Posted: Aug 27th 2004, 8:27 am
And they still got more stuff:
Hey, gang!
Lest you think we've run out of stuff from our cancelled little show, here's two more exciting items from Freaks and Geeks Central (please forgive us . we can't let go):
First, we want to announce the Sept. 14 release of the Freaks and Geeks Original Soundtrack and Score, from Shout! Factory. It features songs from the show by Joan Jett, The Who, Styx, Rush, XTC, Paul Feig, and many more, as well as a lot of pieces of your favorite score from our long-suffering composer, Mike Andrews. And as if that wasn't enough, there's also some performances by Mr. Rosso's band "Feedback," Millie Kentner, Nick Andopolis, and a couple more surprises. AND there's liner notes written by critic David Wild and Mr. Rosso, to boot! (Hey, we try to make it worth your while.)
The CD will be in stores on September 14th, or you can pre-order at amazon.com.
We are also happy to announce the release of Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts, in two paperback volumes from Newmarket Press (Vol. 1: Episodes 1-9, Vol. 2: Episodes 10-18). These books contain the actual shooting scripts from all 18 episodes for the first time in print. The books cost $19.95 a piece (hey, we tried to put all 18 episodes in one book, but it ended up being about the size of a cinderblock, so we figured two books would be the most non-hernia inducing). And if you thought we'd ran out of things to say on the DVD commentaries, think again - there are introductions to each episode by each episode's writer, as well as intros to each book by the two of us. We even went insane and put together a little scrapbook at the end of each book from handwritten notes, photos, the series bible, character breakdowns, and whatever other documents we could find.
Look for the script books in bookstores around mid-October, or you can pre-order them at amazon.com (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) or barnesandnoble.com (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) and elsewhere online.
Finally, we'd like to give a little shout-out to some other releases from our friends at Shout! Factory: the 6-CD Lenny Bruce: Let the Buyer Beware deluxe box set, and the 5-DVD SCTV Vol. 2 box set, featuring Freaks and Geeks' own Joe Flaherty. The Lenny Bruce set contains this very important and hilarious comedian's popular recorded performances, many never-before-released performances, and various private recordings, and is on sale Sept. 14 at record stores and online retailers. And anyone who knows anything about sketch comedy will likely tell you that SCTV was the best thing on TV in the late '70s and early '80s. Heavens knows we watched it religiously back then. SCTV Vol. 2 is available on Oct. 19.
And finally . things are looking good for Undeclared to come out in 2005!
So, sorry to get all salesman-y on you, but we're pretty excited about all this stuff. Check any or all of it out if you want, and if you don't, we still love you anyway. We just like coming up with excuses to say hello to you.
And we probably say this way too much, but in light of the soundtrack CD coming out, it seems appropriate... ROCK ON!!!
Thanks,
Judd Apatow & Paul Feig