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Linda C is great. Has she done anything sense?

I think she is on ER, but I can't say for sure since I don't watch that show.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:35 (twenty years ago) link

i know!!! "the smokers"!!!

(xp)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

dominique swain has become such a straight-to-video siren!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

The Smokers, New Best Friend, Tart, oh so many more.

(woah, the photo on her IMDB page is scarrrry)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago) link

new best friend is the worst friend a moviegoer can have

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link

(sorry)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link

That one was bad enough that even I couldn't sit through it.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:48 (twenty years ago) link

last night i was supposed to go out. since i just got the box set, my friend and i decided to have a few drinks and watch a few episodes first before leaving the house. we never made it. instead, we drank a bottle of stoli and ploughed through 3 of the discs. everyone, go get a copy. borrow or steal $ if necessary. this show was truly amazing, and the kid who played haverchuk is unquestionably a genius.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago) link

$120 :(((((((((((((((((((((

― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:51 (twenty years ago) link

Linda C is definitely the spunky nurse on ER. She's also Velma in the Scooby Doo movies.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:51 (twenty years ago) link

1an J0hns0n used to look like Sam!!!

― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:52 (twenty years ago) link

I am going to watch this tonight, most definitely.

― dean! (deangulberry), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:57 (twenty years ago) link

This series gets a lot better as it goes. And Biff-from-Back-to-the-Future (I can never remember his real name) is great as the Coach.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago) link

his attempts to bond with bill when he starts dating bill's mom are hysterical.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:52 (twenty years ago) link

OMG I forgot about that.

― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:58 (twenty years ago) link

Haverchuk does not have the mohawk anymore.

― lisafrank! (deangulberry), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:59 (twenty years ago) link

i am so jealous that you know haverchuk. UNFAIR!

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:00 (twenty years ago) link

his attempts to bond with bill when he starts dating bill's mom are hysterical.

that may have been the best moment in the entire decent, but overrated series. I kinda liked the Dead episode, of course.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:06 (twenty years ago) link

O HOW DARE U

― lisafrank! (deangulberry), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:11 (twenty years ago) link

just finished watching the whole series in 3 days. i feel like i just went through high school again. very happy about the last episode. i was worried about the lack of d&d on the geek side of things.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago) link

Did all teenagers listen to The Who back in 1981 tho'?

The anachronisms (this one didn't seem so off) are really annoying.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago) link

The anachronisms really don't bother me at all -- unlike The Wonder Years, or Happy Days at least some of the time, being a period show doesn't seem to be the point of it. It's set in the early 80s, but it isn't about them.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:22 (twenty years ago) link

wifey signed the petition, but bought the cheap version. also read that Undeclared will make it to dvd.

― JaXoN (JasonD), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:47 (twenty years ago) link

I got the cheap version; am I a fool? I had forgotten about the whole Cindy Sherman thing! I read that Linda C. is now on E.R.--I have to watch. I have the biggest crush on Lindsay Weir.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 16 April 2004 21:58 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

ehh... just finished the whole thing. sorta sad. and yes, ian johnson did used to look like sam.

― The Second Drummer Drowned (Atila the Honeybun), Saturday, 1 May 2004 16:16 (nineteen years ago) link

I am borrowing this from you ok Jer?

― NUMBER 1 TERRY RILEY FAN (ex machina), Saturday, 1 May 2004 17:10 (nineteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

THE BEN STILLER EPISODE! WHY?!?!?!?!?!!? V

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Been watching them on DVD, kick ass. We're only 4 episodes in though, then when we finish I get to go back and listen to the 30 COMMENTARY TRACKS I AM SUCH A DORK!

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Also, Martin Starr is the finest actor of our generation (and I mean that).

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link

When you get to the last disc, skip the second episode. Don't watch it. SO FUCKING BAD.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:59 (nineteen years ago) link

You're like Marty McFly, giving me advice from the future.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:01 (nineteen years ago) link

I want to go back in time and neuter Jerry Stiller.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:03 (nineteen years ago) link

It makes me so angry. They had built up those great characters and then in one episode they shit all over them.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

i want to marry haverchuk.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Move to LA and you probably could.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

omg

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:05 (nineteen years ago) link

actually though
all the stoner dudes back then
WERE into the Who!

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link

every now and then i think about the fact that dean had drinks with haverchuk, and i get really angry and jealous.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:13 (nineteen years ago) link

But you get burritoville with hstencil! *swoons*

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:15 (nineteen years ago) link

i'll trade. totally. i mean, i'll miss him and all but haverchuk holy shit!

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:17 (nineteen years ago) link

I hear he's gassy though, so maybe I'll have to think about it.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link

Lauren is such a horny spinster!!!!!!

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link

Also, are you as outraged by that Ben Stiller episode? I bothered me greatly. The series was perfect until that episode.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link

SO MAD I CAN'T EVEN SPELL

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link

it's don't think it's a good episode, but it doesn't make me mad. disappointed, more like. i don't like the "kim kelly is my friend" episode, either.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:46 (nineteen years ago) link

*BEGIN SPOILERS*

That Kim episode is pretty goofy but it doesn't get too out there in terms of destroying the momentum of the show.

But that Stiller episode is soooo bad. 1) sam dumping the cheerleader, 2) george bush makes an "appearance", 3) ben stiller overacts, 4) A HERMAPHRODITE! W?T?F?, 5) haverchuck jumps over that shark on his motorcycle.

*END SPOILERS*

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:54 (nineteen years ago) link

GAH YOU NEED MORE SPACE AROUND THE SPOILERS THING SINCE I PICKED OUT ONE WORD

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Friday, 28 May 2004 17:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Definitely over-reacting about the Ben Stiller episode. What's wrong with Sam dumping the cheerleader? The character of Cindy Sanders is handled very well throughout the series, culminating in Sam's realization that his attraction to her has nothing to do with her personality. "Will popcorn make this movie funnier?"
The conversation between Ben Stiller and Mr. Rosso was funny.
The hermaphrodite storyline yeilded some strong narrative moments, such as Seth Rogen's hyper sensitive anger when Nick says "high guys" to him and his girlfriend. I found the conclusion to this angle, to be geuniely moving.
Overall, one of the strongest qualities about the show is its sense of morality.
The episode when we meet Kim Kelly's horrific family did bother me more than any of the others. Their seems to be a cruel, cartoonish classicism in the portrayl of the Kelly family, and the rest of the freaks, not present in any of the other episodes.

― theodore fogelsanger, Friday, 28 May 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link

yup. the lazy, broad characterizations really bugged me because the show is so smartly written. i laughed, but most of it was very cheap humor. you're better than that, guys!

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:27 (nineteen years ago) link

My main complaint with the Sam / Cindy breakup is that their relationship had been building for so long and then the writers totally hotshotted the ending. It seemed to me like the kind of story arc that you might want to wrap up in two seasons or so and then they just end it as soon as it has come to a head. Also, I had a lot of trouble with her sudden change in character. It is understandable that she is young and would be prone to sudden turns, but I still felt like it was cheap and not faithful to the way the story had been developing. The whole "I only liked you because you were attractive" moral is pretty bogus in my opinion because there was a quite a bit of time spent on Sam liking her because she was also nice to him and seemed to have her head on straight. Mind you, I also watched the episodes where they are dating back to back ... and I haven't seen the last episode. But I really doubt that it would change much for me.

I will admit that knives are out for Ben Stiller. I was just afraid watching every episode that he would pop up as a 'favor' to Apatow and when he did, it bothered me. Plus, I don't find him credible as an actor so I think that his acting style contrasts highly with the other much more believable actors.

The hermaphrodite storyline is just so bizarre. It also seems highly contrived to me since their relationship pops up again in this episode and guess what? She's a hermaphrodite. OOPS! So funny.

I guess my main complaint is that it seems like they packed an entire second season into the last few episodes. Maybe they did that because they knew that the show was going to be cancelled and wanted to at least get their storylines on the screen, but to me it feels rushed and corny in a way that didn't fit with the previous episodes.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Friday, 28 May 2004 19:37 (nineteen years ago) link

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In hindsight this getting canceled after 1 season was sign of the decline of America

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link

one year passes...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/01/27/freaks-and-geeks-streaming-hulu-cast-creators-interview/

― Next Time Might Be Hammer Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 31 January 2021 02:27 (three years ago) link

like that article

miss Οὖτις

― Dan S, Sunday, 31 January 2021 02:40 (three years ago) link

good stuff

― Nhex, Sunday, 31 January 2021 05:26 (three years ago) link

This being on Hulu came at the perfect time for quarantine

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 31 January 2021 06:38 (three years ago) link

two months pass...

It's the end of an era. Our very first TV on DVD release, Freaks & Geeks, is going out of print. Includes all original music. All versions - including the Yearbook Edition - are now on our Going Out Of Print page. Get this phenomenal show while you can! https://t.co/SYE96xypMd pic.twitter.com/HKyjbxRIfU
— Shout! Factory (@ShoutFactory) April 21, 2021

― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 April 2021 23:08 (three years ago) link

damn. ok guess i will finally pull the trigger on the BR set soon, thx for the info
in all likelihood someone will pick it up someday, but who knows how long that will take

― Nhex, Thursday, 22 April 2021 01:31 (three years ago) link

it won't be "out of print" for long lol

― k3vin k., Thursday, 22 April 2021 02:29 (three years ago) link

I dunno, "Undeclared" is out of print, isn't it?

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 22 April 2021 03:14 (three years ago) link

xpost Famous last words wrt physical media.

― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Thursday, 22 April 2021 04:54 (three years ago) link

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