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MY SO CALLED LIFE SERIES
MY SO CALLED LIFE TV

Holzman sparked to the idea of an "uncensored" depiction of teenage life. A few years later, after the cancellation of Thirtysomething in 1991, Herskovitz and his co-creator Edward Zwick approached Winnie Holzman, a writer on Thirtysomething and The Wonder Years, to brainstorm a new show.

MY SO CALLED LIFE SERIES

Herskovitz conceived of the series as a “very personal, very internal” story about a boy with the title Secret/Seventeen, but it was not picked up by the network. Marshall Herskovitz was approached by Showtime in the 1980s to write a show about teenagers.

Wilson Cruz as Enrique "Rickie" Vasquez.

Bess Armstrong as Patricia "Patty" Chase.

Langer as Rayanne Graff, Wilson Cruz as Rickie Vasquez, Lisa Wilhoit as Danielle Chase, Devon Odessa as Sharon Cherski, Claire Danes as Angela Chase and Devon Gummersall as Brian Krakow Characters įrom left to right, Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano, A. The show depicts the teenage years as being difficult and confusing rather than a light, fun-filled time. The title of the show alludes to the perception of meaninglessness that many teenagers experience and encapsulates the main theme of the series. Many shows at the time used these themes as a one-time issue (a " very special episode") that was introduced as a problem at the beginning of an episode and resolved at the end, but on My So-Called Life these issues were part of the continuing storyline. My So-Called Life dealt with major social issues of the mid-1990s, including child abuse, homophobia, teenage alcoholism, homelessness, adultery, school violence, censorship, and drug use. Each episode, which is usually narrated by Angela, follows her trials and tribulations as she deals with friends, parents, guys, and school.

MY SO CALLED LIFE TV

The show became a cult classic and has been frequently cited by multiple publications including Time, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, The Atlantic, and Rolling Stone as one of the best teen dramas of all time.Īngela Chase ( Claire Danes) is a 15-year-old high school student who lives in the fictional Pittsburgh suburb of Three Rivers with her mother Patty ( Bess Armstrong), father Graham ( Tom Irwin), and little sister Danielle (Lisa Wilhoit). Besides Danes, the show also launched the careers of several other major actors of her generation, including Jared Leto and Wilson Cruz. The show was officially canceled on May 15, 1995, despite being critically praised for its realistic portrayal of adolescence, the commentary of its central character Angela, and the series' reception of several major awards, which included a Golden Globe Award for Danes. Set at the fictional Liberty High School in a fictional suburb near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania called Three Rivers, it follows the emotional travails of several teenagers in the social circle of main character Angela Chase, played by Claire Danes. It is distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995. My So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.