Sex & The City (TV Show)

corduroy85

Allie wrote:

Where are you from? Maybe it doesn't translate well?

Her fashion was fantastic and she is the perfect Carrie. She IS Carrie, she owns that role and she is fierce and fantastic

And the show was amazing.

Russia. Watched it with no lousy translation, only in English.

corduroy85

I dunno it's just her voice also adds up to her 15-year old image (I mean when she wears reall short skirts or some crazy-ass yellow pantyhose).

Allie

corduroy85 wrote:

Russia. Watched it with no lousy translation, only in English.

oh

oh and the people in NY, we're not 'freaks,' we're just diverse

Allie

corduroy85 wrote:

some crazy-ass yellow pantyhose).

to you it's crazy. Maybe you just don't understand female fashion. She's considered an icon.

corduroy85

I didn't say people in general were freaks just some small percentage which was shown quite often in Sex. I got the impression from the show that NY is more like Vegas...

Then again maybe it's the issue with cultural differences.

igotid88

I liked the show.

Allie

corduroy85 wrote:

I didn't say people in general were freaks just some small percentage which was shown quite often in Sex. I got the impression from the show that NY is more like Vegas...

Then again maybe it's the issue with cultural differences.

well yes but then don't criticize something you don't understand. NYC is NOTHING like Las Vegas. I'm biased b/c I live here but I think it's the greatest city in the entire world.

corduroy85

Allie wrote:

to you it's crazy. Maybe you just don't understand female fashion. She's considered an icon.

I guess I'm uptight and a little conservative about stuff.

Thorns2010

Allie wrote:

to you it's crazy. Maybe you just don't understand female fashion. She's considered an icon.

If she is considered an icon, why did Gap drop her as the spokesmodel in....oh about 6 months I think?

Allie

corduroy85 wrote:

I mean they all got through a bunch of guys throughout the series. Don't get me wrong, I'm just from another country which is so much different from US in terms of relationships. So naturally some things seem weird to me like, for example, the fact that the all have had a LOT of boyfriends before settling down.

Of course all those guys they rejected in the long run didn't satisfy some of their standards wich is why they were dumped. But then again what's with Mr. Big (not a fan so seriously having trouble getting why he has such a nickname). They've been on and off for quite awhile. He just wasn't ready to commit or something?

It's not weird in the U.S. for women to have many boyfriends. You have to pick the right one, you can't settle.

Big is so nicknamed for his... anatomy.

I don't know if I remember the whole thing but I think they broke up initially b/c of his committment issues, but then he married somebody else (Natasha), and then he cheated on Natasha with Carrie (which she felt horrible about herself for doing)

I think then he moved to California?

There might be more to it than that but I can't remember right now.

and then Carrie got with, actually a Russian guy! She called him "The Russian."
Baryshnikov played him on the show. His character was called Petrovsky. Then Carrie was moving to Paris with "The Russian," and Big wanted to get her back but she told him it was too late

and then Big went to Paris to find her but Petrovsky wasn't treating her right
and they found each other in Paris

and Big told Carrie she was "The One," and that's how the series ended.

In the movie that just came out here-it is set 5 yrs after that and they were still dating. His real first name is John.

Allie

Thorns2010 wrote:

If she is considered an icon, why did Gap drop her as the spokesmodel in....oh about 6 months I think?

Ageism. They dropped her for a woman that was younger then her. They 'claimed' her contract was up though. I think it was Julia Stiles but I can't remember who it was that replaced her.

She has her own low priced fashion line, Bitten by Sarah Jessica Parker. They sell it at Steve and Barry's.

corduroy85

Allie wrote:

Big is so nicknamed for his... anatomy.

and then Big went to Paris to find her but Petrovsky wasn't treating her right
and they found each other in Paris

and Big told Carrie she was "The One," and that's how the series ended.

In the movie that just came out here-it is set 5 yrs after that and they were still dating. His real first name is John.

I thought so. Why else would they call him big:D

I watched the Movie. Thought it was rather far-fetched. Nothing new but a lousy translation really pushed to me to go and watch the series in English.

decides2dream

comebackgirl wrote:

I think that's why SJP was a good choice for the lead...she's not classically beautiful...it seemed to make it more real. I think the show struck a chord with a lot of fans because just like seinfeld...so many of the episodes really relate to real life (an exaggerated version, of course). I can see why a lot of guys wouldn't like it though...it's very disarming in a lot of ways. My brother HATES it. It was shown on cable - that's the only reason the curses, nudity, etc. were able to air on tv in the US. There's a watered down version airing on regular tv now...I haven't seen it, but can't imagine it would be quite as funny. And hey! Nothing wrong with a short girl wearing cute dresses

exactly!

and hey, i personally couldn't care less if someone hates the show, we're all entitled to our own opinions and likes/dislikes...nothing wrong with that. i LOVE the show, love the movie....great, great stuff. my hubby liked it, in small doses, and sure...the nudity doesn't hurt either.


btw - i am pretty sure mr. big was called that b/c he was a 'bigshot' - a powerful and rich man, not his anatomy. i believe they actually referred to him as 'mr. big' before carrie ever was physically involved. of course i could be wrong....but yea, i always believed it was simply b/c of who he was in the business world, and not his anatomy.

Allie

decides2dream wrote:

exactly!



btw - i am pretty sure mr. big was called that b/c he was a 'bigshot' - a powerful and rich man, not his anatomy. i believe they actually referred to him as 'mr. big' before carrie ever was physically involved. of course i could be wrong....but yea, i always believed it was simply b/c of who he was in the business world, and not his anatomy.

thanks, I stand corrected
I think I was remembering a joke Samantha made?

From Wikipedia:
"According to accounts in the press, the Mr. Big character was based on publishing executive Ron Galotti, former publisher of GQ and Talk magazine. Bushnell told New York Magazine in 2004: “He was one of those New York guys with a big personality—you just notice him as soon as he walks in the room,” and “I called him Mr. Big because he was like a big man on campus.”

I hope your ankle is feeling better. I sprained mine once getting off a bus in California. It is extraordinarily painful

decides2dream

Allie wrote:

thanks, I stand corrected
I think I was remembering a joke Samantha made?

From Wikipedia:
"According to accounts in the press, the Mr. Big character was based on publishing executive Ron Galotti, former publisher of GQ and Talk magazine. Bushnell told New York Magazine in 2004: “He was one of those New York guys with a big personality—you just notice him as soon as he walks in the room,” and “I called him Mr. Big because he was like a big man on campus.”

I hope your ankle is feeling better. I sprained mine once getting off a bus in California. It is extraordinarily painful

i think she may've, but without actual 'knowledge' ya know? sad i remember the first 'meeting'...but i think they were all at a bar and/or party, samantha was doing her best to make a move on mr. big and she was smoking a cigar next to him, etc. carrie and big met there, but not much happened? i think after that they simply referred to him as big/mr. big...as in being the bigshot richdude, and it stuck. besides, SATC could be crass/rude at times, but i just could not imagine them being THAT crass in referring to a damn central character in such a way ALL the time. for a one time character, maybe......;)


and i did not know that! interesting. i recently read an article by the chick who wrote the book how it was all loosely based on her life, etc. very interesting.


thanks!

comebackwoman

Zoso wrote:

I have watched a few epiosdes with my girlfriend I think its harmless but yes some things in the show are very disarming. Isn't this the ultimate drama/soap for females?

It's def a show when watching it with my girl that it wears on me quickly maybe because it puts guys in such a bad light time and time again. Or highlights what we do wrong as a gender in relation to girls and dating/relationships.

but you gotta admit it's soooo on the money. How many times have i put on an episode and it relates to something you've just done? Guys may not like it...but so many of those episodes relate to real life - which I think is why it is so popular with women

Zoso

comebackgirl wrote:

but you gotta admit it's soooo on the money. How many times have i put on an episode and it relates to something you've just done? Guys may not like it...but so many of those episodes relate to real life - which I think is why it is so popular with women

girls can use it against us when we have done something wrong or upset them.. They can put it on to prove a point

iluvcats

it is not worth watching since John Corbett is gone :(

I am a girl by the way and the few times I watched it, I did not really like it that much.

Cree Nations

SJP is a bit over rated and it is a wonder how long that series lasted. Samantha is the cats meow though.
Ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ruff....ruff....rufff...


ps. devil....devil....devil....devil

comebackwoman

Zoso wrote:

girls can use it against us when we have done something wrong or upset them.. They can put it on to prove a point

Precisely hmmmmmm...wonder which episode I'll put on tonight

And don't lie - you loooooooooooove samantha