Sex and the movie?

In 1998 I was never a fan of Sex and the City. Sure I liked the New York backdrop and witty repartee, but the first series was all a bit, well, amoral and hard for my liking. I was reminded of how I felt about the programme last night when I watched one of the first episodes on sky and I found it interesting how the writers and I guess the actors changed the series to one of a fluffier and generally more whimsical morality fairy tale.
The singletons narrator Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), the voice and face of wannabe professional girls from all over the world changed the least, as she was always disappointed in love and remained steadfastly hopeful in her work and personal life.
Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), the two dimensional tart with a heart evolved from sexual predator to settled monogamy, albeit with a man half her age. Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), a Park Lane princess married an ugly but humorous Jewish lawyer, whilst cynical pushy Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) finally settled down with husband, a son,senile mother-in-law and doting housekeeper.

The series DID amuse me when it left the cynicism of the 1990s behind; I suspect 9/11 had a lot to do with the change- but I also think that the audience (predominately women and gay men) led the writers to ensure a happy ending was on the cards . I think in some ways that betrayed the original message the original series tried to hammer home, ie. powerful women do not need a man to have a great,successful life, but at least it made for uncomplicated,funny and essentially entertaining tv with characters that the audience actually cared about! I also think that we all need a bit of fluffy fantasy in our lives too!from time to time.

A film is planned to be made sometime this year, which I think is perhaps a bad idea;like the grittier but equally entertaining This Life, the producers need to leave well alone.