Sex and the City two feature films, "Sex and the City" (2008) and "Sex and the City 2" (2010), and a prequel television series commissioned by The CW, "The Carrie Diaries" (2013–2014). The show was based in part on writer Candace Bushnell's 1997 book of the same name, compiled from her column at "The New York Observer". Bushnell has said in several interviews that the Carrie Bradshaw in her columns is her alter ego; when she wrote the "Sex and the City" essays, she used her own name initially, but for privacy reasons, later created the character played in the series by Sarah Jessica
Sex and the City dismissive of some of its more problematic content." On the 20th anniversary of the show's premiere, the Guardian published an opinion piece by Rebecca Nicholson arguing that the show should not be discounted because of its retrospective flaws, but should still be appreciated for the fact that "it was, and is, a brilliant, daring, pioneering show." There are multiple social media fan accounts that look at the series from more than a decade after its premiere offering new commentary and interpretation including the Instagram accounts Carrie Dragshaw (@dan_clay) and Every Outfit on Sex & the City (@everyoutfitonSATC). Season one of