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Women doing all the things men do that we hate them for like avoiding commitment ,being shallow and using people for sex, but because they're women it's okay. Talk about a double standard. As for SJP's supposed unattractiveness,(I find her to be pretty in an offbeat way like Barbara Striesand or Bette Midler) she could help herself out by not parting her hair in the middle and wearing it long and straight which makes her long chin and nose look longer. Also, she should not have brown hair; it does nothing for her. When she had the chin length curly blond bob, she looked like a different person. Anyway, it's interesting that men in general don't seem to find her to be as attractive as women do. Luckily, women (not this one) are the majority of this show's fans, and they admire her for her guts, personality and style. Anyway, I don't think it was necessary for Carrie to get married at the end, because some people aren't cut out for marriage. I suppose this show stuck a chord with a lot of women because it shows women who are attractive, but not so attractive that it's intimidating,with great jobs and apartments wearing expensive clothes and humping gorgeous man after gorgeous man without unwanted pregnancy, date rape, or venereal diseases. As long as people realize it's a fantasy, it's okay I guess, but there was this woman on the Tyra Show who tried to live like them, and she was broke.

The squeaking, the screeching - and over a squirrel, for crying out loud! (Oh right... she DID!)
Was that supposed to be funny, endearing... what?
The decibels and high pitched tone of SJP's cries really REALLY got on my nerves.

As did the bizarre prudery of keeping the bras on during sex - while being totally "liberal" in other aspects.

Also, Carrie didn't always come across as the best of friends... But then, few people ever do.

The first few season were great fun, though in retrospect, I can't relate to this show at all anymore, after a decade of its premiere. What really got me was the stupid baby stuff in the later seasons. I don't give two shakes of lamb's tale about the show after that, because my favorite sluts aren't being slutty enough for me since then. Why I can't relate to the show anymore is that lifestyle is gone, that era is gone. With the economy, and the way gas prices were a few weeks ago, plus losing my job, get rid of my credit cards, what these bimbos talk about and covet isn't anything I am about anymore.

To the person who said you are glad that SJP has kept her natural face and never had a nose job - are you serious? It's widely known that SJP has had more than a couple of nose jobs. She's also had a little work done to her lips. I agree that she looked much cuter when the show first started, prior to a lot of the work done. Now, she's just...ugh. Natural is better, especially for someone like her. She looks very haggard now. The nose jobs just made her face look even longer.

I think the show started to jump the shark around season 4 when SJP started to overact the hell out of every scene she was in. Most of the bad things about this show are related to SJP and her character. All the stupid facial expressions, "cute" little screams, screeching, etc. Carrie was so self-centered on top of that. She was always going on and on and on about her failing relationships when the other girls had bigger problems. It was all about Carrie, all the time. I loved whenever someone would point that out to her, like Stanford did in the "face girl" episode.

Don't get me wrong. I love the show and I don't mind SJP. But, if I had to pick a point when things started to change, I would say SJP in season 4 and then especially in season 5. "Joy for Two, for one! Hee-hee! *cocks head*" The whole show started to change.

I'm a guy and I liked the show. The first 4 seasons at least. The show jumped for me when Carrie cheated on Aiden with Big and then he left her. The next season after that all of them seemed to get hitched and that's when I stopped watching.

It was a great little show on HBO in the first few years. But then it got too big for all the media attention and started to suck.

After reading the comments regarding SJP's looks as being unattractive or ugly--I respectfully disagree. We should be celebrating that an actress who still has her natural face can be considered a Hollywood player. I hope she never gets a nose job or shaves off her mole. When Jennifer Grey had her nose job, I was sorely disappointed--there was nothing wrong with her looks. Same with Meg Ryan. I loved the way SJP dressed and it worked for her! ..and for the record, I think she is very attractive!!

Crass, overblown, unrealistic rubbish.

There's no way, absolutely no way to enjoy this crap if one is a man, except for trying to get along with your girldriend or whatever... It´s very, very bad.. Obnoxious and futile characters whom only care for fashion.

I even tried watching two episodes in a row. What a mistake, what a mistake!!

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A storyline they never really touched on was to show one of the women completely ignoring the others because of her relationship with a man. It would give a big, fat hint to all of the people who do this in real life.

That would have been a GREAT storyline!

I'm neither gay nor a well-past-her-prime call girl, so I couldn't find much to watch in this show. I understand that it caters to a certain segment and that they love it. It's just not for me.

wow, there are an awful lot of haters posting here. you know, if I don't like a show, I tend to avoid and ignore it, but I certainly don't go out of my way to find it on the internet and waste my time posting about it to people who do like it. if someone asks you, by all means tell them you dislike the show, but to go out of your way and make an unwanted comment is silly.

To the person who believes men write the show, incorrect. While Michael Patrick King was the main writer and producer, his writing staff was all women. They came to him and presented him with the ideas for the show based on personal experiences in dating and relationships. He simply wrote their ideas into a screenplay. The creator of Sex and the City is Candance Burnshell, who, like Carrie Bradshaw, had a dating/sex column in a NYC paper.

To the poster who was disguted at how the men are treated, I say that you watch Entourage and you will see women are treated in the same manner, as either sex objects or doormats. This show is about women and in real life, women can dump men, so drop the whole appalled reaction, seeing as its long overdue to see women treating men in the same way they have been treated.

I love this show. It was a funny, lighthearted show that gave single people hope. Most shows are dedicated to romance only, leaving single people feeling bad because they dont have a relationship. This show was like a Valentine to the singles of the world. I also loved how when the women were in a relationship the writers weren't afraid to show the unattractive personality traits of the women, such as Miranda being so judgemental, Charlotte being so materielistic (the episode with the uncircumcised man was great because after how catty she was, she got dumped by him so he could date others), Samantha being terrified of her heart being broken, and Carrie's fear of change and growing up.

I don't think the show jumped the shark, but I did hate when Carrie became involved with the Russian and left New York. Carrie was the ultimate NYC girl and the show's concept was about just that, so for her to leave was the opposite of what she stood for through much of the series. (her love for NY and how it was her boyfriend)

To me, the show was at its best when all of the women were single. It reminds me of the days when my friends from high school would constantly hang out. Nowadays, when someone gets into a relationship, they forget the life they had before, such as friends and personal interests. A storyline they never really touched on was to show one of the women completely ignoring the others because of her relationship with a man. It would give a big, fat hint to all of the people who do this in real life.

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An frivolous show for empty-headed people.

I cherished every second of it.

SATC worked. A viewer could have one of two reactions: I've been there/done that or What an idiot. As far as the characters' progression being too happily ever after, it may have been, but what actually happened was each character, except Carrie, faced what they feared most - committment and change.
Charlotte realized that happiness isn't all about looks and a rich WASP last name. Miranda realized that although she didn't want to give up her career and address, she actually needed to and was willing to make that change for her son. Samantha realized that protecting herself by refusing to commit to somebody was going to leave her lonely and ultimately angry. Carrie didn't really change at all. She didn't face her fear of actually achieving true love and again committed herself to Big, who would never truly commit to her. So her happy ending actually wasn't; it showed that she was the only character who couldn't, or wouldn't, move on. Like all long running shows, there were times that it was unbelievable (NY lifestyle on that income?) and downright annoying (Wait, does it ever rain or snow there)? SATC did its job - showed women and men that relationships and people progress. Or in Carrie's case, they just don't.