Critic Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
Danes, now shimmeringly adult, provides both an audio commentary and a separate, candid interview. Many young performers are anxious to leave their early work behind, but Danes recognizes what an extraordinary experience she had in her first starring role, and seems to treasure it as much as we do. |
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Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
The set is chock full of sweet extras, such as an impassioned essay by TV titan Joss Whedon ("Buffy," "Angel," "Firefly") about the influence the show, which debuted in 1994, had on him and on television in general. |
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LA Weekly Robert Abele
I found an awesomely substantive package. |
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Baltimore Sun Sarah Kelber
The series has been available on DVD since 2002 in a minimalist set with the 19 episodes only, but a new edition, in stores Tuesday, offers a number of features that will be a godsend for fans. |
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Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
Unlike the no-frills reissue of a few years back, here bonuses are ample. |
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Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
This week sees a lovingly packaged DVD rerelease of the complete series that adds depth-plumbing commentary tracks, a disc of first-rate extras and essays by creator Winnie Holzman and fans such as Joss Whedon and Janeane Garofalo. |
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Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
My So-Called Life, the best TV drama of the '90s, which returns this week on DVD, was unafraid. Though it focused its fearless eyes on teen angst with its attendant sex, alcohol and minute mean-spiritedness, it was also about the life of everybody in the family. |
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Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
For those who've long wondered what might have happened next--to Angela, her parents, to Rickie - Holzman offers a few hints in the foreword to an accompanying booklet, none of which should prove surprising, the groundwork having been well laid. |
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Slant Magazine Sal Cinquemani
The nicely designed box set also includes commentaries on six episodes that are worth listening to for the most part. |
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