If you're like me, you devoured the Sex and the City series in the 1990s and early 2000s. In fact, when my daughter was born in 2002, I rented the videos and binge-watched them while I was tending to my infant daughter since I never watched it before. It's no wonder that she loves clothes, make-up, disco music, and shoes now.Writer Nicole Evelina analyzes the series from a modern-day perspective in Sex and the City. She points out the effect the show had on pop culture and women and also the negatives like the lack of diversity and problematic ways that stories and relationships were depicted. Of course, the world is a different place right now, due to the fight for social justice in a variety of ways, so some stories may not be seen as humorous as they once were.I found the book really fascinating and, without shaming the show for its lack of wokeness, the author simply covers how our perspectives then and now have changed. She points out key areas where the show failed in presenting what were considered more "fringe" groups at the time and where it succeeded in introducing viewers to differences they may not have encountered outside the very cosmopolitan lifestyle of some parts of NYC. (You also get a brief history of the Cosmopolitan drink, which I never knew and most fans probably don't either.)Not only does the author cover the show, she dives into a brief analysis of the movies and TV shows associated with the original. I agreed with her about the first movie that it wasn't that good and didn't stay true to canon. I never saw the second movie but have heard it's dreadful. And I cannot bring myself to watch And Just Like That, especially after the author discussed it. It sounds pretty weak and another instance of not following canon or characters.As for The Carrie Diaries, though, I really enjoyed that show despite it being only a few seasons. The lead actress, Anna-Sophia Robb, who played Carrie really perfected Sarah Jessica Parker's mannerisms. It captured the 1980s pretty well down to the 80s-inspired fashions but sticking with the early 80s pop culture references and attitudes.Although I know there were fundamental errors in continuity, such as her father being present during those times instead of leaving her and her mom, I could swear that Candace Bushnell based that book more on her early life. I thought that her father did raise her and her sisters after her mother passed away. I could imagine Carrie Bradshaw having sisters because she relates to women so well, and I could imagine her wanting to rebel against her very stereotypical suburban, upper middle class upbringing.Anyway, if you're a diehard fan, you will enjoy reading this. I wish that the author had delved into an analysis of all the episodes in greater detail, but there are other books that already cover that. I'm happy to have been given the opportunity to go back in time and remember what made this series great and not-so-great.