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Which show is better: 'Sex and the City' or 'The Golden Girls'? | The Tylt
Which show is better: 'Sex and the City' or 'The Golden Girls'?
"Sex and the City" and "The Golden Girls" are both award-winning, groundbreaking comedic series, each showcasing a quartet of single women navigating love, work, and friendship. One starred seniors in 1980s Miami, the other thirtysomething New Yorkers in the '90s. Critics say SATC actually changed the culture, but others argue that "Golden Girls" was the real 'Sex and the City.' Which show will live forever? Read more and vote below! 👵🏽 🌴 🍰 💁 🌃 👠
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Which show is better: 'Sex and the City' or 'The Golden Girls'?
Fans don't just think it's better than "Golden Girls," they think it's the greatest show of all time.
Sex and the city is the greatest show ever made
— Cath (@catherine_nemet) September 14, 2016
#GoldenGirlsForever
But when you consider that the "Golden Girls" came out in the mid-80s, it was pretty revolutionary...
Ahead of our times even back then #goldengirls ❤ pic.twitter.com/y4WA9EURNL
— Ashley (@ashleyj586) November 16, 2016
#GoldenGirlsForever
"The Golden Girls" has achieved a cult status that "Sex and The City" has not. Fans say "GG" has aged amazingly well for a 30-year-old show, whereas "SATC" is often critiqued for being label-obsessed and superficial.
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— Funko (@OriginalFunko) November 12, 2016
#GoldenGirlsForever
And some "Golden Girls" fans actually think SATC ripped off GG.
@chrisrodley Sex and the City is plagiarism of the Golden Girls
— kym (@kymtje) November 6, 2016
#GoldenGirlsForever
This Huffington Post piece argues "The Golden Girls" was actually far more subversive than SATC, despite the latter's wild sex scenes and frequent nudity, because GG spoke frankly about older women's desires and let gray-haired actresses be as raunchy as their young male counterparts.
#GoldenGirlsForever
Maybe they were just different shows for different times... but "Golden Girls" did come first.
"The Golden Girls" was kinda like the "Sex And The City" of the 80's.#TheGoldenGirls#SexAndTheCity
— Doc Compton (@TheDocCompton) September 13, 2016
SATC was one of HBO's flagship shows, which means it redefined television as we know it. And as writer Amelia Diamond noted in Manrepeller, it "turned the spinster stereotype on its head because no one had presented it as anything but miserable. SATC made it badass to be single. It made single women eligible bachelors." Diamond claims "Sex and the City" remains "the guide book to being a 21st century woman, single or not."
