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Mood:
- SentimentalWittyCleverHumorousTouchingBittersweet
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- BuddiesComing of AgeFriendshipHigh School LifeTeenage LifeMisfitYouthFriends more...
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Genres:
- ComedyDramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s
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Place:
- DetroitHigh SchoolSuburbs
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Audience:
- Teens
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- Ensemble Cast
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Freaks and Geeks, 1999 - 2000
English
USA
Profile of Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks can be described as sentimental, witty, and bittersweet. The plot revolves around high school life, social relations, and misfits. The main genres are comedy, drama, and period. In terms of style, Freaks and Geeks stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, in the suburbs and at a high school. Freaks and Geeks is located in Detroit. It takes place in the 1980s. The TV show has received attention for being a cult favorite, a hit series, and an Emmy winner. Freaks and Geeks is well suited for teens.
Summary of Freaks and Geeks
Despite being cancelled after only 18 episodes, the subsequent cult built up around the Freaks and Geeks television series has seen the show's popularity skyrocket. Internet campaigns and strong word-of-mouth have lead to a burgeoning fanbase which has clamored for the release of the shows. Now finally available, the program is presented here in its entirety. Set in 1980, the show ostensibly follows two groups of high school kids (the "freaks" and the "geeks") as they attempt to navigate the pitfalls of adolescence. Among the colorful characters are the Geeks: Bill, Sam, and Neil, three awkward pre-teen friends undergoing some excruciating, but funny, growing pains. The Freaks are a group who revolve around Sam's older. army-jacket-clad sister, Lindsay, a talented mathematician undergoing various crises of confidence involving life, college, and her on-again, off-again stoner boyfriend. It all adds up to a potent mixture that is moving, funny, and grounded in a reality which accurately captures the often painful experience of being a teenager.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 25 September 1999 |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
| Seasons: | 1 |
Cast and Crew
as Lindsay Weir 18 episodes, 1999-2000
as Sam Weir 18 episodes, 1999-2000
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Users Reviews
With shows like 90210 and Gossip Girl out right now, you got to wonder what happened to shows like this. It's just as realistic as another great (and short-lived) high-school show My So-Called Life, but not as harsh. They never fall into the endless...
- 12.October.2009
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- by: Daniel Valdez
- Daniel Valdez rated this movie
8/10Great
I heard about this TV show when it first aired on NBC, but the promos made it sound like The Wonder Years set in the 1980s. I thought "oh, no." I am the exact age that Sam in this show would be, and I was just not ready to be nostalgic about that...
- 11.June.2009
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- by: jostrem
- jostrem rated this movie10/10Must See
