Did you know? : How I Met Your Mother is releasing an alternate ending on DVD

Fans of the hit show who felt cheated by this series’ finale will be glad to hear that the sitcom’s creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, had a different conclusion in mind all along.

The CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother, came to an end after nine seasons on March 31, as Ted ended up with Robin and the Mother character Tracy was revealed to have died by the time Ted began telling his story to his children. Fans of the hit show who felt cheated by this series’ finale will be glad to hear that the sitcom’s creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, had a different conclusion in mind all along. It is described as ‘happy ‘and will be included on the show’s DVD set.

The series finale was met with a mixed reaction from critics and fans, but majority of the fans weren’t too pleased. Though a video made its viral rounds earlier this week featuring a much happier ending to the series, it’s since been removed from YouTube. Interestingly, however, the creators who stuck to their original plan that was filmed in season 2 also had a different ending in mind, reported Time. According to reports, both, the season nine DVD and the complete series box set will feature the alternate ‘happy ending’.

Executive producer Carter Bays tweeted: “16 days ago, we were in the HIMYM edit room, trying to decide between two very different endings. We only shot one script, but through edit room magic we had two possible outcomes for the series. We chose the ending we chose and we stand by it. But we loved the other version too.”

Bays also shared an image showing the complete series DVD.