The time capsule and nostalgia hit is what gets me especially if I watch it now. I was probably watching it way too young first time around, my aunt got me on to it and gave me the box sets (I think I was 12 maybe?) but I treasured those dvd sets. The fashion, the humour, NYC, and the female friendship. Heartens me to know Gen Z and below don’t completely see us as uncool weirdos 😂
My oldest daughter is 22 and has loved it for years. She has recently introduced the show to her roommates and now they’re smitten. My other daughter is 19 and has just started watching - she also adores it!
I have not asked them exactly why they love it, but I will. I have a sneaking suspicion they’re simply going to say it’s because it’s a great show! Lots of humour, well-developed characters that are easy to get to know, escapism. Four women with these, at times, very enviable lives. Great apartments, lots of restaurants, fashion, fun escapades. They like it for the same reasons we liked it?
Interesting conservation and I enjoyed reading your take!
Love this. I also think the short running time helps (some eps are 22 mins) as current attention spans have been decimated. I'm a geriatric millennial and have always loved SATC. As your daughter says, it's not really about the sex. It's about friendship, and even back then, it was a portal that took you to a fantasy New York. Now it's a time capsule to a time that doesn't feel too ancient (they have phones) but is also gone (meeting someone in a bar!). Plus it's just...well...fun. I don't think many shows these days are fun. They're dark or heavy, and the "fun" is just annoying reality tv.
I still love rewatching the show, and can imagine it's like a whole other reality for Gen Z today! It was always well written and with humour in the most poignant or embarrassing moments, which is universal I think.
Wait - we're not supposed to be wearing sunglasses on our head? As one of my uni friends pointed out (circa the mid-90s) part of the criteria for a good pair of sunnies is how well they fit on your head and how they look when perched up there!!!🫣😂
I used to watch this at home with my sister and Mum and then get ready to go out and meet my friends for our nights out. It was the inspiration for so much and we loved it! My daughter who is 18 is loving it too now, particularly for the clothes and their freedom. Re watching with her is a joy and yes, I do see some of it differently now, Carrie is more self centred than I remember and I love Samantha more than ever! It’s a joy to see it through Gen Z eyes.
The time capsule and nostalgia hit is what gets me especially if I watch it now. I was probably watching it way too young first time around, my aunt got me on to it and gave me the box sets (I think I was 12 maybe?) but I treasured those dvd sets. The fashion, the humour, NYC, and the female friendship. Heartens me to know Gen Z and below don’t completely see us as uncool weirdos 😂
My oldest daughter is 22 and has loved it for years. She has recently introduced the show to her roommates and now they’re smitten. My other daughter is 19 and has just started watching - she also adores it!
I have not asked them exactly why they love it, but I will. I have a sneaking suspicion they’re simply going to say it’s because it’s a great show! Lots of humour, well-developed characters that are easy to get to know, escapism. Four women with these, at times, very enviable lives. Great apartments, lots of restaurants, fashion, fun escapades. They like it for the same reasons we liked it?
Interesting conservation and I enjoyed reading your take!
One of my daughters just got back to me with an answer. She loves “the style, the vibe of New York and the characters.”
Did you ever see the article in The NY Times where they interviewed a bunch of women who watched SATC and promptly moved to NYC to live out their own Carrie dreams? It was really interesting .. . . https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/style/sex-and-the-city-new-york.html
I have not, but I’ll check it out. Wouldn’t exactly be an easy situation to replicate, even if you’re stinking rich!
Love this. I also think the short running time helps (some eps are 22 mins) as current attention spans have been decimated. I'm a geriatric millennial and have always loved SATC. As your daughter says, it's not really about the sex. It's about friendship, and even back then, it was a portal that took you to a fantasy New York. Now it's a time capsule to a time that doesn't feel too ancient (they have phones) but is also gone (meeting someone in a bar!). Plus it's just...well...fun. I don't think many shows these days are fun. They're dark or heavy, and the "fun" is just annoying reality tv.
You are so right about the absence of fun! Although to me, Squid Game is fun 😂
I still love rewatching the show, and can imagine it's like a whole other reality for Gen Z today! It was always well written and with humour in the most poignant or embarrassing moments, which is universal I think.
Wait - we're not supposed to be wearing sunglasses on our head? As one of my uni friends pointed out (circa the mid-90s) part of the criteria for a good pair of sunnies is how well they fit on your head and how they look when perched up there!!!🫣😂
I always remember a friend telling me that the younger women in the office said that only women over 35 wear their sunnies on their head 😂
To that I say Pfffffttttt! 😂
I used to watch this at home with my sister and Mum and then get ready to go out and meet my friends for our nights out. It was the inspiration for so much and we loved it! My daughter who is 18 is loving it too now, particularly for the clothes and their freedom. Re watching with her is a joy and yes, I do see some of it differently now, Carrie is more self centred than I remember and I love Samantha more than ever! It’s a joy to see it through Gen Z eyes.