The Show That Shall Not Be Named
(Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema, HBO Films)
When I first started this blog and column, I couldn't keep track of all the people who, when I described the blog, would say, "You'll be like Sex and the City!"
Except for my oldest youngest sister, who instead said, "You'll be like Carrie in Sex and the City, but better!" :)
I bring this up because the movie is coming out this week, and though I am resisting any measure of excitement about this film, I feel beholden to at least mention it.
Yes, I watched the show. Yes, I think it was a funny -- the episode with Charlotte and the horrible kisser makes me laugh every time: "He raped my face!" -- but I refuse to put too much stock into considering that even for New York, the show was ridiculously unreal. Just look at Carrie's shoes and outfits! What journalist makes enough money to afford all that?!
Sexagenarian in the City, who actually lives in NYC, sums it up best:
Sexagenarian in the City, who actually lives in NYC, sums it up best:
Word. Anyhoo, that's just my view. What's your take on Sex and the City? True to life, ridiculous fluff, or somewhere in between? And guys, don't be shy -- I know y'all have seen the show it too. :)In one sequence, Carrie is reading ‘Cinderella’ to a four-year-old girl, and as she closes the book, she says, “You know that this is just a fairytale, right, sweetheart? Things don’t always happen like that in real life. I just think you should know that now.”
And the little girl, gesturing toward the book, commands, “Again!”
To which Carrie responds, “And another one bites the dust.”
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It’s possible that Sex and the City is the dating bloggers’ ‘Cinderella’, the fairy-tale notion that we’re all leggy, stylish, and white. For ‘fairytale,’ substitute ‘movie’: “Things don’t always happen like that in real life.”
Comments
Star Wars for girls
Posted by: Evan | May 27, 2008 2:09 PM
S&TC was Dynasty for the 90s. Fantastic clothes and over-the-top lives. Fewer catfights, though. A fun fantasy.
Posted by: Eve | May 27, 2008 2:25 PM
SINC was the dumbest show in the history of HBO. As brilliant as the Wire was, this is how stoopid SINC was. I had exes that force me to watch an episode or two. It was nothing but old bitter women doing dumb stuff or having stoopid ideas. I usually think less of a woman if they tell me they are entertain or tell me that the show is real life. Same with the black equivalent "Girlfriends:.
Posted by: Jay | May 27, 2008 8:31 PM
i'll be seeing it friday night and reviewing it -- with my life as reality check! hope you'll review it and do likewise.
- mimi
Posted by: mimi of sexagenarian and the city | May 28, 2008 12:37 AM
Sex and the City frightened many men because it portrayed single women as enjoying men for sex, having successful careers and valuing girlfriends as much as relationships with men. That's why the show is so consistently misportrayed by journalists.
Posted by: Elizabeth | May 31, 2008 9:59 AM