Sex & the City - Female Hysteria.

Sleipnir

Yeah I've seen it a few times and it can be funny but I can't believe that there are women around Dublin who are close to mourning it's demise.

For example, I was in a pharmacy on the day of "the last show ever" and the woman in front of me in the queue was talking to the clerk at the counter about her
"Sex & the City" party that night.
All those invited had to dress up as one of the 4 main characters and then they were going to watch it together with a few bottles of wine and pretend to be the characters!

A girl in my girlfriend's office was close to tears on the day and she was having the same sort of party.
And I heard The Odeon was holding a Sex & the city Party also.

Does this not strike anyone as something similar to mass hysteria?
I mean, 200 innocent people die from terrorist bombings in Spain and we all say
"Gosh, isn't that terrible?"

But a T.V. programme finishes and the women in this country are in the depths of despair, bawling crying and out to buy those 'manola' shoes or whatever they're called. (Not that it matters that 99% of women in this county had ever heard of them before Sex & the City)

Get a grip for christ sake.

Explosive_Cornflake

I ended watching it drunk in some birds house last night, and she was very surprised to hear that i'd already seen it.

krattapopov

ah relax,

let the people celebrate the ending of a show by getting together, fact is alot of woman are going to miss that show... let the mourning period commence

ixoy

My favourite was from entertainment.ie's synopsis:

First off apologies for even mentioning it. Secondly, it's the last one. Hooray! Carrie is struggling in Paris (let her struggle say we), Sam is opening up somether other...

... Never got the appeal of the series. Admittedly, I'm not as woman but even then I found their voices highly irritating. I can also not understand the sort of fanatical way they would treat the show's demise - I have loved many a show in my time, but I'd never go to great lengths to see in the finale...

krattapopov

everyone to their own i say

skipn_easy

In fairness what about all the people that had final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer parties or the people who go to Lord of the Rings parties... its hardly female hysteria, its just people who are into their tv shows or movies. Its their life, it doesn't affect you so why does it bother you?

ixoy

Well I've been a fan of many shows - including the aforementioned Buffy - and was not inclined to dress up as them, or any such thing. And this is from someone who has invested a lot of money in collections for some of these shows. I'm just bemused by people embracing it to such a length. Each to their own indeed (although, in this case, it'll be a nice change not to see every second magazine plastered with a "Sex and the City please buy me" farewell tribute just as it's a relief not to see any more LotR covers and I loved that series).

Sleipnir

Originally posted by skipn_easy
In fairness what about all the people that had final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer parties or the people who go to Lord of the Rings parties... its hardly female hysteria, its just people who are into their tv shows or movies. Its their life, it doesn't affect you so why does it bother you?

Can we only discuss subjects which have had a direct effect on us now?
btw, it does affect me because I had to wait in a queue for some girl to gush about how much she's going to miss her (quote) "friends in the City"

My point is, being 'into' a particular show is fine. Getting actually depressed when one is cancelled is pretty dumb is all I'm saying.

As I said, 200 people die in Madrid and we all shake our heads and tut.
A t.v. show ends and we dress up as the characters, put on their voices, buy their cloths and have a bloody good cry about it.

It just irritates me that people can be so vapid.

skipn_easy

Granted, it shows how pathetic and limited our lives really are.

Sarky

Be nice, it might be the only thing in their otherwise hollow and meaningless lives that lets them feel slightly more validated in being in their late 30's and still miserable.

Besides, bomb corpses aren't nearly as pretty looking as a new pair of 400 dollar shoes, are they?

Ooh, that felt good...

Pigman II

If a tv show that makes some people HAPPY ends then something naturally is missed.

If an deadly event occurs to people we never knew and whom we didn't particularly care about or think about before their deaths then it cannot truly ever impact upon us beyond the initial shock of the event.

Does that mean we value a human life over a tv show? Of course not, but at the end of the day did any of those dead people contribute positively to your vapid little life any more than some piece of throwaway tv-fluff that might have at least made you feel good for 1/2 an hour a week?

Thats the difference.

(btw , not a fan of the show in question)

Sarky

I'm only suggesting that people get their priorities right. The ending of a tv show is rather less important than the ending of a life, whether you know them or not.

The only way I could imagine anyone being justified in being genuinely depressed and preoccupied by the ending of this show is if they actually worked on it and now have to look for a new job.

Jim

I suppose its just a cult tv show.....except for ladies.
I mean, look at Star Trek. Entire convention centres of people dressed up as Spock.

Auburn

I was going to mention Star Stek too. Also, the rocky horror show, etc. People enjoy the storylines / identify somewhat with characters, etc. What's wrong with that? Maybe it's a bit fanatical but I wouldn't consider it to be hysteria.

azezil

I really enjoy it, got misty-eyed watching the final episode... *shakes fist* yeah what of it! :P

TCamen

Why the comparison between the end of Sex & The City, and the Madrid bombings?
Jeez, people are perfectly entitled to have parties and all the rest without having to feel guilty cos of a terrorist attack.

It just irritates me that people can be so vapid.

Word.
In saying that, I can think of more vapid things than having a party with friends to watch a final episode of a TV show.
The finale was pretty crappy in the end anyways

LFCFan

some women are a bit sad

My girlfriend hated the show and I know a lot of others who hated it too (all of whom are in relationships) and most of my single female friends loved it. I see a pattern!

Johnny Versace

Originally posted by Sleipnir
Get a grip for christ sake.

Word brother.

IMHO, Sex and the city is about a bunch of shallow, insecure women.

Sad indeed.

koneko

It's an entertaining show, it's too bad it's gone. Having said that I'm not about to go have a dressup party and wave it goodbye, but I enjoyed watching it.

Don't agree with that LFCFan. I hated the show, before I watched it, thought it was a stupid idea. Gave it a chance and found out it was pretty decent. Oh and I'm not single :rolleyes: