Comments on: Something Wicked This Way Comes

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:17:03 +0000

It shows how pathetic society is when a vapid prime-time equivalent of an airhead soap opera with tawdrier trappings is so popular with so many.

By: Jim_Satterfield

Jim_Satterfield — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:54:50 +0000

Of course Heinlein's view of women bore no resemblance to SATC, either.

By: sh0ter

sh0ter — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:50:21 +0000

this post was f'ing hilarious. Makes me wanna whip out my Heinlein and bathe in the uber-manly glory of Jubal Harshaw, Lazurus Long, or Colonel Campbell.

At times, it really is like men and women are from different planets.

By: Lit3Bolt

Lit3Bolt — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:14:34 +0000

Think of Sex and (in? not sure, don't care) the City as the counterbalance to adolescent male fantasy films such as Knocked Up and Superbad. Just as those films seem to have a little red devil that says “Pstt, get real drunk and make a bunch of dick and fart jokes. That'll impress her.” a TV show/movie such as SATC has its own little devil that says: “Psst, men will never ever understand you, so just use them in the basest form possible. And by the way, there's nothing wrong with your superficial, superfluous lifestyle. Buy that dress. It'll make you feel good.”

Add a bunch of dry quips and witticisms and a bunch of naughty sex scenes and you're good to go. Yeah, that'll make everyone feel good.

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By: runasim

runasim — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:26:04 +0000

What a great post!

Although I'm a woman, I always got the implication of the price tag on the shoes.

I'm a sucker for romance, real and vicarious, but the SITC women get on my nerves. Their minds appear to be so consumed by the subject of men-men-men and me-me-me that they appear to have left real life to exist in some closet filled to capacity with their obsessions.

Not too much depth should be expected from romantic comedies, but when the theme is stretched for so long over so many episodes, it begins to have a gagging effect., like too much overly sweet icing on a cake.

I'm with the men on this one.