Sex and the City
Sex and the City title card
Genre	Comedy
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	approx. 29 minutes
Creator(s)	Darren Star
Starring	Sarah Jessica Parker Kristin Davis Cynthia Nixon Kim Cattrall
Country of origin	USA
Original network/channel	HBO
Original run	June 6, 1998 – February 22, 2004
No. of episodes	94
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Sex and the City was a popular American cable television program based on the book of the same name by Candace Bushnell. It was originally broadcast on the HBO network from 1998 until 2004. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the sex lives of four female best friends, three of whom are in their mid-to-late thirties, and one of whom, Samantha, is in her forties. A sitcom with soap opera elements, the show often tackled socially relevant issues, such as the status of women in society. Sex and the City premiered on June 6, 1998, and the last original episode aired on February 22, 2004. Image File history File linksMetadata SexandtheCity. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... A single camera setup is the name given to the filming procedure used to film motion pictures. ... Darren Star (born 1961) is an American television and film producer and screenwriter best known for the hugely successful television series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place (both of which were co-produced with Aaron Spelling), and Sex and the City. ... Sarah Jessica Parker in a promotional still as Sex and the Citys Carrie Bradshaw Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an internationally recognized Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Jewish American actress, with a portfolio of both television, movie, and theatre performances. ... Kristin Davis Kristin Landen Davis (born February 23, 1965) is an American actress who is most famous for the role of Charlotte York on HBOs Sex and the City. ... Cynthia Nixon. ... Kim Victoria Cattrall (born August 21, 1956) is an Anglo-Canadian actress. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Sex and the City is a book by Candace Bushnell based on her and her friends lifestyles. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

Sex and the City on the cover of TV Guide magazine.

Carrie Bradshaw and her three best girlfriends navigate the rocky terrain of being single, sexually active women in the new millennium. The show became famous for shooting scenes on the streets and in the bars, restaurants and clubs of New York City while pushing the envelope of fashion and shattering sexual taboos. Image File history File links TVGuidesexcity. ... Image File history File links TVGuidesexcity. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) relating to any area of human activity or social custom declared as sacred and forbidden; breaking of the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society. ...

Receiving consistent critical and popular acclaim, it was based on the book that was compiled from the New York Observer column "Sex and the City" by Candace Bushnell. The first season of the show is a free adaptation of its source material, but from the second season on, it took on a life of its own and went further than the book ever could. Each episode in season one featured a short montage of interviews that Carrie supposedly conducted while researching for her column. These continued through season two; then they were phased out. The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987 by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. ... Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1959 in Glastonbury, Connecticut) is a writer based in New York City. ...

Season one of Sex and the City aired on HBO from June to August 1998. Season two was broadcast from June until October 1999. Season three aired from June until October 2000. Season four was broadcast in two parts: from June until August 2001 and then in January and February 2002. Season five, truncated due to Parker's pregnancy, aired on HBO during the summer of 2002. The twenty episodes of the final season, season six, aired in two parts: from June until September 2003 and during January and February 2004. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Over its course of six seasons, "Sex and the City" was nominated for over 50 Emmy Awards, winning seven of them. Among the Emmys the show won were two for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series (Jennifer McNamara), one for its Costumes, a trophy for Outstanding Comedy Series for its third season in 2001, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series in 2002 for the episode "The Real Me", and for its final season in 2004, Emmys for Sarah Jessica Parker (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the episode "An American Girl in Paris II") and Cynthia Nixon (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the episodes "One" and "Ick Factor"). It's also been nominated for 24 Golden Globe Awards and won 8. Its wins included Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a TV Series - Musical or Comedy (Sarah Jessica Parker) for three consecutive years from 2000 - 2002, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or Movie for Kim Cattrall, and another one for Parker. An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Characters

Main characters

Carrie Bradshaw

The women of Sex and the City (picture from the last episode). Left to right: Miranda, Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha

• Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the literal voice of the show as each episode is structured around her train of thought while writing her weekly column, "Sex and the City" for the fictitious newspaper, The New York Star. A member of the New York glitterati, she is a club/bar/restaurant staple who is known for her unique fashion sense; violently yoking together various styles into one outfit (it is not uncommon for her to pair inexpensive vintage pieces with high-end couture). A self proclaimed shoe fetishist, she focuses most of her attention (and bank account) on designer footwear, primarily Manolo Blahniks, though she has been known to wear Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo as well. Often exceeding her spending limit in one shopping trip, it is unclear how the modest income of a newspaper columnist could support such an addiction, but in later seasons, her essays are collected as a book and she begins taking assignments from Vogue and New York Magazine. Another source of pride is her apartment, a one-bedroom place in an Upper East Side brownstone, which she eventually purchases and is her home for the entire run of the series.
  • Quote: "I like my money right where I can see it - hanging in my closet."
• Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) is an art dealer with a Connecticut blue-blooded upbringing. She is the most conservative and traditional of the group, the one who places the most emphasis on emotional love as opposed to lust, and is always searching for her "knight in shining armor". Often scoffing at the lewder, more libertine antics that the show presents (primarily in Samantha), in her own way, she presents a more straight forward attitude about relationships, usually based around "the rules" of love and dating. Despite her conservative outlook, she has been known to make concessions (while married) that even surprised her sexually freer girlfriends (such as her level of dirty talk, oral sex in public and "tookus-lingus"). She gives up her career shortly after her first marriage, divorces upon irreconcilable differences around in vitro fertilization and receives a Park Avenue apartment in the divorce settlement. She eventually remarries to her less than perfect, but good hearted divorce lawyer, Harry Goldenblatt after converting to Judaism.
  • Quote: "I've been dating since I was fifteen, I'm exhausted. Where is he!?"
• Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) is a career-minded lawyer with extremely cynical views on relationships and men. A Harvard University graduate from Philadelphia, she is Carrie's best friend, confidante, and voice of reason. In the early seasons, she is portrayed as masculine and borderline misandric, but this image softens over the years, particularly after becoming pregnant by her on again-off again boyfriend, Steve Brady, whom she eventually marries. The birth of her son, Brady Hobbes, brings up new issues for her Type A, workaholic personality, but she soon finds a way to balance career, being single and motherhood. Of the four women, she is the first to purchase an apartment, and later on a home in Brooklyn. Miranda is obsessed by Jules and Mimi, an imaginary soap opera inside Sex and the City. The show first appears in Season 6, Episode 2. The small snippets shown have led to it being described as a "bi-racial sexually charged fictional BBC soap opera", and the damage of Miranda's TiVo by her cleaner played a role in one episode.
  • Quote: "I can't have a baby. I could barely find time to schedule this abortion."
• Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), the oldest of the group, is an independent publicist is a seductress who avoids emotional involvement at all costs while satisfying every possible carnal desire imagineable. She believes that she has had "hundreds" of soulmates and insists that her sexual partners leave "an hour after I climax". In Season 3, she moves from her full-service Upper East Side apartment to an expensive loft in the then-burgeoning Meatpacking District. Over the course of the show, she does have a handful of real relationships, but they are the more unconventional than those of her friends.
  • Quote: "Women are for friendships, Men are for fucking."

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Recurring characters

Friends

• Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson), often referred to as the show's "Fifth Lady", is Carrie's best friend outside of the three women. A gay talent agent with a sense of style parallel only to Carrie's, you get the impression that they have a long standing relationship built within their younger, wilder days on the New York City club and bar scene. The only supporting character to receive his own storylines (occasionally), he represents the show's most constant gay point of view to sex on the show; generally based around the physical insecurities and inadequacies of someone who doesn't "have that gay look". In the last two seasons of the show, he is partnered with Broadway dancer, Marcus Adente.
• Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone) is an event planner who becomes close to Charlotte after styling her first wedding - he goes on to style Charlotte's H&G photo shoot, her second wedding and Carrie's book release party. He is not self-effacing like Stanford and freely presents no-nonsense (often bawdy) advice to Charlotte. (Upon hearing that she hadn't had sex since her divorce, he exclaims; "if you don't put something 'in there' soon it'll grow over!")
• Magda (Lynn Cohen), the Ukrainian housekeeper-cum-nanny who was introduced in the third season becomes an ersatz mother figure and a thorn in Miranda's side. Her attempts to push traditional marriage/motherhood attitudes on Miranda are both subtle (buying her a rolling pin "To make pies. It's good for a woman to make pies.") and intrusive (replacing her vibrator with a statuette of The Virgin Mary).

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Boyfriends

The main characters all went on dates or had sex with characters who appeared in only one episode, or small story arcs spanning two or three episodes, but the characters listed below are the focus of multiple episodes that form story arcs significant to the show's continuity. In most cases, these characters have played large roles in as many as two story arcs. In a farewell episode it is stated that being a guy in this show "takes some balls" - this is referring to the way men are sometimes portrayed in this show..

Carrie's boyfriends

Chris Noth as Mr. Big

• Mr. Big (Chris Noth), referred to by Carrie and her friends simply as "Big", both excites and eludes Carrie throughout the run of the show, as she always believes he is the man for her, but many times, he's not able to fulfill her emotional needs. A wealthy financier (Samantha calls him "the next Donald Trump" in the pilot), who is based on New York publisher, Ron Galotti. Carrie and Big's on again, off again relationship begins and ends in season one and then a second time in season two. After two years of commitment issues and emotional unavailibility, Mr. Big marries a twenty-something socialite Ralph Lauren executive named Natasha (Bridget Moynahan). Within seven months of his marriage he begins to pine after Carrie and starts to have an affair with her, until Carrie breaks it off. After divorcing Natasha, Big and Carrie become friends, with their sexual history always lying just beneath the surface. He eventually moves to the Napa Valley in California, but is visited once by Carrie, while on her book tour and he returns to New York a year after that for an angioplasty. In the end of the series, he returns to tell Carrie he is ready to commit to her, but is brutally rebuffed. He doesn't give up, and, after the blessing of Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda, tries to re-claim her love one last time in Paris. In the end, the two prepare for an open, honest relationship in New York. It is the writers claim that the use of a moniker instead of an actual name was a symbol for the character's emotional unavailability. As long as we didn't know his name, we could never really know what is inside of him. In the end of the series, as Carrie walks off into the New York jungle, Big's real name is revealed to the audience as he calls Carrie about his move back to New York from California. His name appears on Carrie's cell phone as John.

John Corbett as Aidan Shaw

• Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) is Carrie's other long-term boyfriend. He is a sweet, good-natured furniture designer and Mr. Big's emotional opposite. At first, Carrie is put-off by their seemingly perfect relationship, but over time works through her issues of emotional unavailability. However, Aidan ends "it" when she comes clean about her affair with Big. They get back together a year later, eventually move in together and she accepts his marriage proposal before they realize that, ultimately, she cannot meet his needs and they break up for good. It is later revealed that Aidan marries and has a son, Tate.
• Jack Berger (Ron Livingston) was Carrie's intellectual counterpart, a sardonic humorist writer whose career is cooling down just as Carrie's is heating up. Theirs was a relationship of witty banter and common thoughts, but everything falls apart when his defeated attitude clashes with her contented state. Carrie learns, when it comes to relationships, Berger's talk is just that.
• Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov) is a famous Russian artist who becomes Carrie's lover in the final season. He sweeps her off her feet with huge romantic gestures and shows her the foreign pockets of New York that she has never seen before. Her relationship with him brings up all sorts of questions in Carrie's mind about finding love past "a certain age" and whether or not she wants children. When he's preparing to return to Paris for a solo exhibit he invites Carrie to come live with him, which, after several deliberations (and one fight) with her friends, she does. After spending some time there, she realizes that he will never reciprocate the level of emotional involvement that she offers because his life and career will always come first.

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Charlotte's husbands

• Trey MacDougal (Kyle MacLachlan) fits Charlotte's knight in shining armor archetype to a tee; a Scottish American heart surgeon from family money, their whirlwind engagement and a fairy tale wedding stop cold with a sexless honeymoon, brought on by Trey's impotence. After a brief separation, they reunite with a healthy sex life only to discover that Charlotte will have difficulty getting pregnant. Eventually, their disagreements on whether or not to pursue in vitro fertilization leads to divorce.
• Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) is Charlotte's divorce lawyer who is incredibly attracted to her from the beginning. She is not attracted to him, but tries to pursue a sex-only relationship with him, which leads to one of exclusivity and love. After her conversion to Judaism and one big argument that sends them in separate directions for a few weeks, the two marry and begin trying to have/adopt a child. In the end, they are approved for a Chinese adoption and adopt a girl.

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Miranda's boyfriends

• Skipper Johnson (Ben Weber) is a geeky, sensitive twenty-something web designer whom Carrie introduces to Miranda. From the moment they meet, Skipper is enamored with her, but Miranda is unimpressed and irritated by him. They date for a short time, before Miranda breaks up with him due to "being in different places".
• Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) is a bartender who has an unconventional on-again, off-again relationship with Miranda. Having been stood up by Carrie, she meets him unexpectedly at the bar at which he works. She takes the encounter as a one night stand and reacts callously to his suggestion that they see each other in the future. Their differences in income, aspirations and status, as well as their attitudes about living together and having kids are the catalysts for their break ups. Over the course of the show Miranda puts Steve through a fair amount of emotional tumult. However he looks beneath her cynical exterior and finds her softer side while at the same time choosing his battles carefully. In season four he opens his own bar, called Scout, and accidentally gets Miranda pregnant (despite losing a testicle to cancer and Miranda having only one functioning ovary). They decide to raise the child (Brady Hobbes) together separately, but are back together towards the end of Season Six. They have a small intimate wedding ceremony and he convinces her to move to a house in Brooklyn.
• Robert Leeds (Blair Underwood) is a sports medicine doctor who moves into Miranda's building during season six. He is the seemingly perfect man: successful, sexy, and utterly devoted to her. Robert and Miranda have lots of fun and great chemistry, but when the time comes she is unable to declare her love for him, in part because she still loves Steve.

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Samantha's lovers

Samantha was usually highly promiscuous, and had many lovers over the course of the series, usually only lasting one episode a piece. Here are some of the more memorable ones:

• James (James Goodwin) is a man Samantha meets while out by herself at a jazz club, she makes a conscious effort to not sleep with him until she gets to know him first. When they finally do have sex, she discovers that he is under-endowed to the point that she cannot enjoy herself. She begins pulling away physically and cannot bring herself to tell him--until she is faced with the prospect of couples counselling. In a hilarious moment, after Samantha has broken up with Richard for his cheating ways, Samantha actually says that she misses James (though it is important to note that this is only a brief sentimental moment).
• Maria Diego Raez (Sonia Braga) is a sensual lesbian artist that Samantha meets at a solo exhibit while admiring her work. Maria is immediately attracted to her, but since Samantha doesn't believe in relationships they try to maintain a friendship, the chemistry proves to be too strong and it isn't too long before Samantha is introducing her lesbian lover to her stunned friends. At first, Samantha has a great time "getting an education" as Maria teaches her about lesbian sex and how to make an emotional connection while making love. Unfortunately, Samantha begins to grow uncomfortable when the relationship talk starts to replace the sexual activity and Maria is equally uncomfortable with Samantha's sexual history. The two separate, after they have sex with a strap-on.
• Richard Wright (James Remar) is a successful hotel magnate who doesn't believe in monogamy until he meets Samantha. He seduces her, and when their no-strings-attached sexual relationship begins to escalate, both parties struggle to keep their emotional distance. Eventually, they give in and attempt exclusivity, but, being a stranger to monogamy, Samantha is plagued by suspicion at every turn. When she does catch him cheating, she breaks up with him, but eventually takes him back after he begs for her forgiveness. In the end, Samantha still has her doubts about Richard, and breaks up with him. Towards the end of the series, Richard re-surfaces, admitting that Samantha was the best thing that ever happened to him. But after having sex with him, she rejects him for Smith Jerrod.
• Jerry Jerrod/Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) is a young waiter Samantha seduces in a trendy restaurant. She tries to maintain her usual sex-only relationship with him, but he slowly pushes for something more. He is a wannabe actor whose career Samantha jump starts using her PR connections (including changing his name to "Smith Jerrod" from "Jerry Jerrod"), getting him a modelling job that turns into a film role. Just when she thinks Smith's age and experiences aren't enough for her, he gives her unconditional support during her fight with breast cancer. In the final episode, Smith tells her that he "loves" her, which she counters with "You mean more to me than any man I've ever known", which, for Samantha, is a far greater statement.

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Cameos

As Sex and the City gained popularity, a number of celebrities had cameos on the show, some playing themselves and some playing characters. These include the following: Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from Taxi Driver, the first scene in which Cybill Shepherd appears. ...

• Nathan Lane as Bobby Fine, "I Love A Charade"
• Amy Sedaris as Courteney Masterson, "Cover Girl" etc.
• Donald Trump as himself, "The Man, The Myth, The Viagra"
• Jon Bon Jovi as Seth, "Games People Play"
• Alanis Morissette as Dawn, "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl..."
• Matthew McConaughey as himself, "Escape from New York"
• Vince Vaughn as Keith Travers, "Sex and Another City"
• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Debbie, "Escape from New York"
• Carrie Fisher as herself, "Sex and Another City"
• Hugh Hefner as himself, "Sex and Another City"
• Sarah Clarke as Melinda, "Politically Erect" (as Sarah Lively)
• Margaret Cho as Lynn Cameron, "The Real Me"
• Alan Cumming as O, "The Real Me"
• Heidi Klum as herself, "The Real Me"
• Ed Koch as himself, "The Real Me"
• Molly Shannon as Lily Martin, "Cover Girl" etc.
• Lucy Liu as herself, "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"
• Candice Bergen as Enid Frick, "A 'Vogue' Idea"
• Heather Graham as herself, "Critical Condition"
• Jennifer Coolidge as Victoria, "The Perfect Present"
• Tatum O'Neal as Kyra, "A Woman's Right to Shoes"
• David Duchovny as Jeremy, "Boy, Interrupted"
• Geri Halliwell as Phoebe, "Boy, Interrupted"
• Michael Patrick King as Mental Patient, "Boy, Interrupted"
• Carole Bouquet as Juliette, "American Girl In Paris; Part Deux"
• Valerie Harper as Wallis, "Shortcomings"
• Tony Hale as Tiger, "The Real Me"
• Will Arnett as Jack, "La Douleur Exquise!"
• Torquil Campbell as Joel, "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl..."
• Kristen Johnston as Tilley, "Splat!"

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Episodes

For more details on this topic, see List of Sex and the City episodes.

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Season 1 (1998)

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Season 2 (1999)

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Season 3 (2000)

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Season 4 (2001–2002)

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Season 5 (2002)

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Season 6 (2003–2004)

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Quotations

The following are quotations from the TV special, Sex And The City: A Farewell, that aired introducing the final episode:

Michael Patrick King, Executive Producer: "People thought, oh it's just about sex or it's just about fashion. And then slowly over the years people start to see it's really about love ... and relationships ... and sex ... and basically the battlefield of trying to be in love – whether it be with another person or with yourself."

Sarah Jessica Parker: "What the show has to have, and has had to have in order to survive six years, is a soul."

Kim Cattrall: "The show is a valentine to being single."

David Eigenberg: "They were honest about sex, they were honest about the humor of sex."

Kim Cattrall: "Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you, now it means you're pretty sexy and you're taking your time deciding how you want your life to be ... and who you want to spend it with."

Broadcasters

(From left to right) Cynthia Nixon as Miranda, Kristin Davis as Charlotte, Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie, and Kim Cattrall as Samantha

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Channel 4 and its digital sister channel E4 broadcast episodes of "Sex and the City", while older episodes are rerun on Paramount Comedy 1. In Canada, the show airs on Bravo! Canada and Citytv Toronto, and in Germany it is shown on Pro7. In France the show is shown on M6, in the Netherlands it is aired by NET 5, and in Sweden it is aired by TV3 and ZTV. In Italy the show airs on La7. In Belgium the show used to run on VT4, later on Vitaya and Vijf TV. Publicity still of the cast from Sex and the City. ... Publicity still of the cast from Sex and the City. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... E4 is a British digital television channel launched as a pay-tv companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. ... Rerun van Pelt is the name of Linus and Lucys younger brother in the comic strip Peanuts. ... It has been suggested that Paramount Comedy 2 be merged into this article or section. ... Bravo! is a Canadian specialty channel owned by CHUM Limited, under licence from US-based Bravo. ... Citytv is a system of two English language television stations in Canada, CITY in Toronto and CKVU in Vancouver. ... ProSieben is a commercial television channel in Germany. ... Métropole 6, known popularly as simply M6, is a French television service owned by a company called Métropole Télévision. ... NET 5 is a commercial Dutch television channel from the SBS Broadcasting Group. ... TV3 is the largest commercial television channel of Viasat, which is part of the Swedish media company Modern Times Group. ... ZTV is a commercial television channel broadcasted by Viasat in Sweden and Norway. ... La7 is an Italian private television channel (usually referred to as the Seventh Channel) and considered as the third major network in Italy. ... VT4 a Flemish commercial television channel. ...

In Australia it was broadcast on the Nine Network. Rerun rights were sold to Network Ten, where it was briefly shown on Monday nights before low ratings forced it off the air. It has now returned to Network Ten on Thursday nights and has had high ratings ever since the shows started airing the channel. Australian subscription channel W airs 2 episodes each weeknight. The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Network Ten is one of Australias three commercial television networks. ... W is the name of an Australian television channel which broadcasts programs of special interest to women on the cable and satellite pay TV network, Foxtel. ...

In Japan, the show is aired by Lala.tv. In Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Pakistan the show airs on HBO Asia (season 1-6). Hong Kong's TVB Pearl also aired the show at midnight before. Sex and the City was banned in Singapore until July 2004, when the government allowed the television series to be aired on cable after being censored. In Latvia this serial can be seen on TV3. In Denmark it is currently shown on TV3 as well. In the Philippines, its reruns are being aired by RPN 9. In Turkey it is broadcast by ComedyMax channel. TVB Pearl (無綫電視明珠台) is one of the two free television services in Hong Kong that mainly broadcast in the English language, the other being ATV World. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes • 22 Sacha Distel • 21 Jerry Goldsmith • 21... TV3 is the largest commercial television channel of Viasat, which is part of the Swedish media company Modern Times Group. ... TV3 is the largest commercial television channel of Viasat, which is part of the Swedish media company Modern Times Group. ... ComedyMax is the channel on the a Turkish Satellite television provider Digiturk. ...

In Romania, the show was aired by Pro TV and later by the sister channels Acasa TV and Pro Cinema. HBO Romania also aired all seasons. PRO TV Pro TV is one of the most popular Romanian television channels. ... Media PRO tv channel dedicated to hilms. ...

In Bulgaria, Sex and the City is aired by Nova Television. HBO Bulgaria also aired the show. Nova Television logo Nova Television (also known as Nova televiziya (Нова телевизия), Nova TV or simply Nova) is a Bulgarian commercial television network launched in 1994. ...

Korea was one of the biggest TV broadcast nations, with Catch On, OCN and On Style all playing the series over the Korean cable network. Korea (Korean:한국, Hanguk, or 조선, Chosǒn or Joseon) is a civilization and geographical area situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China (PRC) to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ... OCN is a three letter abbreviation that stands for: Oncology Certified Nurse ...

Criticism

Many people over the course of the last four years or so have argued that indeed, the show can be compressed into one phrase that simply defines its concept as "A show entirely about perversion and sex". While fans of the show do not argue that the quote is in fact somewhat correct, they continue to contribute the show's concept to it's widely recognized popularity. Fans also agree that "sex" can't simply describe the show- for it really deals with relationships.

Sexual Content

Sex and the City has been accused of being softcore pornography strung together by superficial plots; the characters' lifestyles have been criticized for being immoral and hedonistic. Some viewers organized a boycott of TBS for running "Sex and the City" in syndication because they felt the material was inappropriate for children, who could more easily see it on TBS than on HBO (where it originally ran).^{[citation needed]} Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ... Morality is a complex of principles based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. ... Hedonism (Greek: hÄ“donÄ“ pleasure + –ism) describes any way of thinking that gives pleasure a central role. ...

Elitism, Lack of Diversity and Sexism

"Sex and the City" has been criticized for focusing exclusively on wealthy, white characters and ignoring non-whites, the poor, and those living in New York's poorer neighborhoods; the characters themselves have been accused of being elitist. [1] Some feminists say that "Sex and the City" sexually objectifies women. Elitism is a belief or attitude that an elite — a selected group of persons whose personal abilities, specialized training or other attributes place them at the top of any field (see below) — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken most seriously, or who are alone...

Miscellaneous Criticism

The female main characters' fixation with sex and penis size has been criticized for being more typical of gay men^{[citation needed]} than of real-life women. (The show's creator and many of its writers are gay men.) The characters' fixation on penis size has also been criticized for promoting poor body image in men. The characters have been criticized for being shallow and superficial. Finally, some critics question whether "Sex and the City" is really "ground-breaking" and argue that it is actually an average sitcom whose sexual references are used to disguise its ordinariness.^{[citation needed]} Penis size is of great concern to many men. ...

Response to Criticism

Fans of the show say that "Sex and the City" is a realistic portrayal of the sexual behavior and lifestyles of many urban Americans.^{[citation needed]} An unlikely supporter of the show is author and Latter Day Saint Orson Scott Card. Card stated that although the crudity of the series left him numb, the show contained some of the best writing on television. [2] An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A Latter Day Saint is a person who identifies with the Latter Day Saint movement, and believes Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24,1951) is a prolific and best-selling author working in numerous genres. ...

DVD releases

All six seasons of "Sex and the City" have been released commercially on DVD. They have been released officially on Region 1 (Americas), Region 2 (Europe) and Region 4 (Oceania) formats, but illegal bootleg editions have also surfaced for Region 3 (Korea, Thailand) as well as Region 0 (Universal) and can even be found on eBay. In addition to their region encoding, releases vary depending on which region they were released in. Region 2 DVD's of "Sex and the City" have been criticised by some fans for having little or no special features, but Region 1 editions have included Director Commentary, Cast Interviews and more. DVD-R writing/reading side DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Copyright infringement (also known as piracy) is the unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owners exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it. ... eBay Inc. ...

Region 1 Edition of Complete Set

In addition to standard single season DVD Boxsets of the show, Limited Edition Collectors Editions have also been released that include all 6 seasons in one complete set. Even these vary between Region 1 2 and 4. While Europe got a complete set that came with special "Shoebox" packaging (A reference to Sarah Jessica Parker's character's love for shoes in the show), the USA and Canada version came packaged in a more traditional fold-out suede case and with an additional Bonus DVD including many Special Features. Oceania's edition came packaged in a Beauty Case. Image File history File links SATC_Region1_Boxset. ... Image File history File links SATC_Region1_Boxset. ... Sarah Jessica Parker in a promotional still as Sex and the Citys Carrie Bradshaw Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an internationally recognized Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Jewish American actress, with a portfolio of both television, movie, and theatre performances. ...

Region 2 Collectors Edition "Shoe Box"

As well as missing out on some Special Features, many fans in Europe had trouble with the Region 2 edition of the Season 1 DVD. Unfortunately, the show was not converted into a PAL video signal, and remained in its original American NTSC format. This caused some compatibility problems with some European television sets and DVD Players. Thankfully, the Season 1 boxset is the only one to suffer from this problem, and all subsequent Region 2 DVD releases of the programme were appropriately transferred to PAL Video. In Europe, "Sex and the City" boxsets were released through Paramount Pictures (whose parent Viacom interestingly onced owned HBO's rival Showtime, before the CBS Corporation split at the end of 2005) - who owned at once, certain rights to the programme's broadcast as well. American and Canadian DVD's were released through the programme's original broadcasters, HBO. Image File history File links SATC_Region2_Boxset. ... Image File history File links SATC_Region2_Boxset. ... PAL, short for phase-alternating line, phase alternation by line or phase alternation line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. ... NTSC is the analog television system in use in Korea, Japan, United States, Canada and certain other places, mostly in the Americas (see map). ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... PAL, short for phase-alternating line, phase alternation by line or phase alternation line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... Viacom is a high-growth media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), video gaming (part of Sega of America), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... This article needs to be updated. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ...

In Australia, Single Editions have been released, where each disc is sold seperately.

Soundtrack releases

There have been several CD Albums released to accompany the series Sex and the City. These releases span various record labels and some are even unofficial. The two albums from Irma Records are seen to be the best because they contain tracks used in the show's actual soundtrack that are difficult to find elsewhere. The other two releases have little or no tracks that appear on the programme's actual soundtrack. CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ...

The title theme song was written by Douglas J. Cuomo. Douglas J. Cuomo is an American composer who was was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1958. ...

Sex and the City - Soundtrack [Import]
2001/2002
Sire Records
13 Chart Hits - Including the Main Theme from the Show Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ...

Sex and the City - Official Soundtrack
March 1, 2004
Sony TV
2 Disc Set - 36 Hits. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the leading manufacturers of video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. ...

Irma at Sex and the City - Part 1 - Daylight Session
April 19, 2004
Irma Records
2 Disc Set - Part of a 2 Part Collection. Ambient and Chilled Sounds from the Show's Soundtrack April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Irma at Sex and the City - Part 2 - Nightlife Session
April 19, 2004
Irma Records
2 Disc Set - Part of a 2 Part Collection. House and Electronica Sounds from the Show's Soundtrack April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Amy Sohn (2004). Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell, Updated Edition. ISBN 0743457307

External links

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• Home of HBO's Sex and the City
• Carrie's Diary - Sex and the City fan site
• Sex and the City fan site (German)
• Sex and the City at The Internet Movie Database
• Complete List of Soundtrack for Every Episode
• SNL spoof of "Sex & the City" starring Christina Aguilera as Samantha Jones
• Alternate ending 1
• Alternate ending 2
• Alternate ending 3

New York City

History | Government | Geography | Demographics | Economy | Media | Culture | Transportation | Music | Sports | Buildings and architecture | Museums | Education | The Five Boroughs (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island) New York City Lists | Portal Image File history File links Wikiquote-logo-en. ... Wikiquote logo Wikiquote is a sister project of Wikipedia, using the same MediaWiki software. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, films, television shows, television stars, video games and production crew personnel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York_City. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... // Lenape and New Netherland: Prehistory:1613-1664 Main article: History of New York City (prehistory-1664) Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. ... New York City is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, and has a long history of absorbing immigrants from nations all over the globe. ... A busker plays in the New York City subway. ... Carnegie Hall, a major music venue in New York The music of New York City is a diverse and important field in the world of music; no American city has as central a place in music history as New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. ... The Metropolitan Museum of Art African Burial Ground American Folk Art Museum American Museum of the Moving Image American Museum of Natural History Hayden Planetarium (the Rose Center for Earth and Space) Bartow-Pell Mansion Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Brooklyn Museum Carnegie Hall Center for Architecture Cooper... The Five Boroughs of New York City The Five Boroughs may also mean The Five Burghs of the Danelaw. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is the largest in area and second most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Staten Island lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... // Culture and Education List of famous New Yorkers List of colleges and universities in New York City List of New York City newspapers and magazines List of New York City Television and Film studios List of television shows set in New York City List of movies set in New York...