I’m not trying to be difficult, or mean, or even snarky, but I just don’t get the allure of Sex and the City. I have tried! Really, I have watch maybe 4 episodes, maybe a few more and that was just about all I could take.
I am being completely serious when I ask, what do you like about it? Some girls who I love and admire think the show is spetacular and are gearing up for the premiere.
The SATC girls don’t ever seem to talk about anything interesting or even clever. Everyone talks about how they hope Carrie marries “Big,” but he seems like an enormous jerk to me. Didn’t he cheat several times on his wife and Carrie? Is this the idea of romance now? It reminds me of when “9 1/2 weeks” came out and every guy I knew thought that smoking, mumbling and treating girls mean was what girls wanted (ala Mickey Rourke–some still are under that tragic false impression.)
I like shoes. I liked living in a big city. I like my girlfriends. I like complicated relationships. I like female columnists. I like chattering away at lunch. I just don’t like Sex and the City. Please tell me what it is you like about it?
On a side note: I do like Sarah Jessica Parker, I read an interview with her and saw her on Letterman recently and she seems to be an intelligent, witty and grounded person. I like that she isn’t perfect and shuns all things botoxy and silicone.
I hated 9 1/2 weeks too, it really upset me. I was a big SITC fan when it was first shown on television because it made me laugh and I liked the way that the characters were sexually liberated and weren’t afraid to talk about it. But I find it quite dated now. I went to see the film the other day and I was disappointed with it. The writing wasn’t up to par and the male characters were so weak. But it was still good fun.
i felt just like you did. the relationships between the women didn’t ring true to me. if i had a girlfriend that shocked me with the intimate details of her sex life, i’d be driven crazy.
then i rented the first season while in a funk and doing research into being single. the character nuances were hard to tease out but i love how the girls are each other’s families. that kind of relationship with my friends is what i can relate to. and now i don’t mind talking about SOME details with my bf that would have shocked me when i was younger.
mrbig creeps me out. to me, he represents being in love with a man at the expense of your own happiness. funny thing is i can relate to that too.
if i were carrie, i’d pick aiden so the end of the season was disappointing to me.
but the clothes! the shoes! the heartbreak! yeah, i can dig it. and i’ll be hanging out w/my bf and two other women this weekend in that spirit…blogworthy for sure!
i felt just like you did. the relationships between the women didn’t ring true to me. if i had a girlfriend that shocked me with the intimate details of her sex life, i’d be driven crazy.
then i rented the first season while in a funk and doing research into being single. the character nuances were hard to tease out but i love how the girls are each other’s families. that kind of relationship with my friends is what i can relate to. and now i don’t mind talking about SOME details with my bf that would have shocked me when i was younger.
mrbig creeps me out. to me, he represents being in love with a man at the expense of your own happiness. funny thing is i can relate to that too.
if i were carrie, i’d pick aiden so the end of the season was disappointing to me.
but the clothes! the shoes! the heartbreak! yeah, i can dig it. and i’ll be hanging out w/my bf and two other women this weekend in that spirit…blogworthy for sure!
I am a huge fan! HUGE! I love S&TC so much! I think it’s just one of those things that either clicks with you or doesn’t, because in retrospect, I can’t really tell you *what* exactly it is about it that I like so much. I think part of the allure was that when it came out, it was so different than any other show that had been on tv, especially in the way it depicted female friendships. I loved the honesty in the show, how they weren’t afraid to tackle any subject matter, from small and pithy (first dates, farting in front of your new bf, one night stands) to complex and serious (infidelity, infertility, death of a parent, cancer). When the show first came out, I didn’t have cable but watched the box set of season one in one sitting- I was 19, mother of an infant, cut off from my social group, and I fell so deep into the world of those four women! (Hello, can we say “Living Vicariously”?) Through the six seasons of the show, they were like a little family to me, and I’m not kidding you when I say that I bawled like a baby during almost every episode in the last half of the final season because I was so sad that they were leaving. I also thought it was hilarious!
I’m with you on the Mr. Big thing, though. He’s kind of a pompous, philandering jerk… but that just makes me more curious about what’s going to happen in the movie!
(And, for the record, my opinion on pop culture doesn’t hold much weight. I have a habit of falling in love with bad tv shows.)
What’s SATC??
yeah, i don’t get the show, either. but i’m a dude, so uh, yeah.
however, the one good thing about having my ex force (yes, force) me to watch every episode was that i, in turn, made her watch predator, goodfellas, the terminator, etc. ’80s action flicks are the perfect antidote to all things darren star.
Another thing we have in common, I think this show misses the mark too. But, I think for a lot of women it is kind of like a fantasy life, to live in NYC have a fun career and date lots of men. Given the opportunity, most would actually live that life, but they like the idea of it.
I don’t really get it either. I lived like them- single, lots of disposable income, fabulous job in the city. Dating gorgeous men….wasting time drinking casmos and discussing last nights date and where we were headed over the weekend. I lived it man. And it was not as desperate or pathetic as these woman. Samantha is a really slutty slut. Oh- yes we are suppossed to say ‘liberated’ and ‘more like a man’…blah, blah, blah….but um- nope she is just a sluty slut. And IMO way to old to wear the stuff she wears. Doesn’t even look good on her anymore. I like SJP (oh Square Pegs show-remember?)…but the others? Whinny and annoying………….hey- maybe we should go see the show anyway. COuld be good for a laugh!
I love the show in the beginning but after a while it was just stupid.
Carrie was just so stupid to like such an ass as Mr Big and all the whining was just too much.
AND what is the redheaded one wearing? That looks ridiculous! But SJP always looks cute. Even with that bird on her head.
You are not being difficult, I like that you are not just going along with the crowd. I think people (woman) like the concept of “true blue” friendship. They are 3 very different women who through it all remain loyal and true to the friendship.
As for BIG, he is a pompous jerk! But I think women who have had relationships with men like BIG are hopeful that he will change from his wicked ways. A lot of viewers have experienced a “BIG” at some point in their lives and they all want him to end up being “Mr. Wonderful”.
I too like Parker in that she is uniquely not the average perfect, silicone filled, botox injected actress.
what!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the show – loved the movie – the clothes are gorgeous and FUN!! I love the city – the parties and the fluff!!
I do GET IT – but maybe because I was single for a long time and single during the time the show aired – I just love them all – everything about the show I adore.
but i also love “gossip girl” – again the Clothes!!!!
xoxo
V
Thanks everyone. I do feel like giving it another shot now. I do really like the IDEA of the show…
The first season is MUCH, much different than the rest. Start with season 2 because it’s done differently! If you’re really having a tough time, try season 6! I LOVE SATC!