Wednesday, January 31, 2007

My Favorite TV Show Ever



Freaks and Geeks was written about me. I am convinced. I was Lindsay, the smart girl who couldn't play nice and found life a little more interesting in the smoking lot. My church group friends were always trying to rescue me, but I was too busy trying to figure out who I was. No other show has rung so true for me. I almost cried when they cancelled it. I actually was one of those people who wrote to the network begging them to bring it back. To this day I am sad that we only have a handful of episodes of what I believe to be TV genius.

This particular clip is one of my all time favorites. Nick is one of my favorite characters. He tries to be a tough guy, but he's painfully sentimental. I've known this guy. There were a lot of them in the smoking lot. Nothing makes better TV than cringing awkwardness. Freaks and Geeks rocked. At least I have the series on DVD. Whenever I forget what my teenage years were really like, I can watch them. I would say the only difference between Lindsay and I is that in the end, she goes off to follow the Grateful Dead. I hate The Dead. I ran off to follow punk bands. Other than that, watch the series and you'll see my family and my life. Really.

6 comments:

  1. Dude, your church group friends were the ones you were partying with.....other than that and the fact that your father is not that weird, the show is pretty much a retelling of the life of Sharon.

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  2. What are your opinions on "Get a Life?" That show spoke to me on levels I may never understand. A friend of mine swears by "Freaks and Geeks," though I never saw it.

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  3. Haven't seen "Get a Life" because I have no life. I watch very little TV these days due to school.

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  4. Other correlation between Freaks and Geeks and my family. My younger brother was a really nice smart guy like Sam and he played Dungeons and Dragons.

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  5. I will always sing the praises of this show. I think of myself as a mix of Sam and Lindsay. I was a conflicted geek with a subtle cool streak that didn't bust out of the church-group pack until college. Great fucking show.

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  6. I too shed a tear when this show was cancelled.

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