Soulmates- Sex and the City

Today's review is on Sex and the City, another all time favorite of mine:) This time, for different reasons though. Even if most people would say that this show is about single women finding love in 90's Manhattan, i disagree. It's about 4 gorgeous women and the amazing friendship between them. Of course, the secondary stories revolve around their love lives but the most important thing is their friendship. Even though they are so different, they are each other's soulmates...

The main character of the show is Carrie Bradshaw, a columnist for a NY newspaper. She writes about sex, love and adventures and takes her inspiration from her personal life and her friends' experiences. Carrie dated a lot during the show but her most significant loves were Mr.Big, a character without a real  name until the end of the show, who has harmed her so much in the beginning and despite that, they still end up together; and Aidan, who loved her so much and she hurt him even though in my opinion he is the one she should have ended up with..

She is fun and has an amazing fashion style and growing up i always wanted to be just like her...But also growing up and watching the show for the second, third, maybe even fourth time...i also realized that maybe i have a lot more in common with the other characters and maybe i wanted to be a little bit just like each one of them....

Samantha is the female equivalent of ..a man! She acts with such boldness and courage regarding sex and couldn't care less about what other people think of her. She represents, at least for me, a role model as to we shouldn't care what society thinks or says a woman can or cannot do. She refuses to submit to the conventional idea of a relationship but is still open to the idea of falling in love. And she does it, twice throughout the show....

The first time i met Charlotte, i thought she was a prude. And to be honest, it may appear so at the beginning. But as the show continues, i found in Charlotte optimism. She believes in true love and the fairy prince on a white horse that we've all been waiting for. She is a true romantic and even after her first marriage fails, she still puts herself out there and finds love again.. Charlotte made me believe and her optimism made me feel more positive...

Finally, Miranda...she is a convinced feminist and refuses the idea that women need a man in their lives...At times she is awkward, pessimist and disagrees with every romantic gesture..There is nothing fake in this character and she reacts to situations as a lot of people would if they wouldn't be afraid of what society thinks. Miranda is the strong and independent one, as we all wish to be...

This show not only represents the greatest friendship between women, a friendship that i always wanted to have with my friends, but it has these 4 totally different characters that you will love instantly! I wish to be a dreamer like Carrie, bold like Samantha, romantic and optimistic like Charlotte and strong like Miranda! 

I leave you with some of my favorite moments of the show and again, if you've seen it before, i hope i put a smile on your face, if not- better start on it!

A. 

And finally, what we are all looking for....

My All Time Favorite- Friends

My first choice for this blog is of course, my all time favorite show- Friends! I know many of you probably know it and for you I wish to refresh your memories with my favorite moments of the show. For those of you that never heard of it, start watching it NOW! 

For me Friends is first of all, one of the greatest love stories. You might disagree, but bear with me on this. It's great because it seems to real. She doesn't have a fatal disease, he doesn't travel through time, no one dies and leaves letter for the other one and it doesn't happen in the 19th century or something! It's the love story between two normal people living in New York, nowadays. And the ups and downs of this story are real, things that happen to all of us every day. But more about this later on...

The story begins when Rachel, the blonde rich spoiled girl, appears in a wedding dress in a cafe that will become legendary, looking for her high school friend, Monica. Even though they haven't spoken in a long time, Monica is forced to accept Rachel living with her after she left her own wedding and wants to be independent from her rich family. Along with Monica, the other 4 friends easily embrace Rachel in their group: Chandler and Joey who live across the hall, Phoebe, their quirky friend, and Ross, Monica's brother, who has always been in love with Rach. And right then and there, the magic begins! 

Rachel is this spoiled rich girl that has never worked a day in her life and wants to be independent. However, the only job she found was in a cafe called, Central Perk, that becomes the spot where they all hang out. She works as a waitress for a couple of years and then moves on into fashion. By the end of the show, the evolution of this character is amazing. She matures so much and it's impossible not to love her! Rachel and Ross live the great love story. He is a nerdy paleontologist and Monica's brother and he had been in love with Rachel since high school. At the beginning of the show, he just found out that his wife is a lesbian, ran off with another woman and she is pregnant with his child. He finally gets the courage to ask Rachel out, she says maybe, but the date never goes through. After a while, she finds out from someone else that Ross is in love with her. However, by that time he was already with someone else. They would always miss the right moment or something would come up between them. They did have a very happy relationship for like a season after which they took a break. During this break Ross slept with another woman. And from there on, they would be on and off until the end of the show. He gets married to another woman, she dates many other guys, but somehow they end up drunk getting married in Vegas and then separating again. They also end up having a baby girl, Emma, towards the end. Faced with Rachel's move to Paris for a job, he finally realizes how much he loves her and that he can't let her go. It is the perfect finale for such a restless relationship. And it all seems to real.  We all went through stuff like that- watching the person you love with someone else, waiting for the perfect timing...For the people that know the show, if you are still with me, be honest, is not the greatest love story? 

Moving on to Monica, who is Rachel's best friend and roommate and she is very organized and obsessed with cleaning, works a chef for the most part of the show and used to be really fat as a child. Monica experiences two great loves in her life, one with Richard, an older man and friend of her parents and despite everything they make a great couple, except that he doesn't want children. The other one is with Chandler, one of the Friends. Chandler is the funny one in the group and despite that no one knows what he does for a living, they all know it's something with numbers. He hates his job and ends up changing careers eventually. He is awkward and very unsuccessful with women, and he and Monica end up together after one of Ross's weddings in London. They keep their relationship a secret from the others for a long time until they can admit to themselves that they love each other. Their relationship is so simple and without drama that makes you wonder if it can be real. They move in together and get married eventually and after trying so hard to have a child they end up adopting twins. They are both so different characters but they complete each other in every way. 

Phoebe, Monica's former flat mate is a lovely quirky vegetarian masseuse. She is the most selfless character on the show and lives in her own little world. She has a twin sister, Ursula, and she lived on the streets for a while after her mother killed herself, from where she has a wide range of adventures. Phoebe carried her brother's children because his wife was unable to and she also had 2 great loves. One was an awkward scientist that moved to Minsk and the other was Mike, who would also become her husband. 

Joey is a (mostly) unemployed actor and Chandler's flat mate. He is great with the ladies and is always dating a new one. He loves to eat anything no matter how disgusting and mostly lives off Chandler and Monica's backs. He sometimes doesn't get what people are talking about and is pretty naive, but that only makes him more lovable. He falls in love with Rachel for a short time but by the end of the show he doesn't meet his significant other... 

And that's why i love this show- not everyone gets to get married and have kids- some get the happy ending they want, not the one imposed by society. And out of the 6 characters, anyone can find identify with at least one of them. I think I am more like a Monica for example, because i am super organized and obsessed and let's be honest (for the ones that know me)...also bossy!:) What characters do you identify with and why? 

But most importantly, tell me why do you love this show? As i said, for me it represents a great love story! How about you?

I leave you with my favorite moments of the show- for those who've seen it, i hope i brought a smile on your face. For those who haven't, i hope i convinced you to watch it! 

Chandler being funny 

Rachel's "traditional" English triffle 

Good parenting from Ross and Rachel

And if you have some more time to spare....here are the funniest moments:

Thanks for reading and i really hope after this you will love Friends as much as i do!

A. 

Welcome to My TV Corner!!!

If you ended up on this page..I must say- Congrats! And welcome to My TV Corner! If you are a TV enthusiast, just like me, keep on reading :) 

I must start by saying that this is not my first blogging experience.. I keep another blog about my experience on living around the world. But that's just for my friends. I don't plan to market it or have no intention in reaching a large audience with it. That is why, when confronted with an assignment for one of my courses where i had to create a blog about something i am passionate about i started thinking. I thought about writing on history, politics, the economy maybe. But then i realized it.. why not keep it simple and write about something i am really good at? The fact that i watch a lot of bad TV finally pays off. So many hours wasted watching TV shows can finally be put to good use. I am not saying i am an expert on TV, but i definitely can have an objective and critical opinion on this matter. For me, TV shows are more than just a hobby. They help me relax, unwind and some even give me inspiration. The good ones, the ones that I am going to talk about here, made such an impression on me that i even watched them multiple times. Especially if I find a character that I can relate to. And I did. In more than one show. I find details and traits that resemble me. And that just makes me keep on watching. Because i am sure that everyone else is like me, and everyone loves finding him or herself in a character, I have decided to tell a story about my favourite shows. If you are looking for a formal description of the show, details about the cast or the awards they won than you are in the wrong place. I want to tell a simple story about my favourite shows and characters, so that everyone can fall in love with them as I did....

I bet you didn't expect that song! If i managed to put a smile on your face, keep on reading My TV Corner!



A.