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Freaks and Geeks???

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:51 am
by WoodlandParkPunk
Man, I loved that show. That was so my life in Junior High. I still can't beleive it was pulled. Great characters and story lines. Any other fans out there?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:20 am
by ebbhead
Totally. Think that and the also short-lived My So Called Life were the best tv shows about high school years ever. And I'm bummed that both were canceled too soon.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:30 am
by fritzb
Freaks & Geeks was an awesome show! I knew all those characters in real life! It's a shame it got canned.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:37 am
by Ollie Stench
The first TV show I got really into in 15 years. I keep looking for a cheap price on the box set, but it looks like I'm going to have to drop the $50 for it.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:57 am
by bpdp3
That show was PERFECT. The actors were great. And the music references were pretty great as well.

I recall XTC's 'No language in our lungs' in one episode.

I recall when the guy in the leather jacket decides to try punk (I forget the character's n

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:24 am
by ebbhead
No, Degrassi Jr. High was in a league of its own. Freaks & Geeks was a dramedy about ... umm ... freaks and geeks in a suburban high school. Degrassi was way more soap opera.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:15 am
by i_like_lectric_motors
God, I loved that show. It was incredibly well-acted. That guy that played Bill Haverchuk was just unbelievable. I don't usually care about TV shows that much but it still depresses me that this one went off the air so soon.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:35 am
by KYYX4ever
Cool show !! It was quite an accurate portrayal of HS life, generally. The older sister, Linda Cardinelli, who always slunk around in her green army jacket, now plays nurse Taggert on "ER". Everytime I see her, I think of Freaks-n-Geeks.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:01 am
by MikeP
I always wanted to check that show out. I even received an email from one of the kid actors on that show around the time it was on the air -- a nice enough if not slightly promotional email. I felt bad that I couldn't do more to help promote it, but it wa

PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:25 am
by randy
Was one of the all time great shows!!

PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:16 am
by British
I splurged and bought the whole DVD set as to replace my incomplete VHS episode set. It's truly one of my favorites, since I understand the jokes.

Heck I can even spot the anachronisms in it(notably when the Atari 2600 was purchased)

PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:03 am
by Otters Walk Among Us
Did anyone watch the comedy Undeclared, made by the same people? Another fantastic show cancelled way too soon.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:45 pm
by Hikaru
Never saw Freaks and Geeks or My so called life...I was living in Japan and missed them. But does anyone else remember Square Pegs?? With Sarah Jessica Parker? Now that didn't last long but it was a great show. I was 15 and totally identified with it.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:57 am
by randy
Undeclared was good--Freaks and Geeks was better though.