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Sex and the City Summary

• A multiple Emmy Award, and Golden Globe award winning popular American cable television program

• Aired on HBO from 1998 to 2004, for 6 seasons

• 4 single, 30-something year old NYC women (Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda)

with their sexual desires, fantasies, and experiences in life and love

Sex and the City Characters: The Four Women, the Four Elements

Carrie (Newspaper Columnist)

Carrie’s Personality

• "Why are there so many great unmarried women, and no great unmarried men?" – Carrie

• "The most exciting, challenging and significant

relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love, well, that's just fabulous." –Carrie

Carrie’s Personality

• different aspects & difficult subjects

Carrie’s Fashion Sense

• The most fashion-forward one• Unique fashion sense

Samantha (P.R. Executive)

Samantha’s Personality

• "Sex with an ex can be depressing. If it's good, you don't have it anymore; if it's bad, you just had sex with an ex." - Samantha

• "Don't play "hard to get" with a man who's hard to get." - Samantha

Samantha’s Personality

• SEX&MEN

• Strong, confident ---A successful PR exec who knows what she

wants

Samantha’s Fashion Sense

• Different occasions ---different clothes

Charlotte (Art Gallery Dealer)

Charlotte’s Personality

• traditional attitude about relationships• a true romantic, usually based around "the

rules" of love and dating• Wants to get married

Charlotte’s Fashion Sense

• Classic style

• Feminine charm

Miranda (Lawyer)

Miranda’s Personality

• cynical views on relationships and men

• Smart, self-assured and proud of her achievements

Miranda’s Fashion Sense

• For Miranda, fashion is more about getting the job done than following the latest trends.

Influences of Sex and the City

Literature: Books

Music

DVDs

DVDs

Movie

•Release Date: 20 June 2008 (Taiwan)

Games

Art: Posters and Calendars

Fashion: Accessories

A cultural touchstone:Women’s Thoughts

• Female friendships: given women permission• The rules of dating: women can date like men• A celebration of women ageing: Samantha says, "I'm 40 fucking five and proud

of it!"• Women can talk about SEX!

Language of Sex and the City

1. zsa zsa zsu Comes from Season 5 "Sex and the City", where Carrie describes it

feeling you get when you meet someone you really really like. It just like butterflies in her tummy from the excitement of a new crush.

---Carrie: I met this new guy Berger, and I just get that zsa zsa zsu.

---“Sadly I have no idea about the zsa zsa zsu, after about 12 years with my ‘Mr Big’ the zsa zsa zsu isn’t always there…”

---”Can the zsa zsa zsu develop? Or does it have to be there from the start?”

Language of Sex and the City

2. Carrie3. Samantha 4. Charlotte5. Miranda It may be their personality or their fashion sense you

find familiar, or it could be the qualities they seek in a mate.

--- "There's a Mr. Big in my life, too. I'm sooo Carrie!“---"I'm so Charlotte, but I want to be more Samantha!"

References:• Summary of Sex and the City. Retrieved March 21, 2008 fromhttp://www.starpulse.com/Television/Sex_And_The_City/Summary/• Home site of Sex and the City with good introduction of casts.

Retrieved March 21, 2008 fromhttp://www.hbo.com/city/• Home site of the movie of Sex and the City. Retrieved March 21,

2008 fromhttp://www.sexandthecitymovieblog.com/• Influences of Sex and the City. Retrieved March 21, 2008 fromhttp://www.amazon.com/Sex-City-Candace-Bushnell/dp/0446673544

References:• Information and uses of zsa zsa zsu. Retrieved March 21, 2008 fromhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zsa+zsa+zsuhttp://secretlyontv.blogspot.com/2007/08/zsa-zsa-zsu.htmlhttp://girlaboutlondoncity.blogspot.com/2007/12/looking-for-zsa-zsa-zsu.htmlhttp://quixoticnymph.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/all-about-the-zsa-zsa-zsu/• Language meaning of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda.

Retrieved March 21, 2008 fromhttp://quiz.ivillage.com/astrology/tests/sexandthecity.htm• A picture of Sex and the City. Retrieved March 21, 2008 fromhttp://www.observer.com/2007/sex-and-city

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