Friday, November 02, 2007

You can't relive the past

I was so excited. My brand-new copy of the complete season/series of My So-Called Life came tonight.

Gawd I loved that show. I was an internet activist pioneer for that show, on the listserv, lobbying against cancellation -- I even have a mix-tape "soundtrack" that someone on the list made for all of us.

I just stayed up way too late watching the first three episodes. A beautiful DVD set, gorgeously packaged (looks like a textbook, and the insert looks like a composition notebook), with just the right amount of commentary from the cast, crew and celebrity fans.

But you know what? The show's just not as good as I remember it. It's good, just not AS good...

2 comments:

Nina said...

Here I was all on Netflix ready to order this because.... I don't have a TV and so I don't know from good television shows. And then I get to the last line... and now I am all confused. Am I buying it? Yes, yes I think I am. Because you did say it is good, and good is good enough.

Maggie said...

Oh, yeah, definitely buy it! But did you watch it before, when it originally aired? I ignored Friends for a season to watch this instead...

Anyway, if you watched it before, be prepared for frustration at the little things that will grate against your golden memories. But if you didn't watch it before, I hope you will love it and understand what all the hype is about!