I went over to The Delightful Jeni Garber's place this evening, which is cool 'cause Jeni is not long for this world. If by "this world" I meant "Seattle." She's moving back to NYC and more power to her, as it's very much where she belongs.
Anyway, we stayed in and watched a little bit of Freaks and Geeks on DVD, which I'd never seen before but had heard many wonderful things about. I can't remember who I heard these wonderful things from, so I'll just assume it was Ogre. When I can't remember who recommended something to me, it usually turns out to be Ogre. Though it might have been Mr. Proctor. Anyway, the show did not disappoint. It was funny right out of the gate and continued to be funny through everything I saw. It's a well-written, witty, very well-acted and non-WB-style funny drama. I want to see the rest of it. I might have to buy it on DVD, eventually.
Jeni says Freaks and Geeks pretty much defines her life in high school. She says she was the main character. Fair enough. I didn't know Jeni so well back then, so I'll just take her word for it. Her saying that puts me in mind of the show that defines my life in high school, though: Parker Lewis Can't Lose. When the hell is that coming out on DVD? And what about Daria? That would be cool to see on DVD, too.
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Maybe it was me who lauded Freaks and Geeks. I own it on DVD and believe it was one of the greatest things on television. You don't get that from watching a little bit. It's a year of high school. A year, as you probably know, is a life cycle, so in many ways it's an entire life you're watching. When you watch the series beginning to end, you've lived a new life which is so close to the truth that it becomes part of your own. I vouch for Jeni's claim to have lived the series. I didn't go to high school with her, but I've hung out with her friends and, and yes, it was like watching the show. You never take my life advice, but maybe you should write something along the lines of Freaks and Geeks. The best thing you can do in art is tell the truth, and you have some interesting truth to tell. Not the sappy, melodramatic truth, but the truth of someone coming home, making a grilled cheese sandwich and and watching afternoon television, and laughing while The Who plays in the background. There's a beauty in watching that you have see to believe. I'll lend you the box set by mail if you send me your address.
Posted by Vitaly | March 11, 2005 12:19 PM
Posted on March 11, 2005 12:19
Thanks for the offer, Vitaly, but I think I'll just rent it (possibly during my upcoming week and a half of Spring Break). A bit simpler than the mail, and easier on your DVDs.
Posted by Jason | March 11, 2005 3:10 PM
Posted on March 11, 2005 15:10