Y'all, I've been watching My So Called Life on Netflix. You know, the show with Angela Chase and Rayanne Graff and the kid who followed them around -Ricky.
And Jordan Catalano. He's a great leaner.
It was late at night, I couldn't sleep, so I decided to start watching it. At first, I was all pumped about this little trip down memory lane. It was such a great show and I identified so much with Angela. Even though the show got cancelled on ABC, all these other people syndicated it and began showing it on their channels. Like MTV (right around the time they stopped showing music videos altogether). So I watched the same episodes over and over into my 20s and loved them all. But, I haven't watched it in years. The point here is: I've been watching it late at night when every one is asleep and I have nothing else to do.
And you know what? It's still fucking fantastic. When I first started watching it again, I was all "I remember what it was like to feel this way!"
Then it was "My daughter is going to be a 16 year old soon.....ish. I should watch these to remind myself what it's like to be a teenage girl so I won't judge her so harshly."
Then. THEN!
Instead of identifying so much with Angela Chase, I found myself identifying with her parents. WHAT! I especially kind of identify with her mother who I absolutely hated when I was younger.
My So Called Life was suddenly making me feel old! Now I just realize how this show is sort of timeless and in a way, shows that whole circle of life thing. If Angela Chase existed, she'd probably be more like her mother than she thought she ever would be. And if Angela Chase had children, she'd understand her mother a little better and they'd probably get along now.
And Jordan Catalano. He's a great leaner.
It was late at night, I couldn't sleep, so I decided to start watching it. At first, I was all pumped about this little trip down memory lane. It was such a great show and I identified so much with Angela. Even though the show got cancelled on ABC, all these other people syndicated it and began showing it on their channels. Like MTV (right around the time they stopped showing music videos altogether). So I watched the same episodes over and over into my 20s and loved them all. But, I haven't watched it in years. The point here is: I've been watching it late at night when every one is asleep and I have nothing else to do.
And you know what? It's still fucking fantastic. When I first started watching it again, I was all "I remember what it was like to feel this way!"
Then it was "My daughter is going to be a 16 year old soon.....ish. I should watch these to remind myself what it's like to be a teenage girl so I won't judge her so harshly."
Then. THEN!
Instead of identifying so much with Angela Chase, I found myself identifying with her parents. WHAT! I especially kind of identify with her mother who I absolutely hated when I was younger.
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YES! ME TOO! I still love this show so much. That was why I first started dyeing my hair red!
ReplyDeleteGod...I feel so ancient now.