Sex and the City - The Complete Fifth Season

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Summary: A Waste of Money
Review: Regardless of the Price and all the special features HBO tried to throw at you, this Box set only has 8 EPISODES! What's worse is that you can watch repeats of SEx and the City on HBO still, uncensored or on TBS, censored but still good. I've been buying these things for my girlfriend and felt really rip-off when I got this one (for over 30 dollars) and found that it only had 8 Episodes. Do yourself a favor and just get Season 6 1 & 2. Nothing really exciting happens in this season anyways.

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Summary: Before you buy...
Review: HBO Video plans to release a "super-premium" Sex and the City collection before Christmas. Although all seasons for the show are now available, according to an HBO spokesperson the premium set will feature the complete series along with additional content and DVD extras not available on the originals. Also look for new disc art and lavish packaging that is being developed with "an eye for the collector."

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Summary: Short & Sweet
Review: This season was great and had many hilarious moments. While it is a little over-priced, it is still worth it. Don't miss it and don't listen to the naysayers...it's great!

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Summary: So short
Review: Although the 5th season was entertaining and funny I was dissapointed that there were only 8 episodes. The story lines were sort of scattered around with no connections but I still found it exremely fun to watch with many laugh at loud scenes.
It's still "Sex" so me likey anyway besides only 8 episodes.

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Summary: The worst season!!
Review: The reviewers giving season 5 high marks must have been watching reruns of something else because this season was lousy! I love this show but season five was B-O-R-I-N-G, BORING! Let me tell you folks, skip season five and jump straight to season six.

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Summary: ALL of the seasons of Sex and the City are priceless!
Review: Sex and the City is absolutely the best show ever made, no matter how long the seasons are. This season revealed and resolved many issues, including Samantha finally getting rid of Richard, Carrie's newfound success, the intro of Berger, AND the intro of Harry. It is vital to the completion of the series. I have all seven dvds sets for the series, and I would pay for even a final episode (if it wasn't in the last half of the sixth), because it's that great. You can't be a real fan without appreciation for this season, no matter how short it is or who is pregnant (and wearing funny clothes). In fact, I think it's even funnier with SJP pregnant, because her outfits are more creative so they can hide her belly.

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Summary: Half the episodes & Half the fun
Review: The fifth season seems to have lost its way on the trip from the first to the sixth season. With a few exceptional moments, the rest of it was a sad let down. The only good part of the fifth season is that it sets up the sixth season which is the best of the six.

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Summary: Short and bad
Review: First of all, I don't have a problem with it being short-and it is, only being 8 episodes long. If Sarah Jessica Parker wants to have a baby, then she should have a baby. But if it's going to be short, couldn't the episodes have been better? Answer: Yes. Could've.
When we left our four girls, Big had moved to Napa, leaving our beloved protagonist Carrie alone in the big city in my personal favorite episode, I HEART NY. Also, Charlotte decided to get over her divorce, Samantha discovered what it was like to get a broken heart, and Miranda met a new man of her life:her son Brady. These four lovely ladies start off this season freshly single, and knowing the show, it won't stay that way for too long.
New changes are in the air. To begin with, Carrie is about to publish a book of her collumns. Charlotte celebrates her 36th birthday with the girls in Atlantic City while Samantha (briefly) gets back with her ex (vile Richard) and Miranda discovers the ups and downs to having a post-baby body-and life. Sounds great, right? That's just the first three episodes. Then on the (forgettable) fourth one, Carrie walks in on Samantha, uh...uhh...having an oral session with "her" World Wide Express guy. The way that Carrie judges Samantha was just totally unrealistic and out of character for both of them-they've been friends for way too long and should've known each other better. And in the delightful fifth episode, Carrie celebrates her launch party and meets the charming (but taken) Jack Berger (played to perfection by that guy from OFFICE SPACE) and all the girls wonder why plus one is the lonliest number. And the sixth episode is just too much like the fourth-they both have the same themes of judging and it's just too seen it all before stuff. And in the seventh episode, Carrie, desperate for a man, takes Samantha with her to San Fransisco to "catch up" with Big. It's just really bad-Carrie is just too desperate and it's soo out of character for her. And as the cherry topper of this poor episode, Charlotte gets hot and heavy with her divorce lawyer who, in short terms, isn't exactly a Calvin Klein model. I really don't have a problem with Charlotte, or any of the ladies, dating unattractive men, but the way the way that they have to magnify it and make it so obvious is just sappy and cliched. But luckily the show pulls itself together for a good last episode. It's stylish and made me wanting to see what happens in the sixth season...
...but that doesn't save it. Overall, the episodes were really dry and unoriginal. If it's only going to be eight episodes long, couldn't they be at least mediocre? Save yourself thirty dollars and four hours if you're smart

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Summary: The best season
Review: Lots of people seem to have negative feelings about this season -- even "Entertainment Weekly" joined the chorus of boos in a recent issue, calling it the worst of the six seasons. But most complaints seem to focus on the season's brevity and the expense of the box set, which aren't faults of the show itself.

In fact, this is my favorite of the seasons. The show seemed to gain a new maturity, exploring the downside of singledom (namely, loneliness) in a way that previous seasons hadn't. The women were actually single for most of the season, forcing them to concentrate on their friendships and careers. It was also the first season taped after 9-11, and reflects the introspective turn New York City itself took in the months after the towers fell. Sure, some of the episodes were a bit depressing, but depressing in a good way -- i.e., they made you think. To name one example: "Plus One is the Loneliest Number" managed to blend humor and pathos in plot points such as Samantha's plastic surgery and the Candace Bergen character's split relationship, a situation that she loathed on the one hand and coolly justified on the other.

If you can't get past the sticker price, rent the discs instead!

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Summary: Sure, the 'Sex' was short, but well worth your time
Review: True, this season is shorter than the rest (only 8 episodes here), it still managed to provide the normal laughs and heartbreaks like any other season. Miranda has her baby, Brody with Steve even though she chooses to raise him alone, and Carrie spends the season single, eventually meeting Berger, whom she develops a crush on. Samantha finally dumps Richard after she spies on him, proving that he'd been cheating on her. Her disguise, with the Raquel Welsh wig is priceless. Carrie still hasn't gotten over her love for shoes (that won't ever go away) and still seems to have trouble with them. In this case, Miranda's water breaks on them... The girls really grow up this season, as most face life, still single, but are okay with that.