3. Cast member John Francis Daley, currently on Fox’s Bones, was 13 years old when he filmed Freaks and Geeks and appropriately, he experienced his first onscreen kiss.

“Freaks and Geeks” was quickly canceled but it launched many careers and remains revered. With, clockwise from top left, Seth Rogen, Samm Levine, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, James Franco, Linda ...

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Once the geekiest of the geeks on Judd Apatow’s short-lived but much-loved 1999-2000 NBC dramedy Freaks and Geeks, he’s now starring in the highly-buzzed-about new HBO comedy (debuting Sunday ...