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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you tell a story of someone for six years without ever uttering a word about her parents? Where is the family? What does she do for Christmas? Does she have any brothers or sisters?[/quote]

I totally agree that the lack of basic family info was ridiculous, but I read an interview back then where showrunner Michael Patrick King said it was a deliberate decision because the "girls" were each other's "family." Before he was in charge we met Charlotte's brother and Big's ex-wife and mother, but all other non-friends quickly disappeared.[b] It was particularly glaring during Charlotte's weddings[/b].[/quote]

I found the lack of family at the wedding to be extremely odd.  [/quote]

The show wasn't about their families. That was on purpose. I don't think it was out of laziness from the writers or lack of creativity. It was obviously deliberate for them not to talk about their families, ever. [/quote]
I'm not saying it wasn't deliberate. I am saying that the choice to leave out any mention of family has produced a one-dimensional character.

I understand they were trying to push the idea that the girls were each other's family but the thing is that friends don't replace family unless the family is completely dysfunctional, and if it is, then it will make a mark on a person.  Friends augment families, they don't replace them.  The show presented these women like they just sprung from earth with nothing shaping them prior to emerging in Manhattan. [/quote]

I was also surprised that they didn't mention any non-family relationships that occurred prior to that start of the show.  At her age, I find it strange that Big was the first love of Carrie's life.  Surely the ladies had some memorable relationships prior to the beginning of the series that could have been brought up.[/quote]

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