As I'm about to head back to Colgate and the off season (a.k.a. no NYC and no traveling) has officially commenced, I figure there's no need to let Cosmopolitan K fall off the radar. So what better to accompany a cosmopolitan gal than a healthy dose of pop culture write-ups and reviews.
First up? The Carrie Diaries.
Your gal pals are back. Well, kind of...and all grown younger that is. Carrie Bradshaw has hit the small screen again in The Carrie Diaries (CW's new show based on Candace Bushnell's prequel to Sex and the City).
While the show is definitely younger fare, with a 16-year-old protagonist and classic boy/family/coming-of-age issues, the production value is high. Young Bradshaw, played by AnnaSophia Robb, is perfection. Maintaining Sarah Jessica Parker's nuanced sassy and self-doubted character, she brings inspired light to the story of how our favorite gal pal came to be. And don't worry, the fashion may be 80s, but it's still looking fab.
In fact, the show pays homage to the original in many ways. While brunch at fabulous NYC restaurants with Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda may not exist, sex talk still runs rampant at library tables and in store dressing rooms with high school friends and new acquaintances. With a cool crew like Mouse and Maggie, nothing is off limits, including hot dogs in key holes...you get the drift.
Bradshaw's famous narration needs a little work when it comes to her teen self, and at times the show can push melodramatic and cheesy dialogue limits, but it's kept me hooked...and I'm not even in high school anymore.
Here's looking forward to the next few diary entries.
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