Carrie for mayor? ... author offers a different take on Sex and the City storyline. The author Candace Bushnell has sprung to the defence of The Carrie Diaries following Sarah Jessica Parker's comment that she finds the new TV show odd. Based on Bushnell's novels, the show stars young actor AnnaSophia Robb as a teenaged Carrie Bradshaw who is just starting to develop her passion for fashion and publishing while coming to terms with her mother's death. It doesn't seem realistic to me that character would be writing that column for 15 years. Setting off the media storm was Parker's revelation in Net-A-Porter magazine that she finds it strange to see someone else inhabiting the character she made famous. AnnaSophia Robb as a young Carrie Bradshaw. You know, I think it's one of those tests of your generosity. She [AnnaSophia Robb] is a lovely girl and I want her to feel good about it, but it's... odd," said Parker. In response, Bushnell told The Daily Beast: "The reality is, that's showbiz. Sarah Jessica's first part was somebody else's part. She played Annie on Broadway. She understands how these things work. I love AnnaSophia. She just holds the screen. She's a very cool girl in person. I think that comes through. That's something that's key to Carrie. Carrie has to be cool. Bushnell also let slip her problems with the TV and film incarnations of Sex and the City, revealing she never believed in the relationship between Carrie and Mr Big and instead envisioned a future where Carrie pursued a political career. If it were up to me, the second movie would have been Carrie Bradshaw decides to run for mayor and Samantha helps her. It would get into some real issues of what happens when you're part of a relationship and the woman is ambitious," she said. Bushnell also revealed that Carrie being a newspaper columnist for so long "didn't make sense." And on Mr Big: "In real life, I don't think women end up with that character, and if they do, they usually get divorced after a year," she said. As for The Carrie Diaries, the supposed clashes could soon be rendered moot as the show continues to struggle in the ratings. The CW network (it airs on Fox8 in Australia) is yet to confirm whether it will return for a second season.