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Of all the shows I have ever seen, none have stuck with me quite like Freaks and Geeks has. To put it simply, the show was brilliant. Too bad it had to be canceled. The writing and acting was superb, I don't think anyone can say that they didn't fall in love with the characters. I mean come on, Bill? The stories each were well made and I found myself already anticipating the next episode. Kudos to Paul Feig. The story is centered around the two children of a middle class family as they grow and evolve in high school. There is the older daughter, Lindsey, a book smart, goody-goody, looking for approval and acceptance from the stoners AKA the freaks. Then there is the younger son, Sam, who is the stereotypical nerd of the early 80's. He is constantly in conflict between the popularity aspect versus his friends, the geeks. Over the 18 episode first and only season, the characters undergo many changes that almost any person can relate to somewhat in their high school years. The entire series is all about the self discovery of these two kids and their friends as they venture through high school and in my mind was too good for TV. If only HBO had gotten to it... Oh well... I do highly recommend buying the DVD because this show was beyond words in the excellence it displayed, thank you for one of the best years of television Paul Feig!

This movie was completely underrated, it is quite good if you realize what it really is, a satire. The whole movie makes many great satirical or spoofs of superhero movies. Look at the city's name, Champion City, classical superhero setting with a classical superhero (a joking combination of Batman and Superman ideas) Captain Amazing (how can anyone take that seriously?). Then they go on to show the second string superheroes like the Shoveler and the Blue Raja. But the real joke is their obsession with the superhero genre. For example when fighting a gang of Disco guys, William H. Macy (A God among men) even says to the one toting a pipe as a weapon "What are you supposed to be, the Disco Plumber?". The entire idea is summed up with the recruiting party. The whole movie just runs with the idea of how much fun can be poked at superhero movies... Even the super villain is an obvious joke, his name is Casanova Frankenstein. I would recommend watching it, not because it is a good movie with a good plot, but because it makes fun of good movies with good plots and that makes it funny...