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For most of us, high school sucked. And somehow sitcoms trying to mine the material of terrible teen years inevitably end up sappy, flat and boring. All in one. But "Freaks and Geeks" was different -- "Freaks and Geeks" nailed it. From the super-hottie Daniel Desario, played by James Franco, to the awfully awkward Bill Haverchuck, played by Martin Starr, it was easy to understand them, feel their pain and laugh at their inside jokes.

One perfect moment: The Halloween episode when Lindsay ditches her mom to egg houses with her new freak friends and ends up egging Sam, her brother – who only moments before was beaten up by the school bully. It’s an example of the show's bulls-eye use of dramatic convenience. While this geeky term makes the show sound cheesy, it's actually totally à propos considering the subject matter. High school: A series of bad coincidences that seemed to follow you everywhere!

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