To ask your opinions on Sex and the City?

No I don't think she was Big's Janice as he married her

I liked it. Without considering how realistic it was or dissecting the characters or themes it was a really good tv show. I could watch the whole thing again.

I don't like Carrie but she absolutely did not force the sale of the ring. If that's what you got from that beautifully scripted episode, I don't know what to say. 🤦🏽‍♀️

it's of it's time. But it was well scripted, realistic in the portrayal it was going for, and I worked in NY for the last two seasons and saw the odd scene being filmed. The writers said they were going for the city as a character and they did that really well.

People used to gather in bars to watch the latest episode on a big screen. It really is excellent writing in sitcom land. They were always careful about balancing upsetting things with humour and they did that so well.

whenever I see threads about TV shows, I think I should start a duplicate thread on the Creative Writing section here (but in reality I should spend less time here!) I think those takes would be really interesting. The characters are so well crafted.

never a truer worde said 😉

Awful.

I have so much love and affection for it. I also appreciate the huge flaws in it and particularly some horrendous treatment of race, bisexuality and trans-issues. But I think what it set out to do and delivered on was really good and important for women. I don't include the films on my assessment and I really hate how they made Carrie so schmaltzy in the end. But I love it.

@mumofoneAlonebutokay It really did help. Total escapism.

I found them all incredibly childish, materialistic and needy.

Awful programme.

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.

Thanks for the reminder! It's currently free to watch on ITV catch up tv.

I watched it a few times, hoping that it would get better. I was happily single and going through a fuck buddy stage. I was very disappointed that they were chasing marriage and allowing themselves to be treated badly, being shamed into fashionable grooming/sex acts etc. I thought that it was going to mirror mine and my single friends (all 32-38 years old) lives. I didn't understand why people couldn't see the issues in SITC and Friends.

Carrie was always such a bad friend , but I watched it when it originally aired and loved it . Samantha was such a great character I loved that they all had flaws and at the heart of it was friendship even if carrie was a bit of a shitty friend

Loved it then and still do, Samantha was my Queen though-Carrie was just needy and horrible.

It's my guilty pleasure. It's basically ridiculous and I have never moved in circles where people sleep around like that, so I find that peice fascinating
I identify most with Charlotte. I'm an adoptive mum too. My favorite character is Samantha. I love how strong and true to herself she is. She just does exactly what she wants to do. But she's also loving and loyal to her friends.

The Carrie diaries is much, much better.

i never got satc, bunch of whinging whining women. Nothing was ever good enough for them

I bought the boxset in 2007 and watched all the seasons back to back. My Ex left me, and I was in a dark place. Samantha was my favorite character.

I like Lisa, Seema and Anthony in AJLT.

Kirsten Davies has forgotten how to act (and it’s nothing to do with the filler). The character of Miranda is now awful and her sex scenes (especially her solo) made me cringe. They’ve destroyed Steve and Harry.

Aiden seriously gives me the creeps and I don’t believe in the relationship at all. Sam would have slapped sense into Carrie about it.

I thought it was brilliant then, and I still think it is now. Yes, it has dated (as everything does) but brilliant writing only dates so much. Yes it is about privileged women but it also contains a lot of relatable truth.

disagree about Carrie not being the love of Big’s life. She was. He was just selfish and arrogant so it took him a while to realise. Aidan was and is awful and wrong for her, and he’s one of many things that is wrong with the terrible reboot.

(There’s a World’s Strongest Man contestant called Trey Mitchell III. Do you reckon they went through the generations again? 👀)

Anyway - enjoyed SATC at the time as a bit of fluff, but no desire to rewatch after the films and then about two episodes of AJLT.

So glad someone else noticed this! Made me furious. Steve shagged someone else, oh well it’s probably because you let your pubes grow.

Very much of its time
Still watch it and enjoy it but it's proper cheese - Big was gorgeous though wasnt he

Just like that is terrible but can't help watching