Spoiler alert! Spoiler alert!
There’s a potential “Sex and the City” movie spoiler floating around, and it involves Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw.
Don’t worry, “SATC” fans, we won’t ruin the plot for you. (If you’re curious and didn’t see the item online Tuesday, check the New York Post’s Page Six archive at nypost.com.)
The debate over spoilers continues to rage — some people hate ’em, some don’t see what all the fuss is about. But it’s clear that when outsiders mess with an ending an audience is anticipating, they risk ending up with a fine mess on their hands. Witness these great moments in recent spoiler history.
MULTIPLICITY
TV show: “Sex and the City” (left)
Spoiler: People magazine
The creators of the hit HBO series were so worried that the grand finale would be spoiled (Which man would Carrie Bradshaw end up with?) that they reportedly filmed several different endings. But People magazine predicted Mr. Big (Chris Noth) would play a prominent role after a magazine spy spotted Noth at a Paris cafe during filming in France.
‘SITH’ SLIP-UP
Movie: “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith”
Spoiler: Samuel L. Jackson
While promoting the blockbuster before its release, Jackson inexplicably announced that his Jedi character bites the dust. “It’s rousing,” Jackson told The San Francisco Chronicle of his final fight scene. Of course, “Star Wars” fans weren’t going to let that keep them from flooding movie theaters to see the saga come to an end.
CRYING SHAME
Movie: “The Crying Game”
Spoiler: No one
Movie critics were specifically instructed not to spoil the shocking ending of the acclaimed drama in their reviews. That is, in part, the reason we can look back today and call it a shocking ending.
NO RATTING
TV show: “The Sopranos”
Spoiler: No one
A rock star reportedly had the chance to squeal about the top-secret ending to the HBO mob drama — but Journey rocker Steve Perry’s no squealer. Despite the code of silence series creator David Chase employed to keep the finale under wraps, Perry said he demanded to know the ending before he would grant Chase permission to use his hit, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” during the final scene. Of course, as “Sopranos” fans know, it turned out there was nothing to spoil.
MAGIC MOMENT
Book: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
Spoiler: Almost no one
Does Harry die? That was the question burning up fans of the J.K. Rowling series. Surprisingly, hundreds of book reviewers held their tongues despite having read the final Harry Potter book before its release. Many newspapers decided against running their reviews until the day the book came out. Several Web sites purported to know the ending, but for the most part, Rowling’s words weren’t spoiled for fans.
