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 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. The
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.My
So-Called Life has received widespread critical acclaim and is praised
by some critics as one of the greatest television series of all time.
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a perfect
100% approval rating based on 10 reviews. The site's consensus reads,
"Effectively avoiding cliche and cheesy exposition, My So-Called
Life's realistic portrayal of the average American girl is ahead of
its time". On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating, the
show has a score of 92 out of 100 based on 19 reviews, indicating
"universal acclaim". It is the 35th highest rated television series on
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