10 Questions: Martin Starr

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10 Questions: Martin Starr

Ten answers from Freaks and Geeks' Bill Haverchuck.

By Ken P.
IGN FilmForce

I've said it before and I'll say it again – Freaks and Geeks was one of the best shows ever produced for television.

Which is probably why it only lasted 18 episodes.

I think it's a television law that quality must be rewarded with swift cancellation, while abominations continue to roam the land, menacing viewers with inane writing (and even lamer metaphors, but you get the point).

Presenting the teenage tribulations of Sam and Lindsay Weir, and their assorted friends and enemies, Freaks and Geeks was the first (and so far only) show that presented the teenagers as they really are, and what high school is really like. Well-written, funny, and emotional, it was… Well, it was life. Not a comedy, not a drama, and nothing as hackneyed as a "dramedy," it merely existed as one of the most well-crafted shows ever to get slaughtered upon the network altar of quick returns and poor judgement.

Let it not be said that dark clouds don't have silver linings, because the complete run of Freaks and Geeks – plus a bevy of bonus materials – has been released in a spiffy 6-disc DVD set from Shout Factory.

If you're a fan you've probably already got the set on your shelf, but if you've not yet experienced the show, I urge you to do so.

Or go watch some more Relic Hunter. It's your call.

We recently got a chance to ask our patented (it's pending… really…) 10 Questions of the Freaks and Geeks cast, and we'll be presenting them over the next few weeks. We've also got a few surprises in store, so be sure to keep an eye out in the near future.

Next up is the immortal Bill Haverchuck himself, Martin Starr…

1. What is your favorite piece of music?
Van Halen – "I'm your ice cream man."

2. What is your favorite film?
Ernest Goes to Mississippi.

3. What is your favorite TV program, past or current?
Family Guy.

4. What do you feel has been your most important professional accomplishment to date?
Continuing on to achieve my goals despite the a-holes in this business.

5. Which project do you feel didn't live up to what you envisioned?
Cheats.

6. What is your favorite book?
The Bush Dyslexicon.

7. If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be?
Too much to go into detail.

8. Who – or what – would you say has had the biggest influence on your career?
F&G, and the amazing people involved.

9. What is your next project?
Sitting on My Ass – written, directed, produced, gaffed, and staring "Me."

10. What is the one project that you've always wanted to do, but have yet to be able to?
Alice in Wonderland on Broadway. I would be Alice… No, seriously, I would love to do a Romeo & Juliet type story.

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Thanks AKA, keep 'em coming.