Freaks and Geeks

[kempermentor]

> > Susan:
> > I asked (again) that it be turned off. The manager 
> > responded "well, 
> > it's on television." And an obviously impaired teenager 
> > said "yeah, 
> > it's on tv."

> Magpie:
> My roommate worked in a laid-back store and their policy was they 
> couldn't play anything R-rated and were iffy on PG-13--and they 
> usually chose things based on soundtrack because they couldn't 
> really 
> see the screens themselves--F&G probably has a pretty good 
> soundtrack 
> (did it only recently come out on DVD? That could be another reason 
> to show that one). 

Kemper now:
That makes a lot of sense.  Freaks and Geeks does have a good
soundtrack, in fact the producers didn't want to put it out on DVD
until they had the go from such artists as: Van Halen, Cheap Trick,
The Who, The Dead, Billy Joel, etc.
...The DVD came out 4 years ago.

> Magpie 
> I really should check out this show. Everybody always tells me it's 
> great--plus I think it covers years when I was in school so it's 
> kind of crazy for me to not even check it out. 

Kemper:
They are right!  I was on the petition list to get the show on DVD and
bought the Yearbook Edition.  I dropped a pretty dime, but it was
worth it.
The show takes place in the 1980-81 school year, so if you were in jr.
high or high school it may be more nostalgic.  I was in jr. high until
a couple of years later.  

Kemper, identified with the Geeks much more than the Freaks