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Coming to DTV in Winter term 2002: "Sex and the City" at Dartmouth?
For that student demographic that's eagerly awaiting the remainder of the HBO hit's fourth season, the recently formed IMAGO Media group is putting together its own take on the show -- an exploration of the dating habits of coeds at the College.
Over a five-episode arc scheduled to premiere in the first week of the new year, "Kiss and Tell" will address such topics as stereotypes in gender roles and misconceptions concerning Dartmouth's hookup culture -- likely interspersed with quite a bit of sex.
As with Sex and the City, Kiss and Tell will center around four single women -- in this case, members of the Class of 2003 -- with differing motivations and perspectives on the dating scene.
An early script excerpt from the first episode describes Dartmouth as the "Grand Canyon of dating."
The selection goes on to describe the practice of engaging in fraternity hookups and other (unprintable) actions to the "sweet sounds of Sir Mix-a-Lot."
The issue of defining which potentially lurid elements are creatively appropriate and which cross standards is one that IMAGO's creative team wrestles with in their weekly meetings.
Some aspects "will definitely be a surprise to some people," IMAGO President Amit Anand '03 said.
In a BlitzMail message to The Dartmouth, Anand and Christina Picone '03 warned, "don't be surprised to find a character using a vibrator -- we didn't make this stuff up!"
One line IMAGO has already drawn is on the issue of nudity.
