Is Sex and the City a good thing?

Terabin · 01-08-2005, 11:41 PM

Some of my friends really enjoy this show, and I kind of wonder why. I guess part of my bias against the show is that I don't like Sarah (is it with an H?) Jessica Parker, but I think also my bias is based on the fact that I think the premise of the show is silly. But I'm sure there are good reasons for liking the show.

What do you think?

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-08-2005, 11:59 PM

I don't know what to tell you. I haven't watched t.v. in years.

Terabin · 01-09-2005, 12:17 AM

NO TV? What do you watch?

Actually, I don't watch TV that much either. Damn, I should've included that as an option in the poll. I suppose there's no way to edit the poll.

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-09-2005, 12:22 AM

I hope you don't mind. Check the poll again.

Terabin · 01-09-2005, 12:23 AM

YAY! Can I change my vote! Can YOU change my vote?

Wait....do I get TWO votes since it's my poll? PULEEEEEEEASE?

Does being annoying help my chances? TWO VOTES FOR TERABIN PLEASE!

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-09-2005, 12:33 AM

What? Why would you wanna sabotage your own poll? :eek:

Terabin · 01-09-2005, 12:40 AM

Because I'm EEEEVIL! Evil I SAY!

EasilyConfused · 01-09-2005, 02:58 AM

This is hilarious. Terabin, you're going to be the only person voting in your own poll at this rate! I didn't vote either because I can't decide whether to vote "Sex and the City . . . right on!", something nasty about the show, or "I don't watch T.V." I mostly don't watch TV because I don't have cable, so I've seen the show about 6 times at other people's houses (and rarely the whole thing.) I hate SJP too, but Matthew Broderick loves her, and he's a good actor . . . I like Kristen Davis. I think the idea for the show is cool, sort of. I'm mean, it's sort of like women's Seinfeld or something--a lot of my friends talk about it (or did) on a weekly basis as relevant to their single (or, not-so-single-anymore) 30-something lives. So, what I am trying to say at 6am when I have a massive bout of insomnia and am not making any sense anyway is that yeah, it's sort of cool, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it if I were you--not til you're a 30 year old woman, anyway, and maybe not even then.

Wormsie · 01-09-2005, 04:14 AM

I am notorious for watching bad TV programs. It's a good thing I don't have a TV anymore.

Swordmaster · 01-09-2005, 06:02 AM

I loved the show, I have four of the six series on DVD. I liked the witty dialogue and high-life of those four girls. It was actually the only series I watched (well, West Wing too, but it's currently on a hiatus), and now that it's gone I relocated my TV set back to where it belongs: a storage room.

Wormsie · 01-09-2005, 07:00 AM

(I voted for the first option anyway.

I find any program that comes from TV bad. I blame my dad.)

Terabin · 01-09-2005, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasilyConfused

I'm mean, it's sort of like women's Seinfeld or something

Is it supposed to be funny?

Wormsie · 01-09-2005, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Terabin

Is it supposed to be funny?

Well, silly.

EasilyConfused · 01-09-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadworm222

Well, silly.

Which are you calling silly, the show or Terabin for asking such a silly quesiton?

I take it you don't think it's funny, T-ster?

Terabin · 01-09-2005, 12:33 PM

I didn't think the couple episodes I watched were funny. But I suppose I don't exactly fit the target audience for the show.

BoyToy · 01-09-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by deadworm222

([...]I find any program that comes from TV bad. [...])

Hey...! My very first adventure program came from TV - technically. Cause I was playing Scott Adams' "Pirate Adventure" on a TI-99/4A home computer, which was hooked to our b/w TV set. </stoneage>
Also, what about "The Pink Panther"

(the cartoon series)? </morechildhoodmemories>

EasilyConfused · 01-09-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Terabin

I didn't think the couple episodes I watched were funny. But I suppose I don't exactly fit the target audience for the show.

I'm just teasing you, T-boy. I actually don't think it's fall-down funny, but it can be clever or witty sometimes. And sometimes it's not funny at all, and some of the dumber sex stuff is fairly juvenile. So, don't worry, you don't have to love the show. Go find a show (or a book or a game, or a friend) you do love instead . . .

Terabin · 01-09-2005, 01:03 PM

OK, yeah, I'll shut up now about the show. This isn't supposed to be a thread where I dispute anyone who likes it!!!!

pinkgothic · 01-09-2005, 02:18 PM

Well... I've heard a lot of this show... but I've never seen it. I rarely watch TV as it is (only for Stargate, X-Files, Seven Days & Outer Limits, essentially), though, because I consider most things I've seen briefly to be rather silly. So I doubt it would be different with S&TC, but I've really no idea.

...

What's it about?

Wormsie · 01-09-2005, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkgothic

What's it about?

Four women, +30 year old, have problems forming stable relationships. And that's about it. Oh, also, the four women are friends. With each other. And they live in New York and eat out a lot. Man, I don't understand how they stay so slim with all the eating. Or maybe it's just an editing trick, I dunno. WTF.

View Poll Results: Is Sex and the City a good thing?
Sex? And the City? .....Right on!	6	31.58%
I'm more of a celibate rural sort of guy: I don't like the show.	1	5.26%
What's Sex and the City? Who's Sarah Jessica Parker?	1	5.26%
I don't care.	10	52.63%
t.v. is evil.	1	5.26%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

01-08-2005, 11:41 PM	#1
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	Is Sex and the City a good thing? Some of my friends really enjoy this show, and I kind of wonder why. I guess part of my bias against the show is that I don't like Sarah (is it with an H?) Jessica Parker, but I think also my bias is based on the fact that I think the premise of the show is silly. But I'm sure there are good reasons for liking the show. What do you think? Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Terabin; 01-09-2005 at 09:56 AM.

01-08-2005, 11:59 PM	#2
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I don't know what to tell you. I haven't watched t.v. in years. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

01-09-2005, 12:17 AM	#3
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	NO TV? What do you watch? Actually, I don't watch TV that much either. Damn, I should've included that as an option in the poll. I suppose there's no way to edit the poll. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2005, 12:22 AM	#4
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I hope you don't mind. Check the poll again. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

01-09-2005, 12:23 AM	#5
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	YAY! Can I change my vote! Can YOU change my vote? Wait....do I get TWO votes since it's my poll? PULEEEEEEEASE? Does being annoying help my chances? TWO VOTES FOR TERABIN PLEASE! Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2005, 12:33 AM	#6
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	What? Why would you wanna sabotage your own poll? :eek: Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

01-09-2005, 12:40 AM	#7
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	Because I'm EEEEVIL! Evil I SAY! Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2005, 02:58 AM	#8
EasilyConfused Curiouser and curiouser Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 803	This is hilarious. Terabin, you're going to be the only person voting in your own poll at this rate! I didn't vote either because I can't decide whether to vote "Sex and the City . . . right on!", something nasty about the show, or "I don't watch T.V." I mostly don't watch TV because I don't have cable, so I've seen the show about 6 times at other people's houses (and rarely the whole thing.) I hate SJP too, but Matthew Broderick loves her, and he's a good actor . . . I like Kristen Davis. I think the idea for the show is cool, sort of. I'm mean, it's sort of like women's Seinfeld or something--a lot of my friends talk about it (or did) on a weekly basis as relevant to their single (or, not-so-single-anymore) 30-something lives. So, what I am trying to say at 6am when I have a massive bout of insomnia and am not making any sense anyway is that yeah, it's sort of cool, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it if I were you--not til you're a 30 year old woman, anyway, and maybe not even then. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2005, 04:14 AM	#9
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	I am notorious for watching bad TV programs. It's a good thing I don't have a TV anymore. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

01-09-2005, 06:02 AM	#10
Swordmaster comfortably numb Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Helsinki Posts: 541	I loved the show, I have four of the six series on DVD. I liked the witty dialogue and high-life of those four girls. It was actually the only series I watched (well, West Wing too, but it's currently on a hiatus), and now that it's gone I relocated my TV set back to where it belongs: a storage room. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying I'm right.

01-09-2005, 07:00 AM	#11
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	(I voted for the first option anyway. I find any program that comes from TV bad. I blame my dad.) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

01-09-2005, 12:33 PM	#15
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	I didn't think the couple episodes I watched were funny. But I suppose I don't exactly fit the target audience for the show. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2005, 01:03 PM	#18
Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	OK, yeah, I'll shut up now about the show. This isn't supposed to be a thread where I dispute anyone who likes it!!!! Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2005, 02:18 PM	#19
pinkgothic Feind der Anonymitaet! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,898	Well... I've heard a lot of this show... but I've never seen it. I rarely watch TV as it is (only for Stargate, X-Files, Seven Days & Outer Limits, essentially), though, because I consider most things I've seen briefly to be rather silly. So I doubt it would be different with S&TC, but I've really no idea. ... What's it about? Share Share this post on Twitter

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