I am rewatching Sex and the City, and oh dear

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nixon is terrific? Lol. Everyone always hated her character. Everything about her is repulsive.

I especially hated Steve. He came across as moronic.

Same! Everyone loves him and how "sweet" he is; I think he realized that Miranda could provide for him while he loafed around, so he wasn't completely stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never understood why materialism was such a big part of the show. The viewers are meant to like the four main characters and find them aspirational, but the characters seem to care more about spending thousands of dollars on designer shoes and clothes than almost anything else.

Yeah, I never got how Carrie was supposed to be "aspirational" for young women. She was whiny and insufferable, and dare I say, likely had a bit of SJP in her, because once SJP took over as head honcho producer, Carrie got even more obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

Well I still love watching the series every now and then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a search. This has been discussed and debated so many times.

Each person who starts to rewatch the series thinks they're having a unique thought, but in reality it's an annual thread on DCUM:

Watched Sex and the City for the first time in a while
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/912349.page

Rewatching Sex and the City
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/843691.page

Carrie Bradshaw is a loser
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/782267.page

Is it just me or was Carrie Bradshaw the most annoying character from the 90s?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/567698.page

Do you just stalk Sex and the City threads to post other Sex and the City lists? Someone did that on the first page of your first link and I’m just curious who has so much time to babysit the subject. Do you have some sort of alert set up on your phone? Or are you just a SATC super fan who can’t stand to see the show besmirched?

Ha, no, not a superfant and no alerts. I knew I'd seen similar threads before, as did the PP, and saw the PP's comment about running a search, so I did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reason it is bad is because it is not sympathetically written about women in those situations, it was written by a team of gay men and really it should have been about gay men in NYC it would have been a lot more entertaining and still interesting to watch now. Because of that disconnect it was and is, terrible.

lol, why do dumb dumbs keep repeating this?

The same dumb dumbs who think they have an original idea by claiming to hate SATC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a search. This has been discussed and debated so many times.

Each person who starts to rewatch the series thinks they're having a unique thought, but in reality it's an annual thread on DCUM:

Watched Sex and the City for the first time in a while
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/912349.page

Rewatching Sex and the City
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/843691.page

Carrie Bradshaw is a loser
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/782267.page

Is it just me or was Carrie Bradshaw the most annoying character from the 90s?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/567698.page

Do you just stalk Sex and the City threads to post other Sex and the City lists? Someone did that on the first page of your first link and I’m just curious who has so much time to babysit the subject. Do you have some sort of alert set up on your phone? Or are you just a SATC super fan who can’t stand to see the show besmirched?

Ha, no, not a superfant and no alerts. I knew I'd seen similar threads before, as did the PP, and saw the PP's comment about running a search, so I did.

Running a search must be hard for that snotty poster. Seems they are pissed Bc it’s easy to prove there isn’t an original idea when it comes to disliking Sex and the City.

[Anonymous]

I loved them all except for Carrie, whom I found not credible or funny or even fun to look at.

[Anonymous]

Of course all these years later, we cringe a little. At the time, you can't deny that it was progressive and well loved. Oddly, dad and I would catch up on what we considered hilarious episodes. This was the best. Sometimes he'd leave a message and it always went like this, Hi babe, let your mother know you're safely back (from whatever biz trip), and don't forget to record SATC tonight. I leave it on loop sometimes. It was a cult comfort show.

Great soundtracks, too. Anyone remember this one: La Belle Et Le Bad Boy
https://open.spotify.com/track/3OggQGPtRG1wlshQP9ak3t?si=434B_mDCSKqfBUAkP_W-gg

[Anonymous]

You guys, enough with the "we've had this thread before, do a search!" posts. I am not OP and don't even care that much about this subject, but sometimes people want to start and have an actual conversation, not just read a year-old post on the subject. It's more understandable when you see repeated threads about a clear question with a definitive answer that has been covered before, but when people are just musing about stuff they are thinking about, it's okay for them to want to talk to people in something resembling real time.

OP didn't say "Hi, I am the first person to ever notice this, but this enormously popular show from the late 90s/early 00s didn't age great!" She just made an observation, people weighed in. That's pretty much the point of a message board. If you aren't interested in the topic, just don't follow the thread. It does not harm you in any way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys, enough with the "we've had this thread before, do a search!" posts. I am not OP and don't even care that much about this subject, but sometimes people want to start and have an actual conversation, not just read a year-old post on the subject. It's more understandable when you see repeated threads about a clear question with a definitive answer that has been covered before, but when people are just musing about stuff they are thinking about, it's okay for them to want to talk to people in something resembling real time.

OP didn't say "Hi, I am the first person to ever notice this, but this enormously popular show from the late 90s/early 00s didn't age great!" She just made an observation, people weighed in. That's pretty much the point of a message board. If you aren't interested in the topic, just don't follow the thread. It does not harm you in any way.

Totally agree. Relax, people!

[Anonymous]

And now they’re making a remake, so it’s a good time to discuss.

A remake without Kim Cattrall. Apparently because she hates other people on the show.

Also Michael Patrick King was the head writer and show runner and he’s a gay man, if that affects any arguments above.

[Anonymous]

It didn't even hold up for me at the time. Not surprised it's worse now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And now they’re making a remake, so it’s a good time to discuss.

A remake without Kim Cattrall. Apparently because she hates other people on the show.

Also Michael Patrick King was the head writer and show runner and he’s a gay man, if that affects any arguments above.

Already a 14-page thread!

SATC New Season - And Just Like That...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/940531.page

Sorry, couldn't resist

[Anonymous]

I watched some episodes of SATC way back when, and although I am the most low maintenance tomboyish cisgender woman imaginable, I was oddly fascinated by the quartet of shallow insipid women. Total escape from the things I actually value in life, I guess?

Anyway I never saw the movies but heard they were pretty painful, and I can’t imagine the reboot minus Kim Cattrall and Chris Noth will be any good at all. As shallow and insipid as the characters were 20 years ago, imagine them in their 60s? I think it will be gross.

[Anonymous]

It was interesting and new and different for its time.

I think it holds up well for what it was. But I also still LOVE Friends.

Not everything has to be super-deep -- TV didn't take itself that seriously back then!