History Trivia / FreaksAndGeeks

** Jason Segel also has done some FratPack comedies, most notably ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' with Creator/PaulRudd. He also stands out as a member of the core cast of ''HowIMetYourMother''. Apatow also cast him in his next show, ''{{Undeclared}}''.
** Linda Cardellini is ironically one of the lesser known actresses from the show, playing Velma in the live-action ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies and having recurring roles on ''{{ER}}'' and, more recently, ''MadMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.

** Creator/SethRogen and James Franco went on to star in many films. Rogen starred in ''Film/KnockedUp'', ''GreenHornet'', and ''Film/StepBrothers'', and was brought back by Apatow for his other (failed) TV venture, ''{{Undeclared}}'', becoming part of Apatow's ProductionPosse. Franco, meanwhile, got recognition in the SamRaimi Film/{{SpiderMan}} trilogy, ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'', ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', and was nominated for an Oscar in 127Hours. The two were reunited in ''Film/PineappleExpress''.

** Linda Cardellini is ironically one of the lesser known actresses from the show, playing Velma in the live-action ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies and having recurring roles on ''{{ER}}'' and, more recently, ''MadMen''.

** Jason Segel also has done some FratPack comedies, most notably ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' with PaulRudd. He also stands out as a member of the core cast of ''HowIMetYourMother''. Apatow also cast him in his next show, ''{{Undeclared}}''.

** Linda Cardellini is ironically one of the lesser known actresses from the show, playing Velma in the live-action ''ScoobyDoo'' movies and having recurring roles on ''{{ER}}'' and, more recently, ''MadMen''.

** Of the geeks, John Francis Daley has done a number of movies and TV shows, most notably ''{{Bones}}''. Samm Levine and Martin Starr both made cameo appearances in Apatow's next show, ''{{Undeclared}}'', with Starr also appearing in ''PartyDown'' and getting various minor roles in movies like ''Film/{{Adventureland}}'' and ''Film/KnockedUp'', and Levine using ''Freaks and Geeks'' to convince Creator/QuentinTarantino (a fan of the show) to cast him in ''Film/InglouriousBasterds''.

** [[Film/TheSandlot Squints]] is now a bully.

* DawsonCasting: Averted by John Francis Daley (14) and, surprisingly, SethRogen (17). Downplayed with JasonSegel (19), Busy Philipps (19), Martin Starr (16), and Samm Levine (16). Played straight by JamesFranco (21) and Linda Cardellini (26).

* DawsonCasting: Averted by John Francis Daley who was the same age as his character (14). Downplayed with JasonSegel (19), SethRogen (17), Busy Philipps (19), Martin Starr (16), and Samm Levine (16). Played straight by JamesFranco (21) and Linda Cardellini (26).

** Of the geeks, John Francis Daley has done a number of movies and TV shows, most notably ''{{Bones}}''. Samm Levine and Martin Starr both made cameo appearances in Apatow's next show, ''{{Undeclared}}'', with Starr also appearing in ''PartyDown'' and getting various minor roles in movies like ''Film/{{Adventureland}}'' and ''Film/KnockedUp'', and Levine using ''Freaks and Geeks'' to convince QuentinTarantino (a fan of the show) to cast him in ''Film/InglouriousBasterds''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sam Weir was originally meant to be ''tall'' for his age (as Feig had been).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Paul Feig outlined in a [[http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/12/paul-feig-season-two-freaks-and-geeks Vanity Fair article]] what would have happened to every major character in a proposed second season.

* WhatCoudldHaveBeen:

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The usual sad story. Aired out of order, shuffled around the schedule, barely advertised, and so on.

** Before practicing law, [[Series/BreakingBad Saul Goodman]] taught high school biology.

** Creator/SethRogen and James Franco went on to star in many films. Rogen starred in ''KnockedUp'', ''GreenHornet'', and ''StepBrothers'', and was brought back by Apatow for his other (failed) TV venture, ''{{Undeclared}}'', becoming part of Apatow's ProductionPosse. Franco, meanwhile, got recognition in the SamRaimi Film/{{SpiderMan}} trilogy, ''OzTheGreatAndPowerful'', ''RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', and was nominated for an Oscar in 127Hours. The two were reunited in ''PineappleExpress''.
** Jason Segel also has done some FratPack comedies, most notably ''ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and ''ILoveYouMan'' with PaulRudd. He also stands out as a member of the core cast of ''HowIMetYourMother''. Apatow also cast him in his next show, ''{{Undeclared}}''.

** Of the geeks, John Francis Daley has done a number of movies and TV shows, most notably ''{{Bones}}''. Samm Levine and Martin Starr both made cameo appearances in Apatow's next show, ''{{Undeclared}}'', with Starr also appearing in ''PartyDown'' and getting various minor roles in movies like ''{{Adventureland}}'' and ''KnockedUp'', and Levine using ''Freaks and Geeks'' to convince QuentinTarantino (a fan of the show) to cast him in InglouriousBasterds.

** SethRogen and James Franco went on to star in many films. Rogen starred in ''KnockedUp'', ''GreenHornet'', and ''StepBrothers'', and was brought back by Apatow for his other (failed) TV venture, ''{{Undeclared}}'', becoming part of Apatow's ProductionPosse. Franco, meanwhile, got recognition in the SamRaimi Film/{{SpiderMan}} trilogy, ''OzTheGreatAndPowerful'', ''RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', and was nominated for an Oscar in 127Hours. The two were reunited in ''PineappleExpress''.

** SethRogen and JamesFranco went on to star in many films, such as ''KnockedUp'' and the SamRaimi Film/{{SpiderMan}} trilogy respectively, as well as starring together in the FratPack film ''PineappleExpress'', and becoming part of Apatow's ProductionPosse.