While these two shows have entertaining dynamics and do have compelling character development, Freaks and Geeks focused much more on character over type, which made it still riskier.

After Busy Phillips starred on Freaks and Geeks, she had a lot of major roles. In 2001, she booked Dawson’s Creek, where she remained until the series' ending.

1. Creator Paul Feig noted that Freaks and Geeks, which featured a young cast — some of whom hadn’t gone through puberty yet — was NBC’s lowest-rated show when it aired from 1999 to 2000.

Freaks and Geeks is a true cult classic, but there's another teen comedy series that those fans should check out. Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks was a short-lived teen comedy drama created for NBC.

Even though it was canceled during its first season, “Freaks and Geeks” still lives on 25 years later, much to the amazement of Royal Oak native and show creator Paul Feig.

On the 25th anniversary of 'Freaks and Geeks', Paul Feig, Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen are reminiscing about the beloved series.

'Freaks and Geeks' may have been short-lived, but for our television critic, who chronicled the series, cast and creators over the years, it remains a beloved work of art.

To mark the 25th anniversary of Freaks and Geeks, the beloved NBC comedy about high school outcasts in the suburbs of Michigan, cast members Seth Rogen and Samm Levine, along with the show’s ...

Joe Flaherty, a writer and performer on the influential and beloved sketch comedy series SCTV and a series regular on Freaks and Geeks, died Monday following a brief illness. He was 82.

Joe Flaherty, the actor, writer and comedian known for his roles on the Canadian sketch comedy series “Second City Television” and “Freaks and Geeks,” has died. He was 82. Flaherty’s ...