[EMPIRE]

Plot

The show centered on a teenage girl, Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini), and her brother, Sam (John Francis Daley), both attending McKinley High School during the 1980–1981 school year in the town of Chippewa, Michigan, a fictional suburb of Detroit. The town likely got its name from Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township, MI. Feig graduated from the school in 1980.

Their friends, respectively, constituted the "freaks" — Daniel Desario (James Franco), Ken Miller (Seth Rogen), Nick Andopolis (Jason Segel), Kim Kelly (Busy Philipps) — and "geeks" — Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine) and Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) — of the title. The Weirs' parents, Harold (Joe Flaherty) and Jean (Becky Ann Baker), were featured in every episode. Millie Kentner (Sarah Hagan), Lindsay's nerdy, highly religious former best friend, was a recurring character, as was Cindy Sanders (Natasha Melnick), the pretty, popular cheerleader who Sam had a crush on.

The show's starting point was Lindsay's transition from her life as an academically proficient student, star mathlete, and proper young girl, with Millie as her like-minded best friend, to an Army-jacket-wearing teenager who hangs out with troubled slackers. Her relationships with her new friends, and the friction they cause with her parents and with her own self-image, form one central strand of the show; the other follows Sam and his group of geeky friends as they navigate a very different part of the social universe trying to fit in.

Cast and characters ( ..where it all started)



Weir family

* Linda Cardellini as Lindsay Weir
* John Francis Daley as Sam Weir
* Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir
* Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir

Geeks

* Samm Levine as Neal Schweiber
* Martin Starr as Bill Haverchuck
* John Francis Daley as Sam Weir

Freaks

* James Franco as Daniel Desario
* Busy Philipps as Kim Kelly
* Jason Segel as Nick Andopolis
* Seth Rogen as Ken Miller
* Linda Cardellini as Lindsay Weir

Teachers

* Dave "Gruber" Allen as Mr. Rosso
* Steve Bannos as Mr. Kowchevski
* Thomas F. Wilson Coach Fredricks
* Trace Beaulieu as Mr. Lacovara
* Steve Higgins as Mr. Fleck
* Leslie Mann as Ms. Foote

-credits to Wiki


did anyone watch this show??
the whole cast was great.. the freaks, geeks, school staff (especially guidance counselor Mr. Rosso), and even the parents were funny.
the music was awesome too. i really wanted to see how things ended with Lindsay and Nick ..too bad it got cancelled
mmm and James Franco~ ((=

[tofu plushie]

I love that show!! Bill was my favorite character =D Too bad it was cancelled only after 1 season, it was such a good show.

[Pseudonym]

I haven't finished this series but I love what I've seen so far. A pity this show was canceled though.

[lampshade]

This show is awesome.

Too bad they ended it after only one season. Perhaps that is the reason it was kinda 'perfect'.

[luna81]

One of my favorite show ever. It was perfect, I loved every single episode. I loved all the characters, the lines, etc. Reminds me I need to do a marathon of it again.

[jaceone]

i loved this show!! my sister and i caught every episode when it was being shown on tv. i wish they didn't cancel it, but it was great while it lasted.

they're re-releasing the Freaks and Geeks: Yearbook Edition, but it's way too expensive right now.

[kissez*]

I remember this show! I was sad when they decided to cancel it T.T

[losborrachos]

i used to watch this religiously. another great show that ended prematurely.

[Kennedy]

Oh my gosh. This show is so great. I just watched the first episode. XD
I love the counselor. He's like... someone you would not expect to be one because of how he looks. XD

Her dad is so funny! Ahahaha.

[EMPIRE]

^
haha yeah Mr. Rosso is a so fun.. hippie and what not.
i love the dad, he's hilarious.

i loved this show!! my sister and i caught every episode when it was being shown on tv. i wish they didn't cancel it, but it was great while it lasted.

they're re-releasing the Freaks and Geeks: Yearbook Edition, but it's way too expensive right now.

wayyy expensive. i wanted to get it but i guess i'll settled for the regular old thing (=

oh and i forgot to mention.. there are a lot of cameos, like cute little shia labeouf and ben foster as Eli.