In My Humble Opinion: My So-Called Life (Book 6) - Pop Classics Collection | Perfect for Teen Readers & 90s Nostalgia Fans
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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. About the Pop Classics Series Short books that pack a big punch, Pop Classics offer intelligent, fun, and accessible arguments about why a particular pop phenomenon matters.
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I became acquainted with Soraya Roberts at a panel for The Secret Loves of Geek Girls and was thrilled to learn she was writing this book about a show that premiered the same week I began high school in a strange town. It felt like serendipity as each episode unfolded in time to my home life and privilege changing dramatically. My social (and romantic) status non-existent, my economic status poor, I rode the line between Angela and Rayanne. Before long, my well-worn VHS recordings of MSCL were one of few places I could find solace.Twenty-plus years later, I have lost count of the number of times I've returned to MSCL like a security blanket. I never fail to notice things I hadn't before, honing insight into why this particular show resonated so much with me. This includes my most recent binge (which I began immediately after ordering this book) where I saw myself ageing out of identifying with Angela and into solidarity with Patty. As I watched the final episode, my heart still ached over the wasted potential of a longer series, but simultaneously relished the fact that nothing will ever ruin it for me - it will never jump the shark.The book arrived today (fittingly on the anniversary of the the show's premiere) and was devoured in an afternoon. The author's insights are woven with commentary from "the" feminist voices of the last four decades and interviews from the very people who made MSCL a phenomenon, which gave me a new appreciation for the barriers broken by the show's creators, writers, cast and crew to beget some of my favourite teen-centric series and female heroines of all time. It is also a wonderful antidote for anyone who, like myself, is over 21st century "celebrity feminism" that uses trendy buzz-words to enhance personal status without actually doing or saying anything to advance the actual movement for a new generation. Instead of driving me further away from the F Word, it has driven me closer. And THAT, let me tell you, is a feat in and of itself.
