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Join Telegram ChannelA phenomenon of the late 1990s, the high school comedy created by Judd Apatow is celebrating its anniversary with lots of never-before-seen photos.
The start of the school year was particularly significant on September 25, 1999. 25 years ago, the series began Freaks and Geeks on NBC. A cult teen drama, imagined by Judd Apatownot yet a director of successful comedies.
It followed a group of high school students at William McKinley High School during the 1980-1981 school year. The story is set in the town of Chippewa, Michigan, a fictional suburb of Detroit, and we follow these girls and boys with different personalities, not exactly popular, who end up forming a gang among themselves. Tender, funny and relevant, Freeks and Geeks was praised for the few months it lasted: canceled very quickly during its first season, it only has 18 episodes in total (12 episodes had only been broadcast at the time).
Today, McKinley's friends are remembering by posting on social networks a lot of photos from the filming at the time. It must be said that all or almost all of them have made it in Hollywood afterwards. Freaks & Geeksit is the series which revealed for example the future Oscar nominee James Franco (127 Hours). This is the series that revealed the fantastic Seth Rogennow an icon of American crazy comedy, producer of The Boys for example. This is the series that also revealed a very young Linda Cardellinifuture star ofEMERGENCIES. Or even the kid Jason Segelnot yet Marshall of How I Met Your Mother.
“It's crazy to think it's been 25 years. That show changed my life in so many ways, I'm still close to a lot of people who were there back then. They're like family to me. It's rare to be a part of something so heartfelt and resonant. I'm so glad that was my first experience as an actor.” written today Seth Rogen.
Jason Schwartzmanwho had just made his debut in Rushmore (with Wes Anderson), was also there. Lizzy Caplanstar of Masters of Sex Or Cloverfield Or Elusive 2also debuted in Freaks and Geeks. As Rashida Joneswho already played Karen before The Office. Or Busy Philipps who was a high school student at McKinley before Dawson And Cougar Town.
And then there was also John Francis Daleystar of Bones became a director – we owe him in particular the recent film Dungeons and Dragons with Chris Pine – and so many others.
“Some days I can’t believe it’s been so long.” writing Samm Levine on Instagram. “Other days, it feels like a lifetime ago. But a quarter-century later, I'm truly honored to see that Freaks and Geeks is still so well-received.”
The fact remains that the series Freaks and Geeks is unfortunately still not available on a streaming platform.
