It’s kinda sad when you try to reboot a once-beloved TV show
and all anyone can talk about is the one actor, and character, who didn’t come
back, but that’s all the Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That is
about: Samantha and Kim Cattrall.
Kim didn’t make the TV reboot because when she was asked to
be part of a third SATC movie she gave a firm ‘Not interested’:
“Everything
in me went, ‘I’m done.’ That’s a no. It’s powerful to say no. It’s a great wisdom
to know when enough is enough. I also didn’t want to compromise what the show
was to me. The way forward seemed clear.”
And then we had to listen to Sarah Jessica Parker and show
creator Michael Patrick King go on and on and on about how much they
loved Cattrall and her character, but she wasn’t coming back to the show
anyway, anywhere, anytime, ever.
Cut to Cattrall going, Duh. I told y’all that three years
ago.
And since SJP and MPK keep talking about Kim and Samantha,
Cattrall did a recent interview with Variety to promote Peacock’s
reimagining of Queer
as Folk and her role as the narrator on How I Met Your Father and
discussed the show:
“I was never asked to be part of the reboot. I made my
feelings clear after the possible third movie, so I found out about it like
everyone else did—on social media.”
But one thing she has never discussed is why she
refused to come back, and on this one, I am, still and always, #TeamKim. See,
her story in the third film was to be about Miranda’s son sending her dick
pics, and Kim thought that a lazy stupid storyline and so she passed, though
she did offer her own thoughts:
“Why can’t Samantha, who owns her PR company – maybe she had
to sell it because of financial woes? 2008 was tough. Some people are still
recovering. She had to sell it to some guy who’s wearing a hoodie, and that’s
the dilemma she has. I mean that’s a scenario that was kind of off the top of
one of my reps’ heads, and I thought that’s a great idea. That’s a conflict.
Instead of an underage boy’s … “
Cattrall revealed the original script o the third film was
to be about Big’s death and brought a little shade:
“The [new] series is basically the third movie. That’s how
creative it was.”
Ouch. And as for SJP making it known that she would not be
okay with Kim coming back to the show, Kim says she never heard that so she has
no comment. And she has no comment about the reboot because she, like a great
many people, has never watched it.
“I’ve come
to the conclusion that really the greatest compliment I could have as an actor
is to be missed. And as difficult as it was, and as scary as it is to stand up
and not be bullied by the press or the fans or whomever—to just say, ‘I’m good.
I’m on this track. It was so great working with you. I so enjoyed it, but I’m
over here.’”
And that’s
how you do it.
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Burton: Ouch: hahahaha.
ReplyDeleteKim does have class
Oprah? so, she and Ellen enjoyed the same type of lockdown.
Winger? Douglas? did he have any cheese with that whine?
Kim is the saving grace in this hot mess.
DeleteSpeaking of Michael Douglas, he and Kathleen Turner were reunited as warring ex-spouses in his recent streaming series on Netflix, "The Kominsky Method." It was great to see them together again. Kathleen Turner still has that raspy voice but is otherwise greatly changed with age. It's a good series if you haven't seen it yet.
ReplyDeleteDouglas annoys the heck outta me, but I adore Kathleen Turner so maybe I can bear it?
DeleteOprah's whine cellar is bigger than my house, oh how terrible for her, whining in her wine cellar.
ReplyDeleteOprah is quite out of touch.
DeleteHmmmmm. Sounds like Douglas was rehearsing his much later Liberace act.
ReplyDeleteYou've slayed me for the day!!! 😂😂😂
DeleteMy heart bleeds for Oprah, just as it bleeds for HM the Queen, forced to live in Windsor Castle, not tawdry and ugly Buck House. The poor Queen is all alone (except for all those servants) and presumably the occasional visit from her ghastly offspring and their partners. None of these people have a clue. And she has kindly agreed to attend SOME of the events to celebrate her platinum jubilee if she is well (enough already). But she is definitely going to the Derby come hail come shine, in sickness or in health.
ReplyDeleteI mean, I get that it's hard to sequester yourself, either by illness or during a pandemic, but when it's in a huge mansion with staff, don't hurt yourself patting yourself on the back.
DeleteWe could use a maid or two, maybe a cook or gardener.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Oprah could share?
xoxo :-)
I don't think she's a sharer.
Deletexoxo
you gotta love Cattrall. She was the only one interesting one on that show. She wasn't interesting in the movies, but to be fair, no one could be.........even Liza.
ReplyDeleteI always found her the best part of the whole thing, because she could be dramatic and funny and sexy and vile, while the others were quite one-dimensional.
DeleteBut, yeah, the movies were bad.
What would've happened if Michael Douglas had done the broken skin biting? Just a thought. I would've shed a few tears too.
ReplyDeleteHe'd probably have been arrested. But I doubt Winger would have cried.
DeleteI saw Cattrall's response to a condolence tweet from SJP upon the death of C's brother. Basically Cattrall tweeted something like "Don't pretend to give a shit. F off." There's some bad blood there. -Kate
ReplyDeleteShe also said that none of them were true friends, but co-workers, so SJP's 'condolence' Tweet was seriously out of place.
DeleteWell, I found the one about Oprah Winfrey interesting. You are right to compare her likely COVID experience with that of the downtrodden masses. In fact, there isn't really any comparison.
ReplyDeleteEllen DeGeneres did the same thing at the start of COVID, comparing herself holed up in one of her mansions as like being in prison. So out of touch.
DeleteI've read a number things about Winger being a bit off balance and socially inappropriate at the start of her career. I think she was just out of her head with all the success. She also replaced Raquel Welch mid-filming and paired with Nick Nolte and one can only guess how out of hand that set was.
ReplyDeletePoor (?) Oprah? I'm still pretty much in my basement. Two plus years. She's welcome to join me, but I rarely have the television on, so, not sure how she'd occupy her time. Oh, wait... she 'reads,' right?
Kim Cattrall is will always be my number one love. Have you ever seen her Canadian remake of Sensitive Skin? She's a great actress. Just lovely.
Soap opera star leading a soap opera life. Zzzz.
Thanks for the dirt. Always the best. Kizzes.
I LOVED Sensitive Skin. Why oh why do all my favourite TV series stop after one or two seasons! I am a huge fan of Don McKellar, who played Cattrall's husband; he's done some great stuff and I don't hear anything about him these days. I'll always watch whatever he puts out. -Kate
DeleteI always liked Winger and maybe she bit Douglas so she didn't have to say 'No!"
ReplyDeleteOprah. God the delusion.
I have always liked Cattrall and always thought her character the most interesting on SATC, and that she was smart for knowing when it's done and when to move on.
I just love the statement ... "It's not my baby."
xoxo
I don't know who Burton is, really, but YIKES!
ReplyDeleteI agree about Kim Cattrall -- she was wise to steer clear and move on.
I always get Debra Winger confused with Margot Kidder. And sometimes Barbara Hershey winds up in that mix, too.