Sex and the Other City
The first rule of television seems to be: if something works once, do it again. Sarah Jessica Parker’s production company has reportedly optioned the novel Prospect Park West to turn into a TV show. The book, by former sex columnist Amy Sohn, who also wrote the companion book for HBO’s Sex and the City, chronicles…
The first rule of television seems to be: if something works once, do it again. Sarah Jessica Parker’s production company has reportedly optioned the novel Prospect Park West to turn into a TV show. The book, by former sex columnist Amy Sohn, who also wrote the companion book for HBO’s Sex and the City, chronicles the lives, urges, and dissatisfactions of four Park Slope mothers. Here’s how The Post summed it up this morning: “The book creates a scathing portrait of Park Slope’s mommy brigade — of which Sohn is a breast-feeding member — as a parade of unsatisfied thirty- and forty-something moms sizing up their plights relative to all the other stroller-pushers at the playground. Few are having sex — at least not with their spouses.” It’s definitely the Sex and the City formula, but who knows if it will take off? Gawker asks the more important question: will it ruin Park Slope? There is already a festoon of strollers; will Berkeley Place now be clogged with red double-decker buses?
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sex & the Stroller Set Show [Gawker]
Treading on a Slippery Slope [NY Post]
Is Prospect Park West the New SATC? [BuzzSugar]
ps, that’s funny… nice ending.
“Oh, yeah, my husband’s one of the lucky ones. He escaped the layoffs,” Deborah said, as she gazed at the view of Lower Manhattan across the East River. “In fact, he’s up for another bonus soon. Thank god the Obamaniacs haven’t found a way to ban them, right?”
“That’s for sure,” Lisa responded, as she gently pushed the stroller back and forth to keep Aidan from waking. “So are you still renting that house in France in August?”
“No,” said Deborah. “We didn’t want to be too ostentatious this year, so we’re just planning on laying low in Quoque instead of taking any big trips.”
A passing jogger on the Promenade attracted Lisa’s attention. “Hey,” she said quietly. “Isn’t that Laura’s husband? The one who used to work for Lehman?”
Deborah turned her head and watched him run past, letting her gaze linger on his shapely ass as he ran up toward the bridge. “Yeah, I think so. I hear he still hasn’t managed to land another job. He’s, you know, ‘consulting.'”
“Yeah, consulting, that’s a good one,” Lisa said. “I told Matt he better not even THINK about ‘consulting.’ If things really go south for him, I think I’m out of here.”
“Well, you’ve got an iron-clad pre-nup, so at least you’ve got the option. I should know, since I drafted it myself!”
oh muffy, unbunch your fruit of the looms. are you seriously taking the comments in this thread to heart?
*rob*
MM, 90% of these comments on PS moms are just snark.
Geez, another thread trashing PS and going to town on the stereotypes. As a PS mom, I can say that most PS moms I know are just trying to live their lives and get through their days as best they can. Raising kids in this city is a challenge so frankly, I don’t have a lot of time to worry about how hot I am. That said, I (and many other PS moms I know), do care about our appearance and contrary to the popular stereotypes, pay attention to grooming, and yes, do manage to be downright chic at times (though when hanging out with my kids, I must confess, I am mainly going to wear comfortable stuff that evidently may not be deemed “hot” by folks on this thread – though at work, I do dress differently). And this whole competition thing is silly too. Maybe there are some people who feel that way about parenting, but I imagine they would feel that way in any environment. It’s their problem, not the neighborhood. These discussions always feel like a artificial excuse to drive traffic/sales/interest, like a silly tabloid headline.
Rob – your 1:17pm post is oh so true!
hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
lol heather’s post went right over your head park sloper hahah
*rob*
quote:
Schlubby” PS Moms are hot compared to Middle America Moms.
dont be stupid, most of them are FROM middle america to begin with der!
*rob*
Actually, isn’t Underwood playground in Clinton Hill? So the stereotype is that shootings happen in Clinton Hill, not in Park Slope.