Postmodernism in Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)

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This video explores the cult television series FREAKS AND GEEKS (1999-2000) through a postmodern lens to better understand how the text engages with social structures, personal identities, simulations, and cultural deicide.
Written, edited, and narrated by Jane Brown
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Clips:
► AU HASARD BALTHAZAR. (1966). Dir. Robert Bresson.
► BLUE VELVET. (1986). Dir. David Lynch.
► CHUNGKING EXPRESS. (1994). Dir. Kar-wai Wong.
► FARGO. (1996). Dir. Joel and Ethan Coen.
► FIGHT CLUB. (1999). Dir. David Fincher.
► FREAKS AND GEEKS. (1999-2000). Show. Paul Feig and Judd Apatow.
► THE MATRIX. (1999). Dir. Lana and Lilly Wachowski.
► MELANCHOLIA. (2008). Dir. Lav Diaz.
► MIRROR. (1975). Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky.
► PERSONA. (1966). Dir. Ingmar Bergman.
► PULP FICTION. (1994). Dir. Quentin Tarantino.
► RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME. (1946). Dir. Maya Deren.
► SCREAM. (1996). Dir. Wes Craven.
► STRIKE. (1925). Dir. Sergei M. Eisenstein.
► VERTIGO. (1958). Dir. Alfred Hitchcock.
► VIVRE SA VIE. (1962). Dir. Jean-Luc Godard.
► WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES. (2001). Dir. Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky.
Soundtrack:
► “Where Is My Mind?” by Pixies
► “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton
► “Dreams” by Faye Wong
► “Box of Rain” by Grateful Dead
► “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett
► “Runnin’ With the Devil” by Van Halen
► “I’m Alright” by Kenny Loggins
► “No One to Depend On” by Satana
► “Jesus is Alright with Me” by Sarah Hagan and Jason Segel
► “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Crofts
► “Rosalinda’s Eyes” by Billy Joel
► “You'll Accomp'ny Me” by Bob Seger
► “Lady” by Styx
► “The Road” by Jackson Browne
► “I’m One” by The Who
► “Groove Line” by Heatwave
► “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” by Rick Derringer
► “The Song is Over” by The Who
► “Rise Above” by Black Flag
► “Take the Long Way Home” by Supertramp
► “Ripple” by Grateful Dead
► “White Room” by Cream
► “Come Sail Away” by Styx
Chapters:
00:00 - Postmodernism
02:12 - Stratification
04:59 - Deicide
12:24 - Idealization
21:38 - Family
27:46 - Simulation
35:57 - Inspiration
40:01 - Come Sail Away
42:20 - Post-Script
Patrons:
Clare, Яков Ржаной, George, Greg, Matt Harrison, Atom Jung, Wolfgang, Pikadon, Kayla, and Pseudo Moron

Пікірлер: 42

@trinaq 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that this show was cancelled for allegedly "Not being happy enough." It was two decades ahead of its time, and NOBODY could have guessed how successful its young cast would become in the future! 🌟

@mrbanks456 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can see this show being HUGE if it was made today.

@briand017 11 ай бұрын

Honestly it was too dark then it should’ve been

@giancarlojacobs9982 9 ай бұрын

Over 20 years later and seeing Bill crying in the car STILL breaks my heart 😢 💔

@josemarin9975 5 ай бұрын

The garage episode was insane at the end.

@EastAsianCinemaHistory 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great introduction and discussion of postmodernism. I can’t believe Freaks and Geeks as a case study facilitated it so well.

@dpglounge4900 2 жыл бұрын

That episode where everybody in his family knows that Neal dad is and has been cheating for years grills Sam for knowing then Neal confirms with the garage door opener breaks my heart very powerful

@i.k5143 10 ай бұрын

My analysis of Lindsey is that she outgrew high school to quick and tries to have her experimental college years with whatever is at her disposal - in this case the freaks.

@donkeyoncrack23 Ай бұрын

Your analysis can’t be more wrong

@jamescoppolino9144 3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this show for the first time when I was 11, expecting it to be a comedy. It's held up incredibly well.

@gupworld7395 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was unfairly short lived but I appreciate how it ends. It was a perfect run and will always be remembered for being perfect, what modern television started becoming at that time would have ruined the series if it continued

@mmmghool 3 жыл бұрын

incredible video! really appreciate it cause this show can make me too emotional to think critically about it

@sydhamelin1265 Жыл бұрын

I love this analysis, it's so positive and interesting. It made my day.

@sauceobtainer2849 2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful analysis about a topic I had no idea about on a show I’m obsessed with. Thanks for the knowledge.

@lonestar98 6 күн бұрын

Seeing one of my favorite shows in a new light, great video

@GreenRiver72 2 жыл бұрын

"Track two is the normal kids" ... said while using his middle finger - almost as if the show is saying f-the social norms. Brilliant.

@mrbanks456 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen like, most of these actors in comedies. Never thought that a depressing teen drama that ran for a year would launch all their careers. It's bizarre to see... Definitely gonna watch this.

@MadameCirce 2 жыл бұрын

In all fairness, it's still a comedy. Or I guess "dramedy" is the better description? It was created by Paul Feig and Judd Apatow. So it all makes a lot of sense (both in tone and actors) knowing they were at the helm. Also... I see it's been 11 months since your post. Check the show out yet? I hope so!

@adrianac3258 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this show and your video essay is one of the best I have seen ❤️.

@rawburtmartinez 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell so much work went into this video! I have my Bachelor's in Media Arts and thoroughly enjoyed this video 😊

@vawnjour 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I really loved this video. You did a really great job. You should be proud of yourself. I'm proud of you, random stranger on the Internet.

@cartergreen2854 Жыл бұрын

Love this analysis so much! Great work

@krazy8200 3 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown ❤️

@ZafraShorts 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video, it helped me see life in a new light, and am gonna apply the principles talked about in this video to my real life, sometimes the advice you need is where you least expect it, for me, it was this video. Have a good day.

@TroyBlyden 2 жыл бұрын

This is gold. Thank you

@darenanderson1960 8 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your analysis to this wonderful show.

@mchjsosde 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) ❤️ I love your videos

@MadameCirce 2 жыл бұрын

It's been over 20 years and I'm still salty Freaks and Geeks was cancelled.

@x97s 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this show !

@jod6cindy 2 жыл бұрын

I've always had a hard time reading and understanding academic writing, but I can tell you have a brilliant mind and are a superb writer. Freaks and Geeks is my favorite TV show of all time, and it always will be. If only it could have gone on for another ten or fifteen episodes, even. 😔

@richardduran498 Ай бұрын

Wow! Great Job!👍

@squashfei8907 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video! Also, have you seen Everything Sucks? I think it's kind of a soft remake of this except more diverse and it got cancelled after 10 episodes :(

@user-mb9nm7bq5e 3 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you apply to Harvard and a get a PhD in film? My friend applied and got a full ride

@bairly.cinema 2 жыл бұрын

Damn bro I can't believe this video doesn't have more love, and I think the reason Busy wasn't in the opening credits was a legal issue with her agents and shit. I don't know anything more specific than that lol.

@maneezeigler3848 2 жыл бұрын

She wasn’t going to be a main character when they shot the pilot and opening credits and then decided to make her a main character

@balle3631 2 жыл бұрын

this video has me crying in the club rn

@WillMassey-by5nk 5 ай бұрын

And also when I think of the 1980s I would think of the stuff like the Goldbergs

@wdmassey1734 Жыл бұрын

Actually the way that the 1980s back then was technically a decade of pop culture that had no established order because in George Orwell's nightmare of 1984 talked about an a hiarchry in by climbing the social ladder and in order to be a underdog and that was the way that geeks saw it as back in the 1980s because back in the 1980s there was a undercurrent of cutting edge of the new wave that the geeks were into like SnL and comedy movies and stuff like cosplay ,mtv, politics and Reaganomics and also new modern technology like game consoles and computers while that was cutting edge of geek culture there was also nerd culture in where it was more like freaks and geeks was in the movies and tv shows of the 1980s in where there was sci fi fantasy movies, dungeons and dragons, computers, comic con, comic books, MS-DOS, punk rock and new wave music. And there was also the high school cliques and the social structure in the high school setting and the post modernism of the 1980s decade was a lot more colorful and less on the aesthetic of the way that Paul feig made it to look like because the way that the 1980s was technically based on the aesthetic of early Mtv with the memphis style of the bright neon colors

@kevdogyt08ti Жыл бұрын

I enjoy watching this show as much as I enjoy watching The Goldbergs. This show could of been like The Goldbergs. #TheGoldbergs #FreaksAndGeeks

@jameserath4192 Жыл бұрын

Goodshit outstanding show great content, should have been a masterpiece and Cinema and time, easily better than a comparable show The Wonder Year's...way better.. only better character in The Wonder years the father of Kevin, quite simply he made the show freaks and geeks just doesn't have that character. All the freaks did a great job portraying them, and the geeks were actually cooler did an excellent job portraying the geeks, just a beautiful written show was a classic would have ended up being one of the best shows in TV

@WillMassey-by5nk 5 ай бұрын

Well for me when I saw that show I thought it was really a cool show because it was about the 1980s but technically for it to be a TV show about the 80s but the more people like liberals and progressives that talks about that show I kinda think it was that kind of show