Thoughts on this one? A favorite of mine.
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Posted by smcg_az@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 234 comments
Far_Cut_@reddit
Ah yes, the beginning of my love for emotionally unavailable bad boys...
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
If I may ask, what was it about them that you were attracted to? Like was it because you saw a bit of fanfic in there because you associated them with TV or Movie Characters that you liked? Did you think you could change them? Or is the bad boy, mysterious, longer hair typa guy just your thing?
CoachAngBlxGrl@reddit
Mine was a “I can fix him” complex.
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
Yes, I wish I coulda put my comment as a reply to all in the original comment but I meant to ask all the women who have that attraction towards the unavailable bad boy types-Anyways, wow, why do you think you have that mindset? Are you a very caring person? Are you in a profession where you have to care for people? Doctor, Social Worker, Teacher, Vet for Animals, etc?
Vehlin@reddit
It’s a bit simplistic, but there’s a lot of truth in the phrase “Women marry men expecting them to change, men marry women expecting them not to”.
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
That’s that vehlin mentality right there
CoachAngBlxGrl@reddit
I was the oldest daughter of alcoholic parents. It was my job to fix everything and make everyone happy. Coupled with my structural thinking, which allows me to see the root of the problem and also a solution for the problem, I wanted to help those poor pitiful souls who just needed to feel valued and appreciated and to see themselves through my lens. Which is not how any of this works. You can’t save anyone from themselves without drowning. People have to take responsibility for their path, even if they aren’t at fault for the way they got there.
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
Wow okay, I can see how your upbringing made you feel that way. I love your comment about someone drowning. The drowning man will always pull someone down with them-Even if it’s wrong, the man’s still drowning.
I am happy that you use your personality and experiences to help others!
ChrissiMinxx@reddit
He was just insanely hot and then everything he did through the lens of his hotness was also hot.
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
Anything my boy Jared does is hot! LMFAOO-I actually live in a place where I have a ‘Liberty High School’ close by
Primary-Move243@reddit
Yes. Jordan Catelano and John Bender completely ruined me. Looking back on my dating history there is definitely a pattern!
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
“No dad what about you”
spruce_sprucerton@reddit
I can't see this anymore without thinking about Abed.
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
What?
spruce_sprucerton@reddit
https://youtu.be/rd7ru1bXHDI?si=4K_Fqq1Eex3N-Khw
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
Holy shit what an awesome reference
Mahatma_Panda@reddit
Watch "Community". It's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen and Abed is just the best.
no_dice_grandma@reddit
Is the rest of the show as "good" as the clip above?
Mahatma_Panda@reddit
Just as good and better. That clip is from the pilot episode, lol
margs721@reddit
Community is the best!! Just rewatched it!
PapaTua@reddit
"Smoke up, johnny!"
THEALLAMERICAN1982@reddit
Do you want me to turn it up🖕
Vivid-Individual5968@reddit
“Make me a turkey POTPIE!”
yescommaplease@reddit
"You know how you said before that your parents used you to get back at each other? Wouldn't I be outstanding in that capacity?"
2017lg6@reddit
Yet you still have pride for your choices.
gwinnsolent@reddit
This is do accurate for me. The way I watched MSCL and Breakfast Club on repeat….
i_t_s_c_e_e_j_a_y_y_@reddit
Saaaaame 😭
deltronethirty@reddit
My realization girls my age fall for greasy douchbags. Older women is where it's at.
ImaginaryMastadon@reddit
I had a crush on the nerdy kid that pined for Angela.
TouristPineapple6123@reddit
Brain!
colo_kelly@reddit
He’s always closing his eyes.
Like it hurts to look at things.
TouristPineapple6123@reddit
He also likes leaning on things. He leans beautifully.
Raekin17@reddit
Not quite my beginning, but square in there to add to the damage. I think Jareth was the original that set me on the path of Jordan, Squall (FFVIII), Astarion, and led my friends to accurately predict my favorite character in the Hades video game would be Thanatos. Oh yeah, and my love of the entire post-grunge/nü rock genre.
margs721@reddit
Right?!
sky-lake@reddit
"Why are you like this?"
"Like what?"
"Like... THE WAY YOU ARE."
Gunsmokesue@reddit
"How am I?"
My best friend and I used to quote this scene!
urbanlife78@reddit
It was also the beginning of my love for emotionally unstable redheads. I had some ups and downs over the years and ended up marrying a woman who definitely wasn't a redhead
archyslayer@reddit
I blame Jordan for my long string of toxic boyfriends in my teens and twenties. He was a dreamboat though.
Imaginary_Attempt_82@reddit
Loved this show so much. So sad when it was cancelled. I’m still salty about it occasionally.
JJTurk@reddit
Same! I also bought a DVD box set so I could do rewatches from time to time and lent it to a friend a few years ago and the bitch moved and never gave it back! I know I can find somewhere to stream it probably, but I am extra salty about that lol.
Significant_Mode50@reddit
That is no friend.
stevie_nickle@reddit
It’s on Hulu!
Vitalsignx@reddit
That dooty bitch!
DBE113301@reddit
How this show only lasted a half a season is beyond me. I remember the original explanation was that the show was going on hiatus. It's been a long hiatus.
too_old_to_be_clever@reddit
Is Krakow still on His bike waiting?
pseudonymmed@reddit
It seemed like the only show at the time I could actually relate to. Like it felt more authentic to my experience as a teen.. and then it got cancelled so early.
Ok-Buddy-Go@reddit
Matt Baume has youtube essays and a podcast, and a watch along club in Discord all in honor of this show. His essay on Rikki made me cry and I sent it to my whole family. https://youtu.be/cjhxnRlleLo?si=wkCaHxWS1NJSDFYd
Disastrous-Wing699@reddit
Great video about this show from Matt Baume about how revolutionary its queer representation was for the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjhxnRlleLo
beautifullycomplex1@reddit
I was obsessed with this show. When Ray Ann slept with Jordan I wanted to eviscerate her for Angela.
rainingmermaids@reddit
Yeah, but when they’re estranged & Rayanne’s in the play. The monologue just hit all the feelings perfectly.
GenevieveLeah@reddit
Amazing how they squeezed so much plot into one season.
ZeldaHylia@reddit
I’m still not over this show only getting one season.
rainingmermaids@reddit
16 episodes
urbanlife78@reddit
Half a season technically
CheesyRomantic@reddit
It felt so much longer.
ElliotNess@reddit
Yeah probably because they kept replaying it.
mis_no_mer@reddit
I was/am a huge fan of this show. It came out when I was in 6th grade if I remember correctly. It had a big impact on me. I have it on DVD and have watched it a few times since. Still holds up. I also had a giant crush on Angela Chase/Clare Danes, and kinda still do.
CD274@reddit
I rewatched this about a year ago and it holds up well.
Also Freaks and Geeks, classic
kukienboks@reddit
I don't remember much about the show other than watching because Claire Danes somehow bore a slight resemblance to every girl I was infatuated with in my teens.
VisibleCoat995@reddit
Man, I loved that show and had such a crush on Claire Danes because of it. Watched it as an adult and kinda wonder if it would have done better as a half hour show rather than the hour format it was.
The best episodes were still the ones where a different character did the voiceovers.
i--make--lists@reddit
I sooo don't remembering watching it. I don't think I watched any of it.
ExactPlate2125@reddit
Claire Danes my secret love
IForgotThePassIUsed@reddit
Oh man, That Juliana Hatfield Xmas angel episode. I was like screaming at the tv like YOU COULD HAVE STAYED AT MY HOUSEEEE WE COULD HAVE PLAYED GUITARRRRRR. God I was a fucking weirdo.
Grew up trying to help my friends who had bad home situations and gave many a couch to sleep on, I feel like that episode prepared me for it.
ri0tsquirrel@reddit
I loooove Juliana Hatfield! Time to do a rewatch of this and the Pete & Pete episode she was in.
IamRick_Deckard@reddit
Incredible show and holds up perfectly. The Christmas ep with Ricky and the angel? omg.
ri0tsquirrel@reddit
And my favorite musician Juliana Hatfield played the angel. Love the soundtrack song “Make It Home.”
Acceptable-Rule199@reddit
That's my favorite episode.
Apprehensive_Put1578@reddit
Oof. I forgot about that and all the feels just rushed back.
rinky79@reddit
Absolutely fucking LOATHED this show. I was a really good kid, and if I'd done a fraction of one percent of the bratty shit that Angela did in any one episode, I would have been grounded for eternity. But my parents loved the show. Pissed me off.
Strict_Ad_5858@reddit
Recently rewatched this and realized I’m five years older than her parents and had a minor existential crisis.
Absolutely loved this show. Her pinchy mom was so much like mine it was frightening.
ka-olelo@reddit
Just watched the first few with the kids. Holds up extremely well and shows our generation in a rather cool light I’d say. Wish there was more than 1season
Esdeez@reddit
I’m 41, and just watched the series for the first time with my wife who watched it when it was on MTV when we were kids.
I LOVED IT.
It was part nostalgic trip, part really good writing.
And my wife’s perspective changed on it. She used to hate the parents, but could empathize with them this go around. Awesome watch.
remoteworker9@reddit
Haven’t seen this since 96 or so and I wonder how it holds up?
VincentMac1984@reddit
Had a huge crush on her
Total_Repair_6215@reddit
Jared leto
yescommaplease@reddit
I only saw this for the first time in the early 2000s when I was about halfway between Angela and her parents in age. It was a bit awkward because I could see her parents' side of things at times.
HopelesslyHuman@reddit
Slightly hijacking to say that Stardust with Danes as the female lead is the best Fairy Tale movie this side of the Princess Bride. She absolutely shines (pun intended) as Yvaine and the rest of the cast performs to match. Absolutely one of my favorite feel-good movies. If you've read the book but not seen the movie, I strongly recommend it. It's a prime example of a movie that (again, pun intended) outshines the source material.
daaaaamntam@reddit
I loved this show.. I watched/binged it again after a decade+ and quickly remembered how atrocious some of the dialogue was, but the awkward feels still hit home to an embarrassing degree.
Significant_Mode50@reddit
❤️Simply the best. My bff and I rewatched it in 2013 when we were going thru a hard time as adults. Basically high school! It was perfect.
She passed away in 2021 and to me, she’ll always be the Rayanne to my Angela. We had a time! 🥹
margs721@reddit
Hugs to you 💔
Vixen35@reddit
I'm very sorry for your loss.💔❤️❤️
JJTurk@reddit
hugs
Raekin17@reddit
I still think about the moment Jordan takes her hand in the hallway.
margs721@reddit
I have every episode on DVD. I fucking love this series.
djsynrgy@reddit
Strong affinity for this one. The melodrama is what being a teen was like, at the time -- at least in my circles.
Revisited about a year ago. Now that I'm roughly the same age, and in a similar position with career-ish (unfortunately,) I relate hard to Angela's dad.
While it was a show where every character seems one-dimensional on the surface, it worked some magic where many of their primary traits were universally relatable, allowing us to empathize with some folks we might not have, before, due to [insert previously unrecognized prejudices.]
They covered a surprising amount of ground in very little time; barely 10 episodes.
I haven't uploaded it anywhere yet, but I ended up doing an AI-upscale project with this show, since it never got properly ported to HD (that I'm aware of.)
zambongo@reddit
UPLOAD IT!
colo_kelly@reddit
It’s not red. It’s Crimson Glow.
Nectarine-Pure@reddit
Too short but perfectly ended. Paradox, I know.
whereisbeezy@reddit
Who knew Jared Leto would turn out to be such a creep?
Western_Ad_6342@reddit
But what about Brian!?
gingersrule77@reddit
I was dedicated to this show. When it got cancelled I was all up in arms screaming “THEY CANCELED IT BECAUSE ITS TOO REAL!!!!” 💀
HHSquad@reddit
It was up against Friends that's one reason .......and Claire was ready to move on, she would have been very hard to replace in the role
edom31@reddit
When keeping it real goes wrong.
No-Artichoke-1912@reddit
Wu-Tang!!!!
CheesyRomantic@reddit
There was a petition circulating my school to keep it on. I think we collected a couple hundred signatures.
But I have no clue if it actually was sent anywhere.
TechnicianLegal1120@reddit
We are still trying to figure out what episode Tino was in.
Burglekutt_2000@reddit
NO!
Rhianna83@reddit
This show was so good, my grandma watched it with me…and also watched it without me.
Slugwheat@reddit
The Atari’s wrote a song about Claire Danes
cheezycrunch@reddit
"Ever since I saw you on my so called life, I've been writing you these letters asking you to be my wife!"
Slugwheat@reddit
My man
Bellatrix_Shimmers@reddit
My sister looked just like her in high school and even started a trend of the one side longer haircut and all the girls were dying their hair red.
Me personally I was a fan of her friend and went for lots of different colors.
Vivid-Individual5968@reddit
Holds up. I am the same age as Clare and of course I hated Patty. Did a rewatch 2 years ago and suddenly I feel so much for Patty. Also my heart hurt for the baby sister (was her name Daniele)? She was ignored by everyone.
The issues and the dialogue still ring true. It still stings that it was canceled after the first season.
Crayola_ROX@reddit
My first crush and the beginning of my love affair with redheads
drawnverybadly@reddit
Same same same
Beck316@reddit
I just started watching this on hulu. I was never allowed/ in control of the remote when it was current. I knew the characters/actors and everything but mostly because of magazines.
Minimum_Apricot1223@reddit
I wanted her to be my girlfriend so bad, lol.
CuriousRiver2558@reddit
My friends and I were all so in loooove with Jordan Catelano 🔥
EmRuizChamberlain@reddit
Jared Leto does not age
kates_graduation@reddit
I’m pretty sure this is one of like five cultural moments that sets our microgeneration apart. Huge for me at the time
IamRick_Deckard@reddit
I've heard it referred to as Generation Catalano.
Noisechild@reddit
I was in the same grade as Angela when this aired. I can't tell you how spot on it was reflecting my high school experience and home life in 1994. This show was a true masterpiece that deserved at least one more season to wrap things up. I still watch it every so often and get nostalgic. The synergy between Claire Danes and A. J. Langer was perfection!
mcflycasual@reddit
I was 14 and wanted to be Angela.
GenevieveLeah@reddit
I was closer to the age of the little sister.
I was so jealous of Angela. The perfect skin! The red hair!
IamRick_Deckard@reddit
The little sister was starting to get more character development too! She even had her own ep.
DnDAnalysis@reddit
Love her. She's amazing in "Fleischman is in Trouble."
Southern_Country_787@reddit
She was so hot back then. Her gay friend is in Star Trek Discovery and plays the ships doctor. It was very fun seeing him on screen again.
Salix-Lucida@reddit
Wilson Cruz! He's been in so much since then - Shameless, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, Party of Five and on Broadway in Rent.
Southern_Country_787@reddit
I watched some of shameless and don't remember him in greys anatomy. I watched enough to see the romance blossom. I'm more of a House guy.
Tortoiseshell_Blue@reddit
I re-watched it recently and thought it held up remarkably well. Also, the parents were well developed characters and their stories resonated with me now that I’m middle aged. lol
Correct-Sea-9248@reddit
I picked up the box set a few years ago. This was the only show that felt "real" at the time. I used a box of L'Oréal red and was often told that looked like "that girl from that show". Some high school boy asked me if I changed my hair colour, and I was obsessed. This boy could read, but he was kind of a dick. My parents and their friends had their own dysfunctional lives and there was no show that better captured being a 14 year old white girl wearing corduroy overalls and red box dye in 1994.
bowietiger@reddit
Go listen to Late at night on Spotify. Thank me later 😉
RipOdd9001@reddit
Totally missed it as it ran when I was a Marine without cable tv in my room
XFrankXGrimesX@reddit
I caught an episode when it aired and was disappointed at how melodramatic and uninterested in humor it was. I watched it more recently for the nostalgic aspect and enjoyed that but someone really needed to level with Angela that a boy who makes you cry all the time isn't the right boy and she's projecting a lot of qualities on him because of his looks. Also, there are ghosts in this?
IamRick_Deckard@reddit
I'm surprised about the comments that this show is all about a boy. It's in part about a boy, sure, but it's actually done really well, and develops the story with him, where Angela learns a lot (and he is later demystified). It eventually moves away from this storyline to develop new ones.
XFrankXGrimesX@reddit
I don't think it is, that's just commentary. I mean, I think Angela's parents get more screen time than Jordan, which I found completely baffling. Was anyone in its intended audience that interested in them? Was this a byproduct of Danes being a minor and subject to labor restrictions?
(Unrelated but I enjoyed the bit about Angela spending all that time painting sets for the schools production of "Our Town," a nice joke for the nerds watching)
IamRick_Deckard@reddit
I liked some of the parents' stuff then (though the pirate costume sex thing was a bit too much for me) but now I really appreciate it. I think it shows that everyone is going through things all the time, and big changes still happen. It humanizes the parents. Change is not just a teenage thing.
I recall another show after this by the same people and it similarly delved into the private lives and thoughts of the whole cast.
XFrankXGrimesX@reddit
I think the amount of time devoted to Harold and Jean Weir on "Freaks and Geeks" suited the show much better. There was just so much Patti and Graham and I wasn't very invested in their storylines, the Weirs' were just more completing and more tightly written.
tevamom99@reddit
Harold Weir’s rant about smoking is one of my favorite parts about his character. It always cracked me up, even as a kid.
XFrankXGrimesX@reddit
At some point in my ~ bi-annual or so rewatches I went from "oof, I was Ken" to "so, now I'm Harold?" especially when he dreads being dragged to the Schweiber's party
WhereTheresWerthers@reddit
When it came out it was like, a family drama, my mom and older brother watched it together and I began lusting after Jared leto at like, 7yo lol
too_old_to_be_clever@reddit
What happened to Krakow? Is he still riding his bike in a circle?
PuppyJakeKhakiCollar@reddit
This was one of my favorites and was so sad when it was canceled. Its portrayal of adolescence was very realistic. I still automatically think of Ricki at the school dance whenever I hear "What is Love".
Rewatching as an adult I find myself drawn more to the adults' storylines, lol. I used to think they were boring back then.
Cee_Cee_Cee21@reddit
It’s on Hulu if anyone wants to watch.
CurryRunSmeg@reddit
And Homeland is a killer series with her as the lead. Absolutely worth a binge and if you're not into the story at the beginning, just wait.
It's excellent
FlamingTrollz@reddit
Ahead of its time.
Completely obnoxious.
Bravo. 🙌🏼
Jelly_Bin@reddit
Still chasing this color red.
Key_Cheesecake9926@reddit
It’s wild that it was cancelled when it seems like we ALL watched it. Not sure I understand what happened there.
antisocialnetwork77@reddit
More than any other piece of pop culture, I’ve always felt that this show captures my adolescent experience almost perfectly. I’ve been in love with Angela Chase ever since. Haha
nachosquid@reddit
Her role in Homeland helped my partner understand my bipolar. I loved her in MSCL,even koolaided my hair, but it was Carrie from Homeland that impacted my life (for the better) the most. I will forever be thankful for her.
ipomoea@reddit
I dyed my hair this red the night before confirmation, a very Angela move.
Msefk@reddit
The Afghan Whigs were on it, that's about what i remember.
ipomoea@reddit
This soundtrack is what got me into that band.
ramalledas@reddit
Most underrated band of the 90s?
Pavlover2022@reddit
It's quite sobering rewatching it as an adult and identifying with the parents rather than Angela and co.
mistyayn@reddit
I still have my DVD set.
EmmalouEsq@reddit
I just have never gotten it. I don't see the appeal, and I've tried!
farmerchuckles@reddit
Ricky and Delia dancing to What is Love is permanently burned into my mind. Such a great example of totally letting go and enjoying the moment. Watching as a young closeted gay boy, I hoped to one day have that level of bravery.
Djragamuffin77@reddit
This show has been the only TV show I ever related to
CY83rdYN35Y573M2@reddit
After recently introducing our kids to Freak & Geeks (which they loved), we tried this one next. We didn't even get through the first episode. Angela's constant narration was pretty tough to take, and the whole thing came across as kind of pretentious tbh.
We abandoned it and moved on to Firefly (which they've also enjoyed).
fakesaucisse@reddit
Ahhh, I think you explained why I could never really get into this show. I dyed my hair to match Angela but I couldn't stand the character. The only episodes I really remember are the school dance one and the one where the dad cheats.
CheesyRomantic@reddit
It’s funny how I remembered he cheated too. But I re-watched the show a few months ago, he didn’t.
He was tempted to, but didn’t. And when he realized he was playing with fire he ended the friendship with the girl he was tempted to cheat with.
fakesaucisse@reddit
So that's interesting! I am remembering from a lens of younger age which is flawed. Someone downvoted me for that which is funny to me. Doesn't everyone have fallible memories?
CheesyRomantic@reddit
Oh i definitely have false and implanted memories from time to time.
Or I will sometimes mix up situations and shows.
It happens. No need for anyone to downvote you for it.
ghoulthebraineater@reddit
Shiny.
bookofrhubarb@reddit
I aim to misbehave.
DerbGentler@reddit
This is a really good way to adapt the kids to the harsh reality of life. \^\^
Simply showing them all the awesome series that got mercilessly cancelled after one season.
Perfect-Agent-2259@reddit
I have also recently tried to rewatch this and found that it just didn't hold up. I stopped before my memories of it were completely ruined.
but_does_she_reddit@reddit
I’m still mad this was cancelled.
MurderChips@reddit
Loved it back then but tried rewatching it recently and all the stuttering drove me nuts.
Slamnflwrchild@reddit
I tried to watch it as an adult and almost cringed out of skin. Loves it as a kid though!
Irraz-faka@reddit
Never cared about the show. Cared a lot about Claire Danes 😍
all_the_badgers@reddit
Awakened my sexuality! I had crushes on both Claire Danes and Jared Leto. Though, Leto now, not so much 😬
Automaticman01@reddit
Sometimes I have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that this was the same Jared Leto.
all_the_badgers@reddit
Urgh same
Lawrenceburntfish@reddit
I was madly in love with Claire Danes
Ed_geins_nephew@reddit
I'm here for anything Claire Danes.
Munchkin531@reddit
Somehow, I missed this show when it was one TV. Way back in my early 20s in 2004 or so, my coworker and I were talking about our favorite shows. She kept talking about My So Called Life. I had never heard of it! She let me borrow her DVDs, and I binged them over 1 weekend. I wish we had had more. I loved it.
rougekhmero@reddit
Ever since I saw you on My So-Called Life, I've been writing you these letters asking you to be my wife.
aprillikesthings@reddit
oh dude. OH MAN AHAHAHHAAH OKAY
It was about a sophomore in high school and came out the year I was a sophomore. I was OBSESSED. It was surreal to watch it with my parents sometimes though, because it was like having them read my diary.
So I watched every episode so many times (they were in reruns on MTV for a while) that I had like. Scenes memorized.
My very first time on the internet, in the fall of 1995, I used webcrawler to find a fan page. It was text, not even html, and it was just random quotes from episodes. I laughed so hard my dad made me get off the computer.
I did try to rewatch it when it was added to early hulu, in like the late 00's? And I couldn't do it. It was, in fact, too much like reading my diary when I was 15. The secondhand embarrassment was OFF THE CHARTS.
(I'm 44 now and my fave thing to do online is STILL talk about whatever TV show I'm currently obsessed with.)
notmenotyounotmenot@reddit
go now.. go!
Expert-Instance636@reddit
Still grieving the cancelation. This is probably what broke our entire generation.
RupeThereItIs@reddit
I'm a straight dude, so, I didn't really watch the show.
It was very much not for me.
My sister was a huge fan, I couldn't really stomach it.
FoxIndependent5789@reddit
I listened to the soundtrack so many times… great show, great music.
LameSaucePanda@reddit
I rewatched it and relived the teenage pain I was going through at the time I watched. Wanted to live it as a piece of teenage nostalgia and ended up sobbing. THEN felt awful because now I’m a parent and I can relate to her parents!
Ugh. Sorry to yuck your yum lol
JessRoyall@reddit
I leaned on my locker a certain way and it did not work at all. I don’t think anyone noticed.
Loved this show
Vixen35@reddit
So good.Will always have a place in my heart.I was a pale, flat-chested 13 year old in rural Ireland, and I related to Angela so deeply.The episode the Zit moved me to tears.I can still remeber watching it at home on my parents TV in our sitting room on a Thursday evening.I would love to watch it again.
No_Ant508@reddit
Omg this was it for me Jared Leto is still my favorite Also Daria omg that was me 🖤
83CO@reddit
AJ Langer was hot. That's really all I remember.
OkSherbert7760@reddit
I will never forgive Claire or whoever was actually responsible for this not at least getting one more season. That cliffhanger (ish) was bullshit.
wBeeze@reddit
Clare Danes was my first big celebrity crush.
tekanet@reddit
Loved her in Romeo+Juliet. Loved her even more recently in Homeland!
Grundle95@reddit
Mine too. My real life crush at the time looked a little like her and I think it created a sort of feedback loop.
RealNateFrog@reddit
I had the biggest crush on her thanks to this show
cowboyja@reddit
Me too. Her and Melissa Joan hart
Okra_Tomatoes@reddit
I also had a “bad girl” friend who I just had to be friends with or I would like, die or something. They perfectly nailed that terrible awkwardness of having friends from different cultures and feeling caught in between.
GaryNOVA@reddit
r/MySoCalledLife is my favorite television drama of all time.
PolandSpringsTap@reddit
Jared Leto! Where art thou
tarapj@reddit
This hit at exactly the right time for me. I dyed my hair burgundy and had my own Jordan Catelano. I was a freshman, he was a senior in a band with a car.
Just as douchey as well🤣
This series influenced my life tremendously.
tarapj@reddit
I also recommend My So Called Podcast… they go over every episode. Very entertaining!
https://open.spotify.com/show/1EeePZ9NsR2K4HBzvNfbo4?si=hbzPCOieQB2JDf_5jQN3Ig
tealccart@reddit
The red hair was so cool.
waterwitch602@reddit
I credit this show with the fact that to this day, my favorite color for my hair is that shade of red.
MidwestCoastalElite@reddit
I will die angry that there was only one season
CheesyRomantic@reddit
I rewatched this show a few months ago. It’s crazy how this is such an accurate representation of high school (at least when I was in high school at the same time).
WolverineFun6472@reddit
I dyed my hair that color when I was 12 so this must have been the inspiration. I recently watched the series again and I enjoy for the nostalgia and music.
CheesyRomantic@reddit
I died my hair that colour too. But it was a few years after the show had already ended.
rrrrrxxxx@reddit
I rewatch my dvd box set on the reg
ShutYourDumbUglyFace@reddit
It hits different when you're a parent.
_MistyDawn@reddit
I loved this show at the time. I went to a rough middle school so this was a lot more relatable than most TV.
Fumanchew23@reddit
I just dyed my hair yesterday to have reddish under tones and I told my friend it’s giving 90’s and i sent her pic of Angela Chase because of color AND the cut.
I loved this show…may need to rewatch it but I kind of don’t want to because it may spoil my memories of it. 😂
orangepaperlantern@reddit
There’s a MSCL rewatch podcast from 2019, called The Boiler Room. It’s good
EverythingButTheURL@reddit
I loved this show so much and still have the DVD box set. I was the same age as the characters and having Ricky as a gay character in the show really helped me as I was figuring myself out. I wish they could have kept it going because it deserved more seasons.
thoughtfractals85@reddit
I've always had a thing for Claire Danes, this is where it started.
christybird2007@reddit
I waited years for it to come out on DVD. Used to watch the rerun marathons on MTV bette before it was released. When the box set finally came out I made sure to set $$ aside to buy it.
CPolland12@reddit
I loved this show. I really wanted to find out what would happen between her and Jordan
i_t_s_c_e_e_j_a_y_y_@reddit
I LOVED this show. Pretty sure the line about Brad being a perfect fiancé name is what kept me with a guy that ultimately ended up being the worst decision of my life 😂
Ok-Orchid-5646@reddit
I remember that I loved it, but I can't remember anything that happened in it.
TK_TK_@reddit
The first time I felt old was when I rewatched it in my early 30s and identified with the parents instead.
alphagettijoe@reddit
I was so into Claire Danes in this. First TV crush.
DateCard@reddit
I haven't watched it since it first aired while I was in high school myself, but it really did capture so many of the big and small feelings we had as teenagers. There is a scene in which she calls out to Jordan in the hallway and he keeps walking and her voiceover says something along the lines of, "when you call someone's name and they don't hear you, it makes you feel so lonely". We can all relate to that.
BeBopBarr@reddit
I'm still angry it onmy had 1 season 😂
dstarpro@reddit
It was a show that I bonded with my parents over, but, like most shows, it way oversimplified the experience of being young.
Tracyannk28@reddit
The episode with Buffalo Tom will live rent free in my brain for the rest of my life.
Iamoldsowhat@reddit
I loved it and was sad when it got cancelled
mattpsu79@reddit
Rewatching it now for the first time in 25 years. Holds up decently so far…but not quite the same rewatchability as Freak and Geeks or The Wonder Years in my opinion.
Aggravating_Cod_4980@reddit
It’s like….certain people, like, love this show or whatever.
I’m still watching this weekly all these years later.
_ferrofluid_@reddit
I wasn’t staring. ..I’m a photographer.. ..I’m trained to.. ..notice.. ..things..
IamRick_Deckard@reddit
The character development of Brian was just starting when it ended... so sad...
Bright_Respect_1279@reddit
Loved it, but was too young to understand a lot, so I didn't watch it weekly when it aired. Finally watched the full show in order this year and I adored it. Can't believe it was canceled!! 😭😠
GF_baker_2024@reddit
This aired during my junior year of high school. It felt very familiar and real at the time. It's still one of my favorites, although I have a lot more sympathy for Patty now that I'm middle aged.
jojogonzo@reddit
I had this same pic up in my locker in 8th grade and I remember getting made fun of because she wasn't hot or something? She was a stone cold fox and still is.
Dhonagon@reddit
Huge crush on her
a-crimson-tree@reddit
Boring and cringe-worthy then and now. No thanks. I remember seeing a bunch of girls watching it and was like "why does she like him is he makes her cry so much?" All but one girl looked at me like I had sprouted a second head. Still don't get it.
ConcreteKeys@reddit
He was cute and everything, but his personality was not it. He was low IQ and a dick. He wasn't funny and that song red sucked.
Loocha@reddit
Pick up some beer, stay at home, and stare at my Claire Danes poster.
unclefire@reddit
I don't think I ever watched that show. BUT-- I do love her in various things she's done.
Looks like that series is on Hulu-- I'll have to check it out.
Pleasant-Resident327@reddit
I loved this show so much. I related so hard to Angela Chase then, and now she’s a good perspective check when my adolescent kids are Going Through a Thing. As an adult now I don’t really relate to Angela’s parents but I think all the characters are developed well enough that it gives me something to think about.
Roklam@reddit
I "watched" MAX two episodes.
Electrical-News-1297@reddit
Watching it as we speak. My most favorite show of all time.
Emotional-Finish-648@reddit
This show was Everything!!!! I loved and hated Angela, I crushed on all her bffs…. It was so good.
Calm_Examination_672@reddit
I never watched it when it aired. Tried it in my twenties. Couldn't get into it.
Maanzacorian@reddit
She was believable as that character. Even this picture shows it.
bill_wessels@reddit
like
TurbulentPromise4812@reddit
There was this one episode where she was obsessing over a loose thread on a boys sweater or shirt or something. I've always noticed loose threads and checked my clothes for them since