Taken Too Soon...

            I have recently acquired a Netflix account.  I have been well utilizing my account.  One of the things that I have watched on Netflix is the short-lived but well loved TV series Freaks and Geeks.

            This is a show about high school students in the year 1980.  The show focuses on two groups of students in particular, freaks and geeks, the freaks being the drugged out slackers and the geeks being the well geeks.  The show is fantastic it is a drama but still really funny.  It is an accurate portrayal of high school life.  Even though a lot of the problems are problems of a student from 1980 there are still problems that transcend generations, problems such as falling in love, dealing with unfaithful parents, dealing with death, dealing with difficult teachers and dealing with ridicule and judgment.

            The actors portray these problems with such realism and accuracy that one can relate to them, even the ones that are specific to the 1980’s.  Even someone like me who was not even alive during the 80’s and was four years old when this show aired can relate to these well-crafted characters.

            Despite this the show only lasted 18 episodes.  Perhaps the audience was just not ready for this show.  People of younger generations, who would have been too young to watch the show when it aired, love it making it a cult classic.  I would love to see more of this terrific show but sadly no more exists.  All that’s left is to enjoy the little amount that does exist.