Sex and the City (SATC pilot)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sex and the City episode | |
 |
|
| "Sex and the City" | |
| Season | 1 |
|---|---|
| Episode no. | 1 |
| Airdate | June 6, 1998 |
| Director | Susan Seidelman |
| Writer(s) | Darren Star |
| Guest star(s) | Chris Noth Willie Garson |
| Episode chronology | |
| Next episode | "Models and Mortals" |
| “ | Welcome to the age of uninnocence, no one has affairs to remember, no one has breakfast at Tiffanys. - Carrie Bradshaw | ” |
"Sex And The City" was the name for the pilot episode of the HBO series "Sex and the City" which became a world-wide hit over the following six years.
Contents |
[edit] Episode Synopsis
At a birthday party for thirty-something Miranda, Carrie and her friends vow to stop worrying about finding the perfect male and start having sex like men. Carrie experiments with an old flame and meets Mr. Big; Miranda warms up to Skipper; Samantha has a one night stand with a man Charlotte wouldn't sleep with on the first date.
[edit] Quotes
"You see that guy? He's the next Donald Trump - only he's younger and much better looking!."
- - Samantha
"It's like that guy Jeramiah, the poet. I mean the sex was incredible but then he wanted to read me his poetry and go out to dinner and the whole chat bit and I'm like 'Let's not even go there'"
- - Miranda
"Abso-fuckin'-lutely!'"
- - Big
[edit] Guest Star Appearances
- Chris Noth as Mr. Big
- Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch
- Ben Weber as Skipper Johnston
- Bruce McCarty as Peter Mason
- Jeffrey R. Nordling as Capote Duncan
- Bill Sage as Kurt Harrington
- Scott Bryce as Tim
- Donna Hanover as Realtor
- Sarah Wynter as Elizabeth
- Johnny Cienatiempo as Driver
- Navia Nguyen as Tatiana
- Laura Silverman as Alyssa
[edit] Soundtrack
- "A Martini For Mancini" by Joey Altruda
- "Mucci's Jag Mark II" by Joey Altruda
[edit] Pop-Culture References
- Samantha mentions the movie The Last Seduction which is about a woman who steals her husband's drug money and uses her beauty to entrap men.
[edit] Background Information
- This episode introduced the characters of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha, as well as the recurring characters of Big, Stanford and Skipper.
- Aside from the four main characters, Big is the only character to appear in both the pilot show and the series finale "An American Girl in Paris, Part Deux".
- Mr Big's nickname was created by Carrie. His real name is jokingly covered up throughout the series run and remains unknown until the last scene of the final episode - it is revealed to be "John".
- All of Season 1 was shot with 16mm film. This was later changed to 35mm for the five following seasons.
[edit] Nit-picks
- During the opening credits a bus is seen twice, the first time you see the bus there are people on it, the second time, 3 seconds later they have all disappeared. This continues throughout the series run.
- Mr. Big's car windows aren't tinted when he offers Carrie a ride. When she gets out and asks him a question, they are tinted.
