Over the past week, EW has been reporting on the chances of your favorite defunct TV shows — Chuck, Firefly, Rome, Scrubs, etc. — seeing the light of day again.
On the topic of TV shows getting a second life, it’s impossible not to look to Sex and the City, the original model for Community fans’ cheer of “six seasons and a movie.” After six fashionable years of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte’s adventures on TV, the iconic HBO comedy series found new life — twice — with two big-screen adaptations, both written and directed by series exec producer Michael Patrick King.
During our chat with King about the revival chances of his other HBO show, The Comeback, the conversation of course veered into Sex territory. (How could it not?) The big question: could a third Sex and the City movie ever get off the ground? Back in January, Sarah Jessica Parker told InStyle that she believed there was one last chapter to tell. Well, King agrees.
“The great gift or riches or luck is that I worked on two shows that were so full that they spilled over into people’s lives and the characters were rounded enough that you could still wonder where they are,” King says, adding that Sex and the City is still thriving on TV, especially as alternative programming (HBO marathoned the series on Super Bowl Sunday).
Acknowledging Parker’s comments on a third film, King explains, “Sarah Jessica and I both know what that final chapter is. That doesn’t mean it will or should be told, but I do think there’s one story left. Whether it ever happens is a whole other situation. But there’s four girls, and those girls are still in my mind. There are other stories to tell and characters that haven’t even been written yet.”
The show went off the air exactly 10 years ago, in February 2004, delivering series-high ratings for the emotional finale. Four years later, Sex and the City hit movie theaters and raked in $152 million at the domestic box office, with critical reviews split right down the middle. Sex and the City 2 opened with significantly less ballyhoo in 2010 and made $95 million at home, with the Rotten Tomatoes score at just 15%. If it seemed as though the series was on its last legs, that would largely be the accurate assumption — but it depends who you’re asking. EW’s Owen Gleiberman sees a future. The series still lives online, boasting 14 million devotees on Facebook and plenty of meme life among the Tumblr generation. The clamor for another movie might not be as loud as it once was, but rest assured, it’s still there. Just like The Carrie Diaries.
“It’s a very interesting balance of zeitgeist and letting go and coming back and figuring out if you’re done or you’re not done. I listen to people a lot, actually,” says King. “What I do know is that there’s interest, but with interest comes non-interest. It’s all really about the stories, and if you actually think you have something left to say that would make it exciting and worthwhile for the fans’ time, that’s really the question. Not whether you can get away with it, not whether anybody will buy it, not whether you can make money on it. It’s really like, is there enough or more to say that would justify people risking seeing their favorite characters again? And I think there’s one chapter left.”
The first and perhaps biggest hurdle would be convincing all the women to return, and as it stands, it’s just Nixon who seemed to be uninterested about the idea (although that was in 2012, and it sounds like things may have changed). Parker, as we know, believes in a third story; Davis is excited at the possibility, and Cattrall appears to be on board as well. With attitudes in the affirmative, the question falls to whether enough of the moving parts can assemble to get a greenlight for a second sequel.
King is realistic that a third Sex and the City venture may in fact never come to fruition, but fans should be pleased to know that he and SJP are on the same page when it comes to finishing the saga with one final story. Although, it should be clear, though King listens to the rumblings about SATC‘s place in the zeitgeist, he’s not exactly flocking to Tumblr or Twitter (where accounts are devoted to the plots of a third movie) to take suggestions.
“Oh, like I would ever look at the Internet!” jokes King. “I also sometimes go into the kitchen and just turn on the stove and put my hand on it to see if that hurts still.”
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Hey everybody! Sarah Jessica Parker stopped by “The Wendy Williams” show earlier today (February 11), which just so happens to be her very first time ever guest appearing on the show. She dishes about her family, living in NYC and her guilty pleasure. Not only that, but she dishes on whether there will be another “Sex and the City” movie, how she deals with the constant paparazzi attention, and she shows off her new SJP Collection line.
Glee 4×3 screencaps
I’ve added screencaps of Sarah from her first appearance in Glee. I’ll be adding more screencaps of her appearances in Glee in the future. Enjoy!
Sarah Jessica Parker Teases Possible Sex and the City Reunion: “There Is One Last Chapter to Tell”
Put those Manolo Blahniks and cosmopolitans on standby (well, you can drink the cosmos now, but be prepared to possibly make more), because you might need them for a Sex and the City 3 viewing party!
Sarah Jessica Parker revealed during an interview for InStyle magazine’s latest issue that Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda may be reuniting on the big screen for one last film. “A part of me thinks there is one last chapter to tell,” the cover star said.
“But timing is a peculiar thing. It isn’t a decision that can wait forever. I don’t want to have to wear muumuus!”
And SJP isn’t just thinking out loud.
Kristin Davis recently shared that there are talks going on about whether or not there will be another installment of the famous HBO series in theaters.
“I don’t think [a third film] is a pipe dream, there is discussion. People talk about it amongst the people who are the players, but I don’t know if it will come together. It would be very exciting if it did,” she told Haute Living magazine in its December issue.
However, costar Cynthia Nixon didn’t exactly have the same enthusiasm. The actress shot down the idea of a third Sex and the City movie by stating, “I think it’s fine to let it go.” (We’ll never let go, Cynthia. Never.)
When hearing of Nixon’s opinion on the whole theory, Davis responded, “I’m going to have a little talk with Cynthia the next time I see her!”
Do you want to see another Sex and the City film? Sound off in the comments!
Video: “Watch What Happens Live” After Show Clips
As mentioned, Sarah Jessica stopped by “Watch What Happens Live” last night. If you haven’t seen the 4 Must-See Moments from the show, you can check them out here. Afterwards, you can view the 3 after show videos. In part one, Sarah talks about her dog Kissy and her nightly “date” with Andy’s dog Waca. In part two, Sarah tells the WWHL audience her thoughts on the HBO hit series “Girls.” And in part three, a caller asks Sarah to name her favorite “Sex and the City” outfit. They are all great videos and it’s so awesome to see Sarah out and about again making appearances. Enjoy!
Hey everybody! Things have been quite slow with Sarah Jessica Parker these days, but she did make an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” last night. I have yet to get my hands on a full episode, but in the meantime, you can catch 4 video clips from the show. Enjoy!
“Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker stopped by the “Watch What Happens Live” clubhouse on Wednesday (Dec. 18), where she talked about her favorite episodes of “SATC” and also her new TV obsession.
First SJP plays a rapid-fire game about “SATC,” where she says she was “very” happy with the way the show ended and that “for sentimental reasons” the boyfriend of Carrie Bradshaw’s she’d like to end up with in real life is Mr. Big.
Parker also names her two favorite “SATC” episodes: The series finale and “Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys,” which we have to second because it has as a guest-star “Justified’s” Timothy Olyphant. Woo woo.
As for her current TV obsession, SJP says, “I just started watching ‘Downton Abbey’ and it’s pretty much the greatest thing I’ve ever seen.”
When it comes to a “Sex and the City 3” movie, SJP says, “I think there’s a story that could be told, but I don’t know that we’ll ever tell it.”
Cynthia Nixon isn’t as confident as others might be about more Sex and the City films. But then again, she admits she never is.
“Who knows, who knows?,” the actress tells Zap2it about again reprising her Emmy-winning portrayal of Miranda Hobbes, following Sarah Jessica Parker’s recent hint of another possible chapter. “I go about my life, and if there’s going to be another story that Michael Patrick King writes and directs, that’ll be great. And if not, we’ve had a wonderful run.”
Indeed, having chalked up six HBO seasons and two movie spinoffs, Nixon reflects her run with the franchise has been “amazing. It’s nice that the thing you’re most famous for is something you’re so proud of. Some people can get recognized for something they might feel lukewarm about, though it’s popular. I’m proud that ‘Sex and the City’ was both wildly popular and wildly good.”
