| In My Humble Opinion: My So-Called Life Contributor(s): Roberts, Soraya (Author) |
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ISBN: 1770413081 ISBN-13: 9781770413085 Publisher: ECW Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Television - Screenwriting |
| Dewey: 791.450 |
| Series: Pop Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.7" W x 6.9" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A smart, engaging investigation of the show that brought real teens to TV My So-Called Life lasted only 19 episodes from 1994 to 1995, but in that time it earned many devoted viewers, including the showrunners who would usher in the teen TV boom of the late '90s and the new millennium. With its focus on 15-year-old Angela Chase's search for her identity, MSCL's realistic representation of adolescence on TV was groundbreaking; without her there would be no Buffy or Felicity, Rory Gilmore or Veronica Mars. The series' broadcast coincided with the arrival of third-wave feminism, the first feminist movement to make teen voices a priority, and Angela became their small-screen spokesperson. From her perspective, MSCL explored gender, identity, sexuality, race, class, body image, and other issues vital to the third wave (and the world). To this day, passionate fans dissect everything from what Rickie Vasquez did for gay representation to what Jordan Catalano did for leaning, and Soraya Roberts makes an invaluable contribution to that conversation with In My Humble Opinion. |