> >_My So-Called Life_, the ABC drama (Thursdays, 8-9 pm). Some things Kal Alton said were; ... My own informal surveying indicates that women in the 25-40 age bracket are great fans of the show--if they can watch it. The writer (Winnie Holtzman) is tapping in to our memories, our anxieties, our lives in a real dynamic way... I too am worried about its prospect for the future. I never write letters to networks, but I actually am considering it in this case. > >kal > I agree with serveral "posters" includint Kal that "My so Called Life" is excellent TV, and that the time slot makes it hard to see ( I guess I could program my VCR). I think My So Called Life is well written and well directed It catches the moment. As a middle age male I suppose I am not in the target demographics for this show, but good writing, directing and acting will always find a small number of adherents, across all demographics. Part of rataionalizing the audience is to teach it to respond to repeatable industrialized cues: "sports" = guys and beer; "sex and violence" = 18-49 male, and increasingly female as well; "Sax and violins" = upscale but older, let PBS hav 'em. But revealing intimate moments of human psychology can't be rationalized and placed on the cultural conveyor belt at regular intervals, so it makes good economic sence to get rid of them and train the audience to discount them. Train the audience to ask "What is it about?" rather than "How well is it done?" to seek spectacle rather than insight, to seek recognizable stars rather than recognizable nuances of human behavior. Edmond Chibeau