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Set in glamorous New York City, four women stay close as they strive for success in the business world. Affectionately known as the Cashmere Mafia, they rely on each other for support in both their careers and their often-tumultuous personal relationships. Publisher Mia (Lucy Liu), CEO Juliet (Miranda Otto), top business executive Zoe (Frances O'Connor) and key marketing executive Caitlin (Bonnie Somerville) are bright, driven and dedicated, supporting each other through rocky marriages, rival colleagues, kids' recitals and the hunt for the perfect loft. Their ambition comes with a price - although they consistently outpace their male colleagues and husbands in salary and title, they must watch out for scheming rivals, eager to bring them down. But how better to climb to the top of the corporate ladder than with your buddies at your side? (official distributor synopsis)
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Cashmere Mafia wasn't a victim of the writers' strike, it was just a failed attempt to replace the Sex and the City phenomenon. But if the most interesting names were Lucy Liu or Marinda Otto, there was really very little the show had to offer. In those seven episodes, only a series of very negative plots were sketched out on the seemingly familiar "four friends - each different, all professionally successful, but needing to cry about their private lives" plot. Lucy Liu received a marriage proposal but was more successful than her fiancé, so the wedding fell through. She tried dating someone her parents picked out, but in the end, she preferred having a dog. Miranda Otto decided to repay her husband's cheating by doing the same, but she couldn't do it in the end. For a while after that, it seemed like it would still be good to fight for the marriage, but unfortunately, the level of lies was generally unbearable. Frances O'Connor did a great job, but at her company, someone always got promoted via the bedroom, or it was simply a guy who got it. And Bonnie Somerville? She tried being a lesbian for a month, but after her lover turned out to be pregnant and went back to her ex, there was nothing left for dear Bonnie. And the point of all this? There is none. So is there a reason for me to go back to something like this? Perhaps only if you are a fan of one of the actresses and want to see them in more expensive costumes than the norm.
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