How to make a good TV show

December 16th, 2009

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The best part about Sex & the City is at the end of every episode, when two of the main characters have an ambiguous conversation and the plot gains some very clever subtext that only intelligent people notice, before Carrie does a contrived voice-over that would make for a shitty column.

For example, Miranda and Carrie might be sitting on a bench outside an authentic New York cafe, pretending to eat cupcakes, and Miranda will say, “How’s yours?” and Carrie will reply, “Pretty good, Miranda….pretty good..” with a slow, mysterious smile, and the audience is left wondering whether Carrie was referring to the cupcake or her urinary tract infection….or both.

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8 Responses to “How to make a good TV show”

Sarah Jessica Parker walks into a bar, and the bartender asks “Why the long face?”

Comment by passerby on December 16th, 2009

Almost this exact exchange happens in the movie You’ve Got Mail. Meg Ryan asks ‘Hope your mango is ripe?’, to which Tom Hanks replies ‘I think it is’. I can only assume that they’re referring to Tom Hanks’ junk as well.

Comment by Bossy on December 17th, 2009

@passerby – groan.

@bossy – that is so clever! I wonder how they ever thought of that!

Comment by Annik on December 17th, 2009

Sarah Jessica Parker looks like she’s walked into a lot of bars..

Comment by pulp sarcasm on December 17th, 2009

Actually she’s referring to neither the cupcake nor the UTI, but to the fellatio she’d have to perform on a regular basis to earn enough cash to afford her wardrobe.

Comment by Sari on December 18th, 2009

@pulp – oh ZING!

@Sari – clearly she shoplifts. And gives a lot of head.

Comment by Annik on December 18th, 2009

@Annik – If there was a compilation book of interesting facts about SJP, it would contain 2 pages, merely repeating what you have said to Sari.

Comment by passerby on December 19th, 2009

Excellent post! The only flaw being that it assumes Sex and the City to be a good show.

FYI, if I turn out like any of those women when I get to middle-age, I think I’ll just hang myself in my closet like a respectable person.

Comment by ambrosemrosie on December 23rd, 2009

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