It's interesting to think about how Sex and the City was a breakthrough for its time period. The fact that HBO was skeptical about airing the show is quite ironic seeing that it was a huge success. At the time, however, it was unheard of to have a show following just a small number of women.
Now, it seems like America cannot get enough of this type of television! Whether its Say Yes to the Dress, Desperate Housewives, Bad Girls Club, and now Teen Mom, women's lives are the highlight of what many turn their TV on to watch. And to think, provocative-seeming to have a show featuring grown women engage in unmarried sex, and now theres a show for women who haven't even graduated highschool and have a child.
I've inserted clips from these favorite shows of mine.
What started it all...
My addiction...
Tying into the "Big American Wedding" for women ...
Most recent show just following women...
I agree, today's television programming is surrounded by these reality shows. Teen Mom is one that I've gotten the chance to see, and it has some of the same subjects as SATC. These girls have had a child, and it's supposed to show us what life is like for a teen mother. This show exposes these girls to the media and publicity and in a way shames them for their 'mistake'. It makes you wonder how much farther television will go.
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