Sarah Jessica Parker Says 'Sex and the City' Dropped Direct-to-Camera Device After Early Episodes
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Virginia Chamlee
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Summary
Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis discuss the early episodes of 'Sex and the City,' revealing that the show originally used a direct-to-camera storytelling device (breaking the fourth wall) that was ultimately dropped after the first season because it felt uncomfortable and didn't work. Parker reflects on why the technique was 'really problematic' for the series.
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Kristin Davis recalled just how uncomfortable the technique felt while filming the HBO comedy-drama's first season
The show experimented with a storytelling device that Sarah Jessica Parker says never quite worked
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