claire danes-related stories
Posted Aug 31st 2009 2:40PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free, Gone Too Soon
With the news coming down this week that
MTV is adapting the UK's teen sensation Skins for American audiences, it became obvious which show I was going to do next for this column. The thing about
Skins that works so well is that it rings of authenticity, which is rare in teen programming. It also features teenagers who are truly acting their age; no old dudes with male pattern baldness pretending to be high school sophomores.
We've seen all this before. A long time ago, before The WB and UPN built programming models for teen audiences, there was a little show on ABC that nobody really knew what to do with.
My So-Called Life tackled teen issues, not in "a very special episode" way, but in a raw, unfiltered way. It was wonderful.
Continue reading Gone Too Soon: My So-Called Life
Posted Aug 12th 2009 6:30PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Video, Web, Reality-Free
Today I don't feel like Brian Krakow standing sad and alone in the street holding my bike. Nope, today it feels like the Internet is giving me a big warm hug thanks to the
debut of My So-Called Life on Hulu. The site is now streaming every episode of ABC's pioneering but short-lived series about a teenage girl growing up in the '90s.
For the uninitiated,
My So-Called Life stars Claire Danes as Angela Chase, a teen desperately searching for meaning in her life and balancing new friends, the wild Rayanne Graff (A.J. Langer) and gay 15-year-old Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cruz), with old ones, nerdy Brian (Devon Gummersall) and cheerleader Sharon Cherski (Devon Odessa). The show also chronicles Angela's parents' (Bess Armstrong and Tom Irwin) rocky relationship and her obsession with the broody Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto).
Continue reading My So-Called Life lands on Hulu
Posted Nov 16th 2007 3:01PM by Jen Creer
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Celebrities
"
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.
Continue reading My So-Called Life, Complete Series - DVD review
Posted Oct 30th 2007 8:58AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways
As if we didn't already have some
incredible things to giveaway here already, here's one that just passed over the TV Squad desk late last night, and it couldn't possibly wait until next week. We've got three copies of
My So-Called Life - the complete series on DVD, which is already available in stores today (review of the set coming here soon). All you've got to do is submit a comment below before 5PM Eastern, November 5, and mention why you'd like to own the series. We'll randomly choose three winners to receive the DVDs!
Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating why you'd like to own the My So-Called Life series on DVD.
- The comment must be left before Monday, November 5, 2007 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Three winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Three winners will receive a copy of My So-Called Life complete series DVDs (valued at $69.99).
Click here for complete Official Rules.Posted Jun 29th 2007 9:45AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
"
You Don't Know Dick": Wow,
TDS is just full of Dick Cheney fun facts. This one was also a good one... Cheney invented his own secret classification "TREATED AS SECRET/SCI", which is so much better than "TOP SECRET" or "CLASSIFIED". He likes to use it on things that aren't really secret, like press talking points.
"
Mexican Standoff": Resident Expert John Hodgman, author of
My Grandparents Were Slov or Something (heh), talked about how illegal aliens are bringing over scary diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy. Beautiful choices of footage! I especially liked the
Leprechaun goodness from Ellis Island.
Continue reading The Daily Show: June 28, 2007
Posted Jun 28th 2007 5:58PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show
Charlie Rose: Paul Simon- The Daily Show: Claire Danes
- The Colbert Report: Doug Bailey
- The Late Show With David Letterman: Robin Williams and Julie Chen
- Jay Leno: Dr. Phil and Velvet Revolver
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: George Foreman, Jennifer Esposito, and Tiger Army
- Tavis Smiley: Michael Moore and Don Cheadle
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jake Gyllenhaal, Lance Armstrong, and Bayside (repeat)
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Ludacris, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Bobby Valentino
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Cheryl Hines and Midnight Movies (repeat)
Gone Too Soon: Invasion
Scrubs season nine -- An early look
The TV Squad Podcast: Vik Sahay of Chuck, Oprah talk, brutal timeslots, and more!
