{"product_id":"so-beautiful-it-hurts","title":"So Beautiful It Hurts","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelive the Cult-Classic TV show My So-Called Life with cast and crew interviews for the first time ever, reuniting to discuss the teenage drama that shaped a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly before its August 1994 debut, ABC’s \u003ci\u003eMy So-Called Life\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by critics for, as \u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e so memorably put it, setting “a standard that no new show can live up to.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was canceled the following January.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet in the space of just nineteen episodes, the witty, bittersweet story of fifteen-year-old Angela Chase built a die-hard following thanks to stellar writing, an uncompromising depiction of adolescence, and ultrarelatable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow that happened, and why it all came to an abrupt halt, has remained a source of fierce debate—until now. \u003ci\u003eSo Beautiful It Hurts: The Making of My So-Called Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to document the creative process behind this landmark series, including never-before-seen photos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is based on exclusive interviews with those in front of and behind the camera:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinnie Holzman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExecutive Producers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarshall Herskovitz \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Zwick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBess Armstrong (Patty)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Danes (Angela)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatti D’Arbanville (Amber)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Dooley (Chuck)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Guillory (Mr. Foster)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevon Gummersall (Brian)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuliana Hatfield (Angel, “So-Called Angels”)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Irwin (Graham)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. 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