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Apart from the big screen, Hollywood stars have several personal stories that are equally entertaining, if not more. In this, Seth Rogen’s funny international escapade would definitely be in the top three. The actor, known for his comedic roles, could have truly inspired the fourth installment of The Hangover. While in the movies the cast woke up to tigers and missing teeth, Rogen actually ended up in an entirely different country.

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, and Ed Helms in The Hangover Part II (2011) | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

This time, instead of marijuana, he tried something even stronger, and it’s safe to say that his journey after that was quite interesting, to say the least.

How Seth Rogen’s Amsterdam trip turned into a Hangover-style adventure

Seth Rogen is among the most sought-after comedy actors in Hollywood, with a slew of hilarious movies to his name. Even apart from his professional endeavors,...

Actor Jason Segel is currently on a hot streak with the success of his comedy-drama series Shrinking. The series received positive reviews across its first and second seasons, while a third installment is already in the works. However, Segel’s acclaimed work on the series wouldn’t have been possible without director Judd Apatow.

Jason Segel in Shrinking (Credit: AppleTV+).

During an interview, Segel reflected on starting his career and working with Apatow. The director took Segel under his wing and trained him as a writer and comedian. Therefore, Shrinking fans must thank Apatow for training Segel. Here’s how influential Judd Apatow was for Jason Segel, especially during the early stages of his career.

Jason Segel reveals how Judd Apatow took him under his wing

Jason Segel rose to prominence with his role in the short-lived teen comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks. It was created by Paul Feig and executive-produced...

0Charlie Hunnam is an English actor best known for Sons of Anarchy, playing the complex and broken Jax Teller. Before Hunnam donned his leather Samcro vest, he first gained recognition as the title character in Douglas McGrath's Nicholas Nickelby, based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. Hunnam starred in several other notable projects, like Pacific Rim and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Back in 2001—before his dramatic work—Charlie Hunnam had a regular role in the Judd Apatow comedy series Undeclared. Undeclared followed a group of college first-year students living in the same dorm at a fictional college in Northern California. A fresh-faced, twenty-one-year-old Charlie Hunnam played Lloyd, a theater student and ladies' man.

Undeclared Is Hilariously Awkward

Following Freaks & Geeks, Judd Apatow looked for his next idea for television. He wanted to bring as many as he could of the cult classic's cast...

"Dungeons & Dragons" is a tricky fantasy brand. Just about everyone knows what it is, and lots of people are quite sure that a role-playing game that requires loads of imagination and a considerable time commitment is not for them -- although, as "Freaks and Geeks" taught us, these folks who think they're anti-d&d are only one campaign away from becoming total converts. This overwhelmingly negative perception some people hold of D&d is likely a big reason why movies based on the game have failed to take off. There's also the fact that the first attempt, 2000's "Dungeons & Dragons," was an unwatchable heap of crap helmed by the shockingly untalented Courtney Solomon. That didn't help at all.

2023's "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" was a different matter entirely. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and "Freaks and Geeks" alum John Francis Daley, the film boasted a crackerjack cast that included Chris Pine,...

Many of us were first introduced to Seth Rogen close to 25 years ago when he played Ken Miller, one of the “freaks” in Freaks and Geeks, then, as part of Judd Apatow’s usual group of actors and comedians he liked to work with, in comedy hits like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, and the Rogen-starring Knocked Up. It didn’t take long for him to climb the Hollywood ladder, making his feature directorial debut with This Is the End, alongside co-director Evan Goldberg, almost causing an international incident with their second film, The Interview, becoming a producer on projects as varied as The Disaster Artist, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boys, and Pam & Tommy (just to name a few), and starred in films by directors like Steven Spielberg, Danny Boyle, Michel Gondry, and Sarah Polley. Over the course of the 21st century, we’ve basically watched Rogen...

Is there a major comic actor who purely loves movies more than Seth Rogen?

In Hollywood history, there may be comedians with better track records. But it’s hard to think of anyone who seems so excited to be making cinema, whether enlisting David Gordon Green to bring both indie lyricism and ’80s action-comedy violence into the stoner buddy comedy “Pineapple Express” or staging a full-scale apocalypse with dozens of stars playing themselves in “This Is the End,” his directorial debut alongside longtime creative partner Evan Goldberg.

Now Rogen and Goldberg, alongside co-creators Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez have undertaken one of their most ambitious projects yet with “The Studio.” It’s a satire of the contemporary and constantly imperiled Hollywood machine, shot in richly cinematic textures and a series of uninterrupted takes, featuring an ensemble packed with both stars in major roles and in playing-themselves cameos. Naturally,...

The Miami Film Festival today revealed the lineup for its upcoming 42nd edition, a slate of almost 200 narratives, documentaries, and short films, including 35 world premieres.

The cinematic showcase, set to unfold April 3-13, will open with Meet the Barbarians, directed by and starring two-time Oscar nominee Julie Delpy. The French-born star and filmmaker will receive the festival’s Impact Award on April 3. The festival, a presentation of Miami Dade College, will close with On Swift Horses, the drama directed by Daniel Minahan that stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle.

Musician Willy Chirino

Mff will host the world premiere of Chirino directed by Jorge A. Soliño, “the story of Willy Chirino, one of the greatest musicians in the history of Cuban music.” Among the festival’s other world premieres are Ethan Bloom, directed by Herschel Faber; A Line of Fire, directed by Matt Shapira; Interstate,...

Miami Dade College’s (Mdc) Miami Film Festival has announced its lineup for its upcoming festival taking place from April 3 – 13 in Miami. This year’s festival includes a number of highly-anticipated premieres, plus special honoree events, anniversary celebrations, and a raft of awards-focused entrants.

Mostly, it will be quite the event for fans of Julie Delpy (count us in), whose latest directorial effort, “Meet the Barbarians,” will open the festival on April 3. The multihyphenate will also be on hand to receive the festival’s Impact Award, and on April 4, she will offer an extended introduction to a 30th-anniversary screening of Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise.” The festival will close with “On Swift Horses,” directed by Daniel Minahan, on April 12.

Other highlights include honors for Mark Duplass, Paul Feig, Melanie Lynskey, Roger Ross Williams, and Billy Zane. Other anniversary specials include “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” “Center Stage,” and “Pride & Prejudice.

Lionsgate and LuckyChap are rolling the dice for their upcoming Monopoly movie with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves duo John Francis Daley (Freaks and Geeks) and Jonathan Goldstein penning the anticipated project. LuckyChap, Margot Robbie’s award-winning production studio, helped bring Mattel’s Barbie to the silver screen, quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s greatest success stories with more than $1 billion in global ticket sales.

Eighty-nine years ago, Hasbro’s Monopoly began dividing families, ending friendships, and creating chaos as players argued and haggled for properties that would boost their income and drive others to bankruptcy. Monopoly is the most popular board game in history in more than 100 countries, with countless themed versions in addition to the original.

During a round of Monopoly, players pick from a collection of pieces, from a Top Hat to a Scottish Terrier, a Classic Car, an Iron, the mighty Thimble, and others, to...

Netflix’s latest political thriller, Zero Day, is one of the most star-studded small-screen ventures released this year, chock-full of A-list actors. Setting aside the narrative, which is intriguing enough to keep the viewers hooked anyway, the sheer star power is bound to make you binge the whole series in one go irrespective of whether you like political thrillers or not. Zero Day focuses on the aftermath of a cyberterrorism incident, which leads to the creation of a special commission with the power to negate people’s right to freedom. Abuse of such power to suppress opposing voices raises concerns about the rise of fascistic tendencies, a fear that manifests itself when the truth is finally revealed about the attack being orchestrated by the very elected officials entrusted to serve the people themselves. Needless to say, a gripping narrative such as this needs backing up with strong acting, and the...

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Euphoria is a teen psychological drama series created by Sam Levinson. Based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, the HBO series follows a group of teenage students as they struggle with various issues like modern sexuality, substance issues, mental illness, love, and friendship. Euphoria stars Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King, Storm Reid, Hunter Schafer, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Colman Domingo, Javon Walton, Austin Abrams, and Dominic Fike. So, if you loved the intense drama, relatable storylines, and compelling characters in Euphoria, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Skins UK is a British teen comedy-drama series created by Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain. The E4 series is set in Bristol, England,...

An interesting new rumor from insider Jeff Sneider suggests that actress Linda Cardellini might be in final talks to play Pamela Voorhees in the upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake.

According to the report from TheInSneider, Cardellini is close to closing a deal to play the mother of the iconic slasher villain Jason Voorhees. As Friday the 13th viewers know, it was Pamela who put the entire plot of the story into motion as she was the real antagonist of the original 1980 film. The character was originated by Betsy Palmer, who passed away in May 2015.

Cardellini is best known for playing Velma in the live-action Scooby-Doo films along with her voice-acting work and her role as Laura Barton in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She also starred in the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Dead to Me and the more recent No Good Deed. Some of her other notable acting jobs include Freaks and Geeks,...

On Halloween of 2022, it was announced that original Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller – fresh off winning the U.S. copyright to the 1980 film after a lawsuit that stretched on for years – was teaming up with his lawyer Marc Toberoff, franchise rights holder Rob Barsamian, production company A24, the Peacock streaming service, and showrunner Bryan Fuller (whose credits include Hannibal and Pushing Daisies) to develop a new Friday the 13th streaming series called Crystal Lake. Things were moving ahead at a good pace, filming was expected to begin this July, but then the project hit a speed bump at the end of April with the firing of Fuller and his frequent collaborator Jim Danger Gray. Things got back on track in late August with the hiring of a new showrunner – and that person is Brad Caleb Kane, who also serves as co-showrunner and executive producer of It: Welcome to Derry,...

The long-gestating Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake that's in the works from A24 seems to be back on track after the departure of showrunner Bryan Fuller last year caused it to undergo a complete overhaul. Brad Caleb Kane, who recently wrapped production on the It prequel series Welcome to Derry, is now running the show, and we have our first bit of casting news that Linda Cardellini is in talks to play Pamela Voorhees.

The news comes by way of industry insider Jeff Sneider (via Bloody Disgusting), so take it with a grain of salt right now until it's been confirmed by other sources, but if true, Cardellini would be the first official cast member for Crystal Lake. First announced in 2022, the show is described as an "expanded prequel" to the popular slasher franchise, and will focus on not only Pamela, but her son Jason as well.

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The Friday the 13th prequel series, Crystal Lake, will further explore the origins of Jason Voorhees. Casting is underway, and a new report has hinted at who may be playing Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhees, originally played by Betsy Palmer in the original Friday the 13th.

According to film industry insider Jeff Sneider of The InSneider, Linda Cardellini is in talks to take on the role of Pamela Voorhees. The report has not been officially addressed by anyone involved with the production and is not confirmed at this point. There were previous reports that Charlize Theron was wanted for the role, though it's unclear if she was ever given an offer or in talks for the part. No other casting information has been revealed, though original Friday the 13th star Adrienne King had hinted at a role back when Bryan Fuller was developing the project; after Fuller's exit, the series was retooled,...

In 2022, a ‘Friday the 13th’ prequel series called ‘Crystal Lake’ was announced. It was originally being developed by Bryan Fuller and Victor Miller, with A24 producing and Peacock set to air it.

In January 2023, Adrienne King, who played Alice Hardy in the 1980 film, joined the cast in a secret role. Writing for the series began later that month, with Kevin Williamson contributing an episode.

However, in May 2024, Fuller was removed from the project as A24 decided to take a new creative approach. In August 2024, Brad Caleb Kane was named the new showrunner. The show is scheduled to premiere on Halloween 2025.

Now Jeff Sneider, a popular industry insider has potential news regarding the project. According to the report, actress Linda Cardellini is in discussions to portray Pamela Voorhees, Jason’s mother.

This news is significant because Pamela Voorhees is a key figure in ‘Friday the 13th’ lore. In the original 1980 film,...

James Franco says he was heartbroken when he realized that his friendship with Seth Rogen had fizzled out, but Rogen was too busy not spending time with guys who start acting schools just to sleep with teenagers to pay attention.

Millennial-and-older comedy fans will recall how, back in the late 2000s, Hollywood began a torrid love affair with the stoner comedy bromance between Franco and Rogen, who had both grown up to be bona-fide A-listers in their own rights a decade after co-starring in the cult-beloved comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks. Between Pineapple Express, The Interview and This Is the End, the duo of Franco and Rogen put their star powers together to create comedy classics aimed directly at the sizable community of guys who look like Rogen.

However, since Rogen and Franco appeared in the Franco-directed and little-viewed dramedy film Zeroville in 2019, there has, apparently, been radio silence between...

For a while there, it seemed like James Franco and Seth Rogen were going to be the standouts of the Judd Apatow School of Comedy. Tokin’ it up as a pair of freaks on Freaks and Geeks, the boys went on to also team on movies like Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, and more. But when Franco started facing accusations of sexual misconduct in 2018, that was pretty much it for both his career and his friendship with Rogen.

Addressing his rift and split with James Franco — who previously said he left his pal in the dust to defend him and that he has also tried to make amends — Seth Rogen could only say, “Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.”

One thing Seth Rogen won’t be shying away from is comedy itself. In the same Esquire interview, Rogen was...

Seth Rogen is weighing in on his friendship with James Franco after his former friend revealed their relationship had ended.

In a new interview, Apple TV+’s The Studio star said he doesn’t pay much attention to social media buzz around him.

“Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar,” Rogen told Esquire about Franco’s comments on their friendship.

According to the publication, Rogen was “not surprised to get that question, and he’s clearly not happy about it.” The magazine also noted his response was “all he wants to say about that.”

Rogen and Franco got their start in the business by starring on the NBC series Freaks and Geeks. They would go on to star in films like Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, This Is The End, The Interview, Sausage Party and The Disaster Artist.

However, things took a turn when,...

James Franco and Seth Rogen's bromance was the stuff of modern Hollywood legend — producing comedy hits like Pineapple Express, The Interview, This Is The End, and more — until it wasn't. The duo's friendship spawned a series of hit movies after it was borne out of the cult classic television series Freaks and Geeks (in which they both starred for its gone-too-soon single season), but all the good years weren't enough to keep their friendship alive after a series of allegations regarding Franco's inappropriate sexual relationships with his students came to light.

And now, in a new interview with Esquire to promote Rogen's new AppleTV+ comedy series, The Studio, the multi-hyphenate is sharing his thoughts on the friendship breakup heard 'round the world. And it's not too surprising — at least to this particular writer — that Rogen is staying decidedly mum on the subject.

Seth Rogen Says James Franco's Thoughts...

Seth Rogen is opening up about where things stand with James Franco.

The 42-year-old filmmaker and comedian opened up to Esquire about the 46-year-old actor’s comments to Variety.

“No. I haven’t talked to Seth. I love Seth, we had 20 great years together, but I guess it’s over. And not for lack of trying. I’ve told him how much he’s meant to me,” James said at the time.

Keep reading to find out more…

Back in 2021, Seth told The Sunday Times that he did not plan to work with James again after sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

When asked about James‘ comments, Seth said he didn’t want to discuss the topic: “Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.”

Esquire noted: “That is all he wants to say about that.”

The two began as co-stars on Freaks and Geeks...

Seth Rogen said in a new cover story for Esquire magazine that he did not pay attention to the online buzz that ignited last fall after his former friend and collaborator James Franco told Variety their friendship is definitively over. Rogen told The Sunday Times in 2021 that he did not plan to work with Franco again after sexual misconduct allegations made against the latter.

“No. I haven’t talked to Seth. I love Seth, we had 20 great years together, but I guess it’s over,” Franco told Variety last year. “And not for lack of trying. I’ve told him how much he’s meant to me.”

When asked now by Esquire how it felt “to have something so personal become so public,” Rogen did not want to discuss the topic outside of saying: “Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.” Esquire noted:...

Judd Apatow took aim at President Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, the “It Ends With Us” litigation spree and himself in his opening monologue Saturday at the 77th annual DGA Awards.

Apatow, of course, riffed on how the country has taken a sharp turn to the right since the last DGA Awards, and he gently poked fun at Hollywood for its eager embrace of diversity and boundary-pushing issues that are now in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump and his far-right brigade of reformers.

“My new pronouns are ‘We’re fucked,’ ” Apatow said from the stage of the Beverly Hilton. The multihyphenate filmmaker and TV producer hosted the DGA Awards for the third year in a row, and the sixth time since 2018.

Commenting on how many rich and powerful figures have worked to curry favor with Trump, Apatow cracked, “I feel like I’m one compliment away from being Secretary of the Interior.

Jason Segel is best known for his role as the adorable boyfriend Marshall Eriksen in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. While he has been a household name because of the show, he finally got his feature film breakthrough with the comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall (last name not related to Himym). He also wrote the script for the film.

One of the most iconic scenes in the comedy is his fully frontal n*de scene at the beginning of the film. Segel’s scene reportedly caught the attention of actor Harrison Ford when he was offered the role in Shrinking. Ford mentioned that he even sent Segel a note after watching his n*de scene in the film.

Harrison Ford sent a complimentary note to Jason Segel after watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Credits: Universal Pictures

Branded as a romantic comedy for guys, Jason...

Arlan Ruf, a promising, up-and-coming young actor, will co-star opposite Jason Bateman and David Harbour in the HBO limited series “Dtf St. Louis,” Variety has learned.

The seven-episode show comes from creator and showrunner Steven Conrad. HBO describes “Dtf St. Louis” as a dark comedy about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise — an entanglement that leads to one of them ending up dead.

Bateman has been busy since ending his run on Netflix’s crime series “Ozark.” He co-starred in the streamer’s suspense hit, “Carry On” and is working on its new limited series “Black Rabbit.” Harbour is finishing up “Stranger Things.” He will co-star in Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*,” which opens in May.

Linda Cardellini (“Freaks & Geeks”) and Oscar-nominee Richard Jenkins (“The Shape of Water”) will also star. Ruf will play the role of Richard, the socially maladjusted, delinquent stepson of Harbour’s character.

Conrad...

This budget streaming bundle will let you watch your favorites from the 1990s for only $25 per month.

If you’re a millennial like me, you’re probably still trying to get used to the idea of the 1990s as being 30 years ago. The ’90s produced some of TV’s greatest moments, and it’s hard not to get a little nostalgic for shows like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Friends,” or the golden age of “The Simpsons.”

With that in mind, I’ve gone ahead and created the best bundle of streaming services that will deliver a hefty dose of nostalgia, all for under $25 per month. Take a look at what I’ve assembled below, and find out which nostalgic 90s TV shows and movies you can find on the services in question — all for only $25 per month!

What’s the best streaming bundle to watch nostalgic ’90s titles?

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Before his Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated turn as therapist Jimmy Laird on Apple TV+’s Shrinking, Jason Segel starred in 2009’s I Love You, Man, alongside Paul Rudd. The movie, which boasts a “Certified Fresh” 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, will be available to stream on Peacock starting Feb. 1.

The movie follows Peter Klaven, an L.A. real estate agent who proposes to his girlfriend Zooey, played by Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation), and suddenly realizes he doesn’t have any close friends to fill the role of his best man at his upcoming wedding. After a failed attempt at recruiting Zooey’s best friend’s husband (played by Jon Favreau), Peter meets investor Sydney Fife, played by Segel, at an open house where Peter’s showing Lou Ferrigno’s mansion.

Peter and Sydney become instant friends, bonding over many things, including their love of the band Rush (and slappin’ the bass...

Nerd movies, like geeks themselves, have come a long way over the last few decades. When films about nerds and geeks started becoming popular in the 1980s, they showed the characters as losers, misfits, and outsiders who had to face bullies, who were often the cool, popular kids. Since the 80s, the roles have stayed the same concerning their brains and status as misfits, but these characters have become more prestigious and important, as brains are more important than brawn in today's society.

When it comes to movies about nerds and geeks, they are no longer just about nerds being picked on by jocks and having to survive. They have become films about the smartest kids in the class doing things that no one ever imagined they could do. Geeks today are cool and often have more in common with regular people than the jocks that used to rule the class.

James Franco's career has since taken worse hits than the 2011 Oscars, but it is still a day that lives in infamy. His co-hosting gig with Anne Hathaway was so poorly received it has become legend unto itself, and comedian Paul Rust had a first row seat for the aftermath.

Maybe Joan Jett doesn’t give a damn about her reputation, but Jason Segel’s was good enough that he basically had his Freaks and Geeks character written for him…and it was unlinked from another.

Like pretty much everybody that was about to enter William McKinley High School in 1999 (or 1980 if we’re putting ourselves in Freaks and Geeks), Jason Segel was a complete nobody. But he was trying to make it in the business, and after landing the right contacts and some minor gigs, he got the chance to audition for what would become one of the best cult classic shows ever.

Speaking with GQ, Jason Segel remembered him vying for a key role on Freaks and Geeks, only to find the powers that be at a standstill. “The Freaks and Geeks script came across, and I read it and I loved it. And I showed up totally blind and cold.

Linda Cardellini has lived a hell of a lot of lives. Sure, there’s her real one: a 49-year-old mom who grew up in California and is now raising a 13-year-old daughter with the love of her life while balancing a career that only seems to grow richer as she ages. But that’s not what people are most excited about when they stop her on the street. Most often, they’re stoked to see Judy, Cardellini’s homicidal but loveable character from showrunner Liz Feldman’s black comedy Dead to Me,...

While Muppet fans are currently mad as Hell at Disney for scrapping the beloved Muppet Vision 3D theme park attraction, there was once a time when the Mouse House put a fair bit of attention and effort into celebrating the iconic felt characters they now own.

Most notably in 2011, the studio released The Muppets, a big-screen reboot that found Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo and the gang (plus some human beings) teaming up to save Muppet Studios from an evil oil tycoon. It remains to be seen whether or not we’ll get a sequel in which the Muppets put on a big show to save their offices from the clutches of John Mayer and McG.

One of the film’s human cast members was Freaks and Geeks star Jason Segel, who also co-wrote the screenplay with frequent collaborator Nicholas Stoller. Segel was already a massive Muppet fan, as evidenced by the...

Although Freaks & Geeks only got one season, its female protagonist was blessed with two love interests, thanks to a couple of talented young actors.

Jason Segel recently recalled the audition process for the Paul Feig-created NBC teen dramedy, which ran from 1999 to 2000 with EP Judd Apatow, featuring himself as aimless drummer Nick Andopolis, the eventual boyfriend of Linda Cardellini‘s overachiever Lindsay Weir.

“I was brought in for a callback with James Franco, and we were, as far as we knew, competing for the same part, because at the time, there was only one of those characters,” he told GQ. “Daniel and Nick were just one character at the time. So we went in and we auditioned against each other. They liked us both, and they split the part, and he became the cool one, and I became the goofy one.”

Segel added, “I always felt like Nick was a lot like me.

While he may be known for playing therapist Jimmy Laird on Apple TV+’s Shrinking, for many of a certain generation, actor Jason Segel will be known as the stoner drummer from the cult classic TV series Freaks and Geeks. Entertainment Weekly reports Segel is now opening up about what he thinks may have happened to his character, and it’s not great.

In NBC's Freaks and Geeks, set in Chippewa, Michigan, in 1980-81, Segel played high schooler Nick Andopolis. His character was known for loving Zeppelin and smoking weed with his buddies Daniel Desario (James Franco) and Ken Miller (Seth Rogen). Freaks and Geeks also starred Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, Samm Levine, Martin Starr, and Busy Philipps. In an interview with GQ, Segel said he thought Nick went off to war and met his demise, which doesn’t seem all that far-fetched, given that his character’s...

On the nostalgic TV dramedy Freaks and Geeks, Jason Segel’s character Nick Andopolis was never going to be a world-famous drummer like his hero John Bonham — but he would have died young like one, apparently.

Of all the “gone too soon” TV shows from the late-1990s to early-2000s that enjoyed second lives as cult classics with devoted online followings long after cancellation, Freaks and Geeks is probably the last one that needs endless speculation over what would have happened if the original creators got to see their TV world out to its natural conclusion. After all, we know what happened to Middle America in the 1980s: It voted for Ronald Reagan, staggered through the recession and watched the gap between wages and Gdp slowly widen into a gaping chasm.

But for the freaks and geeks of William McKinley High School, their current ending is a little too...

Jason Segel thinks if “Freaks and Geeks” were fast-forwarded to present day, his character Nick Andopolis would have long ago died while serving in the military.

“The sad answer to where I think Nick is now, in my mind, he gets sent off to war and doesn’t make it,” Segel revealed during a sit-down Q&a with GQ Magazine that had the actor reflecting on his roles over the years. Segel said he came to that conclusion and “was always thinking of playing him” with that conclusion due to the realities men of his age and socio-economic background faced during the 1980s.

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“That was always, like, the threat looming for Nick, and that’s what happens to a lot of men of that generation and socio-economic statuses. That’s how I always was thinking of playing him,” Segel said, adding that the imaginary fate would be pretty on-brand for Nick.

Every great TV show delicately walks along the fine border of captivating its audience and losing them in the process, and some storylines go too far one way or the other. Sometimes writers double down on a plot that they hope can be compelling but ends up being bothersome. Even the best TV shows of all time can sometimes overrely on specific stories, to the detrement of their overarching appeal.

From stereotypical personalities in Young Sheldon to repetitive tropes in The Bear season 4, it's not uncommon to see attempts at long-form storytelling take a wrong turn. However, too much of anything can be toxic, which can describe a number of TV shows over the years that lost momentum due to weak overarching plots that overstayed their welcome. Here are ten TV shows that took a storyline and ran it straight into the ground.

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Rumor has it that Steven Spielberg initially came up with the story for The Goonies when he was beginning to direct 1985’s The Color Purple. The question that started this rather surprising thought process was, ironically, a simple one: What kind of wild adventures do kids get into on rainy days? Well, according to him, venturing underground in search of One Eyed Willy’s treasure, carefully treading through many different traps set by the legendary pirate and also avoiding a very intimidating crime family (who are shaped like a bunch of oversized brutes).

Combining Spielberg’s love for filmmaking with the natural camaraderie between the then-child actors, this adventure movie became a quick success, surpassing its budget enormously and being praised by audiences and critics alike (Variety calling it a dangerous...

1993's "Hocus Pocus" remains a Halloween classic that reliably graces the screens of audiences worldwide every spooky season. In fact, for '90s kids who grew up on the movie, there's a strong case to be made for "Hocus Pocus" being the greatest Halloween movie ever, even for adults.

The Sanderson Sisters, played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, were the stars of the film, introducing kids everywhere to witchcraft and making the whole thing look undeniably cool even as the trio embarked on a mission to devour children. But the kids who appear in the film were audiences' gateway into the world. Omri Katz's Max Dennison not only had one of the finest examples of that '90s curtain haircut, he was, like all of us '90s kids going into the movie, a fish very much out of water. Having moved from Los Angeles to Salem,...

Linda Cardellini has been cast in a lead role opposite Jason Bateman and David Harbour in the upcoming HBO dark comedy limited series “Dtf St. Louis,” Variety has learned.

HBO gave the series a seven-episode order in November. It was originally announced as being in development back in 2022 with Harbour and Pedro Pascal attached to star and executive produce. It was originally inspired by the James Lasdun New Yorker article “My Dentist’s Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation.” However, the creative direction of the series evolved over time and it is now based on a wholly original idea with no connection to the original article and with Pascal no longer involved.

The official logline now states the show is “about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, that leads to one of them ending up dead.” Cardellini will play Carol.

Cardellini is a three-time...

Paul Feig has had a fascinating career. After creating the seminal “Freaks and Geeks,” he worked on several sitcoms, including “The Office,” “Parks and Rec,” and “Arrested Development.” Then, he gained prominence for his work on the Oscar-nominated film, “Bridesmaids.” He is one of the most successful directors from the ‘Judd-Apatow Renaissance’ period of Hollywood comedies. Now, he returns with “Jackpot!” a buddy comedy flick starring Awkwafina and John Cena as the dynamic duo. Besides them, the film stars Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Donald Elise Watkins, Murray Hill, Becky Ann Baker, and Dolly de Leon in pivotal roles.

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Jackpot! (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

“Jackpot!,” starring Awkwafina and John Cena as the leads, follows a struggling actress who joins hands with an amateur agent to protect the money from her lottery win from every California resident who hopes to murder her.

What happens in the ‘Jackpot!’ movie?

Set in 2030, “Jackpot!

There's definitely a sweet spot when it comes to how long a TV series should run. Some go on seemingly forever until they're shallow visages of what they used to be. Then, there are the shows that displayed a ton of promise in just a few episodes but got canceled for one reason or another. When it comes to the latter, you know exactly what we're talking about. Perhaps you were even part of a fan campaign to try to bring one of the following shows back on the air. Sadly, the whims of studio executives know no mercy, even when a show ends on a massive cliffhanger that'll no longer get any resolution.

These are the shows that broke all of our hearts. These series canceled after one season managed to get us invested so quickly, and now, we're left to wonder what might've been had more people tuned in initially.

Freaks and Geeks nails the awkwardness of teen life so well that it delivers the best “first time getting high” episode ever on TV. What’s even more impressive is that it pulls this off while also being a surprisingly low-key anti-drug episode.

Freaks and Geeks. Source: NBC

The show expertly balances humor with heart, skillfully working its way through the tricky waters of censorship. All thanks to the clever writing that the show manages to address such a sensitive topic without getting preachy. Here’s how Freaks and Geeks beat the system while offering a realistic, unforgettable look at life.

How Paul Feig’s Freaks and Geeks Tricked the Censors

In its early days, Paul Feig thought Freaks and Geeks to be “like an HBO show”, raw, honest, and full of the things he saw in high school, swearing, pot smoking, and all things ugly.

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Freaks and Geeks aired for one season on NBC in 1999. It was a nostalgic look at the life of high schoolers in 1980. There is nothing nostalgic about the stark take on modern-day teenagers in Max's Euphoria. The 40-year difference in timeline settings is unsettling at best and frightening at its worst.

Freaks and Geeks had 18 episodes and there are 19 (so far) of Euphoria. It doesn't seem like there were nearly enough episodes of the former, and it feels like a mental overload of the latter.

The tone of these two shows is completely different. Freaks and Geeks is supposed to be nostalgic, but it does offer realism of the time. Euphoria often seems to shock audiences intentionally, but still with a significant degree of modern realism. What is real in the contemporary world would not have seemed remotely possible to the earlier generation of teens. What was real in the...

Paul Feig’s Freaks and Geeks might have been short-lived, but to date, fans cannot get over it. The teen dramedy, set in a suburban Detroit high school, followed siblings Lindsay and Sam Weir played by Linda Cardellini and John Francis Daley as they navigated their way through two very different cliques, the “freaks” and the “geeks.”

The cast of Freaks and Geeks | Credit: NBC

With stars like Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps, Samm Levine, and Martin Starr, the show brought humor, heart, and authenticity to teenage life. Despite critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase, NBC canceled the series after airing only 12 of its 18 episodes, citing low ratings. Over time, Freaks and Geeks earned cult status as one of the best TV shows ever.

With just one season, viewers were left wanting more. Isn’t it time Seth Rogen stepped in to revive this iconic series? A...

It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since Freaks and Geeks aired on NBC. The show featured a fantastic cast, touching, realistic writing, terrific music, and an almost unforgivable short run.

Many of the young cast members went on to have excellent careers despite NBC's pitiful treatment of the show. Stars like James Franco, Linda Cardellini, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Busy Phillips, John Francis Daly, and Martin Star have all enjoyed robust careers in Hollywood. Shia Labeouf, Rashida Jones, Lizzy Caplan, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Ben Foster, Amy Aquino, Samaire Armstrong, Stephanie Erb, Leslie Mann, Kevin Corrigan, David Krumholtz, Jason Schwartzman, Matt Czuchy, and Mike White are just some of the talent that appeared in the shows all too brief run.

While 18 episodes were made, NBC only aired 15 of them, even banning one of them completely. The network never realized the greatest it had on its hands, and it canceled the...

The Sausage Party cast is star-studded, and thanks to the wide range of celebrity cameos playing foul-mouthed food items Seth Rogen's animated comedy remains as popular as ever. The raunchy comedy Sausage Party was not what anyone expected, an adult-animated movie about anthropomorphic food in a grocery store that believes that when they are bought, they will go to a better place where everything will be perfect. However, when one food item is returned and knows the truth, it turns the entire store upside down.

The cast of Sausage Party cast includes some of the biggest names in comedy movies. Many of them got their start together in Judd Apatow's movies and TV shows. What's more, the raunchy animated movie features many frequent collaborators also worked together on several movies and TV shows both before and after the Sausage Party release in 2016. There are also some other Sausage Party...

Lionsgate has picked up the adult comedy Rager to be directed by Jon Kasdan, who also wrote the screenplay with Dan Klein.

The script is under wraps, but the Imagine Entertainment project is produced by Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody and Allan Mandelbaum, with Justin Wilkes to executive produce.

Kasdan co-wrote Solo: A Star Wars Story alongside his father, Lawrence Kasdan, and is the writer and showrunner for Willow on Disney+. He also wrote and directed The First Time and In the Land of Women. Before that, Kasdan worked as a writer for the Freaks and Geeks TV series and acted in Dawson’s Creek and Dreamcatcher.

Klein’s credits include Miracle Workers on TBS and Wet Hot American Summer. For its part, Lionsgate has had success with Knives Out, the last two John Wick movies, relaunching the Hunger Games franchise with The Battle of Songbirds & Snakes and the latest installment in the Saw franchise.

The new movie by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Chris Evans, Red One, comes out this weekend, and there's plenty of reason to believe it will be a hit. At the helm of Red One is Jake Kasdan, a director who has made two hits with Johnson that have cumulatively made a billion and a half dollars, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level. But Kasdan's track record extends beyond his cooking with The Rock, not only directing the cult classic Orange County, but also episodes of Freaks and Geeks and the pilot of New Girl. But Kasdan's best work is the comedic parody masterpiece Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and if you don't agree, then... "the wrong kid died."...

The holidays wouldn’t be the same without a feel-good comedy to help warm your chestnuts by the fire. Thankfully, Hulu is here with a heartfelt comedy about family, frustrations in parenting, and feeling like the best gift includes stepping up to the plate for loved ones in need. Directed by David Gordon Green, Nutcrackers stars Ben Stiller and Linda Cardellini. Today, Hulu shared a Nutcrackers trailer to make your heart grow two sizes bigger.

Nutcrackers follows strait-laced and work-obsessed Mike (Stiller) as he is suddenly thrust into being a caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews. The foursome is more than Mike can handle while finding them a new home, and he’s quickly learning that if you can’t beat them, join them. As the group gets closer, Mike discovers a part of himself he’s never known, brought on by the daily chaos and shared sensation of grief.