Freaks and Geeks
I'll be the first to admit
I'm often late in coming to the party as far as social trends are
concerned. In the case of the TV show, Freaks and Geeks, I'm
about 14 years behind schedule. Thanks to my recent decision to get
Netflix on my TV, I finally discovered the comedy gem others have
been gushing about for more than a decade
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Freaks and Geeks
isn't just another funny show about teenage angst. There are some
important life lessons imparted here, especially as it relates to
bullying and social pressure. As a writer, I'm impressed with how
these issues are handled within the contexts of a sitcom.
Besides the brilliant plots,
Freaks and Geeks has a laundry list of fabulous actors: James
Franko, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel just to name a few. Linda
Cardellini, the star of the show, really shows off her acting chops
in this show. Cardellini has such a wonderful way of expressing her
befuddlement at the situations her character is placed in
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I'm puzzled as to why Freaks
and Geeks had such a short run. My understanding is that there
is only a total of 18 episodes – NBC evidently cancelled the
program after airing only 12 of them. Later, a fan-led campaign
prompted NBC to air three more shows, but it wasn't until Fox Family
Channel put it into syndication that all of them were available to
the public.
I've been a sporadic TV
watcher at best. There have been times in my life when I didn't even
own a TV, and other times when I had one but never turned it on.
Historically, there are very few shows I have made a point to be
available to watch. DVRs changed that for me, besides the added
advantage of being able to skip all the commercials. Now, with
Netflix, I have the joy of discovering programs that I have heard
about, but never had the chance to see. I count Freaks and Geeks
as one of the many joys I expect to receive as a customer of Netflix
www.netflix.com
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