Sex and the City
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| + | "Fast-talking dames are still talking; their last stand is TV. Like old movies, TV programs are shot quickly and are full of dialogue. They actually synthesize both [[Pre-Code|pre]]-and post-Code women of the 1930s. The women of ''Friends'' and ''[[Sex and the City]]'' all [[Self-sufficiency|have jobs]], but their main concern is still men. However, there's one obvious way in which the [[new woman|"new" woman]] has emerged: These women have [[sex]], and they're not ashamed of it. Conflicted, yes, but not ashamed. Comedy's old [[bad girl]] who must be punished for her [[dalliance]]s, the centerpiece of the [[Hays Code|Code]], no longer exists."[[Hollywood's Second Sex]]" by Steve Kurtz for Reason Magazine | ||
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"Fast-talking dames are still talking; their last stand is TV. Like old movies, TV programs are shot quickly and are full of dialogue. They actually synthesize both pre-and post-Code women of the 1930s. The women of Friends and Sex and the City all have jobs, but their main concern is still men. However, there's one obvious way in which the "new" woman has emerged: These women have sex, and they're not ashamed of it. Conflicted, yes, but not ashamed. Comedy's old bad girl who must be punished for her dalliances, the centerpiece of the Code, no longer exists."Hollywood's Second Sex" by Steve Kurtz for Reason Magazine |
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Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. The original broadcast run of the show was on HBO from 1998 until 2004, for a total of six seasons.
Set in New York City, the show's focus is on four female characters, stereotypcally defined as Carrie the shopaholic, Miranda the cynic workaholic, Charlotte the hopeless romantic and Samantha the sexaholic. John Big, the male lead is the emotionally unavailable male afraid of commitment.
It was considered a sitcom, but had serialized storylines, like a soap opera, as well as dramatic elements. The show tackled socially relevant issues, often specifically dealing with well-to-do professional women in society in the late 1990s, and how changing roles and definitions for women affected the characters.
On The Simpsons, the show was parodied as "Nookie in New York" with Marge's sister saying "It's a show about four straight women who act like gay men".
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