The show was based in part on writer Candace Bushnell's book of the same name, compiled from her column with the New York Observer. Bushnell has stated in several interviews that Carrie Bradshaw is her alter ego; when she wrote the "Sex and the City" essays, she used her own name initially; for privacy reasons, however, she created the character of Carrie Bradshaw, a woman with the same career (writer) and same initials.[1]
The narrative of the show focuses on Carrie and her three best friends. (Bushnell has indicated that Carrie's friends are composites of her friends.) The women discuss their sexual desires and fantasies, and their travails in life and love. The show often depicts frank discussions about romance and sexuality, particularly in the context of being a single woman in her mid-thirties. According to "Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell," by Amy Sohn, the series creator Darren Star wanted to create a show that expressed true adult comedy, sex, in an up-front way.
The first season of the show was an adaptation of its source material; however, subsequent seasons depart from the book. Each episode in season one features a short montage of interviews of people on the street regarding topics discussed in that episode. These continue through season two but are then phased out. Another feature that would eventually be scrapped was Carrie breaking the fourth wall (for example, looking into the camera and speaking to the audience directly, also known in older drama as an aside). Bradshaw would question scenarios and ideas, asking the audience for an opinion or insight on different situations. The pilot, however, also had the characters of Miranda and Charlotte as well as a few minor characters speaking directly to the camera/audience. The last such event by Carrie occurs in episode 3 of the second season, "The Freak Show". The method of expressing inner monologues was shifted exclusively to voiceovers by Carrie in future episodes. Her main narration usually revolves around the premise of that week's "article", where she sums up her thoughts with, "I couldn't help but wonder...". As she says that, her computer monitor is shown while she is typing the text of her voiceover, ending up with the theme of the episode expressed as a question such as, "Are we sluts?" or "Can you really have sex without politics?" Region Code: 1 + 3 + 6
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【原 名】:Sex and the City
【译 名】:欲望城市
【类 型】:剧情
【首 播】:1998
【国 家】:美国
【语 言】:英语
【主 演】:
吉姆·坎特拉尔 Kim Cattrall、 萨拉·杰西卡·帕克 Sarah Jessica Parker 、卡尔·麦克拉赫伦 Kyle MacLachlan Kristin Davis、 约翰·科贝特 John Corbett、 大卫·艾森伯格 David Eigenberg、威利·格尔森 Willie Garson Cynthia Nixon