'Freaks & Geeks' Main Characters, Ranked
Freaks and Geeks is an American period teen comedy-drama television series, created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer . The show aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed, but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired. Teenage Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) and her younger brother Sam (John Francis Daley) attend William McKinley High School during the 1980–1981 school year. The show is set in the town of Chippewa, Michigan, a fictional suburb of Detroit (named after Chippewa Valley High School, which series creator Paul Feig attended). Lindsay's friends constitute the title's "freaks" — Daniel Desario (James Franco), Ken Miller (Seth Rogen), Nick Andopolis (Jason Segel), and Kim Kelly (Busy Philipps); Sam's friends constitute the "geeks" — Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine) and Bill Haverchuck (Martin Star...