'Cashmere' isn't 'City'

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 5, 2008 ;     414 words ......Calif -- Everybody wants "Cashmere Mafia" to be the second coming...perhaps, a natural instinct. Darren Star, who created "City," is...pop-culture impact. But "Cashmere Mafia" is not the second coming...is a comedy about sex." "Cashmere Mafia" (Sunday, 9 p.m., Ch. 4...s ...

Bad `Sex'; As the new `City,' `Cashmere' simply unravels.(Arts and...

The Boston Herald;  January 3, 2008 ;     383 words ...Byline: MARK A. PERIGARD CASHMERE MAFIA Series premiere Sunday at 10:01...up to, go no further than ABC's Cashmere Mafia, premiering Sunday at 10:01 p...slot Wednesday at 10 p.m.) OK. Cashmere isn't quite Carrie and company, but Sex creator Darren Star has ripped it from the same ...

All dressed up with nowhere to go; Slick `Cashmere Mafia'lacks `Sex'...

The Boston Globe;  January 5, 2008 ;     610 words ...Television Review / Cashmere Mafia Starring: Lucy Liu, Frances...the City" was good. "Cashmere Mafia," the new show from "Sex and the City" producer Darren Star, is a strained attempt...beneath the rich surface, "Cashmere Mafia" is all shallow stereotypes...vie for the ...

'Cashmere' works as 'Sex and the City' wannabe; let's hope it wears well

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  January 5, 2008 ;     240 words ......reincarnation of "Sex and the City." The first of these is "Cashmere Mafia," which debuts at 10 p.m. Sunday on ABC before moving...s "Lipstick Jungle," is scheduled for February.) "Cashmere Mafia" has a stamp of authenticity, as it's created by "SITC" creator Darren Star. It also has ...

Cashmere Mafia.(Televesion: Brian Lowry)(Television program review)

Daily Variety;  January 3, 2008 ;     545 words ......m.) Filmed in New York by Darren Star Prods., Back East Pictures...only real difference between Cashmere Mafia and ABC's already-on Women...Produced under the aegis of Darren Star, the series comes with a...viewed on its merits, though, Cashmere Mafia suffers from a ...

Fed: Cashmere Mafia has less than stellar debut

AAP General News (Australia);  February 21, 2008 ;     356 words ......Australia) 02-21-2008 Fed: Cashmere Mafia has less than stellar...AAP - The premiere of Cashmere Mafia has not attracted the...OzTAM figures. However, Cashmere Mafia did win its timeslot...Ten. Nine has flagged Cashmere Mafia as one of its big ratings...and the City ...

'Sex and the City' lives on ... in more ways than one

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  September 23, 2007 ;     442 words ...Darren Star, creator of Sex and...later this season called Cashmere Mafia, in which four successful...choices." By the end of Cashmere Mafia, Lucy Liu has danced...and Lucy Liu star in "Cashmere Mafia." SHNS / Craig Sjodin...

'CASHMERE MAFIA' IS AN OFFER THE AUDIENCE CAN REFUSE.(LA.COM)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  January 6, 2008 ;     437 words ......gt;TV CRITIC ABC's Cashmere Mafia makes the network's...particularly empathetic. Cashmere Mafia concerns four longtime...proclivities lie elsewhere. Cashmere Mafia's executive producer is Darren Star, who helped mastermind...sounds an awful lot like Cashmere ...

TV REVIEW: 'Mafia' fails to differentiate itself from 'SATC'

University Wire;  January 17, 2008 ;     522 words ......ABC's newest dramedy, "Cashmere Mafia," is a "Sex and the City...primetime audience. Created by Darren Star, the man behind Carrie Bradshaw and friends, "Cashmere Mafia" centers on four women...women are nicknamed the "Cashmere Mafia" because of their ...

NBC hopes 'Cashmere' will click with women

Capital (Annapolis);  January 4, 2008 ;     584 words ......up this weekend comes "Cashmere Mafia," a drama pegged to four...and the City" bloodlines. Darren Star, who created the HBO mega-h...the man responsible for "Cashmere Mafia." Meanwhile, Candace Bushnell...and only two episodes of "Cashmere Mafia," my hopes for the ...

Cashmere Mafia: meet the cast of the new sex and the city, a sassy...

Harper's Bazaar;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......next month in ABC's Cashmere Mafia. Yes, Cashmere Mafia does bear a similarity...famed femme channeler--Darren Star is, of course, loath...and they can use that cashmere mafia to their advantage...women are, Star adds. In Cashmere Mafia, there's no Mr. ...

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Philadelphia Weekly;  January 23, 2008 ;     354 words ...TV Cashmere Mafia c Wed., 10pm. ABC It's been about two weeks since ABC premiered Cashmere Mafia, a midseason series that on paper...of celebratory/consolatory wine. Darren Star, executive producer of Sex and...premise sounds promising. However, Cashmere Mafia's gotten the ...

'Sex,' lies, 'Lipstick,' 'Cashmere' and 'Jungle' love in the city

Oakland Tribune;  January 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ......First up tonight comes "Cashmere Mafia," a drama pegged to four...and the City" bloodlines. Darren Star, who created the HBO mega-h...the man responsible for "Cashmere Mafia." Meanwhile, Candance Bushnell...and only two episodes of "Cashmere Mafia," my hopes for the ...

'Lipstick Jungle' ready for closeup But a quick kiss-off might be all it...

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  February 7, 2008 ;     222 words ......arrives tonight. Last month was the debut of Darren Star's "Cashmere Mafia" on ABC. Now comes "Lipstick Jungle," based...pleasure. For its many flaws, the caffeinated "Cashmere Mafia" at least has a kick, as its quartet of women...

Fabulous fizzle? ; Female-centric dramas focus on power, sex.

Columbia Daily Tribune;  January 10, 2008 ;     297 words ......up this weekend comes "Cashmere Mafia," a drama pegged to four...and the City" bloodlines. Darren Star, who created the HBO mega-h...the man responsible for "Cashmere Mafia." Meanwhile, Candace Bushnell...and only two episodes of "Cashmere Mafia," my hopes for the ...