Okay, maybe not so much a mindless entertainment doubleheader; only one of these is "mindless," although they're both entertainment.
One of them is my recap the second episode of the fourth season of Project Runway over at AfterElton.com. That's the mindless one.
The other, though, is something I'm actually quite proud of -- an article about the groundbreaking 90s show "My So-Called Life," which was re-released on DVD a few weeks ago. Also from AfterElton.com:
If Thanksgiving put you in the mood for a heartwarming queer holiday movie, you won’t find much at your local DVD store. But don’t despair; one of the best shows ever made for television just got a stellar re-release on DVD, and if its gay-themed holiday episodes don’t make your season bright, you probably have a heart that’s three sizes too small.
The show is My So-Called Life, which ran for only one season on ABC in 1995, and then went into seemingly perpetual reruns on MTV. Far removed from the usual soapy teen-oriented dramas so familiar to viewers today, Entertainment Weekly called it "the greatest cancelled television series of all time," and it’s frequently found on critics’ “best TV shows” lists. My So-Called Life didn’t earn that acclaim by following the rules, so it’s no surprise its holiday episodes broke most of them.
The two-part story, “So-Called Angels” and its New Year’s Eve sequel, “Resolutions,” opens a few days before Christmas, with a beaten and homeless gay teenager, series regular Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cruz) on his knees in the snow. It cuts to the home of his friend Angela (Claire Danes), where her kid sister gets off one of the funniest lines in a holiday TV show ever: “Do we have to talk about religion? It’s Christmas!”
Like all the best holiday stories, the episodes go straight for the heart. But while there are snowy streets, Christmas carols, and even an angel, the snow is stained with Rickie’s blood, and the angel is definitely not It’s a Wonderful Life’s Clarence.
Read the rest, including an interview I did with Wilson Cruz, here.
Thank you for this. I was 15 when MSCL did its original run, and I totally loved it. I'm so glad to hear about the new DVDs, and the interview with Cruz was fantastic. Squee! :)
Posted by: Liz | 28 November 2007 at 07:51 PM