Sex and the city: Analysis of a sitcom

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Sex and the city is a popular American cable television program, which is adapted from Candace Bushnell's book of the same title. Sex and the city was the idea of a single woman in her thirties writing about relationships and using that column as a tool of self-discovery about her own life, sometimes even unbeknownst to herself. Daren Star wanted to make this story become a comedy about sex from a female point of view, which was totally uncharted arena on TV. He wanted to create a true adult comedy in which the sex could be handled in an up-front and honest way. Sex and the city is an urban story of four female characters in their mid 30s/ early 40s : Carrie who is the voice of the show, is a writer looking for Mr. Right; Charlotte, an art dealer with a rigid Connecticut uptight blue-blooded upbringing; Miranda is a career-minded lawyer whose experiences with men have left her cynical; and finally Samantha, the oldest of the group, is a flirty PR-executive and a seductress.

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[...] Sex and the city might have helped to legalize a certain type of behaviour among women. Recent research shows that only two fifth of Manhattan residents are married. There has been a tendency for women in bigger cities, especially New York, to imitate the behaviour of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Carrie: having short-term love-stories instead of marrying, having brunch with your girlfriends, and spending an excessive amount of money on designer shoes. We can say, that this is a really sexual revolution stuff. [...]

[...] Carrie, on the other hand, often depends on the participation and support from the rest of the group. She is often the one who introduces topics. These topics are mostly related to her personal life. This has the effect of making Carrie seem the least talkative person in the group. Carrie is not as extreme and caricatured in her speech style as the other three group members. She is the diplomatic member who is concerned with everyone's well being. However, she is able to express her opinion and often in a humorous manner. [...]

[...] She plays the role of expert in the group, and Carrie comes to her for advice. Even tough Samantha does not tend to judge her friends' actions; she expresses direct disagreement when she feels like it. With Miranda they have often strong opinion that differ. Samantha and Miranda feel the need to respond to the other one's provocation, neither do they defend themselves. Mr. Big, his name says all. From the moment he came at the scream, he was larger than life, dashingly handsome, and unattainable. [...]

[...] Sex and the city Analysis of a sitcom Sex and the city is a popular American cable television program, which is adapted from Candace Bushnell's book of the same title. Sex and the city was the idea of a single woman in her thirties writing about relationships and using that column as a tool of self-discovery about her own life, sometimes even unbeknownst to herself. Daren Star wanted to make this story become a comedy about sex from a female point of view, which was totally uncharted arena on TV. [...]

[...] The dialogue of the girls is not only witty, it is humorous, provocative, old- fashioned, and modern all rolled into one, making the language of the show contemporary. To analyse Sex and the City it is important to analyse the linguistic of the four members. Each person is briefly introduced before the linguistic comparison of the characters. The characters are analyzed in the following order: Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, Samantha and Mr. Big who is an important person too. Carry is the main character of Sex and the City. [...]