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'What would Carrie do?' How 'Sex and the City' lives on in Netflix's new comedy

Last fall, on a particularly rainy day in Paris, Darren Star paused between filming scenes of his new series "Emily in Paris" to reflect on how his career has come full circle. Sitting at a table at the iconic Left Bank bistro Cafe de Flore, Star remembered being stuck in L.A. in production on "Miss Matched" while "Sex and the City" shot its final episodes in the French capital.

"I remember Sarah Jessica Parker calling me from the set saying how wonderful it was," Star says, laughing. "I was like, 'Oh.' But they did a great job. I feel like this is my payback for myself that I couldn't be there. Now I really get to be here."

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