Carrie Bradshaw’s laptop, open and facing the window, is on the desk next to a copy of Zagat’s New York City guide from the year 2000. There is a lipstick-stained ashtray of Marlboro Lights next to the bed. On top of a stack of heavy fashion magazines is a black rotary phone. On a table is a stack of departing mail, among it a renewed subscription to Vogue. The leftover takeout is in the garbage. The Chanel boxes are stacked like Jenga in the wardrobe.
And Just Like That… pays close attention to every last detail. In celebration of the original series’ silver anniversary (it premiered on June 6, 1998) and this month’s (June 22) second season premiere of AJLT, Max is throwing a free popup in New York City for franchise lovers called It’s Been 25 Years, A Sex and the City Experience. The smoke-apocalypse has left the Northeast with “very unhealthy” air quality, yet I nevertheless stood in line on Thursday to see the experience for the press (and, okay, have a cosmo).
There were a lot of chic people there, all making statements with their outfits by wearing tutus and sequins and carrying luxury purses and heels that were far more wonderful than mine. One woman said she booked her flight the night before, and drove straight through the night from Ohio, saying her husband she had to BBS. I was looking around when I noticed that Sarah Jessica Parker herself had dropped by. That, too, is correct.
And just like that… it’s been 25 great years,” the message to viewers says as you go through a massive wall collage of iconic moments from the program. This show is dedicated to the wonderful people who have visited our shows throughout the years. You’ve incorporated these stories and characters into your life for over twenty years; we welcome the opportunity to do the same with you. X.
Then, you’ll see a replica of Carrie’s famous apartment. Sitting at the sex columnist’s desk (and, if featured, typing on her laptop with lines like “Are we willing to believe a newspaper columnist could afford all those Manolos?”) is another interactive feature.
