My So-Called Life is an American television teen drama created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995 and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. Set at the fictional Liberty High School, it follows the emotional travails of several self-aware teenagers. The critically acclaimed, but short-lived, show ended in a cliffhanger with the expectation that it would be picked up in an additional season, but it was officially canceled on May 15, 1995.

The show placed #33 on Entertainment Weekly’s “New Classics TV” list of shows from 1983 to 2008, and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine’s “100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME.”

Angela Chase, played by Claire Danes, is a 15-year-old sophomore at Liberty High School in Three Rivers, Pennsylvania, a fictional suburb of Pittsburgh. Like most teens in the throes of self-evaluation, Angela is attempting to discover and assert her identity. To do this, she distances herself from her past, pulling away from her parents and her childhood friends, Sharon Cherski and Brian Krakow. In their place, she befriends Rayanne Graff and Rickie Vasquez. Angela has a crush on Jordan Catalano and admires him from afar until they begin dating, and after their inevitable breakup. With these new relationships, Angela finds herself in precarious and sometimes dangerous situations; however, despite temptation, she always remains true to her values. Angela’s voice-over narrates 17 of the 19 episodes in the series.

- On November 19, 2002, BMG released My So-Called Life: The Complete Series on DVD in a 5-disc box set. This set has gone out of print, as BMG lost the distribution rights for the show. The distribution rights are now owned by Buena Vista.

- On October 30, 2007, Shout! Factory re-released My So-Called Life on DVD in Region 1 in a 6-disc box set with a disc of special features, including an interview with series star Claire Danes. Shout! Factory is a distribution company that has released short-lived shows in the past.

- On September 13, 2007, Eurovideo released the complete series on DVD in Germany in Region 2; The 5-disc boxset featured German and English soundtrack but no special features.

- On June 10, 2008, Beyond Home Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia in Region 4.

- On December 3, 2008, Free Dolphin released the complete series on DVD in France in Region 2, with a 32-page booklet but no other special features.

- In June, 2009, Apple released the complete series on their iTunes store.

- As of August 10, 2009, Hulu.com has the complete series on their site to view for free.

Atlantic Records released a soundtrack of the show, which originally released on August 25, 1994, then re-released on January 24, 1995.

- “Make It Home” by Juliana Hatfield
- “Soda Jerk” by Buffalo Tom
- “Genetic” by Sonic Youth
- “Petty Core” by Further
- “Drop a Bomb” by Madder Rose
- “Fountain and Fairfax” by Afghan Whigs
- “South Carolina” by Archers of Loaf
- “Dawn Can’t Decide” by The Lemonheads
- “The Book Song” by Frente!
- “Come See Me Tonight” by Daniel Johnston
- “My So-Called Life Theme”; words and music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

Music was prominent from the show’s beginning; the pilot episode features “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M. during the emotional finale, as well as a party scene where the grunge band Animal Bag performs their 1993 hit single “Everybody.” The Ramones’ “I Wanna be Sedated” is also featured on the show, being sung of Jared Leto.