Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

SnoopyStyle Angela Chase (Claire Danes) is a nice girl with a nice family. She has nice friends like Sharon Cherski (Devon Odessa) and Brian Krakow (Devon Gummersall) who has a crush on her. That is until she makes a new friend, Rayanne Graff (A.J. Langer). Rayanne has a troubled home, and gay best friend Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cruz). Angela is drawn to mysterious Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto). Her former seemingly nice life starts to turn into something far more interesting.This is the definition of a cult hit, and the folly of TV execs who don't understand demographics. Although it was low rated (for its times), it's young audience would have today's TV execs drooling. For its times and on network TV, it was a realistic teen drama. The show wasn't flashy. Things didn't wrap up nicely with a lesson at the end of its show. It broke TV grounds. It was angst teen drama ahead of its time. It didn't hurt to have a great Claire Danes to lead it. Even then, her star power was undeniable.

charlestontracy A special thanks to Netflix for finally putting something worthwhile on instant play. I haven't watched this show since it first aired 17 years ago! Oh! the memories this show brings back to me. Such a brilliant show, gone too soon! It really is a shame the show didn't stay on longer; especially when you consider what shows do get to stay on television. I was 15 in 1994, the same year 'My So-Called Life' first aired. 1994 could be considered to some as the height of the grunge era; it's the same year Kurt Cobain killed himself, the same year the second Woodstock took place (which should have been the last in my humble opinion:)). Generation Xers were certainly the basis of this show, and it shows in the clothing and music as well as issues such as, sexual orientation and school shootings dealt with on the show. The main character, Angela Chase (played by the fantastic Claire Danes) was also 15, and as far as I was concerned someone had taken my life and put it on television.Between Angela's confusion about what crowd she wanted to surround herself with, to those obscure and sometimes awkward voice-over thoughts Angela had about life, friends, family, and Jordan Catalano (sigh), all made for a very realistic teen drama. Even Angela's wardrobe set her apart from all the other shows depicting teens. She was the only teenage character on television that I ever saw wear the same outfits week after week. My dad watched this show with me and I think he really did enjoy it as much as I did.I was so heart broken when the show ended. But just like the good die young, this show had to be put to rest early. I like to think it was all for the best,and if it had stayed on it would have eventually jumped the shark and become a horrible show.Although, I must admit there are those times when I wonder: what would have ever come of Brian and Angela?? I will never forget that long, emotional stare they had with each other in front of her house at the end of the last episode. UGH! The agony of not knowing will always haunt me.

BrickNash This program came out in late 1994, right smack bang in the middle of my teens putting me on an exact age par with the characters in the series. I simply cannot express just how clever, well written and superbly acted this, at the time, highly original series was. There was NOTHING on TV that was like this, so drenched in teenage angst and drama and so many of the issues, stories and situations (to a degree) hit such a familiar note with so many people that you just cannot fault the show, on anything.Let me just state that I am a guy, and now at the grand old age of 32 I watched the series again and boy did it take 15 years off me. Many of the issues dealt with in the series could be applied to both guys and girls so although it was originally aimed at teenage girls the appeal of the show went far, far beyond that audience.On an angrier note, I think it is absolutely criminal that this poignant, emotional and sharp piece of entertainment was cancelled after only one season due to 'bad ratings'. As I recall not many of the most successful shows did that well on their first season but given a chance they shone so brightly and the same courtesy should have been shown to what is arguably one of the best dramas ever to be shown. But no, corporate greed once again stepped in and extinguished the creative spirit to save a few bucks. Well I hope they are kicking themselves now as to what the show could have become in terms of popularity.We should count ourselves lucky that the existing series was made in the first place, but after 19 episodes of getting attached to characters with whom most of us can say we identified with one season just doesn't seem enough.I wonder just how much this 32 year olds outlook on life would have changed with that second season!

resafuchs Twothousendandnine, nearly 15 years after "My so called Life" was first screened, i watched the series again. Besides the enormous charisma of the main Charakter Angela, played by Claire Danse, the whole setting seems still so up-to-date, that i couldn't believe my senses. When i first got acquainted to the Saoap, in the age of 13, i was just not able to resist Angela. I wanted her Identity. Forcing young people to identify with the characters, not with bad means than with lots of hearts, I got me the same backpack and tried to behave like HER. Seeing the movies again (and i just saw the first one by now) is not just an echo back from old days. It's more than ever worth to keep in touch with a story and a Character thats full of life, melancholy and truth. For everyone who is able to be touched and able to feel and dive in to stories, "My so called Life" has to be seen! No matter of age, gender or special preferences.