Though shows like My So-Called Life previously gave voice to outcast teens, Freaks and Geeks was the epitome of showcasing what was then still a counter-culture community.
Would Silicon Valley exist without Freaks and Geeks?
But in its aftermath came the gargantuan rise of both geek culture and weed culture — which surprisingly did not find its master-culmination in Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet — and it’s now harder to find TV shows that don’t incorporate pop culture and stoners into the story.
As seemingly antithetical as it is to say such a thing, Judd Apatow is right in implying Freaks and Geeks would very likely lose some of its inherent appeal if it returned to modern audiences in any form, whether as a reunion or with a new set of characters.