Welcome to life
Television series | |
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German title | Welcome to life |
Original title | My So-Called Life |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
year | 1994 |
length | 45 minutes |
Episodes | 19th |
genre | Drama , youth series |
idea | Winnie Holzman |
music | WG Snuffy Walden |
First broadcast | August 25, 1994 (USA) on ABC |
German-language first broadcast |
February 18, 1996 on RTL 2 |
occupation | |
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Welcome to Life ( My So-Called Life = "My so-called life") is an American family series from 1994 with a total of 19 episodes. It was broadcast on the US TV station ABC from August 25, 1994 to January 26, 1995. Only 19 episodes of the series were shot. On May 15, 1995, the series was officially discontinued. The German premiere of the series ran from February 18, 1996 on Sundays on RTL 2 .
action
15-year-old student Angela Chase ( Claire Danes ) is on her way to growing up. It is changing radically. She is shaped by new ideas, new friends and lots of new experiences until she finds herself.
characters
Role name | description |
Angela Chase | Angela Chase is a 15 year old high school student. Her best friend is Sharon, until one day Angela meets Rayanne and Rickie and Angela's life changes. She starts going out, dyes her hair red, and falls in love with her older classmate, Jordan Catalano. |
Sharon Cherski | Sharon is Angela's best childhood friend. They all shared secrets. One day Angela meets with Rayanne. She drops Sharon. Sharon feels rejected by Angela and doesn't understand why Angela suddenly changes so much. Sharon is pretty and intelligent, but very conservative. Sharon has a boyfriend, which is why Angela envies her a little. |
Rayanne Graff | Rayanne Graff lives with her mother Amber. Her father left Amber when Rayanne was very young. Rayanne takes alcohol and other drugs but manages to stay clean for 33 days after an overdose. Rayanne Graff is friends with Rickie. At the beginning of the series, Rayanne also befriends Angela. |
Rickie Vasquez | Rickie's real name is Enrique. Since he doesn't like his first name, he prefers to call himself Rickie. Rickie grows up with his uncle who hits him. When his uncle finds out that Rickie is gay, he throws him out of the house. |
Brian Krakow | Brian Krakow is Angela's neighbor and is secretly in love with her. Angela and Brian have been friends since childhood. Brian is very intelligent, always participates in class and has good grades. When Angela is in a tight spot, Brian is always there. |
Jordan Catalano | Jordan is a handsome boy who goes to Angela's class. He's been sitting down twice and has dyslexia . He plays guitar in a band and is a friend of Tino's. Angela falls in love with him. |
Danielle Chase | Danielle Chase is Angela's younger sister. She is ten years old and is often ignored. Danielle fell in love with Brian. |
Patty Chase | Patricia (Patty) Chase is the mother of Angela and Danielle. Patty was adopted as a child. She attended Liberty High School with her best friend, Camille. She met her future husband Graham at school prom. |
Graham Chase | Graham is the father of Angela and Danielle. Graham and Angela get along very well until one day Angela sees him at the car with another woman. |
Tino | Tino is mentioned in almost every episode. He is the lead singer of Jordan's band and a friend of Rayanne and Jordan. However, he is never shown in the series. |
Production and development
Welcome to Life was filmed at University High School in Los Angeles. This provided the backdrop for the fictional Liberty High School. The shooting took place during the school year, so that students, teachers and classes had to move to other rooms that were not needed for the shoot. 7th Heaven , Joan of Arcadia and Arrested Development were shot on the same location . Welcome to Life was canceled after the first season due to poor ratings. The cancellation led to a fan campaign to save the series. Under the name Operation Life Support , fans wrote numerous letters to television stations and producers, asking for a second season. However, this was never shot.
Casting
First, Alicia Silverstone would play the lead role of Angela Chase. Since not all producers were satisfied with the selection, another casting was carried out. Claire Danes introduced herself and the producers chose Claire Danes. The casting director Linda Lowy later stated: "From the minute she walked in the room, Claire was chilling, astounding, and silent. There was so much power coming out of her without her doing much." (German: From the minute Claire walked into the room, she was weird, breathtaking and silent. She radiated so much power without having to do much for it.) Because Claire Danes, with her only 13 years, had fewer hours was able to work on set when the then 16-year-old Alicia Silverstone, the producers decided to include the story of Angela's parents even more in the series. Even AJ Langer turned out for the role of Angela Chase before, but was cast as Rayanne Graff. Jared Leto was originally only supposed to appear in the pilot as Jordan Catalano. However, the producers found him so good that they signed him for further episodes.
synchronization
role | actor | speaker |
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Angela Chase | Claire Danes | Solveig Duda |
Brian Krakow | Devon Gummersall | Hubertus von Lerchenfeld |
Rickie Vasquez | Wilson Cruz | Alexander Brem |
Rayanne Graff | AJ Langer | Natascha Schaff |
Sharon Cherski | Devon Odessa | Sabine Bohlmann |
Jordan Catalano | Jared Leto | Dirk Meyer |
Patty Chase | Bess Armstrong | Helga Trümper |
Graham Chase | Tom Irwin | Rudiger Bahr |
Danielle Chase | Lisa Wilhoit | Maren Rainer |
Delia Fisher | Senta Moses | Veronika Neugebauer |
reception
Awards
In 1995 Claire Danes was awarded the Golden Globe for best actress in a television drama series for her role as Angela Chase and was nominated for an Emmy .
Reviews
Despite the bad ratings, Welcome to Life received mostly positive reviews as early as the 1990s. The series has since developed into a cult series. According to Jason Hughes ( AOL TV ), Welcome to Life is one of the most memorable shows of all time. She would always score high on the leaderboards and was an inspiration for the majority of teen-centric television series. Priya Elan ( The Guardian ) praised the poetic "real" dialogue and the poignant cast of the series. Portis Wasp ( MTV ) called Welcome to Life one of the best teen drama series of all time that left a lasting impression. Britt Hayes explained that probably any teenager can empathize with the protagonists of the series. Everyone had experiences similar to this in their teenage years. Welcome to life be honest and real and be up to date 20 years after it was first broadcast. The Entertainment Weekly chose Welcome to life in 2012 on the 9th of the best cult series of the last 25 years.
Episode list
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
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1 | 1 | In disco fever | pilot | Aug 25, 1994 | Feb. 18, 1996 | Scott Winant | Winnie Holzman |
2 | 2 | play with the fire | Dancing in the Dark | Sep 1 1994 | Feb 25, 1996 | Scott Winant | Winnie Holzman |
3 | 3 | Sex and violence | Guns and Gossip | 8 Sep 1994 | 3rd Mar 1996 | Marshall Herskovitz | Justin Tanner |
4th | 4th | Two fathers | Father Figures | Sep 15 1994 | 10 Mar 1996 | Mark Rosner | Winnie Holzman |
5 | 5 | Ugly duckling | The Zit | 22 Sep 1994 | 17th Mar 1996 | Victor DuBois | Betsy Thomas |
6th | 6th | Without inhibitions | The substitute | 29 Sep 1994 | 24 Mar 1996 | Ellen S. Pressman | Jason Katims |
7th | 7th | In seventh heaven | Why Jordan Can't Read | Oct 6, 1994 | 30th Mar 1996 | Mark Piznarski | Liberty Godshall |
8th | 8th | Which is really important | Strangers in the house | Oct. 20, 1994 | Apr 8, 1996 | Ron Lagomarsino | Jill Gordon |
9 | 9 | The spirits that you call | Halloween | Oct 27, 1994 | Apr 14, 1996 | Mark Piznarski | Jill Gordon |
10 | 10 | In the party frenzy | Other People's Mothers | Nov 3, 1994 | Apr 21, 1996 | Claudia Weill | Richard Kramer |
11 | 11 | Wild hearts | Life of Brian | Nov 10, 1994 | Apr 28, 1996 | Todd Holland | Jason Katims |
12 | 12 | Secrets | Self-Esteem | Nov 17, 1994 | May 5, 1996 | Michael Engler | Winnie Holzman |
13 | 13 | The first time | Pressure | Dec 1, 1994 | May 12, 1996 | Mark Piznarski | Ellen Herman |
14th | 14th | On withdrawal | On the wagon | Dec 8, 1994 | May 19, 1996 | Jeff Perry | Elizabeth Gill |
15th | 15th | A touch of heaven | So-Called Angels | Dec 22, 1994 | May 26, 1996 | Scott Winant | Winnie Holzman & Jason Katims |
16 | 16 | Good resolutions | Resolutions | Jan. 5, 1995 | June 2, 1996 | Patrick Norris | Ellen Herman |
17th | 17th | Sexaholics | Betrayal | Jan. 12, 1995 | June 9, 1996 | Mark Piznarski | Jill Gordon |
18th | 18th | But first of all it is different ... | Weekend | Jan. 19, 1995 | June 23, 1996 | Todd Holland | Adam Dooley |
19th | 19th | Everyone grows up one day | In Dreams Begin Responsibilities | Jan. 26, 1995 | June 16, 1996 | Elodie Keene | Winnie Holzman |
Books
Two books on the series have been published in the United States. While Catherine Clark's My So-Called Life retells what happened within the series, My So-Called Life Goes On describes how Angela, Rayanne, Rickie, Brian and Jordan will continue after the series is over. My So-Called Life Goes On was only released in a limited edition. Collector prices of US $ 100 and more are now being paid for the book. The book My So-Called Life has been translated into German. History is in the two books Welcome to life, When love awakens ... and Welcome to life, He loves me, he loves me not ... told. My So-Called Life Goes On was not published in German.
# | title | author | Published on | ISBN | German title | Released | ISBN | description |
01 | My So-Called Life | Catherine Clark | August 1, 1995 | ISBN 978-0679877899 | Welcome to life, when love awakens ... | 1996 | ISBN 978-3932268052 | Retelling of what happened in the series |
Welcome to life, he loves me, he doesn't love me ... | 1997 | ISBN 978-3932268175 | ||||||
02 | My So-Called Life Goes On | Catherine Clark | July 27, 1999 | ISBN 978-0375801112 | - | - | - | The novel tells how the story of Angela, Rayanne, Rickie, Brian and Jordan continues after the series ends. |
Trivia
- Claire Danes was actually too young to play Angela. Due to her outstanding talent, she was cast anyway. As a result, she was 13 while filming the pilot, 15 in the last episode. By comparison, Jared Leto was 22 in the last episode.
- Willkommen im Leben was the template for the German series Mein Leben und Ich on RTL.
- On September 13, 2007 the complete series was released after 12 years in a 5-DVD box by Eurovideo.
- The punk band The Ataris released a song called My So-Called Life . This is about the series and the fan love for Claire Danes.
- Welcome to Life was the first American series with an openly gay youth (Rickie Vasquez).
Web links
- Welcome to life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- big fan project
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Rudie Obias: 19 Things You Might Not Know About 'My So-Called Life' . In: Mentalfloss.com . April 29, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ David Zurawik: ABC lineup puts 'So-Called Life' out of its funk . In: The Sun . May 17, 1995. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ George Stark: Revealed: How Alicia Silverstone lost out to Claire Danes in My So-Called Life because she was deemed 'too beautiful' . In: Dailymail.co.uk . September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Chris Spargo: Alicia Silverstone Almost Starred In “My So-Called Life,” Barely Lost Role To Claire Danes. . In: Newnownext.com . September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ How Claire Danes Became Angela Chase On 'My So-Called Life'. . In: Huffingtonpost.com . September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Welcome to life. TV series (1994-1995). . In: German synchronous card index . Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ Zayda Rivera: Claire Danes in glamor: 'I have never been Concerned about being beautiful on-screen' . In: Nydailynews.com . December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Jason Hughes: Gone Too Soon: My So-Called Life . In: Aoltv.com . August 31, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Priya Elan: My So-Called Life - finally Angela and Jordan are reunited . In: Theguardian.com . February 25, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Portis Wasp: My So-Called Life: Where Are Jordan Catalano & Co. Now? . In: Theguardian.com . September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Britt Hayes: 'My So-Called Life' 20th Anniversary: Why It Still Gets You Like No One Else Does, 20 Years Later . In: Screencrush.com . August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Luchina Fisher: 'My So Called Life': Where Are They Now? . In: Abcnews.go.com . November 8, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ 2002 Bonus DVD Interview . In: Mscl.com . Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Carsten Moll: Welcome to life . In: Filmgazette.de . Retrieved September 13, 2014.