Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10022 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-04-06
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: 1.05 pounds
• Running time: 1080 minutes

Customer Reviews

Bill Haverchuck for ever!
Simply put, this is the best thing on TV to come out of the USA. I nearly bought cable for the chance to see it again but assumed Channel Four would show it - no such luck.

Brilliantly written, acted and directed, this show hit a chord with so many people in the States. The 'Freaks' are the older pot-smoking, Led Zeppelin fans and the 'Geeks' are the younger-acting Mathletes and the main character's younger brother's crowd. The best episodes are when the two groups do battle, of a sort, over the lovely Lindsay Weir, the main character of the show played by Linda Cardellini. You might recognise the name, she's also in ER in the UK at the moment.

A stand-out episode is the fantastic Beers and Weirs, where the younger kids try to stop the older kids from drinking and wrecking the house when Lindsay's folks are away for the night. I don't want to give the storyline away, but whenever I'm in the museum of television and radio in New York, I always put it on my slip to watch. It's worth travelling halfway around the world for, it's honestly THAT good.

There's a fair comparison between this show and My So Called Life - let's hope that Linda Cardellini's career goes on to be as succesful as that of Clare Danes. It's a really heartwarming series, and some of the episodes are a little bit out there too, there's a really awkward scene in one of the episodes where you're just watching one of the characters watching TV and eating messily for what feels like 15 minutes. Its cult status is well deserved and this series will pass the test of time - it still feels fresh six years after it first aired.

When will they release a UK version DVD, or rerun it on Channel Four? Looks like we'll just have to buy it in NTSC format for the time being!

Are you calling me irrational? cause i will tear your head off and throw it over that fence, i swear to god
Why this show was cancelled truly escapes me. In my opinion, Freaks and Geeks is the finest series to have ever aired on television. The characters are hilarious, but real, making it impossible to hate any of them.
The music within the series is excellent, featuring The Who, Van Halen, Supertramp and Queen, and the presence of special features, including bloopers, feeds the viewers' thirst for more when all 18 episodes have been watched.
Knowing that F+G's only holds 18 episodes is a real shame, but with the complete series, what does exist cant be cancelled or revoked.
...Never gets old, boring or tedious, but better with every watch.

Also a word to the wise, since Freaks and Geeks is American, and therefore is formatted to American/Canadian programming, a multi-regional dvd player may be needed for those outside of 'region 1' viewing. (Always check imports are 'PAL' compatible). Since freaks and geeks isnt, and i reside in the UK, it was necessary to purchase a multi-regional player. However, since such players are cheap and allow you to watch imports in the future...oh and the fact that Freaks and Geeks is a phenomenal series, it's more than worth it.

UNBELIEVABLE!!!
I can not believe that this one managed to pass me by when it was first aired here in the UK, what is more unbelievable is that it was cancelled before even the 1st series got to conclude. I watched an episode on DVD recently and I have not had the TV on with out freaks and geeks playing at least one episode since. Every character is lovable. I feel for every one, wether it be a maternal love for Sam Wier, or complete joy with the way Bill handles the cards life has dealt him. It reflect a part of high school life that every other show has managed to over look. It reflect the kind of life that I and my friends had. I love it, I wan't more of it. There is no way 18 episodes could possible quench my thirst for this show!!! ACE!!