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People who enjoyed watching Sex and the City will also be interested in viewing The Bold Type. Both shows have strong female main characters. Empowerment and fun are themes which are incorporated into each one. The characters navigate the fast-paced city of New York while balancing work and love lives. Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw is a writer and has a relationship with a man nicknamed Mr. Big. Jane Sloan from The Bold Type shares the same career and dates someone she calls Pinstripe. Jane and Carrie each share screen time with their female friends. Sex and the City and The Bold Type encourage women to be passionate and hardworking.

The two series depict women who talk about, explore, and have sex in an open and honest way. Charlotte, one of the women in Sex and the City, is in a taxi with her friends and discuses if she should have anal sex with her boyfriend. When the taxi lurches forward one of her friends tells Charlotte Its “a preview” of anal sex. Kat, a character from The Bold Type, decides to have sex wearing a strap on penis. The shows both have characters who explore their sexuality. Samantha from Sex and the City and Kat from The Bold Type each have a relationship with a woman. Sex and the City and The Bold Type give insight into the complexities and joys of sex.

The Bold Type and Sex and the City provide examples of successful women. In Sex and the City, Carrie writes a column for the New York Star and eventually composes a book based on it. Another character in Sex and the City, Samantha, is a publicist. Miranda and Charlotte, in Sex and the City both have children. Miranda works as a lawyer while also juggling motherhood and Charlotte had a career in an art gallery before becoming a mother. The Bold Type displays the career trajectories of Jane, Sutton, and Kat. They all start out working as assistants at Scarlet Magazine. Sutton becomes a stylist, Jane becomes a writer, and Kat becomes the social media director at Scarlet. When Kat gets fired, she works as a bartender and starts a podcast. Sex and the City and The Bold Type show the endless potential of women.

Fans of Boy Meets World will also like watching One Tree Hill. The settings of both shows are close knit towns. Cory, in Boy Meets World, and Lucas in One Tree Hill, are the respective main characters who grow up learning about life and love. They each have someone destined to be the love of their life. Cory’s soulmate is Topanga. They grew up together and when Cory embarrassingly tried to straighten his hair and got teased Topanga gave him his first kiss. Topanga moves away but runs away to be with Cory and her parents let her live with her aunt so they can stay together. Lucas meets his life partner Peyton in high school. They inspire each other artistically, he is a writer, and Peyton, an artist and involved in music. They each tell each other, “your art matters, it’s what got me here.” Lucas wrote a prediction in high school, “Peyton Sawyer will become Peyton Scott” which does happen. Boy Meets World and One Tree Hill give people hope they will find true love.

Boy Meets World and One Tree Hill create two iconic characters. George Feeney, in Boy Meets World, advises Cory to be loyal to his friend Shawn, follow his heart and do his best in school. When Cory is on a game show Mr. Feeney warns him about popularity outweighing knowledge. His last words of wisdom are long lasting when he says, “do good.” One Tree Hill’s Whitey Durham teaches Lucas that basketball unites people. Lucas followed Whitey’s example and coached basketball. Whitey inspires Lucas to look for true love like Whitey had with his wife. George Feeney and Whitey Durham will provide countless memorable moments to anyone who watches Boy Meets World and One Tree Hill.