The series The Carrie Diaries is on CW streaming channel. I'm binge watching. It's a Young Adult series like most of the series on CW. This is surprisingly well done. It's a story about relationships and developing into the person you want to be aided by a great set of friends. It's set at the high school level and Carrie is probably more mature than I am. The characters are looking for the typical things, love, school, socializing, family life, "finding themselves", developing into the people they want to be.
The acting is excellent. That is a priority for me. If the acting is very good in a TV show or full movie, the plot becomes secondary. I appreciate the fact the acing is well done so it doesn't pull me out of the story. Acting creates believable characters and their depth.
I'm updating my blog about The Carrie Diaries. I can't believe it has been years since I recommended the series. It's on the streaming CW channel. I get my channels from Roku and a Smart TV. I am binge watching. (CW has ads to keep their shows free but sometimes it gets on my nerves, especially when they do the same ad over and over.)
Mainly I love The Carrie Diaries because I wanted to see the wonderful actor that plays Carrie's boyfriend--Ausin Butler. He's undoubtably Oscar material this year, 2022. He's thin, with wavy blond hair, and blue eyes. Maybe he is an ordinary, typical looking actor. He's the amazing actor in ELVIS the movie. I can't rave about him enough. He played TV kids and teens for years. He brings Elvis alive. Voice, moves, emotions. He even sings the songs himself. (When Elvis's voice deepens in later years Elvis's singing is blended with Austin's voice. Electronics in the movie industry are incredible.)
The Carrie Diaries, definitely a chick-flick, is worth watching by teens, preteens, adults and old people. It's based on the character Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City. It comes from the same author of the books that the series are based on. It's the author's story of how she developed into a writer. If you are familiar with Sex and The City you have to know there is a lot of talking about relationships and sex. There are no graphic sex scenes; the actual sexuality is implied or discreet. It's about high school in 1985 after all.
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