. Pilot for ABC/@comment-1895174-20120829222357/@comment-1671874-20120903182812

CBS is a bigger network than ABC? When did that happen? lol But even though I love How I Met Your Mother, I can't really see it lasting more than 2 more season realistically... so maybe Smulders realizes that, and wants another job as well. If Smulders was the main star for the SHIELD show, I'm sure they'd be willing to work around her HIMYM schedule (which is a frantic one at that. They can't even film that show in front of a studio audience because they film all over the place, and it takes a few days...)