Tuesday, January 17, 2012

NCWITB: We need a Sex and the City 3. Please.

Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am a big supporter, avid fan of, and major defender of all that is Sex and the City. I'm a true hardcore addict most days, remote in one hand, Diet Coke in the other. I am a Carrie to the utmost extreme, for all the best and worst reasons. I have my opinions, I have my wishes, and even though nobody cares what I think... I believe we desperately need a Sex and the City 3.

Hear me out.

A lot of rumors flew around that the franchise was over after Sex and the City 2 did so poorly in the box office. I admit I didn't love the movie, but I know what was wrong with it and I know how it could have been fixed. There wasn't enough New York, there wasn't enough sex... yada yada. The first movie I felt was fantastic, and I practically have it memorized. It was perfect in a lot of ways that the 2nd movie wasn't. This is my first argument for a 3rd installment: everything, and everyone, needs to end on a successful note.

My second argument is mostly a matter of "why stop now?" The actors have expressed that they would be interested in doing another movie, and it's not like their careers are booming otherwise. All 4 women have a great list of achievements behind them, but lets be honest... SJP is Carrie Bradshaw, forever. Fashion evolves every day, and the climate of New York is constantly changing... we need to see how our ladies are handling all the changes!

While a lot of this may sound silly to a random outsider, true devoted fans of the show know that the amazing television episodes cannot go down in history with the ending that Sex and the City 2 left us with. We're willing to forgive and forget... but we need a bone thrown to us. To cut straight to the chase? They owe us one more.

Michael Patrick King is... well... for lack of a better word, a KING when it comes to writing edgy, forward, funny, emotionally moving material. Later that day, I got to thinking... if he has it in him (and you know he does) audiences everywhere will listen.