MSCL TV Club: Duh squared (Episode 19)

About this episode

Greta Johnsen and Kristen Meinzer discuss the finale of My So-Called Life with guests, focusing on themes of friendship and nostalgia.

Greta Johnsen and Kristen Meinzer discuss the finale of My So-Called Life -- “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities”  -- with Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes and Ronald Young, Jr. , who hosts Weight for It.  They talk about the centrality of Angela and Rayanne’s friendship, the power of Patty’s nostalgia trip, and how the episode works as both a season and series finale.  Plus, Greta and Kristen talk to Winnie Holzman, the creator of My So-Called Life. about how fulfilling it is to hear stories about the show’s impact even though it aired more than 30 years ago. She reflects on one of the main throughlines of her career: wanting to work on creatively inspiring teams. SHOW CREDITS Creator and host: Greta Johnsen Co-host: Kristen Meinzer Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg Composer: Andrew M. Edwards Tile art: Lou Lovisek See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Greta Johnsen

Guests: Linda Holmes, Ronald Young, Jr., Winnie Holzman

Topics covered

• My So-Called Life
• friendship
• nostalgia
• season finale
• series finale
• impact of television

Keywords

• My So-Called Life
• Angela
• Rayanne
• Patty
• Winnie Holzman
• finale
• impact

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: My So-Called Life, In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

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