I recently found myself home alone on a Saturday night and stumbled across some reruns of Sex and the City on basic cable, they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first episode. Twenty years since we first met Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte. The brief hint of nostalgia reminded me that I had Sex and the City and Us just waiting to be read.
In Sex and the City and Us, Author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes us by the hand and leads us down memory lane. But on our stroll down the streets of New York City, she also gives us all of the "behind the scenes" details that we could ever want. From the decision to go with HBO to the initial casting and Kim Cattrall's reluctance to joining the cast. Not to mention Sarah Jessica Parker's reluctance to join the cast. The author takes us through all six seasons and even includes the two movies. From the costuming to set designs and location used for filming, nothing is left out. Including everything about the opening with the tutu and the city bus. And IT IS AWESOME.
I was one of those women who eagerly waited for Sunday nights so I could hang out with my "friends." My first trip to New York City was in the summer of 1999, just as Sex and the City was hitting its stride. I remember watching the show, eagerly looking for the landmarks newly familiar to me. Beyond that though, was the longing for fashion sense of Carrie, the career confidence of Miranda, the sexual brazenness of Samantha, and the wholesome goodness of Charlotte. Depending on the day I considered myself a Charlotte or a Maranda. All women of a certain age could identify with one or all of the women. Sex and the City is one of those groundbreaking shows that changed the world for women all over the globe. And it changed women all over the globe.
Bottom Line - As I found out the other night, Sex and the City is one of those shows that stands the test of time. Sex and the City and Us is a well written, well-researched book that explores the ins and outs of one of my favorite shows ever. If you have fond memories of the show like I do, then you definitely need to check out this book. You will thank me later!
Details:
- Sex and the City and Us by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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- Pages: 256
- Publication Date: 6/5/18
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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