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The death of Sex and the City
Guardian ^ | May 24, 2010 | Hadley Freeman

Posted on 05/24/2010 5:44:16 AM PDT by C19fan

I'm not asking for much. I just don't want to be sick in my mouth. I don't want to leave the cinema feeling like I've paid £7.50 to be mocked, patronised and kicked in the face. I don't want to be filled with despair at Hollywood's increasing inability to conceive of women in comedic films as anything other than self-obsessed babies with breasts. And I don't, most of all, want to spend two hours watching dreams and memories from my youth being trampled into humiliating self-parody. Is that too much to ask?

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bigwhoop; city; hollyweird; horseface; jpb; sex
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I would think death in "Sex and the City" would be all four sluts dying of AIDS but I will take this, hee hee.
1 posted on 05/24/2010 5:44:17 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

The thing I don’t get about that show is Kristen Davis is the only one who is attractive. How are they supposed to be getting that much action? Are guys in NYC really that hard up?


2 posted on 05/24/2010 5:45:43 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: C19fan

Easy - Don’t buy a ticket!


3 posted on 05/24/2010 5:46:32 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: C19fan
The death of Sex and the City

Hooray!

4 posted on 05/24/2010 5:49:55 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Mr. Blonde

When I lived there, they were ....


5 posted on 05/24/2010 5:51:17 AM PDT by Ken522
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To: C19fan
I can't understand how this woman is a movie star...


6 posted on 05/24/2010 5:51:59 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: C19fan
Here's a science update for you....

Heterosexually transmitted AIDS was a myth created by gays to elicit support for funding.

It happens, but it's very rare.

7 posted on 05/24/2010 5:53:22 AM PDT by G Larry (Vote for the most CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE THAT CAN WIN!)
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To: C19fan

I read most (all I could tolerate) of the article and it made me glad I have never watched any of it.


8 posted on 05/24/2010 5:53:48 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Mr. Blonde
I don't even think she's very attractive. She's got that lazy eye that wanders around.


9 posted on 05/24/2010 5:54:32 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Don't mess with Aunt Karen when she's been drinking)
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To: C19fan

My exposure to this little cultural artifact is somewhat limited. But what I have seen convinces me that this is a fantasy about 4 promiscuous gay men who live lives of great irresponsibility and enjoy having frequent sex with near strangers. I guess for marketing purposes they decided to hire actresses to play the gay men. I don’t see the appeal.


10 posted on 05/24/2010 5:55:18 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: C19fan
I saw a couple of shows, and couldn't stomach it anymore beyond that.

The show should actually be titled..."TRAMPS and The City"

11 posted on 05/24/2010 5:56:45 AM PDT by LibFreeUSA (Show me what Obama brought that was new and there you will find things only radical and destructive.)
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To: CholeraJoe

I think she is pretty decent looking, definitely the best on that show. When she was in Couples Retreat she was 4th out of 4 for the female cast.


12 posted on 05/24/2010 6:01:11 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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In a way, a slight way, the concept has reminded me of a rehash of the 3 Musketeers only for gays and fugly women. Dumas forgive me.
13 posted on 05/24/2010 6:01:15 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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What elevated the show way above the normal chickflick tat, and way above the films, was that it had genuine emotional truth. It sang with lines that you knew had come from real life ("How can I have this baby? I barely had time to schedule this abortion" being quite possibly my all-time favourite)

Favorite. Hm. I think I know more about this reviewer now than I care to.

14 posted on 05/24/2010 6:02:08 AM PDT by Claud
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To: ClearCase_guy

You got the tone down right. After the first couple of shows - years ago! They all behaved like SLUTS. I like a good series with ‘sexy’ story lines, but this was total ‘in your face’ Slutty-ness! Left a real bad taste.

Here is the complete series story line:

- Woman goes on date, has dinner, sleeps with him.
- Woman goes on date, sleeps with him.
- Woman meets guy, sleeps with him.

Same woman - but different guys!


15 posted on 05/24/2010 6:02:32 AM PDT by LibFreeUSA (Show me what Obama brought that was new and there you will find things only radical and destructive.)
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To: LibFreeUSA

The show is called “Sex and the City.” Yet you seem surprised that the women are sluts.


16 posted on 05/24/2010 6:05:53 AM PDT by dangus
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To: G Larry

Through 2007, about 175,000 AIDS cases in the US were heterosexually transmitted. That’s about 20% of the total. Internationally, the percentage of cases with heterosexual transmission is much higher. I’m not sure “rarely” is quite the right word.


17 posted on 05/24/2010 6:06:19 AM PDT by liberlog
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To: AD from SpringBay

No, Sex and the City isn’t Dumas. It’s dumb-ass.


18 posted on 05/24/2010 6:06:38 AM PDT by dangus
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To: ClearCase_guy

Exactly!

I saw the trailer for SIC while waiting for Robin Hood to start (if you haven’t seen Robin Hood, yet, go see it! It’s a Conservative film for Tea Partiers). Anyway, the plot of the new SIC movie seems to be that these sluts go to Abu Dhabi for more sex.

No burkas, no male escorts...I do see them wearing a hijab in a couple of scenes, but that’s about it. Lot’s of hooking up with guys, though.

Nope, this isn’t about women, this is about gay men hiring women to act out their own (the gay men’s) fantasies.

Cheers


19 posted on 05/24/2010 6:08:18 AM PDT by DoctorBulldog (Here, intolerance... will not be tolerated! - South Park)
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To: Rummyfan

Ah, Sarah Jessica Parker....a number of years ago, she said Rush Limbaugh should be taken off the air. Another “tolerant” liberal heard from.


20 posted on 05/24/2010 6:10:09 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (I'm voting for Sarah Palin because she pisses off the right people.)
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