This video explores the cult television series FREAKS AND GEEKS (1999-2000) through a postmodern lens to better understand how the text engages with social structures, personal identities, simulations, and cultural deicide.

Written, edited, and narrated by Jane Brown

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Clips:
► AU HASARD BALTHAZAR. (1966). Dir. Robert Bresson.
► BLUE VELVET. (1986). Dir. David Lynch.
► CHUNGKING EXPRESS. (1994). Dir. Kar-wai Wong.
► FARGO. (1996). Dir. Joel and Ethan Coen.
► FIGHT CLUB. (1999). Dir. David Fincher.
► FREAKS AND GEEKS. (1999-2000). Show. Paul Feig and Judd Apatow.
► THE MATRIX. (1999). Dir. Lana and Lilly Wachowski.
► MELANCHOLIA. (2008). Dir. Lav Diaz.
► MIRROR. (1975). Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky.
► PERSONA. (1966). Dir. Ingmar Bergman.
► PULP FICTION. (1994). Dir. Quentin Tarantino.
► RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME. (1946). Dir. Maya Deren.
► SCREAM. (1996). Dir. Wes Craven.
► STRIKE. (1925). Dir. Sergei M. Eisenstein.
► VERTIGO. (1958). Dir. Alfred Hitchcock.
► VIVRE SA VIE. (1962). Dir. Jean-Luc Godard.
► WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES. (2001). Dir. Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky.

Soundtrack:
► “Where Is My Mind?” by Pixies
► “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton
► “Dreams” by Faye Wong
► “Box of Rain” by Grateful Dead
► “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett
► “Runnin’ With the Devil” by Van Halen
► “I’m Alright” by Kenny Loggins
► “No One to Depend On” by Satana
► “Jesus is Alright with Me” by Sarah Hagan and Jason Segel
► “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Crofts
► “Rosalinda’s Eyes” by Billy Joel
► “You'll Accomp'ny Me” by Bob Seger
► “Lady” by Styx
► “The Road” by Jackson Browne
► “I’m One” by The Who
► “Groove Line” by Heatwave
► “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” by Rick Derringer
► “The Song is Over” by The Who
► “Rise Above” by Black Flag
► “Take the Long Way Home” by Supertramp
► “Ripple” by Grateful Dead
► “White Room” by Cream
► “Come Sail Away” by Styx

Chapters:
00:00 — Postmodernism
02:12 — Stratification
04:59 — Deicide
12:24 — Idealization
21:38 — Family
27:46 — Simulation
35:57 — Inspiration
40:01 — Come Sail Away
42:20 — Post-Script

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