Freaks and Geeks
What Was it About? The show follows Lindsay as she moves away from her straight-laced math league roots and tries to fit in with the 'cool kids'. Meanwhile, her younger brother Sam and his friends try to cope with life as massive dorks.
How long it lasted: Nearly a season.
Why Was it So Great? IT WAS SO GREAT. The show taps into a pretty primal experience we've all shared - the pain of high school. Both the cool but deadbeat 'freaks' and the academically gifted but socially deficient 'geeks' get equal showing. Neither depiction resorts to stereotype and the characters are rounded and likable. There's someone for everyone to grab onto and many situations have the 'I know how that feels' quality to them.
Best Bits: Getting drunk on fake wine, the intrusion of disco. the soundtrack, awful drumming, the nerdiest nerd of all who loves sport, Kim, getting high for the first time, the coolest kid in school comes to the Dungeons and Dragons game.
What Went Wrong? I found this well after it's time but Wikipedia says the show suffered "repeated preemption and scheduling changes". Basically, it was treated badly and WHY DID THEY CANCEL IT IT WAS SO AWESOME!?!
Should I Still Watch It? Yes. Despite its truncated nature, the final episode delivers with flying colours and brings the themes - and the message that, during high school, we're all in the same boat - together.
Stefan tells stories, writes about stories and tells stories about stories.
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