Recently Sex and the City 2 has just come out with its newest trailer. For any SATC fan this news is something that draws interest, however, I personally am unfazed and rather upset by its release. Back before Sex and the City 2 and even before Sex and the City: The Movie, there was simply Sex and the City. For six seasons, HBO produced a fabulous show about love, friendship, and of course the city herself. My obsession with SATC began at a young age yet for whatever reason the show spoke to me. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda were all fabulous characters who lived in the most fabulous city of all. By season three I knew that New York City was the only place I would ever want to live. When I saw the preview for the first movie, I like most dedicated fans, was thrilled, as I was eager to see a continuation of the Carrie-Big relationship we finally saw become “serious” during the season six finale. Months later, after finally seeing the movie, I would learn that my excitement was trivial as the movie was a complete disaster. I vividly remember walking out of the theater trying to produce a reason to why the movie was so, to put it simply, bad. What I finally concluded was that there was no reason to create an extension to the show. Sex and the City, while ending on a somewhat dramatic note, for its audience did come to a comforting close. After really thinking about it, I felt I really didn’t need to know anything more than what they had already told me. 
While the idea of a Sex and the City movie was compelling, truthfully I was completely content without it.
Now that they are making a sequel, I can’t help but think that what was once my favorite television show has transformed into a money making franchise. When does it finally end? The essence of Sex and the City is being destroyed by producers convinced there is still money to be earned through its name. What is even more disgusting is that they are right. The terrible truth of it is that there is no doubt in my mind that I will see the movie, especially because it features Aiden, my favorite boyfriend of Carries. So maybe I’m contributing to the eventual destruction of what SATC once was. I wish I had the ability to overcome its hold on me. All I can wish for is that there will not be a Sex and the City 3 to viciously tempt me. I suppose only time will tell.
Veronica, this is an excellent essay about your relationship with a tv show. You've definitely pushed yourself to go deeper and it shows. i think your point about the end of the series being enough of an end and the movies being an obvious money-making effort is really intelligent and right on. I felt similarly myself.
ReplyDeleteon the other hand: your links are weak!! You have four, but it's clear no real effort went into them. This didn't need to be on the Internet; it could have been an essay in a newspaper. The reason we do blogging in this class is to figure out how to take advantage of the Internet, which means links, links, links. I know there has been a fantastic amount written about SITC; you could have taken us on a tour. or let us know if the fan community agreed with your assessment , etc.
Does that make sense?