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JamesG · 02-01-2021, 06:07 PM

Jason Segel on Why it Will be Hard for Kids to Watch "Freaks and Geeks" Now
by Sydney Bucksbaum
January 29, 2021

Now that "Freaks and Geeks" is finally available to stream, it's getting a new, younger influx of viewers for the first time.

"Freaks and Geeks" alum Jason Segel isn't sure that new, younger viewers will appreciate the iconic series in the same way as its original, pre-streaming fanbase.

"For a kid watching Freaks and Geeks now, it'll be hard for them to contextualize that that took place in [the 1980s], even though we filmed it in 1999," Segel tells EW. "They're just going to think that's what 2000 was like. I don't know what the experience would be like to watch something from 20 years ago. That's insane to me."

https://ew.com/tv/jason-segel-freaks-and-geeks/

TSMIV · 02-01-2021, 09:03 PM

Lol! Has he never seen Happy Days, The Walton's, Little House on the Prairie or any of the dozens and dozens of westerns that have been on TV? I love Freaks and Geeks, but he sounds like an idiot.

02-01-2021, 06:07 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,008	Jason Segel on Why it Will be Hard for Kids to Watch "Freaks and Geeks" Now *Jason Segel on Why it Will be Hard for Kids to Watch "Freaks and Geeks" Now* by Sydney Bucksbaum January 29, 2021 Now that "Freaks and Geeks" is finally available to stream, it's getting a new, younger influx of viewers for the first time. "Freaks and Geeks" alum Jason Segel isn't sure that new, younger viewers will appreciate the iconic series in the same way as its original, pre-streaming fanbase. "For a kid watching Freaks and Geeks now, it'll be hard for them to contextualize that that took place in [the 1980s], even though we filmed it in 1999," Segel tells EW. "They're just going to think that's what 2000 was like. I don't know what the experience would be like to watch something from 20 years ago. That's insane to me." https://ew.com/tv/jason-segel-freaks-and-geeks/ Attached Images

02-01-2021, 09:03 PM	#2
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 695	Lol! Has he never seen Happy Days, The Walton's, Little House on the Prairie or any of the dozens and dozens of westerns that have been on TV? I love Freaks and Geeks, but he sounds like an idiot.