▁about ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁correl ated ▁with ▁higher ▁TV ▁ratings ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁F OM O ▁and ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁social ▁media ▁usage . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁" The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Bl itz " ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁TV ▁series ▁How ▁I ▁Met ▁Your ▁Mother , ▁the ▁cur se ▁often ▁causes ▁a ▁character ▁to ▁miss ▁out ▁on ▁fun ▁and ▁amaz ing ▁events , ▁in ▁particular ▁by ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁character ▁to ▁leave ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁event ▁occurs . ▁The ▁cur se ▁could ▁fost er ▁strong ▁anx iety ▁of ▁F OM O , ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁character ▁contin ually ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁miss ▁out ▁on ▁anything . ▁In ▁one ▁scene , ▁the ▁cur se ▁causes ▁Bar ney ▁St inson ▁( Ne il ▁Patrick ▁Harris ) ▁to ▁miss ▁out ▁on ▁amaz ing ▁events ▁including ▁a ▁coin ▁toss ▁that ▁def ies ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁physics . ▁ ▁F OM O ▁is ▁a ▁theme ▁that ▁per me ates ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁Is ▁the ▁New ▁Black ▁seasons , ▁particularly ▁ 5 , ▁which ▁opens ▁with ▁the ▁episode ▁" R iot ▁F omo " ▁and ▁which ▁emphas izes ▁numerous ▁examples ▁of ▁various ▁characters ' ▁fear s ▁of ▁missing ▁out . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁theme ▁plays ▁out ▁throughout ▁season ▁ 5 ▁include ▁numerous ▁instances : ▁of ▁prisoners ▁discuss ing ▁their ▁F OM O ▁on ▁significant ▁events ▁in ▁their ▁children ' s ▁and ▁families '