10 TV Shows That Kickstarter Should Help Revive As Films

By Peter Diseth /

2. Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)

The TV Show: Freaks and Geeks was another brilliant, but tragically short-lived series. It followed the lives of two social circles at William McKinley High School during the 1980-81 school year: the titular freaks (seen as burn-outs and druggies by the more self-righteous McKinley students) and geeks (seen as nerds and dweebs obsessed with all things Star Wars, Steve Martin, and Caddyshack by€well, by just about everybody). The show featured just 18 episodes during the course of a single season. With such an incredible cast (featuring future stars Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, James Franco, and more), excellent writing, and a kick-ass soundtrack, Freaks and Geeks will be remembered as one of the best TV shows of all time, despite (or perhaps partially because of) its untimely demise. The Film: I know! I know! You're thinking: there's no possible way to make a movie of F&>. Everybody's grown up! Sam Weir is an actual adult with a nearly-deep voice! The kids are kids no longer! Yes. Yes, yes, yes, BUT€ But what if we caught up with the gang fifteen or twenty years down the road, in the mid-to-late 90's? It would still be a period piece, would still have excellent music (think the truly good end-of-the-century rock), and we could see where everybody ended up. Maybe it's a class reunion, maybe it's a gathering at someone's funeral (ala The Big Chill), or maybe it's something else entirely. Who knows? Well, we might, if they get a Kickstarter campaign cruising.