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My So-Called Life

My So-Called Life
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Genre Teen drama
Created by Winnie Holzman
Starring Bess Armstrong
Wilson Cruz
Claire Danes
Devon Gummersall
A. J. Langer
Jared Leto
Devon Odessa
Lisa Wilhoit
Tom Irwin
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(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 19(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Marshall Herskovitz
Edward Zwick
Winnie Holzman (co-executive producer)
Scott Winant (co-executive producer)
Producer(s) Alan Poul
Monica Wyatt (co-producer)
Running time 47-48 minutes
Production company(s) The Bedford Falls Company
ABC Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Original release August 25, 1994 (1994-08-25) – January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26)
Chronology
Related shows Mein Leben & Ich
External links
Website
My So-Called Life (Music from the Television Series)
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Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released August 25, 1994
January 24, 1995 (re-release)
Length 34:54
Label Atlantic Records

My So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995, and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions.

Set at the fictional Liberty High School in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it follows the emotional travails of several teenagers in the social circle of main character Angela Chase, played by Claire Danes. The critically acclaimed but short-lived show ended in a cliffhanger with the expectation that it would be picked up for an additional season, but it was officially canceled on May 15, 1995. The show was praised for its portrayal of adolescence and the commentary of its central character, Angela.

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. 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. The title of the show alludes to the perception of meaninglessness that many teenagers experience and encapsulates the main theme of the series. The show depicts the teenage years as being difficult and confusing rather than a light, fun-filled time.


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