My so called life wanted to be freaks and geeks but what it truly was is Beverly Hills 90210. No matter how hard it tried to be cool and edgy and alternative the result was always tacky kitschy and melodramatic. God I cringed so hard every time. Everybody is a big fat cliché. From the shy introverted lead who "breaks bad" to the outcast burnout best friend to the handsome-but-stupid love interest. Do not get me wrong. It is a coming of age story, you cannot always avoid clichés. But at least give your characters some depth, some realism. Instead they were paper-thin, pretentious and annoying to an insufferable level. The only positive point is that it was so bad that it turns funny.
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