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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its showrunner stated on the record that "that's the one thing I probably would have liked to have done differently, Hopefully it transcended that, but looking back, wow, that would have been another w…" 1. Its actor stated on the record that "you couldn't make it today because of the lack of diversity on screen, There were no women of color and there was no substantial conversation about the LGBTQ c…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 14 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 4.

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    Creator statementshowrunner: "That's the one thing I probably would have liked to have done differently. Hopefully it transcended that, but looking back, wow, that would have been another way to make it feel more groundbreaking."The Hollywood Reporter, MIPCOM 2019 source ↗
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    Creator statementactor: "You couldn't make it today because of the lack of diversity on screen. There were no women of color and there was no substantial conversation about the LGBTQ community."The Hollywood Reporter, Deauville Film Festival 2018 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 14 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 96, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
20
Young Women
84
Older Men
16
Older Women
80
Advocacy14
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
96
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
39

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Advocacy Over Time in Comedy

The average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
191402
192503
193122
193302
193504
193702
194004
194102
194302
194416
194504
194702
194822
195014
195102
195204
1953010
195542
195623
195734
195806
195923
196005
1961210
196216
196306
196408
196509
196606
196807
196925
197017
197105
197206
197309
197418
197509
1976012
197727
197814
197918
198007
198109
1982410
1983112
1984010
1985114
1986020
1987017
1988013
1989124
1990021
1991114
1992017
1993020
1994325
1995119
1996215
1997122
1998124
1999236
2000133
2001131
2002132
2003129
2004140
2005241
2006144
2007153
2008020
2009218
2010110
2011121
2012010
2013413
2014311
201527
20161310
201737
2018612
2019416
2020419
2021519
20221322
20231711
2024717
2025217
2026217
This title (1998)141

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Cast & Crew