Do People Actually Like Sex and the City?

Really, what's the big deal with Sex and the City? What's so great about it? I just don't get it.

Maybe it's because I'm a guy?... a straight guy?... a 20 year-old straight guy?

I don't know, I just don't get the obsession with the show. What exactly do people like about the show? The common answers, thanks to our amazingly credible, talented and meaningful news broadcasts who devote their time to obviously worthwhile news stories: Strong female characters, their friendships, New York City, female sexuality and witty dialogue.

This coming from our amazing mass media that would rather spend more time on Paris Hilton than Darfur, and devote more airtime on Tom Cruise than what's really going on in Iraq.

I suppose the show has it's moments where the writers get lucky and allow someone to say something that actually is funny, but witty banter? Come on... there's more highlights from speeches from our President.

Yeah, I get it - one of them really, really loves shoes; another one of 'em likes to get drilled and make sex jokes. Women taking control of their own sexuality by saying the word "vagina" and making penis jokes - talented and empowering, eh?

I know the show definitely does have its strong following of fans, but what's with the media's obsession with the show and its characters? It doesn't represent New York as it really is, and they are simply characters. What is with the news broadcasts making such a big deal about this movie as if it's the biggest movie of the year?

Is it because it's New York media, that people in the New York area feel a connection on another level? You know, because it's so rare for TV shows and movies to take place in New York City. But hell, I've never seen a minute of 24 or Lost, and I'm sickened by the popularity of American Idol and Grey's Anatomy, so obviously I'm not exactly the target audience for Sex and the City, either.

Why does Sarah Jessica Parker get so much credit? People have a hard time separating actors from the characters they portray. Frankly, if she was really like her character in the show, wouldn't that be one of the most annoying/irritating people to deal with on a daily basis?

She's listed as an executive producer for half the series. And I hate to break it to you fans but this actually does not mean a whole lot much. It's not as if the characters, the ideas, the story lines are her brainchild. Executive producer is a vague title.

A producer can simply be the main financier, or, from wikipedia, "Sometimes, this title is conferred upon a celebrity or notable creator who has lent their name to a project to boost its prestige or credibility, as a recognition of newly-acquired industry status, or as a perk to the show's main star." And she never claimed to be more than she is.

But many fans credit her portrayal of her character as being their saving grace, their hope that somewhere out there (preferably in New York City, because they're moving there to be like Carrie) is a man who is 'perfect' [yet willing to put up with their shit and actually be with them].

Peter Griffin said it best: "They let Sarah Jessica Parker on TV and she looks like a foot!"

My only problem with Sarah Jessica Parker is that she's married to Matthew Broderick. When Ferris Bueller's Day Off quickly became my favorite movie at an early age I guess I kinda hopes he was gonna be with his girlfriend from the movie. At least she doesn't look like a foot.

It's no doubt that the biggest allure to female fans is that the main characters are female. That the show is about four women and their friendships and the way they take control of and talk about their sexuality. And yes, the gay best friend that's a given. So it's not as if this movie has a universal audience - why does the media portray this as 'thee' movie America has been waiting for?

And I'm sure it's going to do very well at the box office. How will it compare to Indiana Jones' opening weekend's Friday-Sunday take, well, I have my opinions but only time will tell.

I just think it's over-rated. I can't blame the actresses for the show/movie's success, it's not their fault. They should be commended for and given credit for their work. I just don't get the frantic obsession with it all. Kim Catrell likes getting naked and gets to say the most sexually explicit lines - so? When guys do this on TV shows and movies, it's considered a bad thing.

To men out there who will be forced to see this movie with their wives/girlfriends and unfortunately inflate Sex and the City's inevitable large box-office take, I apologize to you. And for those of you [women] who think Sarah Jessica Parker is beautiful,look at her old lady hands.

I couldn't find a picture of her as a foot from the Family Guy episode. Hopefully I'll come across it.

And not that I see this happening, but should Indiana Jones' second week box-office draw be larger than Sex and the City's this weekend, well, wouldn't that be something?