Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 35

Thread: Freaks and Geeks

  1. 09-29-2009, 04:37 PM #1
    dreamdead
    dreamdead is offline
    Super Moderator dreamdead's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    5,843

    Freaks and Geeks

    thefourthwall and I just started watching this series yesterday, finishing up Disc 1. I'd seen several eps back in 1999 when it first aired, but I'm surprised by the way in which it's held up and sustained both its drama and dry humor. It's a good take on the cliquey nature of high school, and on the pangs of growing up. And for being far more "cinematic" in its camera exploration than any of Apatow's films.

    It's interesting to look at this cast and consider just how much they've all used this show to springboard their careers. Franco is typically solid here, though I might be the lone individual who finds that Seth Rogan worked best in these small doses, rather than being a centered performer.

    Do we have fans here of the show?
    The Boat People - 9
    The Power of the Dog - 7.5
    The King of Pigs - 7
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 09-29-2009, 04:43 PM #2
    Ezee E
    Ezee E is offline
    Administrator Ezee E's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Denver
    Posts
    30,597
    I think it's one of the more appreciated shows around here.

    I just wish Cardellini would finally breakout. Although I guess ER is still pretty good for her.

    Barbarian - ***
    Bones and All - ***
    Tar - **


    twitter
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 09-29-2009, 04:46 PM #3
    number8
    number8 is offline
    Piss off, ghost! number8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    30,529
    It'd be faster to ask if we have anyone here who are not fans.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
    Movie Theater Diary
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 09-29-2009, 04:53 PM #4
    EyesWideOpen
    EyesWideOpen is offline
    Ain't that just the way EyesWideOpen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    6,864
    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    It'd be faster to ask if we have anyone here who are not fans.
    Exactly. I don't know anyone whose watched it that didn't like it.
    TV Recently Finished:
    Catastrophe: Season 1 (2015) A
    Rectify: Season 3 (2015) A-
    Bojack Horseman: Season 2 (2015) A
    True Detective: Season 2 (2015) A-
    Wayward Pines: Season 1 (2015) B

    Currently Playing: Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (replay) (XB1) / Contradiction (PC)
    Recently Finished: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4) A+ / Life is Strange: Ep 4 (PS4) A / Bastion (replay) (PS4) B+
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 09-29-2009, 04:59 PM #5
    Sycophant
    Sycophant is offline
    lol Sycophant's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    SLC
    Posts
    12,082
    Was this missing from my recent top 15? If so, I'm an idiot. This is top tier material.

    I've found it kind of odd that F&G is typically referred to as an Apatow show these days. Admittedly, Apatow's been a breakout success and his contribution to the show shouldn't be dismissed, but this particular show always struck me more as Paul Feig's baby. Undeclared, from a couple years later covering largely similar territory, feels more like Apatow's brainchild. Pity that Paul Feig has receded from the spotlight almost entirely, though apparently contirbuting meaningfully to The Office and a number of other shows. Also a pity that I have no real desire to watch either of his directorial films.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 09-29-2009, 05:00 PM #6
    Sycophant
    Sycophant is offline
    lol Sycophant's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    SLC
    Posts
    12,082
    I have a friend who found this show too painful to watch, though he recognized it was quality. This kid hated (and still hates) high school more than probably anyone I know.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 09-29-2009, 05:06 PM #7
    Adam
    Adam is offline
    ZOT! Adam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    california
    Posts
    1,336
    Yep, add me to the list of lovers for Freaks and Geeks and, yes, it was totally Paul Feig's baby. I don't really know what he's been up to in the ten years since, but he did get off maybe the best line in Knocked Up - "Don't let the door hit you in your vagina on the way out"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 09-29-2009, 05:11 PM #8
    number8
    number8 is offline
    Piss off, ghost! number8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    30,529
    He's been directing television on high-profile shows. Arrested Development, 30 Rock, The Office, Weeds, even Mad Men.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
    Movie Theater Diary
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 09-29-2009, 05:13 PM #9
    number8
    number8 is offline
    Piss off, ghost! number8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    30,529
    Also, the reason that Freaks & Geeks is known as an Apatow show, I think has more to do with the actors than Apatow's own popularity.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
    Movie Theater Diary
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 09-29-2009, 05:24 PM #10
    Sycophant
    Sycophant is offline
    lol Sycophant's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    SLC
    Posts
    12,082
    Oh, man. It kinda reads like I'm Apatow-backlashin'. Nothing further from the truth. <3 Apatow.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 09-29-2009, 05:47 PM #11
    Kurosawa Fan
    Kurosawa Fan is offline
    Too much responsibility Kurosawa Fan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    16,664
    LOVE this show. Easily one of the ten best shows I've ever seen. It's a shame Apatow hasn't made a film with this kind of resonance.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 09-29-2009, 05:52 PM #12
    Ezee E
    Ezee E is offline
    Administrator Ezee E's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Denver
    Posts
    30,597
    Who is listed as the actual creator of this?

    Barbarian - ***
    Bones and All - ***
    Tar - **


    twitter
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 09-29-2009, 05:54 PM #13
    Sycophant
    Sycophant is offline
    lol Sycophant's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    SLC
    Posts
    12,082
    Quote Quoting Ezee E (view post)
    Who is listed as the actual creator of this?
    Feig.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 09-29-2009, 05:57 PM #14
    Ezee E
    Ezee E is offline
    Administrator Ezee E's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Denver
    Posts
    30,597
    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    Feig.
    Ah. I always thought of it as an Apatow creation as well. Oh well. It is great.

    Anybody else from this show going to break out you think? I only see Cardellini or Busy Phillips having a chance. The others will just be supporting roles forever. Although I guess I would never have pictured Rogen as a leading actor.

    Barbarian - ***
    Bones and All - ***
    Tar - **


    twitter
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 09-29-2009, 06:02 PM #15
    Adam
    Adam is offline
    ZOT! Adam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    california
    Posts
    1,336
    Maybe Martin Starr could get a Forgetting Sarah Marshall-like starring vehicle if Party Down takes off or something
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 09-29-2009, 06:03 PM #16
    Ezee E
    Ezee E is offline
    Administrator Ezee E's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Denver
    Posts
    30,597
    I haven't seen Party Down, but I hope Starr gets away from his whiny-wimp character. He did the same thing in Adventureland, and while he was good there, it only works in small bits. He was in the bottom tier of characters in Freaks & Geeks for me.

    Barbarian - ***
    Bones and All - ***
    Tar - **


    twitter
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 09-29-2009, 06:03 PM #17
    number8
    number8 is offline
    Piss off, ghost! number8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    30,529
    Quote Quoting Ezee E (view post)
    Anybody else from this show going to break out you think? I only see Cardellini or Busy Phillips having a chance.
    Fun fact: both of them were leads on ER.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
    Movie Theater Diary
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 09-29-2009, 06:08 PM #18
    Adam
    Adam is offline
    ZOT! Adam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    california
    Posts
    1,336
    You should check out Party Down, Ezee. Martin Starr does not play a variation on the Bill Haverchuck character and the whole show really just got better and better as its first season went along. And, if nothing else, it will make you fall in love with Lizzy Caplan


    Just call me Mrs Butterworth, bitch
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 09-29-2009, 06:20 PM #19
    number8
    number8 is offline
    Piss off, ghost! number8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    30,529
    Yeah, his character on Party Down is borderline sociopath—and he's really good at it.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
    Movie Theater Diary
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. 09-29-2009, 06:52 PM #20
    Ivan Drago
    Ivan Drago is offline
    Evil mind, evil sword. Ivan Drago's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    6,995
    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    It'd be faster to ask if we have anyone here who are not fans.
    Haven't seen the show. I'm sure if I watched it, I would like it but I just don't have the time.
    Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)

    The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
    Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
    Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
    M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
    Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
    Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5

    615 Film
    Letterboxd
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  21. 09-29-2009, 07:06 PM #21
    Sycophant
    Sycophant is offline
    lol Sycophant's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    SLC
    Posts
    12,082
    Quote Quoting Ivan Drago (view post)
    I just don't have the time.
    You can't say this in the F&G thread and then go say that you caught the premiere of The Cleveland Show in the TVDT and pretend there isn't a problem.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  22. 09-29-2009, 09:20 PM #22
    number8
    number8 is offline
    Piss off, ghost! number8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    30,529
    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    You can't say this in the F&G thread and then go say that you caught the premiere of The Cleveland Show in the TVDT and pretend there isn't a problem.
    BAM.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
    Movie Theater Diary
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 09-29-2009, 09:26 PM #23
    Ivan Drago
    Ivan Drago is offline
    Evil mind, evil sword. Ivan Drago's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    6,995
    Quote Quoting Sycophant (view post)
    You can't say this in the F&G thread and then go say that you caught the premiere of The Cleveland Show in the TVDT and pretend there isn't a problem.
    :hangs head in shame:
    Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)

    The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
    Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
    Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
    M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
    Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
    Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5

    615 Film
    Letterboxd
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  24. 09-29-2009, 09:26 PM #24
    Sycophant
    Sycophant is offline
    lol Sycophant's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    SLC
    Posts
    12,082
    This is what I'm here for.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  25. 09-29-2009, 11:30 PM #25
    Acapelli
    Acapelli is offline
    Director Acapelli's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    4,232
    Quote Quoting Ezee E (view post)
    Ah. I always thought of it as an Apatow creation as well. Oh well. It is great.

    Anybody else from this show going to break out you think? I only see Cardellini or Busy Phillips having a chance. The others will just be supporting roles forever. Although I guess I would never have pictured Rogen as a leading actor.
    i guess you're already counting james franco and jason segel's relatively successful careers?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

An forum