"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

Jason Segal. Damn, that dude has had on-screen relationships with Linda Cardellini, Kristen Bell, and Alyson Hannigan. Can I have his life?

I thought about making this thread several months ago, actually. I discovered the series this summer in preparation for a class in which we studied the series- its mythology, characters, and tone- and wrote our own spec episodes.

F & G does boast a lovely mix of humor and warmth, and since it's TV, it tones down Apatow's tiresome sex n' weed talk. Creator Paul Feig contributes quite a bit to that as well. Here's a great recent article about him.

The show gave me a new respect for James Franco after I witnessed the last Spiderman, and cemented my infatuation with Ms. Cardellini.

And the spec script that I'm currently revising may be the best thing I've ever written.

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I know it's not new or anything, but this show is timeless and I would recommend it to ANYONE on here.

Check the track listing episode by episode on wikipedia - freakin' awesome - Styx (Laaaaady!!!!), Rush, Alice Cooper, etc.

The guidance counselor on the show is hilarious.  Reminds me of the hippie teacher on Beavis and Butthead.

It really hits home with the awkward first love moments, getting wasted, pranks, heartbreaks, etc. that make up coming of age.  Some of the geeks on the show (one in the glasses) is so funny.

Try it.  You won't be disappointed.

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

DVD is your friend.  What an awesome cast.

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

That was my first thought when I watched the show, knowing that it only lasted one season, but sure enough, like most shows about high school kids it falls apart when college comes up.

So it ended where it should have, with Undeclared working as the other half of the high school/college "diptych".

F&G always seemed like the friendly tv version of River's Edge to me.

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

Heh. I'll have to mention this take to my screenwriting professor, who was a high school chum of Tim Hunter's.

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