TV series

My So-Called Life

1994–1995 · 1 season

Quietly intense and achingly real, it immerses you in the raw, self-conscious inner life of adolescence with warmth and honesty.

Tagline: You know how it feels.
Overview: The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, family, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
family
friendship
love
Places: suburbs
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild