Lipstick Jungle (Season 1) (2008)

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LIPSTICK TRACES Kim Raver, Lindsay Price, and Brooke Shields in Jungle, which was spotty at first but beginning to find its shade toward the end of its first season, now on DVD

NBC's series Lipstick Jungle follows three big-city gals who lead big-city lives: studio exec Wendy (Brooke Shields), designer Victory (Lindsay Price), and editor Nico (Kim Raver). The fashion is fabulous, but the early story lines — e.g., a billionaire whisks Victory to Paris for dinner — range from implausible to annoying. Jungle, just picked up for a second season, finds its way in the last few episodes when Nico's affair with a younger guy causes a heartfelt rift in the trio. EXTRAS For such a pedigreed project (it's based on Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's novel), you'd expect commentaries, not just a few deleted scenes. C+