7 years later and we're still being "Carried Away."
Typically when a beloved television series ends, there is the requisite mourning period in which one rewatches all of their favorite episodes and remembers the good moments before moving on to the next big show meant to follow in its footsteps. In the case of the HBO hit series Sex and the City which concluded its run in 2004, these have been some pretty big Manolo Blahniks to fill.
Sex and the City (affectionately abbreviated as SATC with fans) is about 4 single successful women living in Manhattan looking for love. The four women are all good friends and all in their mid-thirties (with the exception of one in her forties). Their names and personalities have become part of the pop cultural lexicon, the saucy Samantha, edgy Miranda,Everything worked according to plan this time. Setup took only a couple of minutes and I soon found myself looking at my desktop adidas trainers forest hills. I tried duplicating displays and changing resolutions and it all worked as advertised and romantic Charlotte, but the glue that holds the group and show together is protagonist and narrator Carrie Bradshaw. Each week viewers could catch an episode trailing the romantic trials and tribulations of the four girls who spoke as frankly as possible about their sex life in the early seasons.
Gradually throughout the series, they would change their tone slightly to discussing other matters such as converting to Judaism, pregnancy, cancer, and the purchase of a first home within a marriage- all matters dealing with just how far one will go for love. Each week viewers could count on Bradshaw's voiceovers and Macbook typing to muse out the important questions of the episode. This tried and true method kept the series both structured and engaging.
Carrie Bradshaw has been described as a modern-day Cinderella, the girl next door,I give my adidas classic practically zero consideration. My golf clubs get plenty of attention and my golf balls demand my full focus and the best friend we all wish we had on multiple occasions. These qualities translate to her character, acted by actress Sarah Jessica Parker, leaving a lasting impact in the world of pop culture. Even though the series ended 7 years ago, it hasn't officially "ended." Two blockbuster movies have been churned out and the series' author Candace Bushnell has published two Bradshaw prequels: "The Carrie Diaries" on Bradshaw's high school years and most recently "Summer and the City", a sequel to the prequel. Tours of the hot spots from the series are still offered in New York and the Cosmopolitan is now the cocktail of choice for every woman who loudly and proudly proclaims "I'm a Carrie."
But what does being a Carrie mean?