
"
This life has been a test. If this had been an actual life, you would have received instructions on where to go and what to do."-- Angela Chase
Say what you will about
My So-Called Life: It was a pivotal show in American TV History. Although it was canceled after only two years and 19 episodes, when MTV picked it up and began showing it round the clock, it acquired a cult following that keeps it resonant even today.
(S01E01)"We blog to exist...therefore, we are idiots." (Dylan Krieger)
I mentioned last week, that
I am a huge fan of Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick (creators of
thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again), and I was eagerly anticipating the launch of their new webseries,
quarterlife. Lots of people have talked about producing programming for the internet, but nobody has been able to launch a completely original successful series with mass appeal and excellent production value -- yet. So, I put a lot of faith behind the professional team of Herskovitz and Zwick, and applauded their bold experiment.
Unfortunately, their experiment, at least to me, went horribly wrong.