Lipstick Jungle Strangling Cashmere Mafia With an Hermès Scarf
The war between former BFFs Darren Star and Candace Bushnell may have come to an end, at least to declare a winner in their similarly scripted series. Bushnell is set to wear the crown, with her Lipstick Jungle on NBC having new episodes ordered, while Darren Star’s Cashmere Mafia looks all but dead on ABC, though a spokesperson denies any decision has been made. The decision comes down to ratings: Lipstick commanded around 7.5m viewers, while Cashmere pulled in just 5.5m.
So why did one win out over the other, when they’re basically the same plot? Maybe it’s because the girls in Cashmere went to, ahem, Cielo.
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That’s a shame. The better-acted, better-written Cashmere has lost to the show I couldn’t even watch after the first fifteen minutes.
Why? Because the women on Cashmere were actually strong, unlike the characters on Lipstick, who would collapse at a moment’s notice?
Plus you could actually begin to care about the characters on Cashmere. Every single person on Lipstick demands a beating.
I thought Lipstick Jungle was a much better ode to the take-on-the-world-in-sexy-heels genre.
Much more real. More character depth. Better exposition and plot.