I just saw the trailer for the Sex and the City movie. I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to see this movie. Don’t get me wrong - I loved the television series. I LOVED the television series. I had the theme song as my ring tone. I had the group photo with my face photoshopped in as my desktop. I quoted Carrie Bradshaw like she was a cult leader. Which she kinda was really, wasn’t she?
I have a new friend (I didn’t know her when the show was on) who talks about their “SATC Parties.” Every week, she and her girlfriends would get together, drink Cosmos and watch the show. There may or may not have been a drinking game regarding the number of times SHOES were mentioned in the show.
Since the show ended, a lot has changed in my life. Coincidentally, I’m sure. But I’ve come to realize that Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda fed us an awful lot of lies. After the jump: Lies that SATC made us believe.
- That we could go out and drink Cosmos every night.
- And it wouldn’t affect our day lives.
- That it is possible to walk around the city in 4-inch heels.
- That we all could afford (and should be wearing!) designer shoes.
- At $500+ a pop.
- That diversity among girlfriends means that each of them should have a different hair color.
- That it’s okay to dress like a hooker.
- As long as the clothes are designer.
- And expensive.
- That it’s perfectly acceptable to sleep with multiple (multiple!) sex partners.
- As long as they are good-looking.
- And you end up with a good story to tell.
- To your girlfriends.
- With the various hair colors.
- That you can wear your hair curly and not look like 1986.
- That you can make a living as a writer.
- And still afford an apartment in Manhattan.
- And your relationships won’t mind a bit if you write about them in the daily paper.
- That it’s possible to balance single-motherhood with a career
- And still go out for drinks with your friends regularly.
- As well as regular breakfasts.
- That you will end up happily-ever-after with the rich Prince Charming.
Responses to “SATC”
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:36 am
I love this post! And it’s so true about the lies - the one I’m experiencing most at the moment is the ability to wear 4 in heels in the city and not need orthopedic surgery afterwards. Seriously,I’m almost at the stage of buying Naturalizer pumps and that is not a good thing.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Though the thing about SATC that actually wasn’t a lie came clear right at the very end, when Carrie was stuck in Paris and she kept seeing groups of girlfriends talking, talking, talking to each other, and realized how much she had left when she moved to be with (insert cough here) Mikhail Baryshnikov. (Thinking of Misha in bed still a highlight for me.) Though I was sorry when she ended up with Big. And yes, I can’t wait to see the movie.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
When I was a teenager I had this BEAUTIFUL poster of Baryshnikov on my wall. I’ve had a crush on him FOR. EV. ER. and I always wanted Carrie to end up with Aleksandr.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Like the rest of you, I swooned over every episode of SATC. It got me through numeruos nights of cramming in college. To be perfectly honest, I learned more about designers, fashion, and style via SATC than most magazines.
BTW, Wendi, I got that “game” and it sits in all its cute, metal chicness at the top of my closet and hasn’t been cracked open since the day that I got it.
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:16 am
Oh, I loved SATC too. Even have the board game, which isn’t really a board game but comes in a cute pink metal box.
I’ll go see the movie - it’s entertainment…
Never did get spending $500 on shoes. The episode where Carrie was figuring up how much she’d have for a down payment on her apartment-turned-condo if she hadn’t bought all those Manolos? Priceless.
But BEST OF ALL was the episode where she went to Paris but then slipped and fell inside the Chanel store and lost (or thought she lost) her “Carrie” necklace. Which was so 1980s. As was her hair. But I was/still am a fan…