My So-Called Life

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities - Don't go, now! Don't go! Fade up on a sleeping Angela "Give" Chase, who starts awake and stares all disoriented into space as Angela VO tells us, "In the dream I keep having about Jordan Catalano, I'm trying to catch...

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Emmys: TWoP'S List of the Most Egregious Snubs

Emmys: TWoP'S List of the Most Egregious Snubs

How'd they miss that? We look back at some of the biggest shows and stars that Emmy overlooked.

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1-19
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Choose Their Own Adventure

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities - Would Angela have stayed with Jordan, or dumped him for Brian? Would Graham have bailed on Patty? Would Rickie have gotten a boyfriend? Would we have cared about Danielle, ever? We'll never know. And so it is that of the most beloved cult programs in TV history takes its hallowed place in Permanent Hiatus.

1995.01.25
2001.12.26
A

Sars

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Author

1-18
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You looked under Hallie Lowenthal's hood?

Weekend - Patty and Graham go away for the weekend, with disastrous results for everyone. Well, except Marla. And Danielle VO.

1995.01.19
2001.06.30
B

Sars

1-17
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Too Hot For TV

Betrayal - Remember in the pilot, when Angela said that if yearbooks documented what really happened, it would be a really depressing book? Well, the same goes for the video yearbook. And the school play.

1995.01.12
2001.03.17
A-

Sars

1-16
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So...Graham is who, Menelaus?

Resolutions - As the rest of the main characters make and break resolutions, Rickie continues on his journey to find a home, and everyone learns valuable lessons about honesty, caffeine withdrawal, and the effects of Brad Pitt on the adolescent libido.

1995.01.05
2001.03.13
B+

Sars

1-15
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People get so stressed over this holiday stuff!

So-Called Angels - They experience actual symptoms of depression, or whatever! Like, total hopelessness and despair! Wendola watches the Christmas Episode and discovers there's nothing so cathartic as a good sob-fest. Then again, she hasn't called the Teen Help Line.

1994.12.22
2000.11.26
A

Wendola

1-14
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On The Wagon

On The Wagon - Rayanne sits up and says eagerly that she feels, "like, really good," and she picks up a paddle toy from the table next to her and starts playing with it. "This is kind of a dangerous time," Mrs. K tells her gently. Rayanne doesn't seem to hear her.

1994.12.08
1994.12.07
D

Sars

1-13
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And it fits into this empty place in your heart

Pressure - While Angela tries to nimbly sidestep Jordan's attempts to get her into bed, Graham has less success getting out of the way of the Hallie Lowenthal Train when she tells him she wants to open a restaurant with him as the chef. Also, Sharon lends Angela a sex tape, which ends up being passed around to most of the characters on the show. And everyone gets to meet Jordan except Patty -- even Brad the fiancé.

1994.11.31
1994.12.01
A-

Key Grip

1-12
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Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem - In between lip-smacking goodness, Angela manages to catch her breath long enough to say, "I'm missing my Geometry review. Luckily it's optional."

1994.11.17
1994.11.16
D

Key Grip

1-11
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Life Of Brian

Life Of Brian - What a nightmare. Brian already makes a lot more sense.

1994.11.10
1994.11.09
D

Key Grip

1-10
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Other People's Mothers

Other People's Mothers - But Rickie and Angela aren't really listening to the mustard theory, because they are busy noticing the beer that Rayanne has in her hand, which suggests that it's not the fridge itself, but rather what people take out of it, that is truly revealing.

1994.11.03
1994.11.02
D

Key Grip