Season Four, Episode Eighteen – ‘I Heart NY’

There’s an old American Civil War folk song called ‘Goober Peas’ which was about a soldier named ‘Goober’, a heroic Southerner who found boiled peanuts or ‘peas’ in the ground which were edible, and so became the life-force of thousands of starving men. The song is a classic, jaunty number which always makes me smile [...]

Season Four, Episode Seventeen – ‘A Vogue Idea’

Carrie’s new hair makes her look like Aslan.
Sometimes I feel like Jesus delivering the Sermon On The Mount when I’m about to write one of these reviews.  As Jesus implored his adoring audience to ‘turn the other cheek’, I urge the readers of martinthecity to ‘earn the other week’. Sure, they’re both meaningless statements, but [...]

Season Four, Episode Sixteen – ‘Ring A Ding Ding’

Dreams, like glass can often shatter with the slightest pressure applied. I remember once, when I was a snip of a boy aged six that I really wanted to be a grandfather. However, the cruel hands of mother time tightened around my neck like John Leslie in a sauna, and I realised that everything doesn’t [...]

Season Four, Episode Fifteen – ‘A Change Of A Dress’

Being forgetful isn’t one of the worst personality traits in the world, but it’s definitely annoying. Sure, we’ve all got loads going on in our brains – for me it’s a constant battle between malaise and euphoria, but when something important has happened in your life, it’s usually good to remember it. Like getting married [...]

Season Four, Episode Fourteen – ‘All That Glitters’

Men and women are different creatures, and should be treated as such. You wouldn’t cook a woman a piece of sensational meat to get her to go to the disco, and alternatively you wouldn’t wave a copy of ‘Elle’ magazine at a geezer to get them to do something… That’s a light-hearted dig at a [...]

Season Four, Episode Thirteen – ‘The Real Me’

People are annoying sure, but then it’s hard to be cynical in this tortured world for fear of being called a moaner. It’s all gone topsy-turvy, no longer can you start a sentence with ‘I hate people who….’ because hey, chances are not everyone who listens to Paramore is a dickhead, and alternatively, perhaps in [...]

Season Four, Episode Twelve – ‘Just Say Yes’

I’m struggling to care about Sex And The City at the moment to be honest, as far too much is going on in my life. By ‘far too much’ I of course mean watching a multitude of sport that’s occurring at this time – the rugby in South Africa, Andy Murray defying the odds at [...]

Season Four, Episode Eleven – ‘Coulda Woulda Shoulda’

…And so Miranda thinks she’s pregnant as her period is three weeks late, and perhaps more crucially, she’s actually been tested as preggers. Usually there is a fantastic opening paragraph of this blog full of laughter and joy, but the thought of another little Miranda running about is one that leaves me full of dread. [...]

Season Four, Episode Ten – ‘Belles Of The Balls’

I’ve finally just started watching The Sopranos properly, which when compared to Sex And The City in terms of quality, is like comparing The Beatles and Metro Station, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, suicide and people who wear vests – basically, the different is vast and the former always beats the latter. I only mentioned The Sopranos [...]

Season Four, Episode Nine – ‘Sex And Another City’

When I read that the central theme for this episode was the idea of ‘going away’, the palpitations in my heart couldn’t have been greater. Could this finally be the end of the journey? Alas not, for it was Carrie that was going away, and only to the tranquil New York cuntryside to spend some [...]