Lipstick Jungle was a midseason replacement last year, and even got cut short at that by the writer's strike. It is a girlie show, I'll admit. But I don't mind that (loved Sex And the City), as long as it is done well. And while Lipstick Jungle is NO SATC, it is fairly intriguing.
When it debuted last year it was going against another similarly themed show called Cashmere Jungle, which was not good at all. And Lipstick took a few episodes to find its footing. But once it did, I was in.
Starring Brooke Shields, Kim Raver and Lindsey Price, this is guilty fun. The three high powered women must face family, career and friendship pressures, and somehow come out friends.
Brooke's character,Wendy, has a fairly good family life, but to juggle it she has to always be balancing. Kim Raver has the meatiest story line. Married to a somewhat crusty professor, she engages in a torrid affair with a younger man,Robert Buckley as Kirby , who, to Sharlynn's delight, is without his shirt often in the show.
Now Nico, Raver's character comes clean to her hubby, after he has a heart attack. He is livid, and denies that he is having an affair too. he makes her feel guilty and terrible. Turns out--Oh yeah he was bonking one of his students, as Nico finds out right before he goes in for more heart surgery...and that student is WAY preggos!
And this is the thing...that is true to life, a tried and true man defense. Do everything you can to make the woman feel guilty and bad. That way you get away with anything.
Lindsey Price is the weakest character in the group, Victory. The first few eps, I hated her. But the character has gotten better, and though she is not my fav, I am certainly liking her more.
Again, Lipstick Jungle is not going to win an Emmy. The stories are a bit over the top, and the acting is not the most inspired. But it is fun, and escapist. And the girls are not bad to look at either. Good supporting roles througout. I will be tuing in to follow these sexual and emotional adventures.
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