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“Freaks and Geeks” the Interactive Game

Freaks Geeks Game Several years ago, I discovered the great TV series Freaks and Geeks, which ran for one season on NBC during 1999-2000. The show did a great job of capturing high school life in both a funny and dramatic way. The show, which was created by Paul Feig and had Judd Apatow as executive producer, featured many future stars, including Seth Rogen and James Franco. If you have not seen the series go watch it now. For everyone else, you may now play an old-style interactive game version of the series on YouTube.

Below is the beginning video, and at around the 30-second mark you will be asked whether you want to play as a “Freak” or a “Geek.” This choice and future choices take you to other videos that continue your storyline.

The game videos are written and directed by The Fine Brothers (Benny & Rafi Fine). The cool 1980s music and animation are by Doctor Octoroc.

If instead of playing yourself you would rather watch Seth Rogen and James Franco play the game and react to it, check out the video below.



How far did you go in the Freaks and Geeks game? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    I have been a big fan of Allison Moorer‘s music since her 1998 album Alabama Song, which featured “A Soft Place to Fall,” which had appeared in the movie The Horse Whisperer. Her albums such as The Duel (2004) and The Hardest Part (2000) are among my favorite albums of all time. So, I am looking forward to her upcoming release, Down to Believing, her eighth studio CD.

    One of the powerful songs on the upcoming album full of personal music is “Like It Used to Be.” Listen to it below.

    Rolling Stone notes that the upcoming album is a “stunning and revelatory collection about family and relationships,” inspired in part by the dissolution of Moorer’s marriage to Steve Earle and by the autism diagnosis of her son. Down to Believing, which was recorded in Nashville, will be released March 17, 2015.

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    I have been a big fan of Allison Moorer‘s music since her 1998 album Alabama Song, which featured “A Soft Place to Fall,” which had appeared in the movie The Horse Whisperer. Her albums such as The Duel (2004) and The Hardest Part (2000) are among my favorite albums of all time. So, I am looking forward to her upcoming release, Down to Believing, her eighth studio CD.

    One of the powerful songs on the upcoming album full of personal music is “Like It Used to Be.” Listen to it below.

    Rolling Stone notes that the upcoming album is a “stunning and revelatory collection about family and relationships,” inspired in part by the dissolution of Moorer’s marriage to Steve Earle and by the autism diagnosis of her son. Down to Believing, which was recorded in Nashville, will be released March 17, 2015.

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    As you can hear from the new trailer (update: which unfortunately is no longer available), the movie is in French, but apparently it also will be released in English.

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    Check out this short clip from the show where McCartney discusses what he felt when he heard the news that his Beatles bandmate had been killed.

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