Freaks and Geeks was just named the best teen drama of all time!
In a new ranking published by The Hollywood Reporter, the cult classic took the top spot despite airing for just one season on NBC from 1999 to 2000.
The teen comedy-drama, created by Paul Feig and executive-produced by Judd Apatow, follows teenagers at a suburban high school near Detroit during the 1980–81 school year.
The series centers on two groups of outcast teenagers: the “freaks,” a group of older rebels and slackers, and the “geeks,” younger, bullied misfits. Together, the series explored “the sad, hilarious unfairness of teen life.”
The show starred Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty, and Busy Philipps, and is widely credited with launching the careers of several of its stars.
“Whether you classify Paul Feig’s ’80s-set series as a drama, as we are, or a comedy, as the Emmys did for its two writing nominations and a deserved casting win for the great Allison Jones, Freaks and Geeks is funnier than any teen show ever made and also more deeply relatable and emotionally resonant,” The Hollywood Reporter wrote in its review.
“With only 18 hourlong episodes, which were bounced around NBC’s schedule like Tigger on speed, the series introduced over a dozen indelible characters — cringeworthy heroes and empathy-worthy villains — and a world as impeccably realized as anything achieved on the big or small screen,” it continued. “Looking at this cast of future stars and superstars, it’s shameful that NBC couldn’t get more than one season out.”
The review concluded, “‘Discos and Dragons’ is a flawless series finale, making it possible to believe this was simply the story that Feig, Judd Apatow, Mike White and company wanted to tell — and to feel blessed to have spent this time in Chippewa, Michigan, wandering the halls of William McKinley High School at all.”
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Despite receiving rave reviews even decades later, Freaks and Geeks struggled to build a dedicated audience during its original run. The series was given a difficult Saturday night 8 p.m. time slot, while NBC frequently shifted its schedule, airing episodes inconsistently and leaving long gaps that made it difficult for viewers to follow.
The series has since become one of the most beloved teen shows of its era and is often considered one of the biggest “what ifs” in television history.
Here’s the full list of The Hollywood Reporter’s top teen dramas.
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