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or a better question is why am I watching Sex And The City?
I'm watching a scene where Carrie has an affair with a married man and the wife comes home and sees her. Carrie runs and the wife chases her, falls, and her mouth busts open full of blood.
I'm watching because I usually love all shows/movies based in New York City.
But I'm bewildered; I'm not sure why people love this show. Is because of Carrie's outfits?
Because it was entertaining, a bit soapy, sometimes very funny, and the characters were flawed and got into interesting situations. Why do people like any tv show?
or a better question is why am I watching Sex And The City?
I'm watching a scene where Carrie has an affair with a married man and the wife comes home and sees her. Carrie runs and the wife chases her, falls, and her mouth busts open full of blood.
I'm watching because I usually love all shows/movies based in New York City.
But I'm bewildered; I'm not sure why people love this show. Is because of Carrie's outfits?
You have to see it from the beginning. That situation was out of character even for Carrie. She was regretful and learned from it.
I think the first season was quite different from anything else on TV and was considered quite exciting. Then it actually morphs into something quite different and just a bunch of women obsessing about men and marriage. But if you watched the first season you probably stuck around and watched the rest just because. At least thats the way I feel. I've not read the book but I've read that the book is quite different from series which is more mainstream. But....season 1 came the closest to the book.
Season 1 is the season I like best. Carrie becomes my absolute least favorite character after that. Viewed in its entirety its easy to see how it turns from women not living life by societal rules to standard stereotypical bs. Gack. Personally I think that was Sarah Jessica Parker's influence, she may be socially liberal but is personally quite conservative.
The best part I think of all the seasons and the reason I watched is the idea of women maintaining their friendships over a long term and changing life circumstance. That's hard to do and watching it was somehow comforting.
As said above, it really does have to be watched from the beginning. The married man in the episode you mentioned is not just a random man. IMO, it also makes a difference if you are watching on Esquire/Style, or on DVD. I don't think it currently plays on HBO but since I no longer have it, I can't say for sure.
My introduction to it was on HBO and it was destination tv for my husband and me. As a former NYer the location gave it a boost for me. I didn't like every character and every romantic choice every minute but would rank the series in my top at least ten.
I did not read the Candace Bushnell (sp) book either, but enjoyed the "picture book" for lack of a better word, with all the trivia. It seems that SJP has some kind of ownership in the show. She also had it in her contract that she would never appear topless.
While the first movie seems to play often, I have not seen the second one on tv at all.
From Giesela: "The best part I think of all the seasons and the reason I watched is the idea of women maintaining their friendships over a long term and changing life circumstance. That's hard to do and watching it was somehow comforting" I so agree.
or a better question is why am I watching Sex And The City?
I'm watching a scene where Carrie has an affair with a married man and the wife comes home and sees her. Carrie runs and the wife chases her, falls, and her mouth busts open full of blood.
I'm watching because I usually love all shows/movies based in New York City.
But I'm bewildered; I'm not sure why people love this show. Is because of Carrie's outfits?
I think mostly because you could count on Kim Cattrell getting naked. Cynthia Nixon was the bonus pick for that.
I think mostly because you could count on Kim Cattrell getting naked. Cynthia Nixon was the bonus pick for that.
Maybe when the show first came out on HBO. I never watched it back then. I've only started watching it within the last year or so when they show repeats on E!, Style Network (now Esquire), and sometimes on some other stations (can't remember which). The block out all the bad language and nudity. They even blur out behinds so there's no nudity whatsoever.
Maybe when the show first came out on HBO. I never watched it back then. I've only started watching it within the last year or so when they show repeats on E!, Style Network (now Esquire), and sometimes on some other stations (can't remember which). The block out all the bad language and nudity. They even blur out behinds so there's no nudity whatsoever.
The blocked-out versions suck! It doesn't do the show justice.
Watch it on DVD if that is the only way to get the original shows. Maybe you can find a friend who has the whole DVD set since a lot of people bought it. I borrowed my niece's set. Heck, even my local library had it in its original format. And definitely watch the series from the beginning. Enjoy!
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