I was wrong. I admit it. I was wrong as wrong can be. I judged the book by it’s cover, I didn’t give it a fair crack of the whip and I was wrong. But I bet I am not the only man out there who was wrong. Because Sex and the City is actually a very good show. There, I said it. I admitted it. I feel better for it… Don’t judge me yet boys, I will now explain why.
I never thought I would like it. Never, ever. Whilst it was on TV I caught the odd glimpse of it. All the talk of cocks, and balls, and dildos, and “funky tasting spunk” meant it was about as appealing to me as spending a long weekend in a log cabin, in rural Cumbria with Piers Morgan. From what I had seen of it, I judged it was not for me.
In fact, not only had I judged it was not for me, I convinced others it was not for them. I reeled off reasons as to why the show was not only terrible, but wrong and damaging. I would argue with female friends who liked the show, and scoff at their suggestions that it carried anything merit worthy within its content.
I now know I was wrong. If you are one the people I argued with, I am sorry.
The turning point came over Christmas… Having been converted to becoming a fan of The West Wing, over the course of the last few months of 2009, I decided to open myself up to catch up on shows that had passed me by over the last decade… If people I liked, liked these shows, then surely there must be something in there that I was missing…. Sex and the City was my most hated show… It was time to find out why!
I started watching it on Boxing Day; I am now about a third of the way through Season 4. I am genuinely looking forward to the next installment. I want to finish the whole series, watch the first movie, and pre-book for number two! The revelation is, for me, that the show isn’t just about sex… It’s about the characters… Sex is just the thing that brings them together and ignites the conversation. The characters are rich, interesting and above all funny. It is basically Entourage with women rather than men. It’s so money!
The fact that I was so wrong with this show, means I am opening myself up for more when I’m done. Whilst I can never see myself enjoying an episode of Supernatural, there must be a bunch of shows out there that have passed me by… so help me out and let me know what’s worth watching… Even if I’ve laughed at you for watching it before… Again, I’m sorry!
