Candace Bushnell said: Sex And The City is a product of ‘a non-dominant era’ Ant-Man News & Art

Sex And The City is the product of “an unconventional time” according to Candace Bushnell – the real-life Carrie Bradshaw, whose novel inspired the hit TV show.

While the show will return after two decades with a new name, And just like thatBushnell says that for those who now feel the original hasn’t aged quite as well as it should, it’s important to remember the context.

“I think the way the show ended, it really reflected the times we lived in,” she told Sky News between performances of the new off-Broadway woman’s show Is There Still Sex. In The City?

“It was a non-uniformist era… the banks eased their credit restrictions so suddenly people could borrow and spend more money on their credit cards than they used to. allowed… Sex And The City reflected that consumerism.

“Also, if you remember, there were a lot of actresses who said, ‘I’m not a feminist.’ When money flows freely, there are fewer feminists, when money is tighter and more subservient. Women have to work and can’t rely on men very much, have feminism.”

Even though she’s not involved in the new series, Bushnell, who was appointed a producer on the original, says she’s still interested in hearing that people take life lessons from the series.

“I don’t know if I would necessarily watch such a TV show but a lot of women have felt that it has really impacted their lives and I think that’s really amazing.”

It is the excitement of the return of Sex and the city Tickets to see Carrie’s New York brownstone pop-up in Covent Garden sold out in 24 hours. Fans celebrated the opportunity to drink Cosmos and let out a long sigh as they peered into the middle as they typed on Carrie’s laptop.

For Bushnell, who says she hopes to bring her play to London, now it’s theater, not TV, that she’s calling for.

“There are very, very few female playwrights and you know, I actually thought that was going to be another thing that I would try to do if maybe it wouldn’t work out, that’s what I actually did. I do a lot, I mean, I write pilot scripts for TV shows that nobody wants. I write 200 pages of a novel that my publisher is like, you know, forget it. Go.

“So I’m really a ‘I’ll do it and see what happens’ person and honestly, maybe 20% of it works and this happens in 20%!”

So, to quote her new play, is there still sex in the city?

“Actually last night my director and I were at the premiere of And Just Like That and there was a woman who was 70 years old and she told me she just went online and she had all the people this love.

“She said, ‘I’ve never had so much sex in my life,’ and she’s found a new boyfriend and she’s very happy. So yeah, still having sex in the city. .. and everyone should come see my show!”

Still sex in the city? runs until February 6 at the Daryl Roth Theater in Manhattan.

HBO’s The Sex and the City Apartment celebrates the first time the entire series was released on Blu-ray disc.

And Just Like That is available now on Sky Comedy and the streaming service NOW.