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Freaks and Geeks

Network
NBC
Genre
Comedy
Premiered
25 September, 1999
Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series created by Paul Feig and executive-produced by Judd Apatow that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season. The show is set in a suburban high school in Detroit during 1980–1981. The theme of Freaks and Geeks reflects "the sad, hilarious unfairness of teen life". With little success when it first aired, due to an erratic episode schedule and conflicts between the creators and NBC, the series was canceled after airing 12 out of the 18 episodes. The series became a cult classic and Judd Apatow continued the show's legacy by incorporating the actors in future productions. The series has appeared in numerous lists of the greatest television shows of all time, including lists by Time, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, and Rolling Stone. It launched several of its young actors' careers, such as James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps, John Francis Daley, Martin Starr, Samm Levine, and Linda Cardellini.

Genre Period teen drama, Comedy-drama
Created by Paul Feig
Starring Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty, Busy Philipps
Opening theme "Bad Reputation", by Joan Jett
Composer(s) Michael Andrews
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 18
Executive producer(s) Judd Apatow
Cinematography Russ T. Alsobrook, Bill Pope (pilot)
Editor(s) Tara Timpone, Sean K. Lambert, Brent White
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) Apatow Productions, DreamWorks Television
Distributor DreamWorks SKG
Original network NBC
Picture format NTSC (480i)
Audio format Dolby Surround 2.0
Netflix ID 70253797

About Freaks and Geeks

This show follows a group of freshman nerds and a group of burnouts in a high school in Michigan. The show was created by Paul Feig.

Achievement of Freaks and Geeks

Judd Apatow served as an executive producer on the series. The show was nominated for three Emmy Awards during its run. 

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Latest information about Freaks and Geeks updated on July 28 2021.