The best thing about this scene is he treats Nick like an adult, with respect, and gives it to him straight. No BS, so a kid like Nick recognizes it's real and it resonates with him.
one of my only problems with the show is that they often portray the geeks more like dorky 7th graders than dorky 9th graders. maybe times were more innocent back then, and maybe my dorky friend group was a little more mature than some of the others, but still
As a high-school teacher and a member of the class of 1985, I can state with confidence that--more than any other TV show in history--"Freaks and Geeks" `nails what it meant to be a teenager in a particular time and a particular place.
In all honesty these shows aren't even close to what I experienced at any school in any grade lol but I'm born and raised West Side of Chicago so lol going to high school was survival of the fittest lol getting shot at or beaten up going and coming to school . I was a gangbanger so ℹ obviously looked and asked for it . But it was like that for everyone just walking to school unfortunately! But if I had kids like these I'd be friends with the Nerds as I'm a nerd too but never hid it lol 😂
I've seen this movie like 31 years ago and I guess I was too young to get the whole "GOs nostalgia" vibe but before rewatching it for the first time today, I tried to recollect the few memories left from the film apart the little twist at the end, and one image that has struck with me all these years was the sight of Kiefer Sutherland crying while watching his childhood home videos, truly a powerful scene that can resonate with anyone.
This was so gut wrenching. The only time I felt something from a movie. It felt euphoric to feel that personally. Even I think it was weird, i dont know why.
I literally lived this scene without ever seeing the show at the time. My grandfather was born in 1912 and lived with us when I was a teenager and I was a drummer. He’d come in with his hands over his ears and say “what is this noise” 😂 he dragged me to his room and started playing Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa and say “this is real drums”
