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To ask your opinions on Sex and the City?

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 21:04

I saw something on tiktok today that said 'Carrie was to Big what Janice was to Chandler' 👀👀😬

I rewatch it all the time tbh, it's my fave show but now that Gen Z have found it, there are a lot of hot takes available online

What do people think of Carrie, now that 20 years have passed? Who's your fave? x

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Ladybyrd · 10/01/2025 22:15

Loved it in its day. I see it from time to time now and cringe a bit. I could not stand Miranda at any point and still feel the same. Charlotte and Samantha I still like. Carrie I've gone from like to loathe.

needhelpwiththisplease · 10/01/2025 22:14

I adored the fashion, shoes the makeup.
The way they shot New York was just perfect.
It was of it's time and I remember it fondly

Bumble6 · 10/01/2025 22:13

I loved it and rewatched all the series a couple of years ago. Yes some of it seems very dated now but the script then was very good and it was worth watching just for the fashion.
People often say old shows like SATC, Friends etc seem terrible now for various reasons, but for me watching them now reminds me of an easy, carefree time in my life and I loved rewatching it for the nostalgia.

EmeraldRoulette · 10/01/2025 22:13

tothelefttotheleft · 10/01/2025 22:08

@EmeraldRoulette

You don't think Carrie got Charlotte to give her that money?

No. How does anyone arrive at that?

Charlotte didn't want to sell the ring or have it remade, in the wedding band boneyard I think they called it - so she opted to give it to Carrie instead. It's rather beautiful. Her engagement ring helped out a friend.

unlikelywitch · 10/01/2025 22:13

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:11

😄😄🥺 there's a quote that she says that Gen z love

'Men, I may not know but
Shoes, shoes in know' which is met with laughter - thats how i picture your reaction 😄

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I looove the jacket she’s wearing in that gif.

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:12

unlikelywitch · 10/01/2025 22:11

The fashion was iconic but the shoes could be hit and miss for me. I love this tweet 😂

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😄😄😄 at times I do just think - they're just shows, the outfit is a far more interesting thing

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Gowlett · 10/01/2025 22:12

Loved it at the time.

Went out with loads of men.
Having a boyfriend was of no interest.

Lived in London & Paris.

Spent money on shoes & frocks.
And lots of cocktails!

It was great fun, I suppose…
Helped me feel less Bridget Jones.

But, Carrie & BIG getting married?
That was never a happy ever after, to me!

Saveusernames · 10/01/2025 22:12

Was it about friendship tho? Were they supportive of each other - or did they all just meet up to discharge on each other about their sex/romantic lives?

Did they ever have fun and frolics as friends where they were not preoccupied with the men in their lives?

AhBiscuits · 10/01/2025 22:12

I love it but the second film is the worst film that has ever been made.

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:12

PatChaunceysFruitCake · 10/01/2025 22:08

I absolutely loved SATC. I used to watch the box sets all the time 2003 ish.

I had just graduated and moved to another city for a training contract. I was in a long distance relationship with my uni boyfriend and I was really missing my friends. I was also working really, really hard.

That was my evening... a few episodes of SATC... a lonely girl watching a show about friendship!!

I did make new friends and get a life but for a few months SATC was quite a thing for me.

Obviously I think Samantha was the best character.

I love it so much 😄🥰

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unlikelywitch · 10/01/2025 22:11

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:01

The fashion has literally made me interested in fashion 🤭

Aiden was cringe and just not a match for carrie - too 'granola'

Do you know, I didn't know she was a producer. But something tells me it was around season 5 when carrie got that shit bob and became weird and judgy

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The fashion was iconic but the shoes could be hit and miss for me. I love this tweet 😂

To ask your opinions on Sex and the City?
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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:11

sorechalfonts · 10/01/2025 22:08

Absolutely Hated it ‘back in the day’ when everyone else seemed to think it was essential viewing - would hate it even more now vacuous squealing over ‘shoes’ utter trash

😄😄🥺 there's a quote that she says that Gen z love

'Men, I may not know but
Shoes, shoes in know' which is met with laughter - thats how i picture your reaction 😄

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sorechalfonts · 10/01/2025 22:09

lovealongbath · 10/01/2025 21:45

never a truer worde said 😉

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Agree so much

tothelefttotheleft · 10/01/2025 22:08

@EmeraldRoulette

You don't think Carrie got Charlotte to give her that money?

PatChaunceysFruitCake · 10/01/2025 22:08

I absolutely loved SATC. I used to watch the box sets all the time 2003 ish.

I had just graduated and moved to another city for a training contract. I was in a long distance relationship with my uni boyfriend and I was really missing my friends. I was also working really, really hard.

That was my evening... a few episodes of SATC... a lonely girl watching a show about friendship!!

I did make new friends and get a life but for a few months SATC was quite a thing for me.

Obviously I think Samantha was the best character.

sorechalfonts · 10/01/2025 22:08

Absolutely Hated it ‘back in the day’ when everyone else seemed to think it was essential viewing - would hate it even more now vacuous squealing over ‘shoes’ utter trash

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:03

PinotPony · 10/01/2025 21:48

I loved it at the time. But now, watching it again, I can’t bear how self-absorbed Carrie is. She’s just awful.

I watched AJLT but found it unbearable. I hated every character with the exception of Salma.

I like salma too although she's a poor Samantha replacement

But I wonder what Samantha would really be doing now? I feel like she'd be like Pamela Anderson, just being ethereal and make up free

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:02

HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 10/01/2025 21:49

I liked it at the time, it was pretty out there in terms of a mainstream show where women openly discussed their sex lives. The original series definitely had some funny moments. Loved Samantha, Carrie not so much.

Unfortunately, the movies were a shitshow - I remember dragging an ex boyfriend to the first one haha..

The second one was godawful.

Here's a brilliant take down of how bad the second movie was:

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2010/05/27/4132715/burkas-and-birkins

I'll read it, although agree, film 2 was so bad

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:01

Crucible · 10/01/2025 21:58

I remember series one being quite funny, it had actual jokes and funny scenes. That was about it. A mildly funny TV show.
The only remotely realistic woman was Miranda, the rest caricatures. It just seemed that women I knew lost the plot trying to 'identify' with the characters (girl groups deciding who was the groups Samantha FFS). Utter nonsense. Carrie was absolutely bloody awful.
I remember a New York journalist who said it was so hopelessly unrealistic, a woman then would get asked out maybe once a year, and other than that it was just work work work. She tore it to bits.
An actual date was an event, and very rare. In the show men are coming along like buses.

Oh damn - once I've lost weight I plan to date like the girls 😄😄

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/01/2025 22:01

unlikelywitch · 10/01/2025 21:42

I love it (not AJLT) and still rewatch it because but a lot of it’s cringe.

Carrie’s a self-absorbed pain in the arse. She forced her relationship with Big; romanticising it and making it seem like something it wasn’t. I don’t think it was realistic that they ended up together.

Pretty much all of the sex scenes and even the discussions about sex felt like parody.

It was very obvious when SJP became the producer she made every effort to make Sam (and Kim Catrall) a ridiculous caricature.

Aiden gives me the boak.

Despite all of this, I still find it very watchable. There are some lovely, funny moments and of course the fashion. It makes me feel nostalgic for a place I’ve never been.

The fashion has literally made me interested in fashion 🤭

Aiden was cringe and just not a match for carrie - too 'granola'

Do you know, I didn't know she was a producer. But something tells me it was around season 5 when carrie got that shit bob and became weird and judgy

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Crucible · 10/01/2025 21:58

I remember series one being quite funny, it had actual jokes and funny scenes. That was about it. A mildly funny TV show.
The only remotely realistic woman was Miranda, the rest caricatures. It just seemed that women I knew lost the plot trying to 'identify' with the characters (girl groups deciding who was the groups Samantha FFS). Utter nonsense. Carrie was absolutely bloody awful.
I remember a New York journalist who said it was so hopelessly unrealistic, a woman then would get asked out maybe once a year, and other than that it was just work work work. She tore it to bits.
An actual date was an event, and very rare. In the show men are coming along like buses.

username299 · 10/01/2025 21:58

HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 10/01/2025 21:49

I liked it at the time, it was pretty out there in terms of a mainstream show where women openly discussed their sex lives. The original series definitely had some funny moments. Loved Samantha, Carrie not so much.

Unfortunately, the movies were a shitshow - I remember dragging an ex boyfriend to the first one haha..

The second one was godawful.

Here's a brilliant take down of how bad the second movie was:

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2010/05/27/4132715/burkas-and-birkins

That is brilliant.

HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 10/01/2025 21:49

I liked it at the time, it was pretty out there in terms of a mainstream show where women openly discussed their sex lives. The original series definitely had some funny moments. Loved Samantha, Carrie not so much.

Unfortunately, the movies were a shitshow - I remember dragging an ex boyfriend to the first one haha..

The second one was godawful.

Here's a brilliant take down of how bad the second movie was:

https://www.thestranger.com/film/2010/05/27/4132715/burkas-and-birkins

PinotPony · 10/01/2025 21:48

I loved it at the time. But now, watching it again, I can’t bear how self-absorbed Carrie is. She’s just awful.

I watched AJLT but found it unbearable. I hated every character with the exception of Salma.

momtoboys · 10/01/2025 21:48

I just love it. I will admit to having an embarrassingly over the top crush on Big. I think I loved it so much because I feel like my friends and I lived through each one of those life adventures but with way smaller apartments and not nearly the amount of funky clothes! I LOVED the first movie.

Watching it again, I can see some of the issues that people have with it, but I still don't care. :)

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