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☆ 23 surprising things you probably didn't know about 'Sex and the City'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The series is based on the book "Sex and the City" by Candace Bushnell, who said she was paid a paltry sum for the screen rights in the 1990s. Candace Bushnell attends the New York premiere of "Sex and the City" in 2008. JIMI CELESTE/Patrick McMullan/Getty ImagesThe "Sex and the City" book, similar to one of the plotlines in the television series, was made up of Bushnell's New York Observer columns, which ran between 1994 and 1996. Bushnell wrote about her own dating life in New York City, and she interviewed other people about their own sex lives and misadventures. When an agreement was made between show creator Darren Star and Bushnell, the author was paid $100,000 for the screen rights to "Sex and the City," she told The Sunday Times in February.

Persons: Candace Bushnell, JIMI CELESTE, Patrick McMullan, Bushnell, Carrie Bradshaw, Darren Star Organizations: New York, Bushnell's New York Observer, Bushnell, Sunday Times, Netflix, Times Locations: Bushnell's, New York City

Between '97 and '02, HBO released TV series like "Sex and the City," "The Wire," and "The Sopranos." Counterprogram, counterprogram, counterprogramFrom its very inception in the early 1970s, HBO executives came to believe that if HBO was to thrive in the long-run, it would have to focus on doing things differently than the big three commercial TV networks: ABC, CBS, and NBC. When HBO executives sent the first episode of "The Sopranos" to a focus group, it scored horribly. The screening was attended by the film's cast, HBO executives, and a collection of Russian dignitaries. Anybody could watch a new TV series from the comfort of their home, and the actors starring in new TV shows were rarely famous.

☆ ‘Emily in Paris’ Creator Darren Star Wasn’t Going for a Millennial Stereotype
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Darren Star is one of TV’s greatest romantics. From “Sex and the City” to “Emily in Paris,” the showmaker’s signatures include love triangles, lavish parties, grand gestures and, of course, over-the-top outfits. While filming the third season of his Netflix comedy starring Lily Collins, which is now streaming, he found plenty of opportunities to feel the magic himself—such as shooting a scene at the top of the Eiffel Tower late at night. “You can’t get up there until after 1 a.m. to film,” says Mr. Star, 61. “When you write things, it’s sort of a dream of what you’d like things to be, and in this case, what we dreamed, we were able to get on the screen.”

The third season of "Emily in Paris" is now available to watch on Netflix . Check out the trailer for 'Emily in Paris' season 3Star Lily Collins returns for season three, along with Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, and Bruno Gouery. How to watch 'Emily in Paris'You can watch "Emily in Paris" exclusively on Netflix. The first season of "Emily in Paris" debuted on Netflix in October 2020, to mixed but mostly positive reviews. Will there be a season 4 of 'Emily in Paris'?

☆ Netflix's 'Emily in Paris' embraces French life in new season
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Cultural frictions give way to personality clashes in Netflix's (NFLX.O) "Emily in Paris," according to creator Darren Star who recently joined the show's cast members in the French capital for the global premiere of the third season. The new season of the television comedy starring Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, an American who moves to Paris from Chicago for a marketing job, will be released on Dec. 21. Kate Walsh, William Abadie, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Samuel Arnold, Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucien Laviscount, Camille Razat, Bruno Gouery and Lucas Bravo attend the world premiere of the third season of the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, France, December 6, 2022. In the third season, actors Paul Forman and Melia Kreiling join as new cast members. “New characters come in and add a lot of new texture and complications for the entire ensemble,” said Star.

☆ Netflix hit 'Emily in Paris' draws cast to French capital for global premiere
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The cast of "Emily in Paris" will take to the red carpet in the city of lights Tuesday for the global premiere of season three of the popular Netflix series. Slated for release on Dec. 21, the new season of the television comedy stars Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, an American who has relocated from Chicago to the French capital for a marketing job in the luxury industry. Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, who plays the role of Emily's French boss, said that while the series pokes fun at the French, it also takes on Americans, pitting different working styles against one another - but hinted at newfound cooperation between the two cultures. "Emily in Paris" adds two new cast members, Paul Forman and Melia Kreiling, in the upcoming series. Reporting by Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Potrivit mai multor surse concordante, actriţele Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon şi Kristin Davis vor primi onorarii de 1 milion de dolari pe episod pentru acest serial TV, care va avea 10 episoade. Salarii de cel puţin 1 milion de dolari pe episod au devenit în ultimii ani noua normă din industria de televiziune. Serialul „Sex and the City" a fost creat de Darren Star pe baza cărţii omonime publicate de Candace Bushnell în 1997. Lungmetrajul "Sex and the City", lansat în 2008 cu un buget de producţie de 65 de milioane de dolari, a obţinut încasări de peste 418 milioane de dolari la nivel mondial. O continuare a sa, filmul „Sex and the City 2”, a obţinut încasări de peste 290 de milioane de dolari pe plan global.

Persons: Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Nicole Kidman, Jeff Bridges, Patrick Stewart, Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, Producţia, Agerpres, Kim Cattrall, Samantha Jones, Darren Organizations: HBO Locations: New York, producţie, Hollywood

☆ Un nou capitol din franciza „Sex and the City”, în pregătire
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Parker, Nixon şi Davis vor fi producători executivi, alături de Michael Patrick King. Serialul „Sex and the City” a fost creat de Darren Star pe baza romanului omonim al lui Candace Bushnell, apărut în 1997. A fost lansat de HBO în 1998 şi a avut şase sezoane, până în 2004. Show-ul a fost urmat de două filme, „Sex and the City” (2008) şi „Sex and the City 2” (2010). Un serial prequel, „The Carrie Diaries”, cu AnnaSophia Robb, a fost lansat de CW în 2013.

Persons: Parker, Nixon, Davis, Michael Patrick King, Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, Sarah Aubrey, HBO Max ., Darren, Candace, Carrie, AnnaSophia Robb Organizations: HBO, CW Locations: New York, City

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