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kevin
Chicago, IL

Well developed, honest characters make this worth watching

4 star rating

waiting for the DVD, married

JUN
3
2008
My wife and I just finished watching the complete Sex and the City series on DVD (via Netflix, of course). Sex and the City is an HBO television series that had a six season run from 1998 until 2004. It centered around Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), a 30something single woman living in New York City who writes a sex and relationship column in a weekly paper. Her three best friends Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) a Park Avenue WASP, Samatha Jones (Kim Cattrall) an energetic and sexually active PR agent, and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) a career focused lawyer are all main characters in the story. The show revolves around these four single women as they struggle through relationships, marriage (or lack of), children, careers, and identity.

Overall, I'd say this series as a lot to offer for both men and women viewers. It's well written, funny, and has a balanced view of relationships. Obviously this show is focused on the female side of relationships, but there are a number of good male leads that come and go over the seasons. Plus the writers are honest about portraying both sides of each relationship, and all the characters come across as very human, with strengths and weaknesses.

Also, the series it got better as it went along. The first season had some awkward cut scenes that played like street interviews with New Yorkers and some unsuccessful comic scenes as well. Additionally, the characters deepened throughout the series instead of just becoming caricatures of themselves.

Last edited on Jun 12, 2008



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kevin wrote on Jun 30, 2008 at 3:12PM

In response to LaurieM's comment from Jun 30, 2008 at 2:20PM:

It's definitely worth watching them all in order even if you've seen most of them on and off on TV. Thanks for stopping by!

LaurieM wrote on Jun 30, 2008 at 2:20PM

This sounds awesome Kevin! I probably have seen most of the episodes but they are worth watching again!

Fardreamer wrote on Jun 28, 2008 at 8:47PM

I've seen a few episodes, and I found them entertaining. Great review, Kevin!

GeorgeChabot wrote on Jun 3, 2008 at 12:16PM

I saw a few episodes and am glad you liked the set. :>

MikeMaroon wrote on Jun 3, 2008 at 11:50AM

I've only seen a few episodes, and they weren't bad. Nice job!

kevin wrote on Jun 3, 2008 at 11:12AM

In response to Meredith's comment from Jun 3, 2008 at 11:02AM:

@Meredith -- yea, we'll go see it soon. The timing was completely random; we've been watching the series for months and just happened to end it at the point at which the movie is out.

Meredith wrote on Jun 3, 2008 at 11:02AM

Hope you guys have your tix to go see the movie in theaters! I've seen it twice now.

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