| My So-Called Life | |
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by | Winnie Holzman |
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| Narrated by | Claire Danes |
| Theme music composer | W. G. Snuffy Walden |
| Opening theme | "My So-Called Life Theme" by W. G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19[1] (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Producer | Alan Poul |
| Running time | 47–48 minutes |
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| Network | ABC[2] |
| Release | August 25, 1994 – January 26, 1995 |
| Related | |
| Mein Leben & Ich | |
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My So-Called Life is an American teen drama[3] television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.[4][5] It aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995. It is distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. 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.[6]
The show was officially canceled on May 15, 1995, despite being critically praised for its realistic portrayal of adolescence and the commentary of its central character Angela, and the series' reception of several major awards, which included a Golden Globe Award for Danes. Besides Danes, the show also launched the careers of several other major actors of her generation, including Jared Leto and Wilson Cruz. 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.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (October 28, 2007). "The gift of growing pains". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Rebroadcasting of 'My So-Called Life'". The New York Times. April 3, 1995. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ "'My So-Called Life' debuted 25 years ago and still may be the best teen drama ever". CNN. August 25, 2019.
- ^ Aurthur, Kate (October 28, 2007). "Reliving the many upsides of 'Life'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (April 3, 1995). "'My So-Called Life' Gets a Second Life on MTV". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (August 24, 1994). "'My So-Called Life': Weary Trip Through Teen Years". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2010.