Jason Segel and James Franco.Photo:Unique Nicole/FilmMagic; Ivan Romano/Getty
Unique Nicole/FilmMagic; Ivan Romano/Getty
Jason Segelis looking back on his time onFreaks and Geeks.
In an interview withGQ, the actor — who played Nick Andopolis, one of the “Freaks,” in thepopular high school dramedy— shared insight into a major decision made during the auditioning process: he andJames Franco, who played bad boy Daniel Desario, were originally up for the same role.
“I was brought in for a callback withJames 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,” Segel said.
“Daniel and Nick were just one character at the time. So we went in and we auditioned against each other,” he continued. “They liked us both, and they split the part, and he became the cool one, and I became the goofy one.”
The cast of ‘Freaks & Geeks’.Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Segel saw his own personality and experience in his edgy drummer character, he said.
“I always felt like Nick was a lot like me,” he said. “He was a sweet guy who just couldn’t quite get it right.”
Though many hit shows and movies are getting the reboot treatment, Apatow said in 2017 at a Television Critics Association event, perDeadline, thatFreaks and Geekswouldn’t be revived. The show was created in the “pre-computer and cellphone age,” he said, which would be difficult to translate into the current internet and connectivity-reliant culture.
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And, Apatow said, revisiting the show wouldn’t benefit the characters or story.
“I don’t want to do moreFreaks and Geeksbecause we liked how it ended, so I feel it’s unwrapping something and seeing if you can not screw it up; I don’t think we would do that,” he said, adding, “I don’t close the door on anything but my inclination is that we said all we had to say.”
source: people.com
