Product Description

Featuring all 19 episodes of the sadly-defunct television series MY SO-CALLED LIFE this definitive box-set follows the trials and tribulations of 15-year-old Angela Chase (Claire Danes) as she navigates through the adolescent dramas of middle-class American high-school life. Danes won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the angst-ridden Angela bringing a universality to the character that has granted the show its timeless appeal. Although the mopey redhead is always the focal point of the episodes there's no shortage of excellent supporting roles including Angela's heartthrob crush Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto); shy admirer Brian Krakow (Devon Gummersall); wild-girl best friend Rayanne (A.J. Langer); closeted gay friend Ricky (Wilson Cruz); and often-clueless parents Patty (Bess Armstrong) and Graham (Tom Irwin). With its great acting smart dialogue and moody direction MY SO-CALLED LIFE deserved more than its single-season run and retains a loyal cult following. Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663105582 Manufacturer No: SF10558

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1107 in DVD
• Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
• Released on: 2007-10-30
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 1110 minutes

Entertainment Weekly, December 28, 2007
#1 DVD of 2007

Customer Reviews

My So-Called Life
I dearly loved this series when it first aired, and have always had fond memories of it. I have never seen an episode again since it was cancelled, so I was a little worried that a second watching would not live up to what I remembered...thankfully, I was worried for no reason! I recently bought the boxed set, and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of every episode.
MSCL was perfectly cast, and each character just pulled at my heart strings. Far from being about "beautiful, young and well-off" (as a way off base reveiewer on amazon stated), these teens were real. I graduated high school in the early eighties, and the trials and tribulations of Angela still made me remember so strongly how I felt at her age (even during my recent viewing). I was near tears every time Ricky was in a scene; partly because Wilson Cruz so perfectly portrayed Ricky's hurt and his sensitivitu, and partly because I remembered the Christmas episode "So Called Angels".
I had forgotten how frustrating a character the prickly Brian Krakow was! I would just start to like him, and then he would do something that made me want to kill him. And, Rayanne...so annoying one minute, and then so sweet and vulnerable the next. I cried my eyes out when she did the scene from "Our Town."
And, I don't think I could ever say enough positive things about Claire Daines' portrayal of Angela. Hard to believe she was so young at the time! Whenever she was getting ready to cry, her forehead crinkled up, and you I just feel her pain in my own heart. I loved her!
In the book that comes with this set, Joss Whedon (whose tv series are also among my top 5) writes a brief essay about the effect MYSCL had, and the fact that it was almost a perfectly-written show. He says basically that it didn't talk down to teenagers OR adults, and I think that is what makes it such a great show, even today. Every minute of it felt real, and I felt like I knew these characters. If you every loved MYSCL, or if you never even saw it before, I highly recommend buying the series. You will thank me for it!

Worth it for the extras
I already had the German release of the series, but that was without any extras. So I gave that set to my niece and ordered the US release. It was definitely worth it for the beautifl packaging, the commentaries and other extras. I was surprised that there are no subtitles, though. There's a sign for close-captioning on the box, but that doesn't work in Europe ... but the dialogue is really easy to understand, so it's not an issue.

My so-called life dvd
I have waited so long for this to be available....I absolutely love it! Each program is complete, and a few have commentaries., Booklet that comes with it is fun, gives a little more info on the show and storylines. Wish there was more 'behind the scenes' or other footage of the actors, and at least a little something of Jared Leto...thats really the only bit thats missing