Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This cult-classic series Freaks and Geeks, which came to an end after only one season, gave a start to a lot of today's major ...

Although Freaks and Geeks aired for only one season, NBC's short-lived teen dramedy became one of the most popular outcasts in the network's history. Now a cult classic, the early 80s-set show, which ...

“I was looking for kids who seemed authentic,” says Judd Apatow about the casting process for his and Paul Feig’s cult hit late 90s high school series Freaks and Geeks. Apatow and Feig certainly found ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Sep 25, 2025, 11:28am EDT Sep 25, 2025, 11:36am EDT FREAKS AND GEEKS — ...

Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) and Daniel Desario (James Franco) stand closely by each other in the schoolyard of their high school in 'Freaks and Geeks' (1999-2000). Image via NBC Everyone has those ...

To mark the 25th anniversary of Freaks and Geeks, the beloved NBC comedy about high school outcasts in the suburbs of Michigan, cast members Seth Rogen and Samm Levine, along with the show’s creator ...

Though he worked steadily into the second decade of this century, Joe Flaherty, who died Monday at 82, will be remembered for two series: the Canadian sketch comedy “SCTV,” which sneaked onto American ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Although Freaks & Geeks only got one season, its female protagonist was blessed with two love interests, thanks to a couple of talented young actors. Jason Segel recently recalled the audition process ...