An awesome show for sure! I have the box set and have
watched all episodes at least 6 times. You should try
to get the dvds if you can. Also get the soundtrack
which is great. Welcome to our group! Chris
--- mckinleyhigh@yahoogroups.com
<manchwoods@...> wrote:
> 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
>


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