Hey
How amazing is Busy in Freaks and Geeks???
I just bought the dvd from America coz they never came out here in Australia, and I loooooove Busy so much!
And I watched all the episodes in a row LOL, its my new favourite show.
But yeah just wanted to say Busy is so amazing as Kim Kelley!!
If you havnt already been lucky enough to see this brilliant show BUY IT!
No such thing as a beautiful goodbye or an ordinary day...
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shareI KNOW!
and it is a good show, i wish they'd bring it back
brilliant show and she is amazing in it!!
the whole cast was incredible - i couldn't believe the show had been cancelled - it seemed to have such a following
it IS amazing! my PERSONAL theory it was canceled was cuz it was too expensive cuz of the great actors in it!
shareAwesome show, but I can only think of Busy as Kim Kelly. Whenever I see her in anything else I always shout 'Oh my god! It's Kim Kelly!!' Hehe!!
I love Angelina Jolie, I wanna marry her and have like 10 thousand of her babies!!
That doesn't make sense, the actors were unknowns at the time. NOW some of them are stars, like Seth Rogen and Jason Segal. It was canceled like most shows are...not good enough ratings.
He's a master of karate.....and friendship....for everyone!
Basically, NBC did Freaks and Geeks a huge disservice. The following Slate article gives a good rundown of what happened.
http://www.slate.com/id/2099078/
There's a quote at the end by Busy Philipps which states the problem of network TV these days. (They misspell her name though =P )
Garth Ancier, the NBC programming director at the time, had more to do with the death of the show than anyone else. He believed TV should be about escapist fantasy. Freaks and Geeks, obviously, ran counter to that vision, so he did little to support it. Didn't help that he attended a private prep school and couldn't relate. Though Garth wasn't all bad, he oversaw some megahits like Buffy and Dawson's Creek, he seriously dropped the ball with Freaks and Geeks.
It's such a shame because Freaks and Geeks had that rare blend of chemistry, writing, and talent. Most shows, even the good ones, are dragged along by one or two amazing actors and one or two amazing story arcs. The rest of the episodes you kind of watch and forget. Freaks and Geeks, on the other hand, had consistent quality throughout. It's a telling sign that F&G had more memorable moments in one season than most shows have over five. I can only imagine what they could have done had they been given a second season. It's sad. =(