Sex and the city and us how four single women changed the way we think, live, and love

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Summary

Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the iconic television series, Sex and the city and us tells the story of how a columnist, two gay men -- Darren Star and fellow executive producer Michael Patrick King -- and a writers' room full of women used their own poignant, hilarious, and humiliating stories to launch a cultural phenomenon. Featuring interviews with the cast and writers, including star Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the city and us presents a behind-the-scenes look at a TV series that changed the way women everywhere see themselves.

Contents

The real Carrie Bradshaw
A new kind of TV woman
Building Sex and the city's New York
The show everyone wants to live in
A very high altitude
Shopping and fucking
Van talk, real talk
9/11 hits home
Happy endings
Ever thine, ever mine, ever ours.

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Armstrong, author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted (2013) and Seinfeldia (2016), now chronicles another groundbreaking TV show from both sides of the screen. To follow Sex and the City's story from, then, dating-columnist Candace Bushnell's keyboard through six seasons and two films, Armstrong weaves together 20 years' worth of written conversation about the show with dozens of her own interviews. Despite many condescending initial reviews, some of which softened with the show's phenomenal success, SATC achieved unprecedented reach and influence while portraying women dating and living as they never had before on TV. A brief moment between characters Carrie and Miranda launched a worldwide cupcake craze; a candid bit of dating advice between staffers was memorably written into an episode before becoming a mega-best-selling book and its popular film adaptation: He's just not that into you. HBO built its now highly respected television brand on the show. Armstrong doesn't gloss over SATC's earned criticisms, either. Sophisticated, highly readable, and thought-provoking fodder for Carries, Mirandas, Samanthas, Charlottes, and all pop-culture junkies at large.--Bostrom, Annie Copyright 2018 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

Additional Information

Subjects	Sex and the city (Television program) Television series United States Biography & Autobiography Art Entertainment Nonfiction Electronic books.
Publisher	[Place of publication not identified] :Simon & Schuster2018 2018
Contributors	OverDrive, Inc.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: Adobe EPUB eBook Format: OverDrive Read Requires Adobe Digital Editions
Description	1 online resource
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781501164842 1501164848
Other	Classic View