Nothing on TV Felt Like ‘My So-Called Life’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( a long talk [Nothing on TV Felt Like My So-Called Life]( Winnie Holzman reflects on the 30-year-old pilot: “Every character was trying to figure out who they were.” [L-R: WINNIE HOLZMAN;CLAIRE DANES]( [L-R: WINNIE HOLZMAN;CLAIRE DANES]( Photo: Disney General Entertainment Content My So-Called Life is now twice as old as its adolescent heroine Angela Chase, but somehow, it hasn’t aged a day. When it premiered on August 25, 1994, the ABC drama introduced Angela, played by then-unknown Claire Danes, as smart, self-aware, anxiety-ridden, and, like every other character on the series, very much a work in progress. So aware of her own imperfections that the knowledge often paralyzed her, Angela’s unreliable narration chronicled the events of the series in naturalistic stream-of-consciousness credibly sprinkled with placeholder words (“like” and “or something” were favorites). [read more]( Get a [free print copy of the Charli XCX Fall Preview cover]( and a New York tote with any annual plan. Offer ends soon. The Latest TV Recaps • The Bachelorette: [Reverse Uno]( • Bad Monkey: [A Farewell to Arm]( • The Real Housewives of Dubai: [Links Up]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Tim Burton Is Great Again Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn’t just a nostalgic retread — it’s a jolting reminder of what makes the director so seductive.]( By Alison Willmore [Bryan Ferry and Nine Inch Nails Made Some Foxy Music For the troubadour’s first song in over a decade.]( By Devon Ivie [Bad Monkey’s Eve Reveal Made Meredith Hagner Go ‘Holy Shit’ “It was a shock how epic it was. It’s kind of scary.”]( By Devon Ivie [The Darkest Murder in the Building Only Murders adjusts its tone — with a little help from Sergio Leone — to depict a true moment of trauma.]( By Devon Ivie [Forget About Last Year’s Golden Globes For Nikki Glaser’s sake.]( By Jason P. Frank [No One Loves This More Than Adam Sandler His new Netflix special is an earnest portrait of a comedian in the middle of constant chaos.]( By Kathryn VanArendonk [Bad Monkey’s Tom Petty Covers Just Had to Be Cool The show cast a wide net to honor Florida’s favorite son, and got “21 out of 21.”]( By Devon Ivie [A Breakdown of Armie Hammer Allegations, Controversies, and Time-share Drama Anyone want to buy his used 2017 truck? He says he can’t afford gas.]( By Lydia Wang [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 11-Down Four Letters: “___ A” (one of several movies in which Emma Stone does a quirky little dance) Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Karwai Tang/WireImage, Getty Images (Cindy Ord, Dominik Bindl) [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Mark Ruffalo movie with a number in the title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: FilmMagic (Steve Granitz, Taylor Hill), Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved