Why is Sex and the City so universally popular with women?

Because it has 4 unique characters that are relatable to most women.

This will hurt alot of Women. It reaches many Women on a deep and emotional level. It promotes Narcissism and using Men like Men have used Women. It reverses the Sexual Roles. And allows Women to become Predatory in the way they seek Male companions. And makes no apologies for doing so. It fantasizes about high priced clothes, lots of shopping, upscale trendy venues. It makes the Women celebs and users of Men.

It is a form of psychological payback. Its get even with Men, and live a wild uninhibited Sexual Freedom. It is a fantasy not based upon reality. It is also mentally unhealthy. It allows Women to entertain sexual fantasies that are "Bohemian" or not societally approved.

Trying to live your life this way, will lead to a disaster. It is Raunch Feminism brought to the Small Screen and the Movie to the Big Screen. **** Feminism in all its glory.

I strongly dislike it - so it's not *universally* popular. And I doubt I'm alone in that. It might have become popular because it's open, frank and fairly funny for an american sitcom, has a wide range of charactors that aparently developed through the series (i stopped watching), deals with sex and sexual behavoirs without being coy/immature (a novelty) and the voice over gimmick was still fairly new then.

A show about three hookers and their mum, thats all it is to me. As a guy i think the way men are portrayed is pretty stupid and unrealistic and if any of my female friends acted like them i would refuse to speak to them.

Its Lifestyle Porn for Women

Never seen it, and based upon previews and commercials I think it looks dull. Of course, I'm a geek. If they set it in the 25th century and another planet I'd probably give it a shot.

Why would anyone assume any television show is universally popular?

I don't know, I've never watched, it just never seemed to appeal to me, I'm more of a dinnerladies fan. it's one of the major differences between American and english comedy. America has comedies about skinny, glamorous women in flashy settings, and England has comedies about unskinny unglamorous women in very mundane settings.

Because it's not intelligent and the plot lines are easy for women to comprehend themselves without the assistance of other men.

Because it's a load of rubbish American that people will blindly watch liek 'friends'

Because it mixes friendship, fashion and hot men