It's a shame that there are no longer TV shows on about the friendship of women. I find the relationships between women warm, expansive, deep and evolving. Women sharing friendship spend time together, confide in each other, watch sappy movies together and learn from and through each other. In friendship with other women you can ask for constructive criticism and expect honest answers and you can work through your problems together.
Sex and the City was a show about the friendship of four women living in New York City. While I did not often find Sex and the City "relate-able", I was glad to see a show that dealt with some of the issues my friends and I were going through. I don't spend tons of money on outrageous shoes, live in a fabulous apartment in Manhattan or spend all my free moments in amazing clothes while drinking cosmos at the trendiest hang outs. But I do have an over-sexed friend, a friend who is an eternal optimist with an undying belief in love, and a friend with a cynical view of men and relationships. We are all dealing with jobs, raising families, looking for love, looking for love ... looking for love. I expect that is why I watch. if they can find love, so can I. Illogical? True; but there it is.
I am constantly reminded by my child that TV is not supposed to be real, that it is an escape. Acknowledging that makes watching Sex and the City easier but it is still just so unrealistic for me. I want their clothes and their shoes but not their lives. In the end, I am just pleased to watch them stay close as they experience life: always supporting each other. It vindicates my girlfriends and the significance of our friendships.
The other show about female friendships was Girlfriends. I also did not find Girlfriends "relate-able". The show was similar to Sex and the City, but the stars often seemed to be caricatures of real people rather than real people. They were also good looking with great bodies and nice clothes. They had similar jobs and proclivities They had similar issues and hang-out spots. They were fun to watch but I would not want their lives either.
In the end what i want is another show about female friendships. A show about older female friendships. A show about friends who've raised their children and are now figuring out what to do with this next phase of life. Relate-able would be nice but fabulous can be fun. I am older, wiser and more aware that TV can just be about fun, But if it is fabulous and relate-able than I can also dream. Cause it could happen to me. I mean U.O.E.N.O. LOL!!!
I am constantly reminded by my child that TV is not supposed to be real, that it is an escape. Acknowledging that makes watching Sex and the City easier but it is still just so unrealistic for me. I want their clothes and their shoes but not their lives. In the end, I am just pleased to watch them stay close as they experience life: always supporting each other. It vindicates my girlfriends and the significance of our friendships.
The other show about female friendships was Girlfriends. I also did not find Girlfriends "relate-able". The show was similar to Sex and the City, but the stars often seemed to be caricatures of real people rather than real people. They were also good looking with great bodies and nice clothes. They had similar jobs and proclivities They had similar issues and hang-out spots. They were fun to watch but I would not want their lives either.
In the end what i want is another show about female friendships. A show about older female friendships. A show about friends who've raised their children and are now figuring out what to do with this next phase of life. Relate-able would be nice but fabulous can be fun. I am older, wiser and more aware that TV can just be about fun, But if it is fabulous and relate-able than I can also dream. Cause it could happen to me. I mean U.O.E.N.O. LOL!!!
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