What makes it different from others?

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

I did not grow up in the 90's. At the time of this writing, I am 16 years old. This show is my favorite of all time. I could not sympathize with all of the characters, but Angela Chase is a character that takes you on a journey. You meet all of her friends and as a teen in this day and age, with phones conquering any sense of talking, it makes me want to be in her clique. Angela changes as a person, but she still does not want to become a slutty or promiscuous girl. You see how decisions can directly affect people without you knowing it. Angela made many decisions and you could see Brian Krakow visibly hurt not in her presence. Brian is a hopeless romantic in love with Angela and no matter what he did her eyes were set on Jordan Catalano. This show is able to translate pain and sadness with absolute ease. I have not had my first girlfriend yet, but you see young love unfold and how much hurt can be caused. I have never felt such intense sadness or pain before watching My So Called Life. This show changed me as a person and I thank Winnie Holzman for having that effect on me. The ending ends obviously on a cliffhanger, but it was an amazing show and I do not think we, as an audience , will see anything like it ever again.

I remember seeing this show playing after Degrassi on "The N" when Degrassi was still a good show. It never captured my interest then, but once I saw the whole series on Netflix, I thought I'd give it a try.It instantly stole my soul. I felt like I was watching my own teenage years on the television. Angela Chase's words, thoughts, and actions were all too familiar to me. The way that she swooned over Jordan Catalano reminded me of all of the boys that I saw as gods in high school. Rayanne betrayed her in the worst way possible (which also happened to me) and by the end of two long days and nineteen episodes, I was in love with a television show that was long gone. For a week or so, I had the urge to order the silly book that was a continuum of the show that got cancelled. I was THAT desperate to know what happened. There really isn't another television show like this. You had "Boy Meets World", "Saved by the Bell", "The Wonder Years", etc. - but nothing will ever compare to how deep "My So-Called Life" can dig into your core and take you back to those high school days when everything was unfathomable. Although it is JUST a television show from the nineties, a 15 year old girl shows you a lot about life - and reminds you that even though life is complicated, we still have to go on. I will never forget this show as long as I live.

This show is probably the reason why most teenage girls still dye their hair red when they're being rebellious. :) When My So-called Life first aired, I was maybe ten or eleven, but I remember watching the show with my mom. I didn't understand much of the stuff that the show dealt with first time round, but it all became clear later on when I watched re-runs (and dyed my hair red). I related to the show completely, and even had the Rayanne and Sharon friends, and chose Rayanne over Sharon. I guess that what made the show so compelling was, as most people already pointed out, how realistic it was. I was never too big on TV shows, and the only other teen drama/soap I watched with any amount of interest was the Australian show "Heartbreak high" which contained almost no drugs and no gay people.MSCL was different from anything else on television because it was just an ordinary show about ordinary people with ordinary problems. It wasn't trying to sell an image of anything nor preach any kind of values, it was just a girl's so-called life and that's what made it brilliant. And compared to the heinous 90210 (which I tried watching a number of times only to fail miserably) that was the poster child for 'your brain on television', MSCL crossed boundaries and covered new ground and actually challenged you to think about the stuff that was going on around you. It's a pity that it ended so soon, but at least it didn't have a chance to get bad. I haven't seen it in years, but I just picked it up on DVD yesterday and I'm going to go re-watch it as soon as I finish writing this comment.

I sort of remember when this show was on the air and I never saw it. I had no idea 13 years has passed since it premiered. Since then, I have never really been a big fan of Clare Danes.Today, I was at ABC.com and they offered the complete pilot and another episode so I watched. And I was just blown away. To think this show is 13 years old? It is truly amazing show and I could almost cry now thinking I never saw it when it was new and never supported it when it was canceled. The music seems eerily familiar too. I know very similar music has been used in other series which may have come both and after.I enjoyed these episodes so much I am going to either go watch the rest on YouTube if available or get the DVD set which has recently been released.