Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 25, 1999, NBC debuted the high school comedy "Freaks and Geeks" as part of its new fall season. Thus began a saga of independent vision, creative freedom and corporate ...
Freaks and Geeksis an undisputed classic in high school dramedy, and it launched the careers of numerous comedic talents. Despite some harsh realities of rewatching Freaks and Geeks, it has a great ...
But if there was one perfect series from this time—and one that had started and ended all too quickly and thus felt fully formed and consistently “complete”—it would have to be Freaks And Geeks, a ...
James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Seth Rogen, John Francis Daley, Martin Starr and Samm Levine in 'Freaks and Geeks'. NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Although it lasted only one season, ...
The beloved high-school sitcom debuted in September 1999 and lasted one season. Paul Feig, Judd Apatow and others look back on the show’s birth, death and long afterlife. “Freaks and Geeks” was ...
At a special screening of Another Simple Favor, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down with filmmaker Paul Feig for a Q&A to talk about sequels, editing, and the challenges of working in Hollywood.
He first became known for playing a series of oddball characters on one of TV’s most influential sketch shows. He was later a familiar face in film and on TV. By Amanda Holpuch Joe Flaherty, the ...
Seth Rogen may be playing a high-powered Hollywood studio executive in his latest project, but he will never forget his roots. The “Superbad” actor and comedian was just a teenager when his first-ever ...
Jason Segel has thought about where his Freaks and Geeks character, Nick Andopolis, would be today — but the answer is tragic. “In my mind, he gets sent off to war and doesn’t make it,” Segel, 44, ...
Leah Marilla Thomas is a freelance entertainment journalist specializing in television, film, live theatre, and culture. With an MFA in screenwriting and over a decade of digital media experience, her ...
Jason Segel thinks if “Freaks and Geeks” were fast-forwarded to present day, his character Nick Andopolis would have long ago died while serving in the military. “The sad answer to where I think Nick ...