How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother is a TV show that I stumbled upon on the very first day it aired. I became a dedicated viewer to this incredible and insightful television series and now I am excited to examine the rhetoric. There are so many different types of characters and relationships that the viewers get to see throughout all nine seasons of the show and I will be re-watching the series (via Netflix) to examine the rhetoric use within some of the episodes and in some of the relationships that are seen in the show. Each week I will be choosing a different rhetorical theory to look through as I watch certain episodes and sharing what I find right here, on this blog.

Now, to provide a little background information, I will give you all a brief overview of this series (and as a disclaimer, I do not own any rights to these characters or the plot of this show). The main character is Ted Mosby. Ted is an architect in New York City and we meet him as he sits his two teenage children down to tell them the story of how he met their mother. Ted's two best friend are also some of the main protagonists in the story: Marshall and Lily. Marshall is an aspiring environmental lawyer when we first meet him and has just gotten engaged to his college sweetheart, Lily. Lily is a kindergarten teacher with dreams of becoming an artist. All three of these best friend live together in a rent-controlled apartment on top of their favorite bar, MacClarens. Another member of the gang is Barney. Barney is a suit enthusiast who is more interested in finding his next sexual conquest than "the one." Barney's work is shrouded with mystery but he does very well and contributes very heavily to the strip club industry. The last member of the 5-some is Robin. Robin is an aspiring TV journalist who catches Ted's eye in the pilot episode. The show centers around the funny romantic and semi-dramatic stories that shape this group's late 20's and early 30's as Ted searches for "the one." 

The hunt for the one is enveloped in rhetoric and dare I say the critiquing of it is going to be Legen-wait for it- dary!