An Open Letter to
Sex and the City fans from a Random Geek:
So, you think
Sex and the City was a delightful film and that I should go see it. But I never watched the show. Okay, I'll admit there was one night when nothing else was on television and I turned on HBO in the hopes that I might see some female nudity (which, by the way, didn't happen). But other than the fact that there was a distinct lack of sex in the episode I watched, I know nothing about the series.
Why would a geek like me want to watch this movie?
"It's fun," you say. "It's charming," you say. "You'll love it, and then you'll want to watch the whole series on DVD!"
But you never did the same thing for us.
Sorry, but you dug this grave. And now... you must face the consequences. For all the guys out there who tried (and failed) to get you to do the same, I now present you with the case against any geek going to see
Sex and the City.
Exhibit A: The X-Files Movie (1998) After only barely tolerating our love of Mulder and Scully on television, you wouldn't even consider going to see the movie with us. Not even the possible romantic entanglement of the principle characters was enough to get you to put down your copy of
Vanity Fair and spend two hours indulging our love of the arcane and an alien conspiracy.
Exhibit B: Serenity (2005) If your argument against
The X-Files was that it involved too much back story, your case against
Serenity was laughable. With barely over a dozen episodes (available on DVD) the television show
Firefly was a short investment of your time. You could easily have caught up on the series before
Serenity came out in theaters. And you still don't know the difference, do you?
Firefly is the name of the series.
Serenity is the name of the film (and the ship).
Exhibit C: Star Trek I-X (1979-2002) This is the granddaddy of every geek vs. girl argument. You never understood our love for the
Enterprise. You didn't try to grasp the subtle differences in command between Kirk and Picard. Even worse, you continually confuse the franchise with
Star Wars. And every time we point out the difference, you dismiss us with an indifferent "Whatever!"
Are you ready to concede yet? 'Cause, baby, I can do this all night.
Meatloaf said it best, "I would do anything for love, but I won't do that."
Sex and the City?
No, I won't do that.
Labels: geek, humor, Sex and the City
