Sarah Jessica Parker on The Carrie Diaries – “It’s odd”!
In this article, Sarah Jessica Parker, who played the former Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, is reported to have criticized the new Carrie, played by actress AnnaSophia Robb, stating that her performance is a bit “odd”. The term odd is certainly not a compliment nor specifically harsh enough to act as a severe insult to the young actress, but it certainly doesn’t help the show for former Sex and the City fans that make up Parker’s fan base.
Candace Bushnell Defends Carrie Diaries!
In another article, author and producer of the new series, Candace Bushnell, defends the new Carrie and her show, pointing out that Parker’s perspective may be contributed to the fact that Robb’s portrayal of Carrie is in many ways different from the original, which should not deflect away from her performance as a whole.
Personally, I think Parker is on point. The new series, and the new Carrie, are indeed a bit odd. However, I think the corkiness would appeal better to a younger audience than that of typical CW viewers. It is a bit too fruity for CW’s mature audience’s usual taste, and the awkwardness of the characters, particularly the young Carrie, as well as her friend Mouse, and Walt contribute performances that are a bit over the top for CW’s usual swag. Sebastian, played by Austin Butler, seemed a bit too 2-dimensional in the beginning of the season, and I had hoped to watch him grow and develop as a character, but unfortunately his character has remained pretty static/stagnant throughout and hasn’t quite shown any of the depth I had hoped for. That may be just it too for the majority of the characters on the show—they seem to be a little underdeveloped and a bit too surface to come across as natural or real.
Some of the episodes have been really good, the writing fresh and catchy. However, the good has not been consistent enough to hold the attention of new viewers over time. There have been good times, and then there have been not so good times, such as the last episode, Ep. 111 “Identity Crisis”, which aired last Monday night, March 25. Due to the fact that it was the last episode before the season finale, I had expected something really grand to happen, or at least something interesting enough to make me excited and in relentless anticipation of the finale, but the episode overall was kind of stale and a bit boring. Walt comes out to Carrie – big whoop, no surprise there – we already knew he was gay. Some of the better characters are absent or not as present – such as the younger sister Dorrit, Carrie’s crazy boss Larissa, and relationships that started in the last episode didn’t even show up again in this one – Dorrit and her new music store man (etc.). The episode was lacking in areas that were crucial in strapping in a fan base leading up to the final episode, not a good sign for the future of the show to be picked up for a second season.
MyTVBlog: The Carrie Diaries 
I have never seen the Carrie Diaries, but I really want to since I love Sex and the City. I can definitely see why Sarah Jessica Parker has called the “new Carrie” odd. I am sure it is weird for Parker to watch a show that is based off of her character not starring her. I will definitely be checking out the show soon to see if I agree or disagree with Anna Sophia Robb’s character.
I was just about the comment something almost exactly like this! I’m not ashamed to say I’ve seen the whole SATC series more than once…and I’ve only seen previews for this show (not any actual episodes), but to me it seems like maybe the CW wasn’t the best place to do this series. Nothing against the CW (okay, a little bit against them), but most of their shows seem a little unbelievable and corny to me, with many cases of sub par acting (I’m talking to you, Secret Life of the American Teenager).
It seems that the network was attempting to re-take their old Gossip Girl audience but forgot how to write a decent show. Granted I haven’t seen it but from this blog it seems that the new show lacks any of the charm of the original Sex and the City series and is just attempting to get ratings from the large fanbase of that show.