I don't watch much TV, and I just discovered "Freaks and Geeks"
within the last month or so thanks to Joan Holiday, one of the
coolest DJs in the Hartford-Springfield area. She mentioned on the
air that a bunch of episodes had appeared on YouTube. I checked it
out and quickly got hooked. When I ran out of shows and clips to
watch there, I bought the DVD set.

I haven't even watched all the episodes yet. But I'm in love with
Lindsay, even though, if she was real and I was the right age, I'd
have about as much chance with her as Neal does! I grew up
worshipping certain hippy chicks -- one in particular -- and Lindsay
brings back some potent feelings.

The great thing about the show is how it manages to touch real
emotions. The pilot is just a great TV show, especially the scene
that the creators believe may have been responsible for the show's
cancellation, where the special ed kid (sorry, I haven't got his name
yet) gets upset about Lindsay saying he's retarded, falls off the
bleachers and breaks his arm. The scene where Lindsay tells Sam about
the life-changing experience of seeing her grandmother die and the
final dance scene also are wonderful. I love the way "Sail Away" goes
from slow to fast just as Sam gets ready to dance with Cindy, that
always-sweet, always-kind cheerleader who always seems to break his
heart.

My second-favorite show is "Girlfriends and Boyfriends," wherein
everyone in sight warns Lindsay about the horrendous dangers of sex,
and she ends up finding that Nick is capable of something none of
them has mentioned, romance.

Last night, I was watching the show about the fake IDs and the new
girl from Florida, and I noticed that long look Cindy sends after Sam
when he brushes by her in the corridor with only a passing hello.

Alex