I am calling an audible today, which would normally be the day for a fresh face, a new recommender. From fear of running out of these lists too soon, I have decided it necessary to extend brother Eric for one more week. This is my cry for help. I have three lists in the vault and need more to keep this string of mediocre blog-writing going. So, send those lists to hopkinak@gmail.com It might just make you famous. Luckily this list of Eric's is jam-packed with high quality recommends, so I'll have no problem stretching it for another week. Here we go.
Freaks and Geeks is a TV show that aired in 1999-2000, to much critical acclaim. Now, as we know from shows like Arrested Development, good TV shows just can't stay on the air. There is no place in this world for quality television, so after just 12 episodes Freaks and Geeks was axed. 18 episodes of the show were produced, all of which are available in this boxed set which is more than worth the $55 it costs. The show was created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, who everyone everywhere has heard of for producing a load of recent comedies like Anchorman, 40-Year Old-Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Walk Hard, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pineapple Express, etc. Most of these films feature a core of actors who started working with Apatow in Freaks and Geeks. A really nice chart of this is available here.
Freaks and Geeks is like The Wonder Years set in the 80's. The central character Lindsay Weir (played by Linda Cardellini) is finding her way in (I think) her senior year of high school, after quitting the Mathletes, joining a new group of friends (the Freaks), and dealing with her brother Sam and his friends (the Geeks). The fantastic character of the gym teacher is played by Thomas Wilson, who we all hopefully know and love as Biff from the Back to the Future trilogy. Once again, and in-depth plot synopsis isn't really necessary here, but if you loved the Wonder Years chances are this will be right up your alley (especially if you were in school in the 80's). Also, the series finale of Freaks and Geeks is one of my favorite last episodes of a TV show ever. Classic. The clips below are some of my favorites from the series, many focused on the character of Bill, who is easily the source of the shows funniest moments. The first clip sums up his character in about 10 seconds (he is the guy with glasses).
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okay okay.....even though you (excepting adam) haven't seen my list yet, i do regret that this isn't on it.
BOOOOOO. I want a new recommends. While I am thrilled with Vespertine, the first and only thing that I've checked out because of this blog, I still think you need to keep the momentum going.
as you already know, i concur with ricksterb
maybe if ricksterB would send me a list of his i own i could move on and keep the momentum going. riiiight? did you listen to vespertine? pretty great, right?
dear ricksterb.... boy do i feel bummed you didnt check out a single one of the first recommenders recommendationings
Dear TJ: Rest assured, that day will come when I investigate your list. Vespertine was hand delivered to me and cost me nothing. I really had no reason not to listen to it.
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