I never write reviews on IMDb, but after seeing horrible reviews, I had to do something. I have never watched SATC or the movies, but I wanted to watch this show because it looked like a good break from horror shows. First of all, the series is BASED on the book series of The Carrie Diaries, not the SEX AND THE CITY books/TV show/movies. And when you read the word based, it means that it won't be 100% accurate; that never happens when a book becomes a show/movie. I don't see why that would scare away some hardcore SATC fans, you're here to see how Carrie made it, not if she looks like SJP, or if his dad is present instead of her mom. And all those changes were made by Candace Bushnell, the author of SATC. So make your research before complaining. TCD delivers just the old-fashioned taste of a teen drama; no horror, no blood, just good drama about a group of teens and about their issues while they are on High School. AnnaSophia was the perfect choice to have her own show, I find her charismatic and an actress that can be the lead of a show. The rest of the cast is great too. The plot is awesome; there are not bad episodes, and week by week you want more and more! There's always something going on. Overall, I find this as my current favorite show because it's just a show that you don't take too seriously but you enjoy it because of all the 80's vibe, the cast and the stories. Give it a chance if you like teen shows!

I don't mind this show. My husband won't watch it with me, but I like it. It IS entertaining. I just wish they hadn't tried to use names of characters from previous years of TV to try and make a go of a series. If you're not gonna at least attempt to make it a bit more like what we know and love from Carrie Bradshaw, then don't name your character after her. It's not like we knew a ton about Carrie's life before SATC but, the few details we did would have been awesome to have been used in this series. I don't care if it is CW, HBO, or NBC creating this show. Once there has been a strong character built, ya kinda need to stay with it. Kudos to HBO for getting us to fall in love with your characters. Kudos to the CW for giving those that love SATC a shot at holding on to beloved characters, but the details matter. I'll keep watching The Carrie Diaries, but at least I now know that it's not really the character I fell in love with. It's just her name.

So I should say right off the bat that I've NEVER watched this show but looking at the cast & plot this has a few goofs from Sex & the City (1998) & the 2 movies that followed. First of all, in "The Carrie Diaries" she has a father & is in her junior year in high school. In Sex & the City (1998) season 4 episode 17 Carrie tells her editor at Vogue that her father left her & her mother when she was 5.. Second of all, in Sex & the City 2 in the beginning Carrie is explaining how she met the girls Charlotte, Miranda & Samantha. She says she MOVED to NY in 1986; I'm sure after she graduated high school & she met Charlotte & Miranda before she met Samantha. In "The Carrie Diaries" Samantha is a cousin of a friend of Carrie & she meets her while she's in high school. I just have no interest in watching this prequel, I absolutely adore the original Sex & the City & can't imagine Carrie Bradshaw being played by anyone other than Sarah Jessica Parker. NO offense to the people that watch & like this show, it's just not for me.

The series need be canceled, I don't understand why they gave it a second chance. The series is rather pointless now it was mediocre when it first came on. Carrie's friends are not interesting enough and I don't like Carrie's little sister, Dorrit. She's obnoxious, and she need to stop hating/jealousy of her because their late mother favorite Carrie. First of all, the storyline are weak, the young actors in the series acting is mediocre, and the series was not Gossip Girl-style enough either. I watch the series because of AnnaSophia Robb was in it. AnnaSophia Robb is talented young actress but she should done another show or stick to movies again.