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vashti1999 · 03-15-2004, 01:25 PM

For anyone who's seen this series, would you recommend me buying the dvd? I like most shows, dramas and comedies, that have to do with high school, and I have a heavy interest in tv dvds. I'm thinking about doing a blind buy, but would like to hear some words from people who've seen it about how good it is.

TVFactFan · 03-15-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by vashti1999
For anyone who's seen this series, would you recommend me buying the dvd? I like most shows, dramas and comedies, that have to do with high school, and I have a heavy interest in tv dvds. I'm thinking about doing a blind buy, but would like to hear some words from people who've seen it about how good it is.

Since the show lasted a year, i would say SAVE YOUR MONEY

Nanny Fine · 03-16-2004, 08:03 PM

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Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Since the show lasted a year, i would say SAVE YOUR MONEY

Since Solomon doesn't know what the heck he's talking about, I'll tell you that YES it's worth the money to buy the DVD. If I had the money I WOULD buy it. I watched the show in it's original run and was really sad to see it cancelled.

And I think it ran for 2 seasons, not just one. Heckuva lot longer than That's My Mama...

TJL · 03-16-2004, 09:37 PM

"Freaks and Geeks" was a very good show. It could be screamingly funny one minute and sad the next. The situations and characterizations in the show were more real than any other show about teenagers.

It was a great show that should have been around longer than two seasons. I would buy it.

TVFactFan · 03-16-2004, 10:15 PM

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Originally posted by Nanny Fine
Since Solomon doesn't know what the heck he's talking about, I'll tell you that YES it's worth the money to buy the DVD. If I had the money I WOULD buy it. I watched the show in it's original run and was really sad to see it cancelled.

And I think it ran for 2 seasons, not just one. Heckuva lot longer than That's My Mama...

You can't really compare That's My Mama to Freaks and Geeks because That's My Mama was on ABC. Freaks and Geeks was on FOX. So EXPECTATIONS WERE HIGHER FOR THAT"S MY MAMA!!!!!!!

vashti1999 · 03-17-2004, 11:15 AM

Nanny Fine and TJL, thanks for your responses. I'm definitely leaning towards getting it, I alwas wanted to watch it when it was on the air but was always watching something else that was on at the same time. It was just a one year series, only 18 episodes, three of which never even aired, according to tvtome. And SA, it wasn't a Fox show, it was NBC.

dlemond · 03-17-2004, 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
You can't really compare That's My Mama to Freaks and Geeks because That's My Mama was on ABC. Freaks and Geeks was on FOX. So EXPECTATIONS WERE HIGHER FOR THAT"S MY MAMA!!!!!!!

That makes no sense.

And Freaks and Geeks is an infinitely better show than That's My Mama- and yes I saw TMM when in aired in syndicatiion in the 80s.

I have no idea where you get off saying save your money.

TVFactFan · 03-17-2004, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by dlemond
That makes no sense.

And Freaks and Geeks is an infinitely better show than That's My Mama- and yes I saw TMM when in aired in syndicatiion in the 80s.

I have no idea where you get off saying save your money.

My comment can be ignored now because Freaks and Geeks was on NBC. I thought it was on FOX

lockdown06 · 03-18-2004, 01:10 PM

i thought it was a really cool show

reminded me alot of the movie Dazed and Confused

PZelda · 04-20-2004, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by Nanny Fine
Since Solomon doesn't know what the heck he's talking about, I'll tell you that YES it's worth the money to buy the DVD. If I had the money I WOULD buy it. I watched the show in it's original run and was really sad to see it cancelled.

And I think it ran for 2 seasons, not just one. Heckuva lot longer than That's My Mama...

No- one.

I VERY vividly remember watching F&G in its original run (the 1999-2000 season). After it ended, they had F&G on in reruns until sometime during the 2000-01 season. I think it was taken off NBC sometime in EARLY 2001 (January or February).

I was in 9th grade when F&G started and in 10th when they took it off.

AKA · 04-21-2004, 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by Miss Vicki
No- one.

I VERY vividly remember watching F&G in its original run (the 1999-2000 season). After it ended, they had F&G on in reruns until sometime during the 2000-01 season. I think it was taken off NBC sometime in EARLY 2001 (January or February).

I was in 9th grade when F&G started and in 10th when they took it off.

Actually, the show aired on NBC (off and on) from September, 1999-July, 2000. Edited reruns were aired on The Fox Family Channel after that, including the three "unaired" episodes.

PZelda · 04-29-2004, 10:23 AM

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Originally posted by AKA
Actually, the show aired on NBC (off and on) from September, 1999-July, 2000. Edited reruns were aired on The Fox Family Channel after that, including the three "unaired" episodes.

That's it! I was pretty sure I was in 10th grade when they took off F&G for good, tho- when did they yank the Fox Family reruns?

03-15-2004, 01:25 PM	#1
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03-17-2004, 11:15 AM	#6
vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	Nanny Fine and TJL, thanks for your responses. I'm definitely leaning towards getting it, I alwas wanted to watch it when it was on the air but was always watching something else that was on at the same time. It was just a one year series, only 18 episodes, three of which never even aired, according to tvtome. And SA, it wasn't a Fox show, it was NBC.