#12: My So-Called Life (1994–1995)
Unlike the decade’s glossy teen shows, My So-Called Life treated adolescence like the awkward emotional catastrophe it often is. Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a teenager navigating friendships, parents, school, identity, and her intense crush on Jordan Catalano. The writing avoided tidy sitcom solutions and let characters behave inconsistently, which made them feel unusually real. ABC canceled it after one season, naturally. Television has a long tradition of discovering something brilliant immediately before deciding nobody needs more of it.
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